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Please note that the monthly Family Eucharist will be
held on the second Sunday of each month from now onwards. IDENTIFYING AND EXPLORING `YOUR CALL' - On the 2nd and 9th November we will be holding a
2-part workshop to help us identify and explore the Call that God is placing
on us in this season of lives - however old or young we are! Further details
from Anthony & Shona or see the attached
leaflet (click here). ALL SOUL’S – two services to remember
our loved ones who are no longer with us:
ALL SAINTS DAY 3rd November 3pm. Thanksgiving for the Departed service. if you wish a
departed relative or friend to be remembered at this service. Especially for
families and friends of those whose funerals have taken place during the last
few years. This service will be followed by refreshments in Church House. REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 10th
November 3pm Town Service of Remembrance HARVEST
FESTIVAL - 6th OCTOBER. There
were services at 8.00am and 9.30pm and also a
Schools' Service at 6.00pm - a lovely occasion with the Choir singing and
children from Sawbridgeworth schools performing. CLICK HERE FOR THIS MONTH'S DIARY Click here for current Mission Action Plan (MAP) News ROUNDUP The Parish is in vacancy, or interregnum, until a new Vicar is appointed. Until then, the Churchwardens are responsible for the day-to-day running of the Church. If you wish to speak with a priest, please contact the Associate Minister. For other matters, please contact the Parish Office (contact numbers on the back page). It would be appreciated if any requests for administrative assistance from Chrissy could be directed to the Churchwarden, Shona Passfield, in the first instance. Churchwardens The advertisement for the Vicar can be found on: https://www.stalbans.anglican.org/diocese/vacancies/ Our Vision (part of the Mission Action Plan or MAP, 2018-2023): walking in humility with God~ loving one another and sharing God's love with the wider community. BISHOP'S
APPEAL - Please give generously to the Bishop's
`Light Up Tanzania' Harvest Appeal, which seeks to bring electricity to
around 350 households in the rural area of Singida,
Tanzania. Further information can be found at www.harvestappeal.org. Please give
generously. Revd Debbie 25 YEAR
CELEBRATION - I would like to thank everyone for the
wonderful day I had in celebrating my 25 years in Ministry. It was good to share
it with the Church Family and some of my own family. Thank you for the lovely
rose and the very generous National Gardens Voucher but also for the lovely
display of roses which have taken pride of place in my fireplace. Also, for
the many cards I received, and for the card that you all signed. It was for
me a lovely day, and thank you for making it so. Di Kitson BAHAMAS
APPEAL - Thanks to your generosity, £371 was raised for
the British Red Cross Bahamas Appeal. Julie Patterson JEAN EAST On behalf of my family and myself we wish to give our
sincere thanks for the condolences and help given us in the last few weeks
and at this time. Thanking you all BEETLES &
BOOZE: By popular request we are holding another Beetle Drive
with a difference on Saturday November 16th in Church House at
7.30pm. Wine and Cheese and crackers included in the ticket price of £12.50.
This was a very popular event last year and a number of
tickets have already been sold. They are available from Full O’Beans ,
the Tudor House Gallery, Valerie Bright and Catthy Battson. Proceeds
to fund the Big breakfast to be held May next year. Val Bright PRAYER POINT We need your prayers please find the person who can help
improve our communications, both within our church family and the wider
parish . If you can pray for this specific point, and indeed if you think you
might be the person, do speak with either of the churchwardens. Thank you. Andrew
& Shona. FIRST AIDERS If
you have current or lapsed first aid training and are a member of the regular
congregation on Sundays at 8am, 9.30am or 6.30pm or Thursday 9.30, please can
you let either of the Churchwardens know. Anthony & Shona. PRAYER GROUP Thursday Prayers 11am in Church -
Do you have a favourite prayer? Please let us have your favourite prayer so
we can include them on Thursdays - simply let Shona, or Anne Smith know.
Anyone is welcome to join us at 11 am in the chancel. Note: from August the
first Thursday of the month will be for silent prayer only. Shona LIGHTING
THE PATH FOR OUR NEW INCUMBENT - Researching our
Needs. The Vacancy team met last Sunday and identified representative
constituencies that make up our Town. We are looking for help from
congregation members to take part in our research and to help with asking
some of the questions. This will be completed by 17th August so we can
analyse the response and prepare an advert for the Church Times. Please
prayerfully consider if you can assist in any way, if you can, please speak
with Anthony or Shona. Anthony
& Shona PRAYING FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK is
one of our top priorities as a Church. However, the Ministry Team needs
contact with the relative or friend who has asked for a person to be included
on the list of those we pray for by name, so that they can keep in touch. If
you are someone who has asked for a relative or friend to be prayed for by
name, could you please confirm to Revd Debbie, Di or Chrissy in the Parish
Office by 12 May whether that person should remain on the list. After 12 May
(or the date you have already specified whichever is later) we will start to remove
names if there has been no contact. Churchwardens SIDESPEOPLE: We
will shortly need to recruit more Sidespeople.
Please have a chat with the Churchwardens. With thanks in anticipation. Anthony & Shona PARISH OFFICE:
CHRISTINA GOAN is our PARISH
ADMINISTRATOR. Chrissy lives in
Sawbridgeworth.
The opening hours are normally 9.30am – 2.30pm on
Mondays & Tuesdays, Email: office@sawbridgeworthchurch.org.uk (note new e-mail address) Phone: 01279 726629 It would be appreciated if any requests for administrative assistance from Chrissy could be directed to the Churchwarden, Anthony Heard, in the first instance. |
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Please note that notices for the
PEW LEAFLET should be submitted
to the Parish
Office by 1pm
on Thursday for printing on Friday morning. Please send
copies to the Churchwardens. PLEASE
INDICATE (IN THE SUBJECT BOX) THAT THE EMAIL IS FOR THE PEW LEAFLET. There is
limited space. Please try to keep them brief. Thank you. DIOCESAN PRAYER DIARY can
be found on the St Albans Diocesan website at www.stalbans.anglican.org/ministry/prayer-diary/ E-News will replace SEEROUND as a fortnightly e-mail roundup of news from the
diocese and from parishes, forthcoming events, people notices and vacancies.
Do make sure you are signed up to receive this by signing up at www.stalbans.anglican.org/news/signup-see-round-online Alban Life is a new quarterly printed
magazine. To be published at Advent, Lent, Pentecost and Harvest, each
edition will give you encouraging, informing and inspiring stories about
current issues and themes relevant to the life of people and churches in St
Albans Diocese. The first few copies of Alban Life are distributed free of
charge so we can get to know it. Please take a copy today. A short survey
will be available after the magazine has been released, and the diocese would
be grateful for any feedback as planning and writing future editions begins.
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