Bishop Jo preaches this week on ‘By what authority?’, from Matthew 21:23-32 and Philippians 2:1-13
This week's... Together @ Home - Family Worship Activities to share at Home
St Mary's & St Michael's Harvest Festival Sunday 11th October at St Mary's (St Michael's not possible at the moment to open safely with Covid restrictions)
9.30am Harvest Thanksgiving Service
with offering of your harvest gifts (for Guildford Foodbank)
3-in-1 ways to join together - in person, on zoom, on youtube
10.30am Wild Young Worship Harvest
specially for young people, families and children, hopefully outside in St Mary’s churchyard woodland chapel (if not, inside!) creating those harvest bee hotels and more, offering gifts you bring (produce for Guildford Foodbank).
Dear friends,
Welcome to the week ahead together, as we know God's loving care, and support each other through these times. Please get in touch if you or anybody you know is in need of any support, companionship, prayer - our pastoral visitor team, community support network, prayer & care triplets, and all at St Mary's are here for mutual support, care, prayer. We hope there's also something in this e-news for you - please get in touch if you are searching for something else.
May God give to you and to all those you love through this week, his comfort and his peace, his light and his joy,
with love and prayers, Rev'd Sarah PS. Please forward this newsletter to any who you think might be interested, and ask them to email us if they'd like to receive St Mary's e-news regularly.
Starting from this Monday 28th Sept, all are welcome to simply come to St Mary's church for time of silent prayer together and chance to light a candle. Just drop in and nip out whenever you like between 6 and 6.30pm every Monday. Prayers will be silently prayed for all in our community, and beyond, and for the challenges so many people and our world faces. If you have particular prayer requests, do email or leave in box in church.
Macmillan Coffee Morning Sadly Friends of Shalford and St Mary's has had to cancel our planned cake sale and coffee morning today, Sat 26th. However.....we are hoping to raise funds for the amazing dedicated work of MacMillan. If you would like to donate, here is a link to our Macmillan fundraising page: https://thyg.uk/BUU004588896Thanks so much to Tricia for organising everything
Join Sunrise-St Mary's Worship Together Every Thursday 3.30pm, all welcome to join on zoom or with Rev Sarah in St Mary's church, as we join via zoom with our friends at Sunrise in Peasmarsh for an informal time of worship and companionship together. Please email Sarah for zoom link & join from your home. A wonderful way to support friends in care homes unable to receive personal visits.
St Mary's Small Fellowship Groups Hopefully we can start coming together this autumn in small fellowship groups (mostly now will have to meet via zoom, but hopefully it will be possible for a few to meet in church). A real chance to gently stay connected and share and support others too. We are still deciding which course groups would like to follow - more details soon, but please let us know if you'd like to join with others in fellowship in one of the small groups forming. This is a great chance to keep in touch with each other in a gentle, safe, and meaningful way through the coming autumn weeks when many will may be feeling cold and a little alone.
GIVING TO ST MARY'S
Please just click on the big blue button below (or the one on St Mary's website) if you would like to donate an offering to St Mary's church - life, ministry, serving community. The buttons will take you directly to our Shalford Parish church Justgiving site for one-off or regular online donations, where we can also receive gift aid. If you would like to discuss setting up regular giving through direct debit and the Parish Giving Scheme, please contact Ann Thomas. Thank you so much for your support at this difficult time.
APCM - St Mary’s & St Michael’s
Our delayed Parish of Shalford APCM will be held on Sunday 25th October, 11am
This will be held as a hybrid meeting we hope – with all able to join at home via zoom or phone in, and hopefully for those without internet in St Mary’s church building (tbc)
Join together for Worship, Prayer & Reflection
at St Mary's Church, Shalford - 3-in-1 Online & Off Join the same service together as one inclusive St Mary's worshipping community online and off, worshipping together in the way that works best for you
Sunday Worship at St Mary's Sundays 9.30am Weekly: Service of Holy Communion (plus, on 2nd Sundays of most months, a 10.30am young focussed worship/gathering) See St Mary's website homepage for links to also join online via Zoom or Youtube
Midweek Communion at St Mary's Wednesdays 12 noon Weekly: Service of Holy Communion See St Mary's website homepage for links to also join online via Zoom or Youtube
Monday Silent Parish Prayers/Vigil Mondays 6-6.30pm Weekly starting 28th Sept - in St Mary's church
Thursday Sunrise - St Mary's Worship Together Thursdays 3.30pm via zoom (please email for zoom link)
Weekday Daily Prayers & Contemplative Worship
Online Monday to Fridays: Mondays - Thursdays: 8.30am Prayers to Go: short morning prayer to fit into your day.
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 9pm Contemplative Compline or Night Prayer.
Fridays: 8.30am A Morning Prayer service with longer reflection.
All can be found on......
St Mary's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StMarysShalford
Two great venues - open for all. Please spread the word far and wide that both St Mary's Church Shalford and St Michael's Village Hall Peasmarsh, are open for bookings again for the coming months
