The Parish of St Mary, Richmond with St Michael & All Angels Hudswell Sunday 5th November 2017. All Saints Day We offer a warm welcome to any visitors who are here with us today. Please stay for refreshments after the service. This morning’s service is for everyone and if needed there is a children’s area at the back of church. Lord’s Prayer and Communion Cubes for children are available for anyone to use during the service. Please just ask if you would like to borrow one. There is an induction loop system in the church for those who would find it useful. Large print hymn and service books
are available. Please ask one of the sidespeople. Today 8.00am Readings 10.00am 12.00pm
Holy Communion Rev. Jennifer Matthew 24:1-14, Rev 7:9-end, 1 John 3:1-3, Sung Eucharist Rev. Mark Baptism of Demelza Robertson Rev. Mark
Wednesday 8th November 2017 9.15am Holy Communion Thursday 9th November 2017 10.30am Holy Communion (Holy Trinity) Sunday 12th November 2017 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Remembrance Service 6.30pm Choral Evensong
Rev. Mark Rev. Les Nevin, Scott Lunn Rev. Mark
The Charity of the Month. The Collection today is for Embrace the Middle East (formerly the Bible Lands Society) Tackling poverty and injustice; supporting child welfare, education, social care and medical care throughout the countries of the Middle East. Please give generously.
PRAYER REQUESTS Please pray for: Those mentioned in the Daily Prayer Calendar in the magazine. All those in particular need of God’s comfort and healing, including, Bill Abbott, Liz Atkinson, Margaret Barrett, George Bell, Harry Bell, Caroline Conway, Adam Gedye, Margaret Grady, Mary Hartnell, Tim Harris, Doreen Hooton, Jennifer Mole, Vera Newman, Margaret Rucroft, Shaun Tindill, Carole Ward, John Willis and all the patients at the Friary Hospital. We commend unto God’s merciful keeping those who have recently died. We pray that God will bring comfort to all who mourn their loss, including Malcolm Grainge and Joyce Robertson. Also those whose anniversaries fall during the coming week: 7th Violet Bremner, Robert Stewart, Ethel Blenkiron, Justin Loates. 8th Pauline Atkinson, Andrew Osborn. th 10 Betty Ford. th 11 Kenneth Brown. BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE – Any names to be entered in this Book should be given to Ann McDonald (01748 823223) along with the date of death and a donation of £5. The Happy Bodgers – Are you in need of some small practical assistance? Then perhaps the Happy Bodgers may be able to help. Why not give us a call on 01748 826803 and John Dickinson will see if they can help and take it from there.
DATES FOR THE DIARY Thursday 9th and Friday 10th November. Olive Harrison is holding her popular Coffee Days in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support from 9.30am – 6.30pm at her home, 52 Darlington Road. There will be a raffle and tombola. Tuesday 14th November at 7.30pm. Riding Lights are performing “Gospel Street”- Retelling the news. At St. Francis Xavier School, Darlington Road, Richmond, DL10 7DA. Tickets: £6 / £4 (concessions.) Box Office: 07704 666648 / 07940 249293 or online: ridinglights.org/gospel Friday 17th November: Pie and Peas Supper and Quiz at 7pm in the Methodist Church Hall. Tickets (£6.50) from Anne Simpson. Come along and join a team or get a few friends together. Proceeds to UK Bible Society. Saturday 18th November from 10am Church cleaning in readiness for Advent and Christmas. Refreshments will be provided, everyone is most welcome. We would be grateful for any time you can spare. Saturday 18th November There will be a big Fairly Traded Christmas Shopping Day at Northcliffe, Gatherley Road, Brompton on Swale from 10 am – 4pm. A time to find a present that is a little bit different whilst helping to change the lives of people around the world. For further details please contact Rachel Walker - 01748 818046 Saturday 25th November 10am – 12am. Please could you spare a little time to help make the Christingles ready for the Fun-Key Christingle service, which is at 4pm on Sunday 26th November. Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Claire Murray for further details.
Friday 29th December at 7pm. The Vacation Chamber Orchestra is holding a Winter Concert at St. Mary’s. Tickets available on the door or online: £10 for adults, free for under 16’s. For more information please visit the website www.vaco.net Round Pound Coins. Old style round pound coins are now no longer legal tender. There are thousands of pounds worth of these coins in people’s pockets, piggy banks and at the back of sofas. You can’t spend them but the bank have agreed to exchange them for the church. We’ve opened a special Round Pound Donation Box at the back of the church. Check your pockets and furniture and give these old coins a good home.
All notices for the next pew sheet to Claire Murray by Wednesday evening please. Contacts Administrator: Pew sheet: Tel: E mail:
Claire Murray 07737482611 pa.richmondhudswellparish@gmail.com
Pastoral Care: Tel: E Mail:
Gillian Lunn 07592016476 gillian.lunn@yahoo.com
Church Wardens:
(for access to church etc.)
Tel:
Roy and Janet Morel 01748 823278
Tel:
David Frankton 01748 823531
Website:
http://www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk