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Sunday 6th July                                                                                   Trinity 3

Welcome to our newsletter
Working together roots
“Never give up doing good.”
Joining in to sort out, bearing each other’s burdens, but taking our part…   These are the lessons Paul is teaching us and the Galatians. 
With Jesus’ love and the Spirit’s help may God’s kingdom come.
The Collect, the prayer for the week.
Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,  one God, now and for ever.
Readings for this Sunday: Galatians 6: 1-16, Psalm 66: 1-8 and Luke 10: 1-11 & 16-20.

This Sunday
8:00am        BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
8:45am        Parish breakfast in the Canterbury Room
9:30am        Family service at St Thomas’
11:15am      Holy Communion at St Mary’s
11.15am      Family service at St Andrew’s
4:00pm        Choral evensong at St Thomas’
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This Sunday, 6th July
Parish Breakfast at St Thomas’   

Come along for croissants and coffee on this first Sunday of a month from 8.45-9.15am.

This is a wonderful way to integrate our different church members of all ages and stages.
Thank you to Robert and Lucy (and Sarah!) for providing this.
Digging Deeper – fortnightly, Tuesdays at 10.30am
Digging deeper
All are warmly welcome to come to this study and fellowship group on Paul’s letter to the church in Rome.
Our next session (which is the last one before the summer break) is this Tuesday, 8th July, 10.30am-12.00pm in the Canterbury Room. With coffee and a biscuit we will dig deeper into Romans 8: 18-39. We will be looking at "Paul's overview of the whole plan of salvation for all of God's creation, our glorious hope, and our total security in God and His love."
Prayer Breakfast, next Saturday 12th July
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Please come and pray for the life of our parishes. The prayer breakfast will take place in the Canterbury Room at St Thomas’. Coffee and croissants from 8:15am, followed by prayer for the life of our churches. Finished by 9.30am.
Please do join us.

Upcoming service dates 
The funeral of Michael Anderson will take place on Monday 14th July at 2:30pm.
A service of thanksgiving for the life of Sebastian Hawkey will be on Tuesday 15th July at noon.
A service of thanksgiving for the life of Briony Cooke will take place on Monday 21st July at 2pm. All of these services are at St Thomas’.

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Families Meal, Monday 14th July
7.30-9.30pm in the Canterbury Room     

We are hoping to give a good refreshing evening to parents of our current youth and build up this fellowship. Please spread the invitation, and if you are happy to help with an offer of some food please tell Ben. Thank you very much.

presiding St Peter Clare Steph

News from Clare Stephenson
Clare has e-mailed to tell us about her ordination last weekend. She writes “It was a wonderful weekend all round. My spiritual director, David Barton, came from Oxford to preach for the first eucharist. It was the 60th anniversary of his deaconing! He is the one to my right at the altar in the picture.”

Moonrakers concert
Thank you so much to all who supported the Moonrakers concert at St Andrew’s on Friday 27th June - it was the best place to keep cool in the heatwave!
Moonrakers June 2025
Organ recital by Bryan Almond, Sunday 13th July, 7pm
Brian Almond

Bryan Almond is St Thomas’ Organist Emeritus as well as holding the post of Organist and Assistant Director of Music at St Mary’s Church, Primrose Hill, London. Enjoy an hour of music, hearing the many varied different colours of the organ as Bryan plays pieces by a variety of composers including Gibbons, Bach, Briggs and Willan on the organ at St Thomas’.
The recital is free with a retiring collection towards the ongoing Music Outreach at St Thomas’ Church.

This week we are asked to pray: 

  • For a greater understanding that everyone must be involved in solutions to the world’s needs for everything’s sake.
  • For our farmers and the need for rain and wise water use.
  • For humanity, medicine and aid to reach the people in Gaza.
Please also pray for “Reach”, the local Christian charity supporting the teaching of RE and PSHE in secondary schools and offering support to students and teachers there. They are helping our Year 6 children this week with their moving up. They are advertising for an extra worker: https://reachschools.org.uk/supporters/vacancies/
Diary for the week
Tuesday 8th July
10:30am      Digging Deeper in the Canterbury Room

Wednesday 9th July
10:30am      Little Lights at St Mary’s
10:30am      BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
The readings will be Gen. 41. 55-end, 42. 5-7, 17-end, Ps. 33. 1-4, 18-end and Matt. 10. 1-7.


Saturday 12th July
8:15am        Benefice prayer breakfast in the Canterbury Room

Sunday 13th July  
8:00am        BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
9:30am        Holy Communion at St Thomas’
11:15am      Family service at St Mary’s
11:15am      BCP Holy Communion at St Andrew’s
5:00pm        Discoverers
7:00pm        Organ recital by Bryan Almond at St Thomas
The monthly calendar for July can be downloaded by clicking here

Prayers for the week from Roots on the web
Save us, O Lord:
from all that harms us and damages our relationships;
from arrogance and pride and thinking we can go it alone;
from protecting our own interests at the expense of the needy.
We pray for kindness to guide our choices 
and that we would know our need of you.
May your Spirit inspire us to put other people first
and lead us to share what we have without counting the cost.
Generous and life-giving God
Heal our hurts and hear our prayer.

Save us, O Lord:
from failing to hear the cry of a suffering planet
and from leaders who ignore the crises of a heating world;
from turning off the news because it is too much to bear;
from thinking our actions and choices are too small to matter.
We pray for fresh determination to make a difference in the world
and the ability to pay attention to what matters most.
May your Spirit strengthen us for the work you call us to do in the world.
Generous and life-giving God
Heal our hurts and hear our prayer.

Save us, O Lord: 
from weariness in doing what you ask of us;
from closing our hearts to the need that is all around us;
from ignoring the simple acts of love that we can do.
We pray that you would give us strength to face our own troubles 
and courage to hear the cries of a broken world.
May your Spirit renew our faith in your promise that you will never let us go.
Generous and life-giving God
Heal our hurts and hear our prayer.

Save us, O Lord:
from despair when things are tough;
from loneliness and hopelessness;
from failing to protect the most vulnerable in society.
We pray for people we know who are struggling with illness, pain or distress;
and all peoples of the earth whose daily life is a struggle for survival,
naming people and places in particular need of your peace…
May your Spirit show us how to respond
and keep us faithful in prayer and joyful in serving others.
Generous and life-giving God
Heal our hurts and hear our prayer.

Save us, O Lord:
from looking for the spectacular and failing to notice the ordinary;
from ignoring voices from the margins;
from trying to fix problems instead of being faithfully present to others.
We pray for the daily witness of our communities;
and give thanks for gifts shared and hearts that are open to one another. 
May your Spirit open new ways for us to serve our neighbours
and may we have the courage to do the humble acts of service you ask of us. 
Generous and life-giving God
Heal our hurts and hear our prayer.

Daily readings for the week beginning 7th July
Monday am: Ps 71 Job ch. 27 Rom. 11. 25-end pm: Ps 72 Luke 15. 1-10
Tuesday am: Ps 73 Job ch. 28 Rom. 12. 1-8 pm: Ps 74 Luke 15. 11-end
Wednesday am: Ps 77 Job ch. 29 Rom. 12. 9-end pm: Ps 119. 81-104 Luke 16. 1-18
Thursday am: Ps 78. 1-39 Job ch. 30 Rom. 13. 1-17 pm: Ps 78. 40-end Luke 16. 19-end
Friday am: Ps 55 Job ch. 31 Rom. 13. 8-end pm: Ps 69 Luke 17. 1-10
Saturday am: Ps 76 Job ch. 32 Rom. 14. 1-12 pm: Ps 84 Luke 17. 11-19
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