<< Walking together with Christ: Companions on the Way >>This Sunday (20th Sept) is Trinity 16 - 2026 Stewardship Renewal concludesHommeel Church Gratot: 11h00 Service of Word: Morning PrayerAvranches: 16h00 Holy Eucharist Service sheets are attached - please download or print and bring the one for your serviceThe week aheadMon: 20h00 'Leading the Intercessions' training workshop on Zoom - contact Fr Chris if you'd like to come along - no obligation! Together on Tuesday Together on Tuesday this week is led by Donna, as Adrian is away and Fr Chris may not be available again due to medical matters19h30 Evening Prayer - act of prayer and worship20h00 Bible Study group continues to read the Old Testament book of Malachi.Please note the different Zoom link this week only: see Friday Focus or contact us: the same link works for the service and for the meeting. Next Sunday (27th Sept) is Trinity 17Hommeel Church Gratot: 11h00 Harvest Thanksgiving Eucharist, followed by Bring and Share lunch. Please bring harvest gifts suitable to pass to banque alimentaireAvranches: 16h00 Evening Prayer Other notices:Stewardship Renewal: Our 2026 Stewardship Renewal runs until this Sunday. The focus in this third of three annual renewals is to make sure our income and assets are sufficient to fund and sustain the next Chaplain appointment when needed - this will complete our 'transition to viability' - a journey we began in June 2024. A priest Chaplain is absolutely essential as a leader and bearer of our vision: with so many good things now unfolding in the Chaplaincy we need to take care to safeguard the continuity of our ministry. Please give the renewal your prayerful support.Chaplaincy Council: Last Monday's meeting...celebrated Holy Cross Day...discussed Stewardship issues...approved new Communion ministers...reviewed progress with Cherbourg and 'Together on Tuesday'...discussed finances and fundraising plans...discussed but did not change Safeguarding practice relating to coffee rotas...shared encouragement re the magazine, website, and Facebook. Next meeting: Mon 9th Nov.Where are the pastoral calls? For several months Fr Chris was multi-tasking(!): while dog walking he was able to chat to church members using his trusty €10 phone - so why the sudden silence? Well, the €10 phone ran on a 2G signal, which is about to be discontinued. Fr Chris replaced that with an equally basic 3/4G phone, only to find that there is barely enough signal locally for it to work! Friendly pastoral chats have descended into a series of dropped calls and conversations sounding like the speaker is under water, with signal quality at the mercy of the weather. The frustration has been too much - all this technical improvement, costing more and giving less! So this era of pastoral multi-tasking has crashed to a halt, and has been missed by many!Some worship questions from Fr Chris - such questions interest some people more than others, so we attach them on a separate sheet on the mail-out Friday Focus, to read and discuss, or to ignore! We will air them at a 'Something More' session in due course, to give everyone a chance to hear what others think.Please continue to pray for our ChaplaincyLord Jesus Christ,thank you for calling us to be a Church under the banner of your Name:may we look to you today and find clear vision for tomorrow. May our life together bring you glory, as you make of us a living invitation to enter the joy of your Kingdom. Amen
