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8Th August, 2021 Saint Michael & All Angels, Stanton-by-Dale, All Saints, Dale Abbey, All Saints, Risley www.sdrchurches.org.uk 8th August, 2021 Special prayer or collect for today — The Tenth Sunday after Trinity Let your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please you; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen Do you need someone to chat to, or pray with? If so, get in touch, we’d love to help Email: [email protected] There is no longer be a need to book a place for a service in advance. Other initial changes, in line with Government and Church of England guidance can be found at the bottom of page 2 For latest updates, please regularly visit our website: www.sdrchurches.org.uk and Facebook—visit Facebook.com/SDRChurches THIS WEEK: NEXT WEEK: Sunday 8th August Sunday 15th August 9.15am All Age Worship, Risley 9.15am All Age Worship, Risley 11.00am All Age Worship, Stanton 11.00am All Age Worship, Stanton (livestreamed) (livestreamed) 3.00pm Evening Worship, The Gateway, 3.00pm Evening Worship, The Gateway, Dale Dale Abbey Passage: Galatians 5: 22-23 Passage: Galatians 5: 22-23 and Colossians Second reading: TBA 3: 12-17 Talk: Fruit of the Spirit: GENEROSITY AND Talk: Fruit of the Spirit: PATIENCE and FAITHFULNESS KINDNESS Please note that Phil is away from his desk until Sunday 22nd August. Please make enquiries through the church office, James Lee, a churchwarden or reader. Thank you. News Sheet Update from our Curate, James Lee It’s a joy to have the opportunity to make my first contribution to our church news sheet this week. It’s hard to believe it’s already been nearly two months since we moved up from London! We’ve been taking opportunities to get to know the local area and starting to get to know folks across the Benefice. We’ve felt really loved and welcomed by everyone, which we’re really thankful for! This week, we’re continuing our walk through the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 – and this week is the first of two ‘double-headers’: Patience and Kindness. I wonder what comes to mind when you think of those two words? For me, they seem like nice, peaceful- sounding words at first, but as I’ve thought about them this week in preparing my sermon, I’ve been reminded how difficult and challenging they are! I think this is especially true of patience – it doesn’t take much looking around to realise that we live in a very impatient society, and that can be just as true of us in the church as well. It certainly affects me, whether it’s getting frustrated at slow-moving traffic or getting cross at my mobile phone when it takes a few seconds longer to load up than I’d like it to! Yet patience (as with all the other aspects of the fruit of the Spirit) is no ‘optional extra’ for the Christian life, so it’ll be great to spend some time thinking about how we might grow in patience – and in kindness – as we meet together this Sunday. We’ll be taking some time to look at what the Bible as a whole has to say about patience and kindness – how we see the patience and kindness of God at work in the Gospel and how that might connect to the patience and kindness we long to see increasing in our lives. I’m looking forward to unpacking this together! James (PS: see if you can spot the previous three parts of the fruit of the Spirit in the first two paragraphs!) Covid-19 Restrictions -Update for our Churches (guidelines are to be reviewed again in a few weeks) The following guidelines for our church services have been made following discussions between Phil and the churchwardens and we encourage all of our church family to adhere to them. ⚫ Facemasks are encouraged to be worn whilst moving around inside the church building. It will then be personal choice whether to keep them on when seated. ⚫ Singing is to be allowed in church. You can sing with or without wearing your facemask. ⚫ Bibles will be available to use in the pews. ⚫ You no longer have to book in to attend a service, but we will ask you to sign in still or use the QR Code. ⚫ Hand-sanitizer will be made available when entering and leaving the building and we would encourage you to use it. ⚫ At Stanton and Risley churches, the sets of pews next to the church side walls will remain as socially distanced seating. The two middle sections of seating and those at the back are no longer re- stricted seating. The seating at the Gateway will basically stay as it is. ⚫ The collection plate can be brought forward to the service officiant for thanksgiving. ⚫ Communion will continue to be carried out as it has over the previous weeks. We are not offering the Common cup as yet. ⚫ The one way system in and out of our buildings will no longer apply. ⚫ We are intending to start serving refreshments from 29th August and reintroduce our flower rotas. Announcements Our services will be streamed on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SDRChurches OR – you can watch it on YouTube (search SDR Churches) OR—you can use the phone line. The number is: 0115 7950146 Church Office The Church Office will be open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 1.30pm. Tele: 0115 9440609 Email: [email protected] Church Service Times - From Sunday 5th September 2021 The PCC have decided, for a trial period of 6 months, to adopt the following service times in the Bene- fice, from the beginning of September this year. The new times from September 5th will be: 9am at Dale Abbey 10:30am Stanton by Dale 4pm Risley There are a number of positive reasons for trialling these changes—but changes they are, and change is not always easy. Please listen out for further details over coming weeks and if you would like to discuss any of these changes with me, I’d be really pleased to do so. Confirmations and Baptisms on Sunday Afternoon, November 14th 2021 We pray that Sunday November 14th will be a very special day in the life of our Benefice! We are holding a service of baptism and confirmation, with the Bishop of Derby – Libby Lane, at 4pm on that date, at St Michael and All Angels, Stanton by Dale, and followed by refreshments at the Old School. More information to follow in the coming weeks! We invite all those who are trusting Jesus as Saviour and Lord and who have not been baptised to come and be bap- tised- in obedience to Jesus’ command, and to publicly witness to His saving grace. In the Church of England, Confir- mation is also a key marker in the Christian life. Confirmation is the ancient and Anglican practice of laying on of hands by a bishop. Candidates give their testimony and publicly profess their faith. They ‘confirm’ the promises made at their baptism (often on their behalf by Parents and godparents if baptised as a child). Confirmation also signifies adult mem- bership of the Church of England. There are of course a range of circumstances people find themselves in. Please consider, if you are trusting Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and: you have not been baptised and confirmed, please be baptised and confirmed you are regularly taking communion but have not been baptised, please be baptised and consider confirma- tion too you were baptised as a child, please come for confirmation Whatever circumstance you find yourself in, please do talk to James or myself about these opportunities. We would love to talk to you. We are letting you know with plenty of time to give people opportunity to chat and pray things through, and to enable us to run some great baptism and confirmation preparation sessions. There is more infor- mation about baptism on our website—follow this link: https://sdrchurches.org.uk/explore/#BAPTISMS Please be praying that the Name of Jesus would be honoured and glorified by all that happens at our service on this date! Phil Qualified First Aider If you are a Qualified First Aider (and are happy to admit to it...we are only asking out of interest….for now ….) would you mind letting either Phil or Elaine, know, just so that we are aware in case there is a need to call on someone. Thank you. Dates for your Diary: - Specific details to follow nearer the time… Wednesday 11th, 18th and 25th August - NO evening services Sunday 5th September - New service times trial begins Tuesday 7th September - 9.30am to 11.30 am, See and Know begins, Old School, Stanton Tuesday 7th September - 2.30pm to 4.00pm, Tea and Company, Old School, Stanton Sunday 3rd October - All Together Harvest Lunch, the Old School, Stanton Sunday 14th November - Remembrance Day Services (10.15am) and Confirmation service 4pm, conducted by the Bishop of Derby, the Rt Revd Libby Lane See and Know is starting again from Tuesday 7th September, 9.30am to 11.30 am at the Old School, Stanton Stanton Tea and Company Tea and Company will be starting up again, on the first Tuesday of every month beginning on 7th September, 2.30pm to 4.00pm at the Old School, Stanton by Dale.
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