Readings for
Sundays in August
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St Thomas Episcopal
Church Choir
Harvest Weekend -
20th and 21st September
The Mothers' Union
- Give Them Credit!
What a difference a
comma makes!
Owing to seriously dwindling numbers
attending, the regular Friday evening Eucharist has been discontinued.
There will however be a special Eucharist on Friday evenings if the date
happens to be a 'red-letter day', as happens currently on other days of the
week, and always on all Fridays in Advent and Lent. These Friday Eucharists
will normally begin at 7.30 pm, not 7.00 pm as has been the case.
On Wednesdays in future, Evening Prayer
(which begins at 5.00 pm and lasts between 15 and 20 minutes, will be followed
by a period of silent prayer until 5.45 pm. Do please just 'drop in' for any or
all of this time if it's convenient, or if you would like some unwinding time
on your way home from work.
On Saturday, 5 July, starting at 7.00 pm,
Eileen and Gerald England will be holding a 'Pudding & Plonk'
evening in their garden. If you've been before you will already know what
delights await you - a selection of delicious home-made puddings, both hot and
cold, with wine and coffee. Tickets, priced at £7.50, are now available, with
the proceeds going towards the re-wiring and lighting fund.
The July wedding bookings session will take place on Monday 7th at 8.30 pm, not on Monday 14th.
Monday 7 to Saturday 12 July – Richmond
Shakespeare Society present their annual open-air production in the gardens
of York House, Twickenham. More
details here.
Sunday, 20 July will
be the last day the choir are with us before taking their long and
much-deserved summer break. Evensong will be at the earlier time of 5.00
pm. We shall see and hear them again on
Sunday, 7 September, which will be celebrated as the Festival of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, our Patronal Festival. On all Sundays between those dates,
Evening Prayer will be said at 6.30 pm.
In addition to the
usual Wednesday celebrations, the Eucharist will be celebrated on
Tuesday, 22 July at 10.00 am (St Mary Magdalen) and on Friday, 25 July at 7.30
pm (St James). In August it will be celebrated additionally on Friday 1st at
7.30 pm, before the PCC meeting, in memory of St Ethelwold of Winchester who
died here at Beddington on an Episcopal visit on this day in 984 - and on Friday,
15 August (the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) at 9.30 am.
Sunday, 27 July at
11.30 am will be the last pre-Confirmation group until September. A
reminder that the Confirmation itself takes place at St Paul's, Roundshaw on Sunday,
14 September at 10.45 am.
Our 'Fairer Shares' interview takes
place on the evening of Monday, 28 July at 9.00 pm at St Paul's, Roundshaw.
Please pray for Selwyn, Pat, Ian and Cassie as we present our case.
The St Thomas Episcopal Church choir
from Florida will singing at Westminster Abbey on 2 & 3 August. Full details here.
On Saturday, 9 August, "Summoned by
Bells", a parish concert in aid of the Tower and Bells Fund, takes
place. Details here.
Service cover in
August: On Sunday 17th the Presidents at the
Eucharist will be Revd Andrew Wilson (chaplain to the Bethlem Royal Hospital)
at 8:00 am, and Canon Adrian Esdaile at 9:30; on Sunday 24th, Canon Esdaile at
9:30; on Sunday 31st, Canon John Simpson (Rector of St Margaret, Lowestoft) at
both services.
Advance notices for your
diary:
20/21 September - Harvest Thanksgiving
Weekend. More here.
Sunday, 28 September - Service of
Thanksgiving for Marriage and Renewal of Vows. Details here.
Saturday, 11 October - Choir's 'Grand Tour of the UK and Europe' sponsored hymn-sing in aid of housekeeping and choir fund. Details here.
