THE SITTINGBOURNE TEAM
MINISTRY
The Churches of
St Mary, St Michael, Holy Trinity & Bobbing
welcome you!
MAY 2015
Team Rector: Rev. Mike Resch Team Vicar: Rev. James Pettit
Team Curates: Rev. Sue Samson, Rev. Alice Pettit, Rev. Liz Resch
Assistant Clergy: Rev. Evelyn Williams, Rev. Philip Buss
Team Office:
St Michael’s Church House, High St, Sittingbourne ME10 4PG
Tel: 01795 439230
Email: (St Mary & St Michael) [email protected]
Website: (St Mary & St Michael) www.saintsinsittingbourne.org.uk
Email: (Holy Trinity & Bobbing) [email protected]
Website: (Holy Trinity & Bobbing) www.holytrinitysittingbourne.org
ST MARY’S, PARK ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE
8.30am on each 1st Sunday:
Traditional Communion.
4.00pm every Sunday:
1st Sunday: Saints Alive, informal family service.
2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion with children’s groups.
3rd Sunday Messy Church.
Baptisms offered 1st Sunday.
ST MICHAEL’S, HIGH STREET, SITTINGBOURNE
10.00am every Sunday:
Holy Communion with common worship, liturgy and organ.
Baptisms offered 2nd & 4th Sundays.
6.30pm on each 2nd Sunday:
Choral Evensong Service.
10.30am every Wednesday:
Morning Prayer on 1st Wednesday of each month.
Holy Communion on all other Wednesdays.
HOLY TRINITY, DOVER STREET, SITTINGBOURNE
9.00am every Sunday:
Holy Communion with common worship, liturgy and organ.
10.30am every Sunday:
Informal, contemporary service with worship band
and children’s activity groups.
Holy Communion 2nd & 4th Sundays, Baptisms offered 1st & 3rd
Sundays.
7.00pm every Sunday:
Informal, contemporary service with worship band,
deep teaching and an intimate time with God.
9.30am every Thursday:
Holy Communion Service
ST BARTHOLOMEW’S, SHEPPEY WAY, BOBBING
11.00am Sundays:
Informal family service with worship group.
Holy Communion 3rd Sunday, Baptisms offered 2nd & 4th
Sundays
6.00pm on each 5th Sunday:
Quiet, reflective service with Holy Communion.
Bobbing Church is also open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday
GROUPS AND EVENTS
Ladies Breakfast
Come along at 8.30am on Saturday 2nd May at St Michael’s Church
House and share breakfast, chat and fellowship.
Christian Friendship Fellowship
The Kent North Christian Friendship Fellowship Group for Single
Christians will be meeting on Bank Holiday Monday 4th May and
Monday 18th May. Please contact Christine Kelly, De Buddle, Jane
Bourne or Andrew Lee at Holy Trinity for details. Thank you.
Family Time Parenting Course
Family life can be a roller coaster ride with both joys and difficulties
and it can make such a difference for us to come together to be there
for each other. Come and join us as we explore 6 different aspects of
family life and how we can make the most of our ‘Family Time’
The course will run 7.30pm-9.30pm at Holy Trinity Church.
Tuesday 5th May Session 1: A vision for the family
Tuesday 12th May Session 2: Communicating Love
Tuesday 19th May Session 3: Who is influencing my children?
Tuesday 2nd June Session 4: Family Values
Tuesday 9th June Session 5: Guiding, shaping, boundaries
Tuesday 16th June Session 6: Modelling love and respect
Friday 23rd May
- King’s Men Curry Knight – this is our annual foray
Ladies
Fellowship
into everything
spicy, we are meeting at a new venue, Bengal Spice,
On Tuesday, 2pm-3.30pm Ladies Fellowship meet at St Michael’s
at 7pm which is an early start but allows those on Street Pastors to
Church House: May 5th, May Day Celebrations; May 19th, own
enjoy the evening before they go out. Martin is currently negotiating
service.
a price less than £15 for set meal. Details to follow
Ladies Pamper Night
After the success of last year’s event this will be held again at Holy
Trinity on Friday 22nd May at 7pm. Tickets are £10 each and include
a buffet, glass of fizz and various beauty treatments such as
pedicures, massages and a hairdresser. For tickets contact Georgina
Carpenter on 07595 386363.
Mothers Union
This group meets on Thursday 28th May 7.30pm-9pm. Meetings are
in St Michael’s Church House and on the 4th Thursday of each
month.
BOBBING CHURCH
Maintenance & Gardening Day
Saturday 9th May from 9.00am-2pm. If you’ve got half an hour or an
hour to spare, we’d love to see you. It’s a great way to get to know
one another! Bring any tools needed. Refreshments provided.
Thanks very much. Trevor & Clem.
Vision Day
Saturday 16th May from 9.30am to 1pm at Holy Trinity Church. If you
are keen to discover God’s vision for Bobbing, and help take it
forward, we’d love you to join us. Thanks, Sue.
