ST PETER’S CHURCH AND JUNCTION BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA NOTICE SHEET 25 September 2016 Church office: 01622 743321 [email protected] www.stpeters-church.org.uk A warm welcome to everyone, especially if you are a guest or here for the first time. Our Vicar is the Revd. Phil Goodey, Assistant Minister is Revd. Yvonne Salmon, our reader is David Parry and our Churchwardens are Michael Coltham and David Bissell SUNDAY 25 September – Trinity 18 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.15am All Age Worship Readings 1 Timothy 6:6-19 and Luke 16: 19-31 11.00am Junction in the Village Hall 12.30pm Baptism Preparation 2.30-5.00pm Church open for visitors Tuesday 27 September 11.00am Prayer Meeting at Anni Blake’s home, 2 Windmill Court 7.00pm Regency Dancing at Church contact Phil for details on 743321 Wednesday 28 September 2.30-5.00pm Church open for visitors 7.30pm Bell Ringing call Tony 744931 Thursday 29 September 7.30pm Music Group practice in Church Friday 30 September 7.30pm Harvest Supper in the Village Hall Saturday 1 October 2.30-5.00pm Church open for visitors SUNDAY 2 October – Trinity 19 HARVEST Celebration with Holy Communion. Readings 2 Timothy 1:1-14 and Luke 17: 5-10. 2.30-5.00pm Church open for visitors for the last time this year 1 Monday 3 October 2-4pm Tea Cakes and Fellowship at Dawn’s, 2 Pembroke Rd, Coxheath 2.00pm Boughton Monchelsea School Harvest in Church Note – Previous Sermons can be listened to on www.stpeters-church.org.uk For any church business, notices, Baptisms Weddings etc contact the Church Office on the number above. NEWS AND EVENTS Organ Our Church Organ is being repaired with work starting this week and continuing for approximately the next three weeks. Harvest Supper We are having our Harvest Supper this Friday evening, 30 September at the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Entertainment is being provided by members of Junction. We need to get together a team of volunteers to help Beryl in the kitchen with the preparation and serving of a ploughman’s – type meal. Boughton Wives are kindly supplying desserts. If you are able to help with this please speak to Phil or call 743321. And if you would like to go please sign the sheet at the back of the church, donations towards the cost of your meal on the evening please Harvest Gifts Please contribute dry goods and tins for Maidstone Homeless Care and bring them to the church next week. Princess Project Thank you to everyone who prayed for a resolution to the Princess Project’s storage problems: prayers have been answered as they have had an offer from the URC in the centre of Maidstone to use their premises. New Address June Coward has moved, her new address is 8 Atkins Lodge, High Street, Orpington, Kent BR6 0JZ Tel. 01689 827477 Ethos is the name of a new shop in Maidstone, in the premises of the former Christian Bookshop at 13 Brewer Street. It specialises in Fairtrade, organics and environmentally friendly products, vegetarian and vegan ranges and, working in partnership with CLC, provides a variety of Christian books, CDs and cards. Formerly, Ethos traded from Starnes Court but with this move they now hope to enjoy a higher profile, so please do pay them a visit and support this new venture. Opening times are Monday to Saturday 9.15-5.30 and more information can be found at www.ethosmaidstone.co.uk 2 CAN YOU HELP? Boughton Monchelsea Helping Hands is a new initiative being set up by Katy Abson and Karen Filmer as a volunteer service for members of the community who need a helping hand around the home or garden. If you are able to become a volunteer for this service, or would like one to help you, or for more information see the poster at the back of the Church or contact Katy 741285 or Karen 744292 Thank You : This is a very Big Thank You to everyone that has kindly sent cards, visited, telephoned, bought me flowers and gifts and kindly donated to The British Heart Foundation since my Dear Mum Helen Fowler sadly died. I have been so well remembered and it has helped me so very much. I am especially grateful to Yvonne for visiting Mum many times and for taking such a beautiful service which many of you attended; I was so pleased to see you all and thank you so much for joining me. My grateful thanks also go to the Choir, Dawn Pemberthy, Jayne Martin, Diana Fletcher, Alison Moore, Annie Flitton, Chris Attwood and the Organist all who all made Mum’s funeral such a memorable service. Thank you all So Very Much Karen Fowler DATES FOR YOUR DIARY ADVANCE NOTICES: Walk For Freedom This year the Walk for Freedom for A21, which raises awareness and funds to combat human trafficking and slavery, will take place on Saturday 15 October from 11am – 1pm at Mote Park, Maidstone. For more information and to register visit [email protected] or speak to Cheryl 532832. Thy Kingdom Come is an initiative by the Archbishop of Canterbury to invite parishes and churches throughout the world to take part in a Wave of Prayer during the week between Ascension and Pentecost next year (25 May – 4 June 2017). This year UK churches joined in the first Wave of Prayer but the 2017 vision is to go global with every part of the worldwide Anglican communion, the World Methodist Council and many Pentecostal, Free Churches, and some Eastern and Orthodox Churches in the UK also giving support. For more details look on the website http://www.thykingdomcome.co.uk/ Marie & Barry Boulton Please note both Marie and Barry are at Sutton Valence Care Home, North Street, Sutton Valence, Kent – 01622 843999. Fortunately they have a double room and consequently are able to share time together. They will welcome visits from family and friends. 3 Website Please let Danny Watson [email protected] or Diana Gordon [email protected] have information to be included on our St Peter’s Church website PLEASE PRAY FOR All those in need of God’s healing power in their lives: Katy Knott, Debbie Clifton, Doris and Richard Broaders, Marie and Barry Boulton and for God’s comfort for all who are mourning the loss of loved ones especially the families of Ethel Thorn, Peter Smith, Helen Fowler, Rebecca Pook and Paul Kirrane. 4 .