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Parish of Godalming
St Peter & St Paul, and St Mark’s Part of the Farncombe and Godalming Ecumenical Group Ministry
Weekly News sheet
Sunday 12th July 2020 Trinity 5
The collect for the fifth Sunday after Trinity: Almighty God, send down upon your Church the riches of your Spirit, and kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Following Church of England guidance, our buildings have been closed, but our Churches remain alive and active online.
Lectionary readings for this week 12th July – 19th July
Sunday Ephesians 5:8-15; Matthew5:14-16 Monday Isaiah 1:11-17; Psalm 50:7-15; Matthew 10:34-11:1 Tuesday Isaiah 7:1-9; Psalm 48:1-7; Matthew 11:20-24 Wednesday Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16; Psalm 94:5-11; Matthew 11:25-27 Thursday Isaiah 26:7-9, 16-19; Psalm 102:14-21; Matthew 11:28-end Friday Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Psalm 32:1-8; Matthew 12:1-8 Saturday Micah 2:1-5; Psalm 10:1-5a, 12; Matthew 12:1-8
Included in the notices this week: contact details for John Harkin – please go to the contact page; changes to online midweek services and fellowship; preparation to open St Peter and St Pauls for private prayer……. I would like to thank you for the very warm welcome extended to Sue and I last Sunday after the All Age Service, which included my licensing as Associate Minister to the Benefice. It is my privilege to serve you, under God, until Jane is able to resume her role as your Rector once again. My ministry will be part time and mostly effected on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays where I pray I will be able to meet as many of you as possible, initially on Zoom but ultimately in person, social distancing of course! My email address is [email protected] and do please get in touch if I can help in any way. I look forward to our shared ministries together. Canon John.
Janet and Joseph Adams, Bob Arnold, Sylvia Boxall, Christopher Chamberlain, Jean and Brian Cornwall, Roger Jones, Jeffrey Lunn, Richard Rogers, Shirley Seaman, Sarah, Stine, Jane Vlach, Joan Young. Mike Harle is having a long-awaited operation on his knee in July. Please pray for him as he undergoes the surgery and for his recovery. Please let the Parish Office know if you would like a name added to the list
Contacts The Parish of Godalming – www.parishofgodalming.org.uk
Clergy: Jane Vlach (Rector) Canon John Harkin (Interim Priest) 07849 154448 Working hours - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday mornings [email protected] Sheila Samuels (Curate) 01483 913380 (Day off Saturday) [email protected]
Patrick Samuels (Ordinand) 01483 913380 [email protected]
Churchwardens: William Bryans - 07522 405778 Beatrix Richards – 07780 958226
Hon Parish Treasurer: Andrew Bolton – 01483 429078
Director of Music: Matthew Greenfield – 01483 497456 [email protected] Organist: John Belcher – 01483 414858 PCC Secretary: Jacky Tickner – 01483 415702
Pastoral Assistants: Barbara Stokes 421924; Derek Randell 428240, Jeannie Campbell 420317, Jacky Tickner 415702,
Safeguarding Officer: Sarah Higgins - 01483 418454
Children and Families Worker responsible for Octots: Vickie Nye – [email protected]
Children’s Work Coordinator: Sarah Bryans - 01483 414135
St Mark’s Centre Co-ordinator: Karen Milton – 01483 418741 [email protected]
Parish Office at St Peter & St Paul: Parish Administrator Sarah Bryans – 01483 414135 Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri, 9 – 2pm [email protected]
Parish Baptism Coordinator: Didi [email protected]
Mothers Union Contact: Gillian Martin – 01483 429640
Boiler loan repayment A big thank you to all who have donated to the heating fund. To date, your red envelope donations, along with proceeds from fundraising events, have covered our quarterly loan repayments to the Diocese. With fundraising events and the red envelope scheme on hold during lockdown, we would be very grateful for donations: Direct bank transfer to "Parish of St Peter and St Paul Godalming" Cafbank sort code 405240 Account number 00015455 Please reference the heating fund. Cheques, made payable to Godalming PCC, can be sent c/o The Treasurer, 4 Huxley Close, Godalming, Surrey GU7 2AS Please do email our Gift Aid Officer, Matthew Greenfield ([email protected]) if you are a U.K. Taxpayer so that we can claim back an extra 25p for every £1 donated. Other giving Regular donations are most easily set up through the Parish Giving Scheme (this is also the least onerous method for us to administer). For further information, or to be sent a form, please email or call Sarah in the office, or the Churchwardens. https://www.parishgivingscheme.org.uk/for-donors/ Finally, during lockdown, more of us are shopping online than ever. There is a simple way to raise extra funds for the church every time you do, using Easy Fundraising. Follow this link to find out more: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stspeterpaulpc/ Online giving For those who prefer to give individual rather than regular donations, we now have a new way to donate by credit or debit card via our website: https://parishofgodalming.org.uk/donations/ We greatly appreciate all your kind donations, which allow the work of our churches to continue.
