St John’s Monday Tuesday this week 11am Thanksgiving Service for Ron Price 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 2.15pm Tea & Chat Wednesday 2pm Friendship Club St John 26 October 2014 the Evangelist Welcome to St John’s Parish Church, Great Stanmore. We are glad you are here with us today. If it is your first time, please speak to the Rector or Churchwardens at the end of the service. Refreshments will be served in Church House after the 9.30am service. 8pm Home Group Thursday 8pm Ringing Practice Friday 8pm Choir Rehearsal Saturday 9.30am Churchyard Working Party & Open Church The Daily Office Morning Prayer: Tuesday (8:30am), Thursday (8:30am), Saturday (9am) Evening Prayer: Tuesday (4:30pm), Wednesday (5pm), Thursday (5pm) Next Sunday: 2nd November 2014 All Saints’ Sunday 8am HOLY COMMUNION President: The Revd David Tuck Reader: Diana Phillips Bible Readings: 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 9.30am PARISH COMMUMION President: The Revd David Tuck NT Reader: Mick Oliver Gospel: Michael Carmody Prayers: Lydia McLean 11am Services today 8am HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am PARISH COMMUNION Bible Readings: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Page in church bible: 158 (NT) Matthew 22:34-46 Page in church bible: 19 (NT) Hymns: 102, 750, 493 (66, 146, 263) and 34 11am MATINS The Last Sunday After Trinity Collect Faithful Lord, whose steadfast love never ceases and whose mercies never come to an end: grant us the grace to trust you and to receive the gifts of your love, new every morning, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Post Communion Prayer Holy and blessed God, you have fed us with the body and blood of your Son and filled us with your Holy Spirit: may we honour you, not only with our lips but in lives dedicated to the service of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. MATINS The Church is fitted with a loop system; hearing aids should be switched to ‘T’ St John’s Who’s who Rector: information The Revd Matthew Stone 020 8954 3876 Email: [email protected] Churchwardens: Safeguarding Officer: Parish Office: (Tues, Wed & Fri) Mrs. Sylvia Daniels Mr. Graham Denman Mr. Stuart Webster 020 8863 4080 01923 840675 07971 219918 Ms Karen Stirrup 020 8954 7064 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stjohnschurchstanmore.org.uk St John’s Church of England School: Headteacher - Mrs. J Hester School Office: 020 8954 3978 St John the Evangelist - Mission Statement Drawn together by Christ’s love, we seek by his grace to live out his commandments to love the Lord our God with all of our being; and to love everyone we come across as we love ourselves. Prayer Ministry is offered every Sunday in the Chapel during communion at main service. THIS WEEK PLEASE PRAY FOR:  Sick: Ernie Hazell, Bob Livingstone, Christina Makhoul, Heather Williams, Paul Williams and Baby Sophia  The team who lead Junior Church  Our Treasurer, Jenny Neve  Our Parish Administrator, Karen Stirrup This week the altar flowers have been given by Hazel Charman remembering departed loved ones St John’s Public Meeting The Stanmore Society is holding a Public Open Meeting in Stanmore Library on 28th October at 8pm. The topic to be discussed will be "Harrow of the Future". See poster in porch for more information. Thanksgiving Service for Ron Price 27th October at 11am You are very welcome to attend this special service following which Ron’s ashes will be interred in the churchyard. Refreshments will be served afterwards in Church House. To help with the catering, please sign the list on the table at the back if you are planning to attend Bishop Ramsey CE High School Sixth Form Open Evening 6th November, 5.30pm-8pm Talks at 5.45pm and 7pm by the Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form and current students. Opportunities to tour the school. See poster in church porch for more details or visit www.bishopramseyschool.org Annual Quiet Day 29th November, 10am -3.30pm Edgware Abbey For information, please see www.edgwareabbey.org.uk notices Café St Jean - Helpers Needed Are you able to spare 10 minutes on a Sunday to help put out the tables and chairs for Café St Jean? We need one person for the 3rd Sunday and two for the 5th. Please speak to Rosemary after the 9.30am service or 020 8386 1640. Remembrance Sunday Service 9th November 9.45am Parish Communion 11am Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial Annual Memorial Service 9th November at 2.30pm We will be holding a special service to remember our loved ones who have died. If you would like to add a name, the list can be found on the table at the back. It would also be helpful to know if you plan to attend the service and whether you will stay for refreshments which will be served in Church House afterwards. There will not be any anniversary names read in the morning services. Harrow Arts Centre If you are a Harrow Resident, please consider signing the petition to keep the Arts Centre open (it may be closed in the next round of cuts). The petition is on the table.