Services and Notices

For the week of Sunday 5th September 2010

We offer a very warm welcome to our parish and we add an invitation to all to join us for a cup of coffee in the halls at both churches after the 9.15 and 10.00am services.  Both churches have a sound system with a hearing aid loop, and large print service and hymn books, should you require them.  

Services for today: fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

St. Boniface

8.00am            Holy Communion          Rev. Ian Bird
10.00am          Praise Together           Rev. Ian Bird/Jane Duxbury
6.30pm            Evensong            Brian Green           

St. Martin in the Wood

9.15am            Holy Eucharist                    Rev. Chris Finch

9.15am            Junior Church

Collect and readings for today

8.00, 9.15 & 10.00am            6.30pm     
Philemon 1-21            Isaiah 43: 14-44:5
Deuteronomy 30: 15-20            John 5: 30-end
Luke 14: 25-33

There is a Traidcraft Stall at St. Martin’s today, following the 9.15am service, and all proceeds from the sale of goods will go to the Pakistan Flood Emergency Appeal. Please support.  The next Traidcraft Stall at St. Boniface is next Sunday, 12th September, after the 10.00am service.

Please pray for: Cristin, Phil, Jean, Charlotte, Mavis, Alan, Brian, Alice, Jean, Ann, Rev. Ann, Christine, Kenneth, Ken, Mary, Barbara, Marie, Michele, Margaret, Susan, Kevin, Jenny, Linda, Ann, Simon, Peter, Sally, Steve, Paul, Gareth, Geoffrey, José.

Weekday Services
St. Boniface

Wednesday             
9.15am    Holy Eucharist 
10.00am     Praise & Play   
5.30pm    Evening Prayer   

St Martin in the Wood 
Thursday    
10.00am    Holy Eucharist                                   

Services for next Sunday, 12th September:

St. Boniface

8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Eucharist
6.30pm Evensong

St. Martin in the Wood

9.15am Holy Eucharist

Diary  

Monday 6th          7.30pm         Eden Group                         
Tuesday 7th           7.30pm            Gateway House Grp  
Wednesday 8th         9.45am         Morning Coffee         (B)
            7.30pm         Autumn Fayre Meeting         (B)
Friday 10th          7.00pm         Youth group (9-14 years)         (B)
            7.00pm         Youth group (14-18 years)         (B)
Saturday 11th          11.00am         Coffee Morning in aid of Liuli

Notices

Church Mission Society Gift Day.  This will be held next Sunday, 12th September.  Our gifts help to support Isobel Booth-Clibborn working in Kampala Uganda.  This year Paul Thaxter from Southampton is coming to tell us about the Church Mission Society Timothy Fund, which is used to train and support indigenous missionaries in many parts of the world.

September 26th is “Back to Church Sunday”. Do you know someone whom you would like to invite and welcome back to church? Someone, perhaps,
who has been a church goer in the past but has turned away or lapsed for whatever reason, or someone who has expressed an interest in renewing attendance but just needs an encouraging and welcoming invitation? At St. Boniface, Linda Read (tel. 8026 1138) and at St. Martin’s, Bill Edwardes (tel. 8025 3847) are the ones to talk to; they have specially produced invitation cards and can tell you all about the initiative. Read all about it in the
September issue of Parish news.

Step out at Sunrise on Sunday 12th September in aid of Countess Mountbatten Hospice.  A circular 8 mile walk starts at 6.30am at St. Catherine’s Park and Ride.  The £15 registration includes a T-shirt, goodie bag and a welcome cup of tea and bacon butty on your return.  Registration forms are at the back of both churches.

Brian Green – Reader Emeritus.  After many years of Reader service in our parish, Brian has decided to retire from regular Reader ministry, from the beginning of September 2010.  We would like to express our great thanks to Brian for all his faithful service, which we will be celebrating later in September.  Ian, Fiona and Lynda.

Harvest Lunch – Sunday 26th September at 12.30.  St. Boniface Centre.  This year a change to the ‘cheese’ menu!  Come and enjoy a traditional country meal. Homemade soup, main course and pudding, with a vegetarian alternative by request when booking.  Licensed bar, Lucky Number tickets, £6.50 (no charge for children) from Deirdre Tomlinson/Kay Ayling or the Parish Office.  Proceeds to both church funds.  Menu details on notice boards.

Being a Good Neighbour in Chandler’s Ford. Can you help? Can you spare an hour or two now and then? We urgently need more drivers to take people shopping, to the doctor and dentist, to visit their partners in local care homes and to get to hospital and other medical appointments. You can give as much time or as little time as you choose, as often as you choose. Maybe you can offer a regular time slot, it’s up to you. Please call the team on 07914 757380.

Clergy
The Revd. Ian Bird                                    023 8025 4739     
The Revd Fiona Gibbs                                 023 8026 8433  
The Revd Lynda Bunting                             023 8026 9418

Churchwardens  
Barbara Dobson                                         023 8025 2745     
David Purser                                             023 8026 0320

Parish Office:  Monday to Friday 9am–1pm.   023 8026 5977

Parish Administrator: Sue Frane – office@parishofchandler'sford.org.uk

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