Zoom services: Please join us for our Sunday Morning Act of worship on Sundays using Zoom. To receive the meeting ID please send an email to [email protected] We use ZOOM for online prayers and Act of Worship. The meeting ID will be published prior to the event. More details on our Acts of Worship are on the website – www.parishofgodalming.org.uk To view the recording of the Act of worship please visit the Online Meetings and services /Sunday Services Please keep checking the Church website for details of the next Prayer session / Act of Worship. Preparations for church reopening and changes to midweek fellowship/services: After prayer and discussion it has been agreed that planning will now proceed for the church to open for private prayer, subject to compliance with the necessary statutory requirements. We anticipate we will be ready by the end of this month or early in August, and plan to open the church on Mondays and Fridays for a two-hour period each day, times to be agreed. Thank you to those of you who have already volunteered to be available as part of the team in church, although more volunteers would be very welcome; please let us know in advance so we can prepare accordingly. As we move towards the church reopening for private prayer, we will find increasing opportunities for fellowship during the week, so will stop offering the online pattern during the week. In the meantime, a morning prayer service is available at both Busbridge Church and Holy Trinity Church. To join in Holy Trinity’s worship, please follow this link and sign up for the newsletter which will give you the weekly link to the services. https://htsmguildford.us19.listmanage.com/subscribe?u=11402c0b7af849816d8962ef7&id=b4d50c433f
To join Busbridge worship, please follow this link to the online calendar and click on the prayer meeting you wish to join https://www.bhcgodalming.org/whats-on May we pray for all those involved in the process of reopening our church, in addition to those who may wish to enjoy the peace and prayerful tranquility of our beautiful church building. Sermon Series: The clergy team are starting a sermon series from the 14th June. Details as follows – 14/6 Let there be light Genesis 1 )....readings will be Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 33 •the sermon series to be introduced and explained •light was God's first creative word •light makes God's work visible and life possible •In the OT, light symbolised life and blessing, in the NT God's work of resurrection in sinful lives •What is light? Why is it important in our spiritual lives? 21/6 I am the light John 8:12-30 •Jesus is described as "the true light....coming into the world..." •Jesus ascribes 'walking in the light to his followers'. •What was the light that Jesus brought? •Why is he the source of such light? •What does that mean for us? 28/6 You are the light Matthew 5:13-16 •Jesus speaks to his disciples and says 'you are the light of the world' •How do we become reflections of such light? •Our light can shine before people...how can we do this? •What is our relationship with God as the creator of the light, and Jesus, as light in the world? 5/7 All Age Children of light John 12:34-36 ...also 1 Thessalonians 5:5 •'While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of the light' •why, specifically, is the word 'children' (elsewhere sons) used here? •What does children of the light mean? What might they be/do?
•How do we become such a child? •How do we celebrate the light? 12/7 Living in the light Eph 5:8-15 • What are the fruit we might expect from living in the light? • What are the fruitless deeds of darkness? • How might we live in the light in difficult times? • How might the individual (each one of us) relate to the wider church and our community and beyond here? If you have not yet joined our Zoom service on a Sunday, please copy and paste this link for details - https://www.parishofgodalming.org.uk/online-meetings-and-services/sunday-services/ Bible Bitesize
Bible Bitesize 🐳 is led by Vickie, our children and families worker whose
main responsibility is to lead Octots toddler group. Bible Bitesize 🐳 will travel through different Bible stories reading and telling the stories and following up with a simple activity or question. Resources needed for the activity will be minimal. We hope you enjoy this new resource pitched at toddlers but All Ages welcome and please do share this with your grandchildren. Please follow this link to see the first Bible Bitesize story - https://www.parishofgodalming.org.uk/video/bible-bitesize-by-vickie.php Sunday Club has gone digital Sarah and Sarah have been recording a Sunday Club video and we would love to have some feedback. The videos are available on the website. Please feel free to share this resource.
Online registration form: Following several attempts to ask that a registration form is completed by all our congregation/members of the Parish, we have now devised a system online. Please take a few minutes to complete the online registration form on the Parish website: copy and paste this link to your browser http://www.parishofgodalming.org.uk/registeration-/ and after reading the paragraph above the form, please complete and submit. If you have any questions or queries, please contact Sarah – [email protected] Acorn Christian Healing Mission: Acorn Christian Healing Mission is now live streaming their regular events, such as the weekly Healing Service. If you haven't already, head over to our YouTube channel and click 'Subscribe'. By doing this you will be notified by email each time Acorn starts a live event along with how to tune in and be a part of it. Don't worry if you miss the live stream, you can watch it again at a time that suits you via our channel. There is also a 6-part series of 15-minute Coffee Pods in June [catch-ups available] exploring big questions on Christian Healing. and which are very popular. You can find them through the Acorn Healing website on www.acornchristian.org
Food Bank The food bank is still active, but operating on reduced hours – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10 -1pm. Please follow this link for details of requirements – http://www.parishofgodalming.org.uk/our-church-of-st-marks/food-bank/ The food bank requires the following items – Bleach Washing up Liquid Shampoo (urgent) Peanut butter Jam Tinned Carrots Sweetcorn Peas Cream crackers Biscuits Small squash or children’s drinks like ‘fruit shoots’ Karen is also short of snack items for families with children who are being home schooled. Please take provisions for the food bank up the St Marks.
GODALMING & VILLAGES
COMMUNITY STORE
Godalming Town Council is helping the St Mark’s Food Bank to support
our community by providing a free Community Store for members of
our community in need, and you can help too!
The Community Store will be open Monday-Friday from 10.30am to
12.30pm and will be located at the Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Crown Court
Car Park, Godalming.
There are collection points for the community store as follows. Binscombe Church St John’s Church Busbridge Church Milford Village Hall Godalming College The Borough Hall You can also donate direct to the Community Store during its opening hours (Monday-Friday 10.30am-12.30pm
A prayer for all those affected by coronavirus
Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy. Sustain and support the anxious,
be with those who care for the sick, and lift up all who are brought low;
that we may find comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love
in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.