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The next week in the St Faith’s Community
Sunday 14th July
8.00am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion
9.30am Sea Sunday service
11.00am Sundays@11 on Sea Sunday
6.00pm Evening Prayer
Tuesday 16th July
9.30am Rainbow Toddlers
7.30pm Parochial Church Council Meeting
Thursday 18th July
11.30am Eucharist
2.00pm Cuppa & Company
Friday 19th July
2.00pm Knit & Natter
6.30 Choir Practices
Saturday 20th July
2.00pm Wedding of Darren Mason and Emma Clack
Sunday 21st July
8.00am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion
9.30am Parish Eucharist
11.00am Sundays@11 with the christening of Penelope Rossiter
3.00pm Games afternoon
6.00pm Evening Prayer
Morning and Evening Prayer are said in the church most weekdays at
8.30am and 5.00pm. Everyone is welcome.
House groups meet during the week for prayer, discussion, friendship and
Bible study. For more information, please speak to one of the clergy.
Welcome to St Faith’s. If you are a visitor, we hope you enjoy your time with us. If
you would like to know more about St Faith’s, please fill in a
Welcome Card which is found on the desk near the entrance to the church.
Weekly Notes
14th July 2019
Sea Sunday/4th Sunday after Trinity
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New People & Planet
Group at St Faith’s The state of the environment, and
caring for it, is one of the most pressing issues in our world
today. We would like to start a
new group, People and Planet, looking at this issue and advising the church
on what we can do to respond. Our new group will pray for the world, and
seek ways to reduce our impact on the environment as a church, in our
communities and in our personal lives, and encourage others to do the
same.
If you would like to be involved with the People and Planet Group,
please contact Becca Chamberlain on 023 9200 6184, or at
Rotas! Rotas! Rotas! There are now three rotas to complete at the back of the church. There is
one for reading at the Parish Eucharist, one for reading at Evening Prayer
and the latest arrival is for taking part in the Offertory Procession. The first
two rotas are for the period from 4th August to the 27th October (the day
the clocks go back!). The Offertory Procession rota starts on the 4th Au-
gust and finishes on 13th October.
St Faith’s finances - update We are now half way through 2019, and as part of our commitment to
regularly reporting the church finances, on the page opposite you will find
the church finances for January to June this year.
Things to notice:
We are pretty much on budget so far - thank you to everyone who gives
regularly to the life of our church, though financial giving, and through
giving of your time and talents.
Most of the giving to St Faith’s comes through Standing Order or the
Parish Giving Scheme. Information about both of these is available on the
notice stand in the south porch
Our biggest expense is the Parish Share, which funds both ministry here at
St Faith’s and in the wider Church of England.
Although we are on budget, the budget is for an £18,000 deficit. In
other words, we think our expenses will be £18,000 more than our
income this year. This is because as a church community we continue to
not give enough to fund the life of our church.
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January to June 2019 2019 Budget Budget Actual Difference
Income from Giving Gift Aided Regular Income 42,500 43,321 821 85,000 Loose Plate Collections 5,192 4,760 -432 10,800 Non Gift Aided Regular Income 720 708 -12 1,440 Other giving 2,800 3,375 575 5,600 Total Income from Giving 51,212 52,163 951 102,840 Other Income Total Income from Fundraising 5,100 3,753 -1,347 9,200 Gift Aid 9,180 6,319 -2,861 18,360 Legacies 1,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 Fees for weddings and funerals 2,450 1,750 -700 4,600 Other Income 850 633 -217 1,700 Total Other Income 18,580 16,455 -2,126 35,860 Total Church Income 69,792 68,618 -1,174 138,700
Expenditure Parish Share 54,963 54,920 43 109,926 Clergy Expenses 1,465 1,111 354 2,930 Music 5,072 4,079 993 10,144 Altar Requisites 475 1,393 -918 950 Salaries 4,492 4,349 142 8,983 Church Administration 4,134 3,459 675 8,268 CCLI and PRS 500 529 -29 1,000 Insurance 2,000 1,899 101 2,000 Church Maintenance 1,250 1,443 -193 2,500 Gas and electricity 2,030 2,397 -367 4,061 Other costs 1,025 944 81 2,050 Mission giving 125 30 95 4,364
Total Church Expenses 77,531 76,554 978 157,176
Surplus/Deficit -7,739 -7,936 -197 -18,476
New Hymn Book As we have mentioned in the past, we are planning on
purchasing a new hymn book, to replace the green New
English Hymnal, which is now not very new!