Nine Days of Prayer and Waiting: “Food for the Journey”
Friday 15th May- Saturday 23rd May (Ascension day to Pentecost)
Pocket prayer cards will be available to take away at all 4 churches
to help us meet the Holy Spirit.
• By LOOKING at Paintings by Dinah Roe Kendall and entering
these pictures
• By READING the biblical stories of the journeys and encounters
through from Abraham to Jesus
• By WAITING on the Holy Spirit to speak through the bible text
and picture
• By LISTENING in prayerful anticipation
• By RESPONDING in our Christian calling to the Spirit’s
prompting we will be nourished to continue on our journey’s of
faith.
During the nine days, why not pop into Bobbing Church? Prayer
stations will be available for you to use. If you’d like to take your cell
group to Bobbing for an evening, please contact Sue and we can
arrange for the church to be left open.
NOTICES
Summer Ball
The popular annual Summer Ball is being held at Hempstead
House on 5th June. Tickets are going fast so please contact Jane
Bourne at Holy Trinity if you would like to go. If you have already
booked please could you make sure that you have paid by mid May
and that you have filled in a menu and returned it to Anne or Jane.
Thank you.
Thank You
Pauline and her team would like to thank everyone who supported
the recent coffee morning at Holy Trinity. Along with a sale of
handmade cards it raised £170, which went to the Children’s
Society
WEEKLY EVENTS
Fit for God’s Purpose
Ladies, we hold a weekly support group meeting for people with
weight, health or general issues of self esteem.
We meet on a Monday in Holy Trinity at 6pm for one hour. If you
have any questions, please contact Naomi Gooch.
Cuppa & Chat
Come and enjoy a cuppa, a piece of cake and some warm and
friendly company with us every Tuesday 1.30pm-3.30pm at Holy
Trinity. Contact Rev Evelyn Williams for more details on 01795
470372.
Lunch Club
All are welcome to come to lunch on a Wednesday from 12-2pm at
Holy Trinity. Light lunches are served for just £3. Please note that
there will be no lunch club on 15th April. We would really appreciate
any offers of help, please see Pauline if you are interested.
Love, Laughter, Lunch
Holy Trinity is open on Thursday mornings with coffee and cake after
the 9.30am communion service and light lunches served from
12pm-2pm.
Evening Prayer at St Michael’s
Join us every Thursday in this sacred space as we give thanks for the
day, pray the Psalms, listen for God’s word in scripture and pray
together for the church, the world and this parish.
Weekly Prayer Meeting at Holy Trinity
Our weekly prayer meeting happens every Thursday at Holy Trinity
from 7-7.30pm. Please join us to pray for our world, church and
children amongst other things.
Toddler Groups!
THANK YOU
You’ll find both our groups really warm and friendly - come and join us
at either one, or both!!
ThankBees
you to
Busy
- everyone across the team who have dedicated time
and energy
in serving in our churches
throughout
2014 in many
Mondays
(term-time)10am-11.30am
at St
Mary’s Church!
different
ways.
Your
support
is
invaluable
and
greatly
appreciated.
Wednesdays (term-time)1.15pm-2.45pm!
If you feel- that
God is (term-time)
calling you to
serve
in some
capacity
this
Wigglers
Thursdays
from
10am
at Holy
Trinity Hall!
year, or you have hidden talents that you would like to share, please
let us know.
Redeem
Youth!
If you’re between age 13 and 18 and wonder “Can you be a teenager
AND a Christian??”, come along and join us to find out! We meet
every Friday at Holy Trinity during term-time 7-8.30pm to grow in
THANK
friendship with each other
and withYOU
Jesus! Contact Georgina
Carpenter on 07595 386363 for more details.
Josiah’s Children’s Club!
We meet at St Mary’s every Wednesday during term-time from
3.30-5.15pm for fun, games and to learn more about Jesus. Toast
bar from 3.30-4pm and a tuck shop. For children aged 5-11, please
contact Rev. Liz Resch on 01795 473393 for more details.
Please remember that all events are open to anyone and their
friends and families regardless of which church you attend.
VOLUNTEERS
It would be impossible for our churches to run and offer so much
without the help of the teams of volunteers we have, so thank you to
all that give up their valuable time to serve. However, there are
times when it is difficult to cover everything especially with holidays
and illnesses so we would love to encourage more of you to come
forward and get involved. There is plenty to do on a Sunday but also
during the week, lunch clubs, maintenance & gardening and
cleaning to name a few. Maybe if you are already involved you could
prayerfully consider who you could ask to join you. It is a privilege
and a blessing to serve as part of our church family so please do
think about it.
If you would like to volunteer please speak to a member of the team.
Thank you.
If you’d like an event, group or notice featured in the April edition,
please pass the details to the church office by Sunday 24th May
Coming Home
an evening with Luke Resch and friends
Friday 15th May
@ Holy Trinity Sittingbourne
doors 7pm, 7.30pm start
tickets £3 : admit one
CD available on the night