St Paul’s Church, Wokingham
St Nicholas’ Church, Emmbrook
Pews News
16th November 2014
2nd Sunday before Advent
Welcome in the name of Jesus Christ to this house of prayer,
especially if you are with us for the first time today!
We invite anyone who wishes to receive Holy Communion to come to
God’s altar. Please tell the priest if you need a gluten-free wafer.
If you’d prefer to receive a prayer of blessing please come forward with
everyone else and keep your head bowed at the rail.
White Gift Aid envelopes are available in each pew.
If you’re a UK tax payer, we can reclaim the tax on the amount you donate,
but please remember to fill in your name and address on the envelope.
Clergy Contact Details
Fr Richard
Fr Patrick
Mthr Deborah
Fr Roy
Mthr Judi
327 9116
977 3397
978 7658
978 4141
976 1197
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Churchwardens
David Ruddock 437 6104
Peter Wells
377 6351
[email protected]
[email protected]
The Parish Office
Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri from 9.00am to 12.00
0118 979 2122 – [email protected]
www.spauls.org.uk
Rest Day– Sat
Rest Day- Fri
Rest Day- Fri
Rest Day– Sat
This Sunday: 2nd Sunday before Advent
16th November
8.00am
9.30am
Low Mass
Parish Mass
Readings:
1 Thessalonians 5. 1 – 11
Matthew 25. 14 – 30
Hymns:
Gradual:
Setting:
Anthem:
449, 338, 464, 334
Plainsong Alleluia
Mass of St Thomas, Thorne
O thou who camest from
above, P Stopford
Celebrant
Celebrant
Preacher
Fr Richard
Mthr Deborah
Fr Patrick
Celebrant
Fr Richard
Celebrant
Fr Patrick
Fr John
Connell
10.00am Woosehill Church: Methodist Service
11.00am St Nicholas, Emmbrook Village Hall:
Community Eucharist
6.15pm Evensong & Sermon
Collect
Heavenly Father,
whose blessed Son was revealed
to destroy the works of the devil
and to make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life:
grant that we, having this hope,
may purify ourselves even as he is pure;
that when he shall appear in power and great glory
we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom;
where he is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Post Communion Prayer
Gracious Lord,
in this holy sacrament
you give substance to our hope:
bring us at the last
to that fullness of life for which we long;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen
The Week Ahead
Morning Prayer 8.30am (Mon, Tues, Thurs at St Paul’s, Wed at Woosehill)
Rosary in The Parish Rooms on Saturday 9.00am
Mon (17th) PCC Meeting
7.15pm
Mass before PCC
Wed (19th)
Hilda, abbess, 680
Thurs (20th)
Edmund, king, martyr, 870
Sat (22nd) Cecilia, martyr, c.230
10.30am House Mass
*17 Martins Drive
10.30am Low Mass
Fr Patrick
9.30am
Fr Patrick
Low Mass
Fr Patrick
Sunday 23rd November – Christ the King
8.00am
Low Mass
Celebrant Fr Roy
9.30am
All Together Mass
Celebrant Fr Patrick
Preacher
Mthr Deborah
Readings:
Ezekiel 34.11 – 16, 20 – 24 or Ephesians 1.15 – end
Matthew 25. 31 – end.
Hymns:
Gradual:
Setting:
Anthem:
443, 352, 421, 345
Celtic Alleluia
Mass of St Thomas, Thorne
Lift up your heads, P Stopford
10.00am
Woosehill Church – Communion
Celebrant
11.00am
St Nicholas, Emmbrook Village Hall,
Community Eucharist
Celebrant
Rev’d Richard
Lamey
Mthr Deborah
6.15pm
Service at Woosehill Church
Celebrant
Fr Patrick
Church Notices
West Africa Appeal
At the recent meeting of the Mission Committee, it was decided to hold a retiring
collection this week for the DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) Ebola Appeal.
Please give as generously as you can.
Rosary
Until further notice whilst access to the church is problematical the Rosary will be
prayed on a Saturday at the usual time of 9.00 am but in the Parish Rooms. For
further information or to let us know of anyone who needs our prayers please
contact me (9786420) Geraldine Lea.
Thank you’s
I would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to make the Autumn Bazaar a
success, and to everyone who came along and supported the event. We made a
total of £2,031, which is a superb amount. Thank you, Fr Richard.
Thank you to all who came along and supported the Kid's Kingdom toy stall at the
Autumn Bazaar, lots of goodies were sold. I do still have a number of good quality
jigsaws, board games, paperback books and a dolly pushchair with dolly and
shopping bag! If there is anyone who was not able to attend but wanted too, please
catch me after the service or call me later and perhaps you can drop around to our
house to look through and grab a bargain. Any left will be donated to one of the
charity shops at the end of the month. Tina and Heather Selwyn-Smith 0118 979 2819
Temporary closure of the Churchyard
The steeplejack and stonemason are due to come on Tuesday 18th November to
check the stability of the pinnacles, after which, we are hoping that the main path
St Paul's will be back in use. All services are happening as usual but you still have
to walk right round the Church to get to the South Door to get in. We are working
as hard as we can to get back to normal, and we do thank you for your patience in
the interim.
