St Catherine's, Sacombe

Weekly News - 24th July 2022

Advance notice about the notices:

This notices sheet and the next one are being prepared on a slightly different timescale from usual. This one is coming out on Thursday of this week. The hard copies of the one for the weekend of 31st will be available in our churches on Monday 1st.

This weekend’s Bible reading:

Galatians 3:15-25 (p 1170).

Welcome to Freya and her family:

Please welcome Freya, her parents and God-parents, and all who have come to support her as she is baptised and begins her new life as part of God’s family, the Church.

Mothers’ Union meeting:

The next meeting of Braughing with Standon Mothers' Union will be on Wednesday 27 July 2022 at 2.30pm in the Old Boys School Braughing. Rev John Chitham will be the speaker. Everyone is invited to this meeting, so come along and support our rector. Please ring Diane on 01920 821130 if you need or can offer a lift or for more information.

Picnic after the service on 31st July:

The Sacombe folk would like to invite the congregation at St Catherine's next weekend to bring a picnic lunch (and perhaps a chair or rug) to enjoy in the churchyard after the service. This will, of course, be an idyllic day of warm summer sunshine! Drinks will be provided.

PYGMALION at Brockholds Manor Garden Theatre 6th August:

Please encourage people to come along to this event. It’s a lovely occasion, and its financial success, which will benefit St Catherine’s, depends on getting a good audience. Gates will open at 5pm for 7.30 pm performance. Performance only tickets are available @ £25 per ticket. Patrons may bring their own picnic but are asked please to support the licenced bar where all profits are to benefit the St Catherine's Building Fund. Tickets to include a glass of prosecco on arrival and a delicious 2-course supper are still available @ £45 (or £40 for car shares of 4 people or more). Please contact Hugh to book on 01920 438021 or speak to any member of St Catherine's PCC.

Holiday Bible Club 29th August – 1st September:

Preparations are advancing for this year’s HBC in St Mary’s. Posters are up and children are signing up. Please publicise it to any children you know; there are fliers in our churches. We are looking for helpers, please! The club will run from 10.00 until 2.30 each day. If you can volunteer for some or all of the time, please speak to Caroline or Lizzy, or email [email protected].

Men’s Group:

The men’s group is recruiting! If anyone (male!) would like to join us on a Wednesday evening, at 7.30, you are most welcome. At present we are meeting at the Star in Standon, although the venue varies. We have fellowship, bible study, prayer and a beer. What’s not to like? See John if you are interested.

Choral evensong:

There is no Choral Evensong at St Mary's this month but on Sunday 24th July a few of our choir will join other singers to lead Evensong at St James' Church Stansteadbury at 4pm. All are welcome.

Choral Evensong returns to St Mary's on Sunday 28th August at 6.30pm with a special 'Come and sing Evensong' when we invite other singers to join in. Do contact Michael if you or someone you know would be interested in taking part.

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.

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 24th July 10.30am Morning Worship & baptism, St Mary's