Pewsheet week commencing 19th of July
July 19, 2015 8:09 amTheme: Prayer and Healing
Welcome to All Saints and St James
Are you new to the parish? Please sit wherever you would like! All are welcome at God’s Altar – either to receive Communion or to receive a blessing. There are toys and books available for children. We would like you to feel welcomed.
Prayers
– For the sick and infirm: George Thompson, Janet Smith, Miriam Knowles
– For the departed
– For the anniversaries of departed: Kaye Bolton, Geoffrey Lambert
All Saints Diary
19 Jul – 10.30am Baptism of Olivia Arnold, Caspar Holness-Waud
26 Jul – 10.30am Parish Eucharist Celebrant and Preacher: Rev James Reveley
16 Aug – 10.30am Baptism of Faith Ottley-Hitchings, Jack Atkins and Isobel Atkins.
St James Diary
19 Jul – 9am Baptism of Leo and Maxwell McConnell
26 Jul – 9am Parish Eucharist Celebrant and Preacher: Rev James Reveley
Going Deeper into God and Making New Disciples
Evening services: 1st Sunday: Holy Eucharist at St. James 2nd Sunday: Evening Prayer at All Saints 3rd Sunday: Evening Prayer at St. James 5th Sunday: Choral Evensong alternating between All Saints and St James.
Transforming Communities
All Saints Lunch club – All Saints Lunch Club, Wed 19 Aug 12.30pm at the Half Moon. All welcome, Anita Lowe (857212).
St James’s Church Youth Group, Church Barn for years 5-11. Susan Owens (359233), Linda Bates (341286).
St James Explorers, Church Barn every Sunday apart from first Sunday of the month and school holidays. Joe Warren (351761)
PCCs ask both St James and All Saints to support Bedford Foodbank – urgently need rice, noodles, tea bags, shampoo, shower gel and deodorant- greatly appreciated if you could add to your shop.
Natter Club meets on Thurs 20 Aug 2-6pm at All Saints Hall: 3pm ‘What do you know about Down’s Syndrome?’ by Alyson Scott and Sheila Pilgrim, 4.30pm Children’s craft work with Ruth Garner. Elaine (852241)
The Bereavement Ministry, Supporting Bereaved People Course, to be led by Lydia Humphreys (Church of the Transfiguration, Kempston) will be held on the first 3 Thursdays in September, (3, 10 and 17), in St James’s Church Barn at 7.30pm. The course aims to help care for all people who have been bereaved, whether within the church or in the wider community. Open to everyone from St James and All Saints. Please speak to Ann M or Stephen..
Invitation to the Summer Fete at the Crescent Nursing Home, 1 Aug, 12-4pm. If anyone has any raffle prizes/unwanted gifts, please let June know by 26 Jul (happy to pick them up). June (07832 103 553).
Help needed! Please can you bake for the church cake stall at the Biddenham Show on Sun 6 Sept and /or could you spare an hour to help run the cake stall or the human fruit machine? Lists to sign at the back of the church. Thank you. Ann M
Contacts: Ministry team: Stephen Huckle (852241) huckles@fsmail.net Christopher Dawe (363890) reader@thedawes.co.uk All Saints:www.allsaintskempston.com, Churchwardens: Brenda Walker (851597), Margaret Leighton (854674) All Saints website: jeremy@allsaintskempston.com St James: www.stjamesbiddenham.com Churchwarden: Laurie Hurn (364251), Edwin Martin (348718) St James website: June Kuria junedeprince@hotmail.com Pewsheet: madeleinefone@hotmail.co.uk
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