Church Services and opening times in the Benefice

Church services

At a Glance (see further down this news-sheet for details) The Churches within the Canonry Benefice (Ash, Goodnestone, , , This Sunday: 3rd October Next Sunday: 10th October , Preston, and ) 9.00am Holy Cross, Goodnestone 9.00am All Saints, Chillenden 9.00am Elmstone Church 10.30am St Nicholas’, Ash

rd 10.30am St Nicholas’, Ash 10.30am St Mildred’s, Preston 3 October 2021 10.30am St. Mary’s Nonington 9.30am St. Mary’s Nonington

18th Sunday after Trinity Please note, although restrictions have lifted it can still be a worrying time for many and we welcome the continued use Readings: of face coverings/social distancing for the safety of yourself and others. Job 1.1; Job 2.1-10 Psalm 26 Hebrews 1.1-4; Hebrews 2.5-12 Our regular weekly online streamed services continue Genesis 2.18-24 on this Sunday 3rd October, at 11am. Please join the Reverend Psalm 8 David Moulden with readings, prayers, music and contributions Mark 10.2-16 from members of the Benefice. www.youtube.com/thecanonrybenefice www.facebook.com/thecanonrybenefice This week’s Prayers Churches open for Private Prayer Almighty & Everlasting God, We are pleased to be able to start opening up on a wider schedule increase in us your gift of faith again. As churches in the Benefice open up for private prayer we that, forsaking what lies behind will let you know in this section of the new-sheet. and reaching out to that which is before we may run the way of your commandments St Nicholas’, Ash Open all week 9.30 - 3.30/4pm. and win the crown of everlasting joy; Holy Cross, Goodnestone Open all week in daylight hours * though Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, St. Mary’s Nonington Open all week in daylight hours in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. All Saints, Chillenden 10am - 5pm Saturdays & Sundays

Prayer by Rosemary Bainbridge As we reflect on the traumas, tragedies and triumphs of the last Please note services may be taking place during these times. eighteen months I think we must all be deeply concerned about Other churches in the Benefice can be unlocked upon request. the current level of mental health problems amongst the young. * During the weeks leading up to, and during, the music festival/events it may It seems that lockdowns, isolation, anxiety and the effect of long be locked at times for rehearsals, please check noticeboard COVID have clearly all led to an unprecedented number of cases. These vulnerable young people have their ambitions, their Please read the information boards and continue to observe hand sanitising potential and their future careers in front of them and need to be supported and comforted whilst they recover. and other measures to stay Covid safe. Please do not visit if you are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms. To comply with Track and Trace don’t forget Lord we pray for all those young people suffering from mental to sign in or use the QR code check-in option. illness, for all those who are disturbed, troubled and confused. Reach out to them, lift their burdens, calm their anxiety and quiet their fears. Let them know Scaffolding in the grounds of St Nicholas, Ash that there is both a way forward and a route back to a fulfilled and Please be aware that scaffolding is still in place outside Ship House active life. Surround them Lord with your healing presence that next to the church from Monday 6th September whilst works are they may know they are not alone. carried out

Loving God, you are always near to us, especially when we are This could limit use of the main steps to the church. Please make weak, suffering and vulnerable. Amen use of the other steps/ramp up to the church during this period. News from the Benefice Donations of long life sandwich fillings, eg tuna, luncheon meat, Services for the next 4 weeks corned beef, dried pasta, tinned vegetables, biscuits and long life Please keep an eye on these weekly new-sheets for any updates. milk are all welcome. We are delighted to offer our Morning Worship & Family services which are short and interactive with a family focus. Also St Nicholas’ Ash our Breakfast Church at St.Mary’s Nonington - arrival from 9.30 for 10am start. Harvest Collection for the Salvation Army It is our custom to support the Community Service Programme run by the Salvation Army in Margate to mark Harvest Festival. They provide support to the most vulnerable in our area by offering practical & emotional help at their drop in café, up to 50 lunches a day, plus approximately 80 grocery bags a week to those referred to them by TDC & KCC.

St Nicholas’ Church porch will be open daily from Monday 4th October to Saturday 9th October from 9am to 4pm to accept your donations.

We have been asked if we can donate non-perishable food especially: Pasta, tinned vegetables, soup, biscuits, long life milk & sandwich fillings

These items will then be blessed at our Harvest Festival Service on Sunday 10th October at 10:30am & taken to the Salvation Army Harvest Service at St Mildred’s is followed by refreshments - during the following week. all welcome. The church will decorated for Harvest on Saturday 9th October. If you would like to help please come along. Please help if you can so that together we can support the vital work that they do amongst the most vulnerable in our local communities. St Mildred’s is collecting for Thanet Salvation Army. The harvest donations box is now at Preston Garden Centre (by the till), or you can bring items to the service on 10th October. News from the Belfry at Ash St Mildred’s, Preston Preparation is being made to get the bells ringing regularly again! Further Open Meeting - The Future of St Mildred’s - Following a very We would welcome any lapsed local bell ringers to join us and well attended, positive meeting on 24th July, a follow up meeting help resume a thriving bell ringing team. will be held in the future. The date for this will be advised as soon as possible. Date for the Diary Saturday 16th October: Maintenance of Ash churchyard relies on volunteers. These St Mary’s Nonington volunteers have taken upon themselves to keep certain areas Seekers Bible Study Group - having carried on through lockdown tidy. Now that the group working parties or ‘bashes’ have started via Zoom meetings, we are now able to meet in person again, twice st rd again, our volunteers are working hard on the backlog of mowing monthly on the evening of the 1 and 3 Thursdays. Next meetings th st and hedging built up during lockdown. The next bash is on 16th are 7 and 21 October at starting at 7.30pm. October at 9am. Light refreshments will be served outside and th hand cleansing/ social distancing will be observed. Newcomers Compline - via Zoom on 20 October at 7pm. will be especially welcomed. Contact no. 01304 812736 Coffeestop - meets Thursdays 10-12am in the Chapel. Keep Ash Churchyard Growing and Going! The churchyard has always been a place of quietness and Save the Date! - St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival th tranquility, a place for calm reflection amid nature. It is 10 -12th December: Village organisations will be invited to bring a maintained by our valued volunteers throughout the year who do tree to decorate in church (it does not have to be green or spruce). a wonderful job. Protecting its attractive condition is costly with The weekend will conclude with a Candlelit Carol Service. repair and replacement of machinery an ongoing cost. There is a For more information about St Mary’s events please contact Janice scheme which enables you to help the village maintain it’s or Paul on 01304 840402 churchyard in good condition via single or regular donations. Please contact our treasurer Andrew Collings Elmstone Church [email protected] Elmstone will have a Christmas Eve service at 10pm

