This weekend’s Bible readings:
1 John 5:9-13 (p 1228) and John 17:6-19 (p 1085)
Annual meetings:
We have one more annual church meeting (APCM) to go. Standon’s will be held after this Sunday’s 10.30 service. Please pick up your coffee or tea after the service and return to the pews for the meeting. Hopefully, if you’re on the electoral roll, you will have requested email copies of the papers. A few sets are available in hard copy at the back of St Mary’s.
Mayday, Monday 6th May:
Thank you to everyone who helped last Monday, whether by baking, donating plants or coming along on the day to lend a hand. It was the wettest Mayday most of us can remember, but FOSM made £1,694 between the teas, plants, sweets and Lizzy’s cards.
There were some sweets left over; if you would like some in return for a donation, please help yourself and use the honesty box on the table at the back of church.
Standon Open Gardens 8th June:
Now that Mayday is behind us, we look forward to the next events. The FOSM Open Gardens event will take place, as usual, on the second Saturday in June, from 11.00 am until 5.00 pm. We will be looking for helpers for that one too, and people to bake for the various tea and cake stops around the route. Please contact one of the committee if you can offer your services.
And Dane End Open Gardens 23rd June:
Please can you spare an hour or make some cookies? On June 23rd, 12noon - 5pm, the Dane End Parish Council is holding an Open Gardens on behalf of All Saints church, to raise funds to “repair the roof “. We will be providing tours inside and outside of the church, with refreshments served by volunteers from the church.
Please let Deborah know if you could help on a rota in the church to serve refreshments on that day. Also if anyone would be able to make some ‘manhole cover cookies’ to serve, please ask Deborah for a recipe, or reply to the email when you receive this sheet, and Caroline will send it to you.
Sunday lunch at the Star:
Heather’s next Sunday lunch will be on 26th May at 12.15pm at The Star in Standon. If you would like to book a place please contact Heather on 07909065550 by Monday 20th May.
Book stall 26th May:
There won’t be a book stall at our all-age service this month, as Lizzy will be away. However, she is, as always, happy to order any Christian book that you would like to buy. She can be emailed at [email protected].
Website:
Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can be reached via this link: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/32-240BF/. The forward from https://ubsms.org.uk should point to that page.
Services for the next few weeks
Midweek services each week:
Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine's
Wednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary's
Sunday services:
12th May 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's
19th May 8.00am Ante communion, St Mary's
10.30am Morning worship, All Saints
26th May 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's
6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's
2nd June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's
10.30am Morning worship, All Saints
9th June 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's