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www.stjohnsfishponds.comSpecial notices….Due to the success of the Car boot sale at St John’s Church in July another one will take place in the car park on Sat 29th Aug 10am-1pm. The cost to sellers is £7, if anyone is interested in selling please contact Amy in the EBP Office on 0117 9586412 or [email protected]
St John’s is holding a Macmillan Coffee morning on Sat 12th Sep 10am-2pm. Any games, board games, jewellery, toiletries, bric a brac and promise of cakes to Jan please. Let’s see if we can get as near to the £600 raised last year. Many thanks.
On Fri 2nd Oct St John’s will hold a Concert by the Concorde Clarinets and the Cleeve Singers starting at 7.30pm. Tickets will be £5.00, including a glass of wine or fruit juice. All proceeds to St Johns.
Christmas Fair - we are looking to re-vamp the fair this year, and the theme is Angels. For anyone interested in exploring this, there will be a meeting for potential stall holders over coffee on Sunday 13th September. Please come along if you can help.
Regular weekly events….
MONDAYS 3pm – 4.30pmTuesday 9.15am - Morning Prayer
Saturday 10.00am – Bible Study in the Church
News from the Pews
3 Churches working together in East Bristol as part of the East Bristol Partnership
St. Aidan’s St John’s St Michael’s ‘Reaching Out to ‘Serving the Community, ‘Serving the Community Welcome In’ Worshipping God’ of Two Mile Hill’
Welcome Sunday 23rd August
Our Collect Prayer for today – The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity God of constant mercy, who sent your Son to save us: remind us of your
goodness, increase your grace within us, that our thankfulness may grow, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
What’s happening this morning:St Michael’s Church 9.00am – Lay-led Service with Ian Hopton co-ordinatingSt Aidan’s Church 10.30am – Eucharist with Rev. Canon Paul DenyerSt John’s Church 10.30am – Eucharist with Rev. Jordan Ling
Readings: 1 Kgs. 8.22-30, 41-43; Eph. 6.10-20; John 6.56-69;
Readings next week: Psalm 96; 1 Thess. 4: 13 - end; Luke 4. 16 - 30;
Look inside to see what else is going on……
St Michael’s ChurchSpecial notices…..St. Michael's Day, or Michaelmas as its also known falls on September 29th, and the Church is arranging a Flower Festival on the weekend of Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of September during the Benefice weekend as part of the overall activities. The Church will be open on Saturday from 10am to 5pm and on Sunday from 12noon to 5pm. Entrance to the Church will be free and refreshments will be available on both days. The Flower arrangers from the other Churches in the Benefice and from the wider East Bristol Partnership have been invited to create a floral display to represent their Church, and St. Michael's will be decorated by the regular Floral arranger Graham Harris-Morgan, assisted by Brenda Flook. Everyone is welcome to drop in at some time during the weekend between the other Benefice events, and also to our Patronal Sunday morning service from 9am on the 27th September. For further details on the Flower Festival contact Graham on 0117 9145189.
Many thanks to everyone who supported my cream tea fundraiser last Saturday. We raised an amazing £1054 for my support group - GOSH ( Bristol) - Gastro Oesophageal Support and Help, for people suffering from oesophageal and stomach cancer. It was an amazing day! Jackie.
Regular weekly events….. HOLY COMMUNION
1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 10am with Prayers for Healing followed by
Coffee afternoon in Church every Friday 2pm-4pm &
Coffee morning every Saturday 10am -12pm. Everyone welcome!
www.staidanbristol.co.uk
Special notices….The next Baptism Preparation Session is Sun 13th Sep starting at 4pm.
As part of the Benefice weekend on Sat 26th and Sun 27th Sep St Aidan’s is launching a RELEASE Service on the Sun eve starting at 7pm. All welcome.
Regular weekly events….
EVERY 1ST SUNDAY IN HALL 9.45am – 11am
Sundays fortnightly 3pm - Deaf @ St Aidan’s
Tuesdays 7.00pm - Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel
Wednesdays 3.30pm – Messy Church, Air Balloon Primary
Thursdays 9.15am – Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel
Thursday mornings 10am – 12pm in the Café area of Church
Special notices and upcoming events for all…….
Benefice Big summer read!It’s that time of the year when we join together in deepening our discipleship through a shared read. This year we are recommending two books to allow for choice - One is David Adam “the eye of the eagle” a book based around the hymn be thou my vision. The other is “have a little Faith” by Mitch Albom a true story of the authors encounter of faith. Both are easily available and would be a great springboard for chatting about our own faith.
East Bristol Partnership Joint Service
Sun 30th Aug10.15am
St John’s ChurchJunior Church will be available during the Service.
Please make every effort to attend.Benefice WeekendSeptember 26th -27th…. please keep these dates free. Details of each event planned have now been made available and invites have been sent out……food fellowship and fun will be our recipe for meeting with one another and with God. Please respond asap. Many thanks.
The Pantomime‘The Bishop Is Coming!’
Saturday 17th October 7.30pmSaint Aidan’s Church, St George
Tickets £5 per adult (to include complimentary glass of wine or fruit juice) £2 for children (14 and under).
To reserve tickets please contact Amy Donaldson, EBP Administrator on 0117 9586412 or email [email protected]
We need an idea on numbers PLEASE DON’T LEAVE IT TOO LATE!
Those we are praying for….. Ron and Beryl Lines, Derek Wiltshire, Nigel Begbie, Kath Mounstephen, Pat Cumming, Stella Hopton, Gladys, Dennis Crew, Stuart, David Silvester, Marie, Nora Hopton, Rev. Father Robert Britton, Mary Gully, Sarah, Mervyn Baker and Bruce McKay.Special prayers for the family of Rosemary Morgan, wife of the late Tony, and Sister in law of the recently departed Trevor Morgan - as the whole family mourn their sad loss.
Pray for our Growth TogetherPlease continue to pray for growth in our Christian community
Eternal Father, look with your love on your people of this benefice and the wider Partnership, and pour upon us the gifts of your Spirit. Draw us to you and one another that our growing unity may bring healing of life to all, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Thought for this week…..by Rev. Michelle MartinAs I sit down to write my thought for the week, my little puppy Holly is dancing round in circles trying to catch her tail!! I am reminded of a song we used to sing with our Brownie pack:“God’s love is like a circle, a circle big and round; and when you see a circle, no ending can be found; and, so the love of Jesus goes on
eternally; forever and forever I know that God loves me.”Symbols have long been used to express deep truths, often where words just don’t do the job. Over the last few days, I have been looking at our benefice logo and wondering at what it conveys to me of God. As I look at the three pointed knot, I think of the three churches – how unique and special each church is, and yet how we are all part of the one benefice, held together by the circle of God’s love. I am also led to reflect on the Holy Trinity – the depths of the relationship between the three persons of the Trinity, and how we are each drawn into that
relationship. Try and take some time over the next week to really notice the symbols that surround us every day, and to reflect on what they mean to you. Why not start with the cross?
Priest-in-Charge of Benefice – Rev. Jordan Ling 0117 3304953Focal Minister for St Aidan’s – Rev. Canon Trevor Denley 07960 329127
Focal Minister for St Michael’s – Rev. Nicola Callen 0117 9658833Assistant Curate – Rev. Michelle Martin 07804 610929
East Bristol Partnership Office Tel: 0117 9586412 Email: [email protected]
