Looking ahead to Harvest: HOUSEGROUPS WELCOME TO BRADWELL CHURCH Our Harvest Festival is going to be a little Monday: PART OF THE ECUMENICAL PARISH OF STANTONBURY earlier this year – 22nd September, and as a Fellowship, Praise & Prayer for our (BAPTIST, CHURCH OF ENGLAND, METHODIST, special extra feature we have been able to (BAPTIST, CHURCH OF ENGLAND, METHODIST, churches – once or twice a month, joining UNITED REFORMED) book a speaker for an evening presentation, with members of Cross & Stable Church, “Christ in the Harvest”. Alison Barnett from and meeting 7.30 for 8.00 pm at Cross & FOLLOWING JESUS, SHARING HIS LOVE ‘Jews for Jesus’ will focus on the three main Stable Church or 19 Gibsons Green, autumn festivals of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish Minister: The Rev. Andy Jowitt 01908 320850, 1A Atterbrook, Bradwell MK13 9EY New Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Heelands. For more info, contact Jill and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) and how 321166 or Karen 321382. THIS SUNDAY—JULY 21ST NEXT SUNDAY—JULY 28TH 9.00 am Holy Communion 9.00 am Morning Worship Jesus fulfils these. Tuesday: (led by Andy) 10.45 am All-Age Family Service with PAUSE FOR THOUGHT  1.30–3.30 pm for Bible study and P F T 10.45 am Family Service (led by Holy Communion. (Leader and ‘Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? fellowship at 9, Haltonchesters, Andy) & Young Church preacher: Rob Coles; President: Who may live on your holy hill? Bancroft. The next meeting will be on … A person whose walk is blameless … who Maggie Prisk) August 13th and NOT on the first Readings: ‘Joseph: The Forgiver’ speaks the truth from their heart and has no Tuesday of the month. Contact Genesis 50:15-21 (p.54); Young Church (God’s Gang and J2O) slander on their tongue’. Margaret Brown 319663. John 15:9-15 (p.1023) takes a break over the summer (from Psalm 15) holidays. All our 10.45 am services  7.30 pm at 60 Booker Avenue, We welcome the Ven. Karen Gorham, will be ‘all-age’- aimed to include QUOTE/UNQUOTE Bradwell Common on 2nd & 4th Archdeacon of Buckingham, as our young and old alike (and everything in Truisms (from ‘Chainlink’) Tuesdays of the month, pleased to have preacher at both services today.  Tomorrow: one of the greatest labour- new members join. For more info between!) in worship. Depending on saving devices of today. contact Liz Nunn 679514. Mike Morris is leading worship at Cross & two adults being available each time to  Yawn: an honest opinion openly Stable Church at 11.00 am. sit with them, we can offer ‘Friends & expressed. Wednesday: Heroes’ DVDs for the younger children WOW (Women on Wednesdays!) 6.00 pm Evening Service at St Mary Magdalene, Willen (Patronal Festival during the second part of each service. Usually on the last Wednesday of the The theme of our readings over the month, 7.30 – 9.30 pm at 136 Langcliffe service with choral group ‘Quorum’). summer will be, “Lord, teach us to Drive, Heelands MK13 7LD. Contact 7.00 pm Bradwell Church ‘half-hour pray” – Jesus’ teaching on prayer from Rachel 07837 184736 or Jill 07986 for prayer’. Luke’s gospel. 088625 or Andy 320850. Christian Solidarity Worldwide— Readings: ‘Worshipfulness’ Thursday: Turkey: Six years ago (The Lord’s model prayer)  10.00 am Morning Bible Study at 1A LIGHTHOUSE PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM: in the city of Malatya, We offer Prayer for Healing with the Psalm 31 (or Psalm 31:14-24) (p.536-7); Atterbrook. Contact: Jane 320850. five young Muslims laying on of hands, in the Chancel on the Luke 11:1-6 (p.984) tortured and killed three Christian  7.30 pm Housegroup usually at Atkins third Sunday of every 6.00 pm Evening Service at St James, members of a local church. No Close, Bradwell. Contact: Anne Taylor month at the 9.00 am New Bradwell (Patronal Festival) prosecution has yet taken place, and the 319993. service and on the 4th families' legal counsel has received death Sunday: Sunday of every month at 7.00 pm Bradwell Church ‘half-hour threats. This incident aside, violence  7.30 pm Sunday Evening the 10.45 am service. To for prayer’. against minorities is rare, but social Housegroup meets at various homes. ask for prayer for yourself or someone pressures continue to make life difficult Contact: Andy 320850. else, please contact Wendy 311277, Joan for Turkish Christians. Please pray for  7.30 pm Housegroup at Nursery 579954, Gill 314768, Pam 312042. Gill the success of Operation 18, so that Gardens. Note the following changes:- Carey is happy to offer 1 to 1 prayer and Christians and other minorities in Turkey We are now meeting at 7.30pm instead of listening in the church chancel by The Stantonbury Parish website is at: may have the human right of freedom of 8.00 pm. Contact: Diana 319405 for more arrangement on a Monday. Contact Gill www.stantonbury.net worship. on 314768. The new Mission Partnership website: info. www.missionpartnership.org.uk PRAYER POINTERS he’ll be working as a volunteer in a project of We give thanks: Alpha “A great way to the Church of South India, helping to look after † For a sunny and happy afternoon at Chatterbox’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic on Wednesday. explore the Christian faith”. HIV-positive children. Let’s undertake to (Please pray for children starting school in September and for new people joining Our next course will run in support him faithfully with our prayers. To Chatterbox). the autumn. If you are follow Stuart’s blog, go to † That we are able to go ahead with new windows for the Chapel. (Please pray for those who interested in doing the course www.stuartwicks979.blogspot.com and click on or offering to come as a use the Chapel, including our young people, and for the building to be a blessing to many). ‘The Tamilnadu project’. helper, Andy would be Please pray for: pleased to hear from you. Ride & Stride: The annual † Our BBQ events this week (see elsewhere). sponsored bike ride (or walk, etc.) † Ministry teams we hope to build (maybe including you!) (e.g. Pastoral Care, Young for Bucks Historic Churches FRIDAY Church, and more). th Friday: Yes, it’s a BBQ summer! 