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Tue |
1 |
Parents and
Toddlers Group meets in church |
10.00 am |
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Bible Study
Group meets at 23 Mortlake Close |
8.00 pm |
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Wed |
2 |
St Mary's Guild
meets at St Mary's Court - Jenifer Davison speaks about 'St Benedict'. |
2.30 pm |
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Thu |
3 |
MU&OG. 'Getting to know us' evening. Church Centre |
8.00 pm |
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Sat |
5 |
May Queens'
Annual Service |
2.00 pm |
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Pudding &
Plonk Evening |
7.30 pm |
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SUN |
6 |
TRINITY 3 |
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Confirmation
Group meets. Church Centre |
11.30 am |
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Mon |
7 |
Bible Study
Group meets at 23 Mortlake Close |
8.00 pm |
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SUN |
13 |
TRINITY 4 |
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Sunday School
Annual Party |
11.30 am |
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Baptisms |
3.00 pm |
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Mon |
14 |
Visit from the
Bishop of Croydon |
From 10.45 am |
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PCC meets. Church Centre |
8.00 pm |
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Tue |
15 |
Bible Study
Group meets at 23 Mortlake Close |
8.00 pm |
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Wed |
16 |
MU Corporate
Eucharist |
10.00 am |
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Sutton Deanery
Synod meets at St Michael, South
Beddington |
8.00 pm |
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Thu |
17 |
MU&OG. 'Dining-In' evening. Church Centre |
8.00 pm |
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SUN |
20 |
TRINITY 5 |
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Confirmation
Group meets. Church Centre |
11.30 am |
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Carew Manor Open
Day |
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Evensong |
5.00 pm |
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Tue |
22 |
ST MARY
MAGDALENE. |
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Eucharist |
10.00 am |
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Social Committee
meets at 2 Caraway Place |
8.00 pm |
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Wed |
23 |
Bible Study
Group meets at 23 Mortlake Close |
8.00 pm |
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FRI |
25 |
ST JAMES. |
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Eucharist |
7.30 pm |
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Finance
Committee meets at The Rectory |
8.00 pm |
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SUN |
27 |
TRINITY 6 |
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Confirmation
Group meets in Church Centre (last meeting until September) |
11.30 am |
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Tue |
29 |
Bible Study Group
meets at 23 Mortlake Close (last meeting before summer break) |
8.00 pm |
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Fri |
1 |
Eucharist |
7.30 pm |
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PCC meets. Church
Centre |
8.00 pm |
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SUN |
3 |
TRINITY 7 |
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Mon |
4 |
Magazine Panel
meets at 35 Vanguard Way |
6.00 pm |
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Tue |
5 |
Parents &
Toddlers group meets in church |
10.00 am |
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Wed |
6 |
THE
TRANSFIGURATION. |
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Eucharist |
10.00 am |
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St Mary's Guild
meets at St Mary's Court. Rev'd
Margaret Engler will give a talk on 'A Prison Chaplain' |
2.30 pm |
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Sat |
9 |
'Summoned by
Bells' Parish Concert in aid of the Tower and Bells Fund |
7.30 pm |
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SUN |
10 |
TRINITY 8 |
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Baptisms |
3.00 pm |
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SUN |
17 |
TRINITY 9 |
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Wed |
20 |
MU Corporate
Eucharist |
10.00 am |
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SUN |
24 |
ST BARTHOLOMEW |
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Mon |
25 |
Bank
Holiday. Church and Tower Open Day |
11 am - 5 pm |
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SUN |
31 |
TRINITY 11 |
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Sun 6 July
Trinity 3
Ezekiel 2: 1-5 (page
617)
2 Corinthians 12:
2-10(page 618)
Mark 6: 1-13(page 619)
Sun 13 July
Trinity 4
Amos 7: 7-15 (page
623)
Ephesians 1: 3-14(page
624)
Mark 6: 14-29 (page
625)
Sun 20 July
Trinity 5
Jeremiah 23: 1-6 (page
629)
Ephesians 2: 11-22
(page 631)
Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56
(page 632)
Sun 27 July
Trinity 6
2 Kings 4: 42-44(page
635)
Ephesians 3:
14-21(page 636)
John 6: 1-21(page 637)
Sun 3 Aug
Trinity 7
Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-15
(page 642)
Ephesians 4: 1-16
(page 643)
John 6: 24-35 (page
644)
Sun 10 Aug
Trinity 8
1 Kings 19: 4-8 (page
648)
Ephesians 4: 25-5:2
(page 649)
John 6: 35, 41-51
(page 650)
Sun 17 Aug
Trinity 9
Proverbs 9: 1-6 (page
653)
Ephesians 5: 15-20
(page 654)
John 6: 51-58 (page
655)
Sun 24 Aug
St Bartholomew
Isaiah 43: 8-13 (page
1125)
Acts 5: 12-16 (page
1126)
Luke 22: 24-30 (page
1127)