st Raise free donations for Friends of St Nicholas Church Happy Hours have resumed and are normally on the 1 Friday of when you shop on line! More information at the month, from 6.30pm, and can now take place in the church if www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stnicholaschurchash/ required as Autumn approaches.Compline may be held before Happy Hour, starting at 6.10pm. Goodnestone Music Festival District Council’s Community Hub 01304 821199 (9am Plan ahead and mark the next August bank holiday weekend in to 5pm, seven days a week), [email protected] th st the diary for the 2022 Festival 27 -31 August. https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Coronavirus-help-for-the- community.aspx Can you help the Deal Foodbank? As physical donations are not possible at St Nicholas’, money News from the Diocese donations can be made instead so they can buy in bulk and Keep Praying - Harvest deliver food parcels directly. If you would like to donate, here are A week of prayers to celebrate Harvest across our diocese and to the options: ask God's blessing on all that our rural communities do. Started  Cheques, made payable to ‘ Deal Area Emergency Foodbank’ Monday 27th September, there is be prayer video for each day can be sent to Deal Foodbank, Unit C4 Enterprise Trading featured on our Youtube channel and social media streams, Estate, Western Road , Deal. CT14 6PJ. culminating in a special Harvest worship service on Youtube  For online donations the details are – ‘Deal Area Foodbank’ on Sunday 3 October. sort code 40-22-15 Acc. No. 31694995.  To set up a standing order please go to Keep Praying Pentecost www.dealarea.foodbank.org.uk. ‘Keep Praying’ is a thread of prayer to weave through all we do in our churches and local communities, helping us stay connected in Thank you & please be assured all donations will directly benefit prayer across the diocese. There will be a different theme for each our local foodbank. liturgical season, and 3 simple ways to pray that theme in our personal prayers, our gathered worship and our reaching out to Vulnerable people in our communities those around us. The theme for Keep Praying Pentecost is ‘Spirit of Rev David has asked for assistance in identifying vulnerable Love, leading us out’, and the thread of prayer lasts right through people that may need help at this time. He is working with Ash the summer. Parish Council and is a point of contact for anyone who needs, or https://www.canterburydiocese.org/our-life/prayer/prayer-resour who knows of someone who needs, help. Please call on 01304 ces/keep-praying Our Pentecost Prayer Card explores the theme 812296. through word and image, and is available here. https://d3hgrlq6yacptf.cloudfront.net/5f209069c4808/content/pa Other helplines: ges/documents/pentecost-spirit-of-love-leading-us-out.pdf County Council’s Kent Together We hope that the collect and prayer points on this card will become 03000 41 92 92 (24 hour) www.kent.gov.uk/KentTogether helpful, aids to prayer throughout the months to come. Youth & Worship Stationary for asylum seekers at Napier Barracks The creation of a Youth Council began this month - to create a Diocese are collecting stationary items for people team of people passionate about faith and build a space to seeking asylum who are temporarily housed at Napier Barracks in discuss opinions, share views and develop new skills. Visit Folkestone. Pens and paper are invaluable and very much needed www.canterburydiocese.org/our-life/news-events/news/your-c items to support English learning. Click here to buy a pen or a hurch-your-voice.php notebook for an asylum seeker, and a message of welcome will be written in someone's heart forever - thank you. Changing Lives Conversations https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/genericItemsPage/2T0CN How do we talk to the people around us about our faith, without ROEUUGJV?ref_=wl_share being driven by guilt or getting tongue-tied? Bishop Rose’s video series ‘Changing Lives Conversations’ shares some ways we can practise ‘talking God’ in our everyday lives. https://www.canterburydiocese.org/mission/changing-lives-con Canonry Benefice www.canonrybenefice.org.uk versations/ www.facebook.com/thecanonrybenefice

Daily Hope telephone helpline St. Nicholas’ Website: www.s8nicholas.org This 24 hour helpline, 0800 804 8044 offers music, prayers and reflections and full worship services from the Church of . Rev. David Moulden: 01304 812296 or https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavi [email protected] rus-covid-19-guidance-parishes/daily-hope-phone-line Benefice Administrator: Beth Barber [email protected]

Cathedral Open! If you have any notices for this Benefice news-sheet, please Canterbury Cathedral has reopened to visitors. With new visitor send them to Beth by Wednesday midday. experiences and ‘Kids Go Free’ until 31 October 2021 (T&C's apply), there’s never been a better time to rediscover the Cathedral. Book an historic day out https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/visit/ Fresh from the Printers! The Ash with Parish Magazine October edition is now out! Access a wealth of information, inspiration and guidance about faith, life events, prayer and worship from the Church of England Website - including Apps and podcasts to download. www.churchofengland.org