We are doing this because:
Our vision statement commits us to being a ‘progressive’
church - which means doing new things. So we want to
continue to update our music, retaining the great hymns of
the past but making the most of the great hymns and songs of
the present. C o n t i n u e d
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We want to make sure we use inclusive language where possible (so we
don’t sing ‘men’ when we mean ‘men and women’ - do listen to Mary’s
sermon on women from a few weeks ago for more on this important area)
The good news is, we don’t need to purchase huge numbers of books,
because many people use the screen these days. So we’re going to purchase
60 copies of Ancient & Modern - Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship. We
know this will be enough for everyone who wants one. (The choir have been
secretly using this for a couple of years now!) This will cost us £560, and we
will take this from our reserves, as this is a key investment in the life of our
church.
The version we will be purchasing contains the words only. We know some
people also like having the music. If you would like to contribute towards
the cost of a copy or two of the melody version (which has the tune
printed), or even the SATB (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) book, please will you let Richard Dewland know? These would not be “your” books, but
would be available as a resource for all, including you. You would contribute
the difference between the words copy and the other version i.e. £5.62 for
the melody version and £10.87 for the SATB version.
We will be purchasing the books at the end of July, so do let Richard know in
the next few weeks! His contact details are on the back of the Notes.
Games Afternoon
21st July @ 3.00pm On Sunday 21st July we
will be holding a games
afternoon for all ages.
Come and have fun play-
ing board games, or out-
door games, and much
more. Why not invite
your friends to come
along as well?
If you would like to bake a cake for the Games
Afternoon, that would be great! Please bring it
along next Sunday morning, or to the Games
Afternoon itself.
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Live Nativity & Christmas Fayre in December This year we are planning on doing
something a little different with the
Christmas Fayre! In addition to some of
our usual Christmas Fayre stalls, we are
going to hold a Live Nativity. This has live
animals with Mary and Joseph, and a
journey in which guests encounter adults
dressed as shepherds, angels, and finally,
wise men on camels, each with a witty
script and plenty of banter.
This will be an opportunity to engage
people who don’t normally come to
church with the Christmas story, and is
very successful in other places. We
want to do this, because while anyone
can put on a Christmas Fayre, our
unique message as a church is the birth
of Jesus, and we want to talk about this
more.
We are in the early stages of planning
for this, but we think the Live Nativity
will take place in the church, with refreshments and stalls in the Bulson Hall at the
end.
We have applied to the Mission Opportunities Fund from the Diocese, and have be
granted £1,225 to help with the start-up
costs of the Live Nativity, which is
wonderful.
We are looking form a team of
people to organise the Live
Nativity and Christmas Fayre. If
you would be interested in helping,
then please do let Mary Kells
know.
The Live Nativity and Christmas Fayre
will be on Sunday 8th December, 1-4pm. That morning we will hold the 8am and
9.30am services, and then it will be all hands on deck for setting up the Live Nativity
in the church, ready for 1.00pm.
Please pray for this exciting new venture, and get involved if you can.
