St Catherine's, Sacombe

Weekly News - 3rd July 2022

This morning’s Bible readings:

Acts 14:1-7 (p 1109), Galatians 2:1-10 (p 1168).

Huge congratulations to Charlie!

Following her ordination as priest at a joyful service on Friday evening, Charlie will preside at all our services this weekend, and the 10.30 service will be communion rather than our usual 1st Sunday morning worship.

Standon Flower festival 8th – 10th July:

Please come and view the festival over next weekend. Please note that the flower arrangers will be busy in St Mary’s from Tuesday morning onwards. Refreshments will be available in the Village Hall while the festival is on.

Tickets for the Standon Flower Festival Gala Evening at 6pm on Friday 8th July are available for £10 from Marion either in person or via email at [email protected].
There will be music in church during the Flower Festival. Do come along and enjoy the music and flowers!

Friday 8th July 5.45pm The church bells will be rung

6.15pm and 7.15pm Rebecca Watts (Harp)

Saturday 9th July Organ music for half an hour on the hour: 10am Edward Dodge, 11am Richard Prince, 12 noon Derek Harrison, 1pm Michael Smith, 2pm Marion Smith, 3pm Thomas Stephens, 4pm Huw Jenkins.

Sunday 10th July 'Flute cocktail' - a flute ensemble will play music for half an hour on the hour at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.

Join us to sing Songs Of Praise at 6.30pm in church. Hymns and songs chosen and introduced by members of our congregation and sung by us all!

SOLID:

SOLID is an annual festival for 8-17 year olds that brings together hundreds of children and young people from across the South East of England to discover and worship Jesus while taking part in all kinds of adventure, creative and sporting activities. It began back in 1996 and after going online in 2020, pausing in 2021 it is now back for 2022. The festival is organised by Scripture Union, Red Balloon Foundation, Kick London and the Diocese of Chelmsford and is open to any youth group from any denominational background. Several of our young people are there this weekend; please pray for all who will gather there.

Website:

Our new benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page is: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/benefice. Please visit it to see the range of information there.

Ian and Hanna Spillman retire:

Ian and Hanna Spillman have left Kisiizi hospital in Uganda after two long spells of service there as Medical Superintendent and Senior Midwife. Their link with St. Mary's goes back 40 years, to when, as students at ANCC, they worshiped with us and led the youngsters CYFA group. They then got married and went to Kisiizi with Tearfund. During their time a school was established for staff's children and a nurses training centre to enable the hospital to train much needed nurses. Over the years St Mary's have raised money for bed linen, tyres, medical equipment and much more. For many years we sent banana boxes packed with stationary, food, clothing and many other requirements; these days we regularly send boxes of knitted items for new babies. Ian and Hanna came home to work but eventually they were asked to return in 2012. The hospital has grown and covers all medical needs for patients from many miles. Back in the UK they will be working with the Friends of Kisiizi (through whom our donations are channelled), still supporting the hospital. We are grateful that we have been able to follow their work. It has been a privilege to support them and we pray that they will be able to take a break before working in this new role. It would be good if some church members could attend Kisiizi day in the autumn, to support Ian and Hanna.

Services for the next few weeks

Midweek services each week:

Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine's

Wednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary's

Sunday services:

Sunday 3rd July 8.00am Holy Communion, St Mary's

10.30am Holy Communion, All Saints