7.00 pm Trust is on Sat. 14 September † The Church of South India, for the project Stuart will be working at, and for Stuart himself. Young Church team BBQ at 108 Hilliard (10 am – 6 pm). Could you ride † Families and children over the summer period. Drive, Bradwell (222794). Nancy invites all for us, or help provide a welcome † The greed of arms sales fuelling civil wars to be replaced by a will to work for peace, and the present team and anyone who would like and hospitality at the church? Our coordinator for current diplomacy to bear fruit. to find out more about helping. (Andy adds: is Dick Grace (321110). Please contact him to You’ll be able to enjoy Alan’s attractive find out more, ask for sponsorship forms or Our Mission Focus in July is CPAS (Church Pastoral Aid Society) and Falcon Camps. offer help. Please pray for children and leaders on Christian activity camps taking place during the school holidays. Young Church team (God’s Gang and A pastoral care team for the future: J2O). Young Church needs you! Could God Being a good listener is a key skill and it’s a PRAYER WATCH be calling you to become part of the team? skill we can learn. We are planning to host an We pray for John Moore in hospital, and for John Francis going into hospital this week for an Thank you to all who are on the team al- excellent course (from Acorn Christian Healing operation. We pray for Hannah Gore and Philip Peddar convalescing after ops, and for Mike ready – enjoy the summer break. Trust), probably on 2 Saturdays in the autumn. Sobotnicki, Ernie Wood, Brian Newsham and Brian Howden in their treatment. We also pray More details to follow, and contact Beryl garden too!) for Chris Maw, Erica Jeffrey, Ruby Trippett, Pam Watson, Pat Rowe, Michael Billington, Spikings on 321322 to express interest. SATURDAY Marion Traynor, David Fretton, Mick Carey, Richard Hubbard, Sheila Crome, Veronica 10.00 am Church tapestry team get-together Looking ahead to evening services at 6.00 pm Tunney, Rosemary Atkins, Alison Jenkins and all those known to us whose names are on our morning in church. (If you’d like to see the at Bradwell Church (and elsewhere!) continuing prayer list in the annexe. th work so far in this exciting project, the team Sun. 18 Aug – led by Huw & Sally We extend our sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Sylvia Sampson, Aline would be happy for you to drop in). Humphreys th Deacon, Doreen Stephenson, Grace Fisher and all those recently bereaved, and pray that they Sun. 8 Sept – an outdoor service at the Tree NOTICES may know the consolation of God’s love in their time of bereavement. N Cathedral, Newlands Cream Tea afternoon at Cross & Stable Sun. 15th Sept – “Liberation” led by The God Sylvia Sampson died peacefully in hospital on 15th July. Please hold Paul in your prayers and Church, Downs Barn: Sat. 3rd August from nd Squad (young people’s team) all their families. Sylvia’s funeral will be at Crownhill Crematorium on Fri. 2 August at 1.15 nd 3.00 – 5.00 pm. Bradwell Church members are Sun. 22 Sept – “Christ in the Harvest” – a pm. warmly invited. presentation by Alison Barnett Grace Fisher used to live in the village and will have been known to a number of church At our AGM and Church Council we expressed Sun. 20th Oct – Pet Service members. Her funeral will be on Monday July 29th 11.30am at church followed by committal at the hope that we could support our friends at Confirmation & Baptism: New Bradwell Cemetery. Cross & Stable. If you could offer to: The next MK Ecumenical service will be at  help supply cakes, scones, etc. please speak to DIARY DATES 7.00 pm Alpha BBQ. Wayne & Rachel are 6.00 pm on Sun. 17th November at Cross & Anne Taylor (our cream tea supremo!) on WEDNESDAY opening up their home and garden for an Stable Church, Downs Barn. This will be a very 319993. 10.00-12.00 noon. Coffee morning. Do drop end-of-course social evening – open to special occasion and may be the opportunity in for tea or coffee and chat in the annexe. anyone who’d like to enjoy good food and  help with delivering leaflets please speak to you are looking for to affirm your faith through The church is open for quiet prayer. a relaxed evening and find out a bit more Andy (320850). Baptism and/or Confirmation. Andy will be Chatterbox takes a break for the summer, about the course. (Please speak to Wayne organising some preparation for this. There th Partners in Mission – update on Stuart restarting on 18 September. (Chatterbox or Rachel or Andy for more details). Wicks: Stuart’s visa application has gone in may well be courses both for adults and young is an open group for carers with pre-school THURSDAY and appears to be going smoothly. He hopes to people. Please have a word with Andy if this is children from babies up. For more info, 8.00 pm ‘All Ministers’ preaching plan hear back this coming week, and once the visa something you’d like to know more about. contact Jane on 320850). meeting in the Chapel. has arrived he’ll book his flight for India, where