E-Newsletter St Mary's & St Michael's Parish of Shalford & Peasmarsh Week of 22nd November 2020
THIS SUNDAY.... St Mary's Sunday Worship in November for Sundays 15th, 22nd, and 29th November in December we'll hopefully return to 3-in-1 ways to worship
St Mary's Home Church Sundays 10am, live only, only on zoom A wonderful opportunity for us all to worship from our homes together, very informally, live (not later, no youtube version, but you can arrive late and go early!). Orders of service included in Spiritual Resources booklet (see below) or via website. Including a chance to sing again safely at home, and coffee and chat to follow! On zoom only, but you can simply phone in if zoom is difficult.
Simply click here to join on Zoom ..... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89585956978 Meeting ID: 895 8595 6978 Phone dial in: +44 203 481 5237 United Kingdom
Bishop Jo preaches on ‘Power and Vulnerability’ – from Sunday’s gospel text for Christ the King, Matthew 25:31-46.
This online service of Prayer For The Nation comes from Durham Cathedral. The service, marking Christ The King, is led by the Bishop of Durham, with contributions from the Dean of Durham. Today's and other Church of England online weekly services also available here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLecK8GovYoaYzIgyOElKZg
Archbishops call for wave of prayer - 6pm daily
Please join together with churches and Christians across England, including the church here in the parish of Shalford & Peasmarsh, to pray daily together at 6pm through this month long lock-down. Light a candle at 6pm at home, and join in prayer for our nation (and all in our world). St Mary's bell will toll most evenings at 6pm.
Global Partnership News
Do take a look at the amazing work and latest covid news presented in the annual report below, from Sebs Projects India - one of St Mary's global partnerships led by St Mary's friend Emma Koshi and team in Vellore, India
Do you have a spare tree?
Artificial, real, created by you?
We'd love to include as many decorated trees, large or small, from local families and individuals, in St Mary's Christmas Tree festival - the more the better to brighten everybody's Christmas with lots of lovely trees, even if we can only see a few people at a time this year! If you could create/decorate a small tree of any kind, please email parish office or complete form available in church/website to book in by 1st Dec if possible. Thanks so much. See poster below.
Dear friends,
Today we mark the final Sunday in the church's liturgical year with 'Christ the King'. Also this lovely Collect for us to share for others in our prayers this week, on this 'stir-up Sunday'!
Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people;
that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may by you be plenteously rewarded through Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen with love and prayers, Rev'd Sarah 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.
Hopefully you have received a copy of our November booklet of Spiritual Resources - including the wave of prayer, resources for different forms of prayer and contemplation, orders of service and more! If you haven't received a copy, or you know others who would, just contact parish office. Copies also in church & website
Young St Mary's
Would you like to feature in St Mary's Shalford Nativity: The Movie?
For online (pre-recorded) broadcasting, locked down or not, at Christmas.
Please get in touch this week - casting being done now!
More details to come soon for the coming weeks for young families including either in person or online Second Sunday 13th December, St Mary's Shalford Knitivity Trail, ourOnline Advent Calendar, and something Nativityrelated.
St Mary's Charities Christmas Tree Festival will include the chance to pick up pre-purchased goodies - including these wonderful 12 Days of Christmas calendars for you to fill and give, by Isobel - more details next week or email: isobel.bernhard@bluemail.ch
A reminder that during this lockdown the church building is able to remain open every day for individual prayer, peace, space, warmth (when heating mended!), light a candle, quiet time with God. Please spread the word to all your neighbours too, to let all know and feel welcome to find peace in their village sacred space.
Likely touched surfaces are sanitised twice a day.
Join Sunrise + St Mary's Worship Together Every Thursday 3.30pm, all welcome to join from home as we join via zoom with our friends at Sunrise care home in Peasmarsh for an informal time of worship and companionship together.
Pilgrim Small Fellowship Group Exploring the Eucharist
with the Pilgrim course
Wednesdays 5pm, you can still join via zoom
Pastoral Small Fellowship Group Bereavement Support Cafe Join with others for zoom chat and simply supportive time together. Contact: Tony Beet tony.beet@btinternet.com
Sanctuary Small Fellowship Group Exploring Mental Health, community & church Now running via zoom with group of 8; anybody welcome to still join.
Contact Jill Lawrence: lawrence693@btinternet.com
GIVING TO Shalford Parish Just click on the big blue button below (or the one on St Mary's website) if you would like to donate to Shalford Parish church (St Mary's & St Michael's) life, ministry, serving community. Along with so many other areas of life at the moment, churches have been hit hard financially through the pandemic and we would be so grateful for your donations anytime. The button will take you directly to our Justgiving site for one-off or regular online donations, where we can also receive gift aid. If you would be willing to discuss setting up regular giving through direct debit in the Parish Giving Scheme, that would be a wonderful help - please contact Ann Thomas to discuss. Thank you so much for all your support.
