Sunday 11^th September - TRINITY 13

QueenElizabeth God of love,
We thank you for the life of The Queen,
for her service to our nation,
and for her faith in you.
Be close to all of us who mourn,
that we may we find comfort and hope in your love,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

There will be short reflective Benefice service for the Queen this evening, Friday 9th September, in St Thomas' at 6pm.
All our churches will be open until 9pm this evening. There will be prayer cards available and candles to light. A book of commemoration is (or will be) in our churches.

The Collect

The prayer for the week

Almighty God,
who called your Church to bear witness
that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:
help us to proclaim the good news of your love,
that all who hear it may be drawn to you;
through him who was lifted up on the cross,
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Readings for this Sunday: 1 Timothy 1: 12-17, Ps. 51. 1-11 & Luke 15. 1-10.

This Sunday:

We will be pausing and remembering the Queen in all our services this Sunday.

8:00am BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
9:30am Holy Communion at St Thomas’ with Tom Toms
11:15am Family service, “Education Sunday”, at St Mary’s
11:15am BCP Holy Communion at St Andrew’s
2:30pm Baptism of Tate at St Andrew’s
5:00pm Discoverers in the Canterbury Room

DEC appeal for Pakistan

We will have buckets in our churches for the next couple of weeks to collect for the DEC appeal for the devastating floods affecting Pakistan. If you prefer to give online you can do so at https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/pakistan-floods-appeal

New sermon series….
The Church. What are we about?

As we sometimes wonder about our identity and purpose this series will help us learn, and be encouraged.

We begin from 18th September, starting with the big picture and “Worship”.

Book the date: Saturday 19th November for our Parishes' Away Day to bring all these many ideas and possibilities together.
Be part of it, please, with God.

Great Big Green Day on Saturday October 1st

in the Rectory Gardens and Village Hall, 10am-2pm

This really is gathering momentum….

Bring your apples for pressing, apple juice and music on tap.
Learn from experts, share your expertise on climate and biodiversity care.

We can each make a huge difference. God will help us. Ben would love some volunteers to help run some of the stalls and be on hand. Speak to Mary, John, Ann, Tom, Jenny or Ben.

Tea, coffee and cake are going to be served in the Village Hall, and contributions of cakes will be needed to make this possible. If you will be able to make a cake, could you kindly sign up on the list at the back of the church, or ring Mary. Thank you very much indeed.

Pick-a-Flick, Thursday 15th September, 10:30am

Pick-a-Flick takes place next week with the film “The Phantom of the Open”. As usual, there will be coffee before the film and a light lunch afterwards and we ask for a contribution of £5 towards this. Pre-booking is required so please contact Jenny or Sarah to book in and to ask for transport if you require it.

Ride and Stride

Saturday 10th September

Henry hopes to cycle and visit 20+ churches. Ben will be leading a short ride from 10am from St Thomas. Do join him.

If you would like to bake a welcoming biscuit to any riders passing by, or be on duty to welcome them, or would like a time sitting in our own gems please do offer.

Please see https://ohct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/ (Oxfordshire) or http://www.berkschurchestrust.org.uk/ride-and-stride-2/ (Berkshire) for more information.

Prayer Breakfast on 17th

Do join us to pray for the new preaching series and our church’s outreach and life 8.15am: Croissants and coffee, 8.30-9.30: Prayer, in the Canterbury Room.

Piano Recital in aid of Ukraine at St Thomas’

Patrick will be giving a recital on Sunday 18th September at 3pm with the program comprising works by Liszt, Mozart, Janácek and Debussy. The concert will be followed by light refreshments. There is no charge for the concert but there will be a collection in aid of the CAFOD Ukraine appeal.

Piano Recital at St Mary’s, Saturday 3rd September

Russell’s recital was technically brilliant and involved pieces that were very complex to play and very thrilling to hear. The selection of pieces from composers from the Classical Era reminded the audience of pieces that are much darker and more epic than those usually associated with the genre. Underlying lyrical themes fought with layers of disconnected dissonance, questions were asked repeatedly and the answers were never satisfactory, mortals and immortals could not fall in love without being doomed. Matching the style of these pieces were more modern compositions of two of Gershwin’s Three Preludes and James Horner’s “Theme from Krull”. There were also lighter pieces of music, Russell played a delightful Impromptu of his own composition, dedicated to his wife of a fortnight, and, for an encore, his own arrangement of She Danced With Me from The Musical Film The Slipper and the Rose (Richard & Robert B Sherman). The audience thoroughly enjoyed the recital and we hope Russell will return and play for us again in the future.

Diary for the next two weeks

Wednesday 14th September
10:30am    Little lights at St Mary’s
10:30am    Coffee morning at St Andrew’s
10:30am    BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
The readings will be Num. 21. 4-9, Ps. 100 and Luke 7. 11-17.
2:00pm      Funeral at St Thomas’

Thursday 15th September
10:30am    Pick-a-Flick in the Canterbury Room

Saturday 17th September
8:15am      Prayer breakfast in the Canterbury Room

Sunday 18th September
8:00am      BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
9:30am      Good News service at St Thomas’
11:15am    BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
11:15am    Good News service at St Andrew’s
Noon          Baptism of Charlotte at St Thomas’
3.00pm      Wild Church meeting at the top of the Coombe

Wednesday 21st September
10:30am    BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
The readings will be Prov. 3. 13-18, Ps. 119. 65-72 & Matt. 9. 9-13.

Sunday 25th September
8:00am      BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
9:30am      Holy Communion at St Thomas’
11:15am    Mattins at St Mary’s
11:15am    Holy Communion at St Andrew’s
5pm     Discoverers in the Canterbury Room

n.b. The monthly calendar for September can be downloaded by clicking here.

Daily readings for the week beginning 12th September

Monday am:	Ps 126	2 Sam. 18. 1-18	Acts 10. 34-end	pm: Ps 127	Mark 8. 11-21
Tuesday am:	Ps 132	2 Sam 18.19-19.8a	Acts 11. 1-18	pm: Ps 135	Mark 8. 22-26
Wednesday am:	Ps 2	Gen. 3. 1-15	John 12. 27-36a	pm: Ps 110	1 Cor. 18-25
Thursday am:	Ps 143	2 Sam. 19. 24-end	Acts 12. 1-17	pm: Ps 138	Mark 9. 2-13
Friday am:	Ps 144	2 Sam. 23. 1-7	Acts 12. 18-end	pm: Ps 145	Mark 9. 14-29
Saturday am:	Ps 147	2 Sam. ch. 24	Acts 13. 1-12	pm: Ps 148	Mark 9. 30-37

Daily readings for the week beginning 19th September

Monday am:	Ps 1	1 Kings 1. 5-31	Acts 13. 13-43	pm: Ps 4	Mark 9. 39-end
Tuesday am:	Ps 5	1 Kings 1.32-2.4,10-12	Acts 13.44-14.7	pm: 9	Mark 10. 1-16
Wednesday am:	Ps 49	1 Kings 19. 15-end	2 Tim. 3. 14-end	pm: Ps 119. 33-40, 89-96	Matt. 19. 16-end
Thursday am:	Ps 15	1 Kings 4.29-5.12	Acts 15. 1-21	pm: Ps 18	Mark 10. 32-34
Friday am:	Ps 19	1 Kings 6. 1, 11-28	Acts 15. 22-35	pm: Ps 22	Mark 10. 35-45
Saturday am:	Ps 23	1 Kings 8. 1-30	Acts 15.36-16.5	pm: Ps 24	Mark 10. 46-end

Sunday 11th September - TRINITY 13