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In the Church and Parish Centre 14th July– 21st July
Church Bulson Hall Lowry Room
Sun
14th
July
8.00 Holy Communion
9.30 & 11.00 Sea
Sunday services
6.00pm Evening Prayer
Refreshments
11.15 Sundays@11
9.00 Choir
11.15 Sundays@11
1.30-4.30pm Private Party
Mon
15th
July
8.00 Silent Prayer
8.30 Morning Prayer
5.00pm Evening Prayer
9.30-12.30pm Lunch Club
5.15-5.45pm Zumba Gold
1.30-4.00 Fabric & H &S
Committees
6.15-7.15pm Yoga
10.00-11.00 Pilates
1.30-2.30pm Clinical
Pilates
6.15-7.15 Zumba
8.00-9.00pm Dance
Fitness
Tue
16th
July
8.00 Silent Prayer
8.30 Morning Prayer
5.00pm Evening Prayer
9.30-11.15 Rainbow
Toddlers
1.30-2.30pm Pilates
2.45-3.45pm Pilates
6.15-7.15pm Yoga
7.30-9.30 Solent Writer’s
Circle
9.30-10.30 Zumba
3.30-4.30pm Starz Ballet
7.30-10.00pm Parochial
Church Council meeting
Wed
17th
July
8.00 Silent Prayer
8.30 Morning Prayer
5.00pm Evening Prayer
1.00-3.00 Weight
Watchers
9.30-12.30pm Lee Bridge
Group
5.15-6.15pm Clinical
Pilates
7.30-8.30 Zumba
Thu
18th
July
8.00 Silent Prayer
8.30 Morning Prayer
11.30 Eucharist
5.00pm Evening Prayer
9.30-10.30 Yoga
2.00-3.00pm Cuppa &
Company
5.30-6.30 Yoga
6.45-7.45 Pilates
10.00-1.00pm Lowry Art
Group
5.00-6.00pm Private Party
7.00-8.00pm Zumba
Fri
19th
July
8.00 Silent Prayer
8.30 Morning Prayer
5.00pm Evening Prayer
1.00-2.00pm Zumba Gold
10.00-11.00 Jiggy
Wrigglers
2.00-4.00pm Knit &
Natter
6.30-9.00pm Choir
Practices
Sat
20th
July
2.00pm Wedding of
Darren Mason and
Emma Clack
9.30-10.30 Zumba
Girls
Want to hire the church or a
hall? Then ring 023 9255
6445
Sun
21st
July
8.00 Holy Communion
9.30 Parish Eucharist
11.00 Sundays@11
6.00pm Evening Prayer
Refreshments
Traidcraft Stall
11.15 Sundays@11
3.00pm Games Afternoon
9.00am Choir
11.15 Sundays@11
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For your prayers during the next week
Collect for Sea Sunday
Eternal Lord God,
you alone have spread out the heavens and rule the raging of the sea;
bless and keep all who go down to the sea in ships;
preserve them in all dangers
and bring them in safety to the haven where they would be,
with a thankful remembrance of your mercies,
to praise and glorify your holy name;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen
Collect for the 4th Sunday after Trinity
O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen
Those to be christened: Penelope Rossiter and Reggie Turner
Those to be married: Darren Mason and Emma Clack
Those who are unwell: Martin Over, Sue Harrap, Margaret Parker, Doug
Griffiths, Terry Wilson, David Almond, Matthew Beer and Sheila Hester
Those who have died: Leonard Gardner and Brian Lucker
Anniversaries of death: Pug Mather (14th); William Edward and Muriel
Fuller (15th); Janice Irvine and Trevor Gunns (16th); Mac Clarke, Catherine
Weeks and Peter Barclay (17th); Michael Bucks (20th)
…………………………. ‘Race For Life’
Sandy Smith recently completed the ‘Race for Life’ in
pouring rain and will be in the Bulson Hall after the Parish
Eucharist to collect the money from members of the
congregation who had promised to sponsor her.
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Sunday 14th July - 4rd Sunday after Trinity 8.00am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion
A traditional communion service using the 1662 order of service
President: Paul Chamberlain Assistant: David Fordham Collect: page 212
9.30am A Service for Sea Sunday
A formal choral service
Service leader: Mary Kells
Preacher: Alistair Mansfield Intercessions: Frank Cochrane
There is a separate service booklet for this service
11.00am Sundays@11 Sea Sunday Service
A service for all ages, with a music group, various media, and activities for adults
and children.
Leader & Preacher: Paul Chamberlain
Songs: Praise is rising; My Lighthouse; Amazing Grace; My hope is built
on nothing less; Eternal Father, strong to save
6.00pm Evening Prayer
A traditional reflective service with music and a sermon
Officiant John Herklots
Hymn: 417 O God, our help in ages past
Psalm: 77
1st Reading: Genesis 32:9-30 Richard James
2nd Reading: Mark 7:1-23 Richard James Homily John Herklots
Hymn: 353 Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Intercessions: Frank Cochrane
Hymn: 466 Thou who's almighty word
Contact details Vicar Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain 023 9200 6184 [email protected]
Curate Rev Dr Mary Kells 01329 556151 [email protected]
Director of Music Richard Dewland 07561 318355
Church and Centre office Andrew Munro 023 9255 6445
[email protected] or [email protected]
www.stfaithslee.org.uk
www.stfaithsparishcentre.org.uk