Mothers’ Union
I'm making (hopefully with some help from others) some Fiddle Blankets for
dementia sufferers. I'm using fleece for the top but could do with flannelette
sheeting for the backing and wonder if anyone has old sheets they no longer use?
The blankets are only about 2'6" square so old sheets would be fine.
Jean Vaughan 9790538
The Children's Society
You may have noticed that one of this month's charities in Waitrose is The
Children's Society, so please support us as often as you can throughout November.
Many thanks.
Forthcoming Dates
Tues 18th of November
Healing Meeting – 8.00pm at Woosehill Church
There will be a meeting for people from across the Parish to talk about what we
mean by healing and what a healing service is all about. There will then be a
discussion about the way forward for healing services in each church. Do please
come along, whether this is something you are already involved in or not.
Saturday 22nd November
Hawthorns Fair
Woosehill Church are having a stall at Hawthorns Fair from 12 – 3pm, this year
with lots of thing for kids to do, all free! Why not pop along?
23rd November
Parish Walk
Weather permitting; there will be a walk on Sunday 23rd November. Please meet
in the Parish Rooms car park at 2pm, as usual. Teri Austen
Tuesday 25th November
Church Action on Poverty
There is a meeting which is open to all at The Lounge, Park URC, Palmer Park Ave,
Wokingham Road, Reading RG6 1DN with guest Speakers Amanda Bickerton and
Malcolm Peirce, all are welcome. Contact [email protected]
Wednesday 26th November
Lily’s Story
A story of a munitions worker during WW1, presented in period costume. Being
held at Wokingham Library at 2.00pm. Cost of £5.00, which includes refreshments,
tickets available at the Information Centre in the Town Hall. Call 0118 978 1368 to
book in advance.
First Monday of the Month
Prayer-walking the new Housing Developments
A group from Wokingham Baptist Church are keen to start prayer walking the new
housing developments on the first Monday of each month. It seems important to
be praying as the churches seek to engage with the new residents in the coming
months. We'd really like to invite others from across Churches Together in
Wokingham to join us. Meeting at 9.15am outside the Lay-By Café on Reading
Road (opposite the entrance to the Montague Park development) to finish at
10.15am at the latest. For more details please contact Anna Rogerson
[email protected] or just turn up!
1st to 24th December
Wokingham Living Advent Calendar
There are performances in venues all around the town during this period. To find
out where and when, visit the information Centre or website www.wokingham-tcgov.uk/advent.
Sunday 7th December – Notice for St Paul’s
11.00am St Nicholas Patronal Festival
Given how well the people of St Nick’s support things happening across the whole
Parish, and given how often they come to worship at St Paul’s, it would be brilliant
if some people from St Paul’s could return the favour by joining them in the Village
Hall for their Patronal Festival, either after the 9.30am or instead of the 9.30am on
that particular morning. You would be most welcome.
Sunday 7th December
Alexander Devine – Carol Concert
A concert by St Paul’s choir is to be held on Sunday 7th December at 6.30pm at St
Paul’s in aid of the Alexander Devine Hospice Service. Tickets are available from
the Parish Office or Bookends, 9 Peach Street £6 adults, £2 children, including
refreshments.
Saturday 13th December
Christmas Workshop
A Christmas workshop has been arranged in conjunction with Wokingham Flower
on Saturday 13th December 2014 from 10.00 am-1.00 pm. The cost is £15.00, which
covers
all
materials.
If
anyone
is
interested
please
contact
Sue Davenport, 01189786554 as soon as possible.
Sunday 21st December
Lessons & Carols at 6.15pm
The Social Committee would be grateful for donations of Mulled Wine, nonalcoholic Mulled Wine and Mince Pies to serve after the Lessons & Carols service.
Please give to a member of the social committee or leave at the Parish Office. Many
thanks.
Coming Up
First Steps for pre-schoolers
We meet in church for singing, craft, stories, biscuits and drinks. Starting 9.15am
(we will be in church from 9.00am) and finishing 10.15am.
Dates and topics: 11th December, The Nativity. 8th January, Epiphany. See Father
Richard or Liz Gallagher to help or find out more.
Other Notices
Biodiversity team wanted for St Paul’s
The churchyard is just as much for the living – people, animals, plants – as it is for
those who have passed on. The parish is looking for people in the congregation –
young and mature – to form a group to look at how the churchyard could be
developed to take advantage of the plants and animals, which occur there
naturally, in order to make it a more attractive place to visit. Would anyone
interested in joining such a group please talk either to Andy Clark or to Michael
Johnstone. If you don’t know who we are, our pictures are to be found in the
Rogues’ Gallery just inside the main porch.
Wanted - Shoe Boxes
The OTB team would be very grateful for shoe boxes for the (proposed) Fall of
Jericho on 10th February 2015. Please ask/give to members of the team, Debbie
Davison, Sally Dowling, Liz Gallagher, Geraldine Lea, Nami & Justin Elliott).
Many thanks, team OTB.
22nd November
Christmas Fair - B.M.S.T.C. Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre
On Saturday 22nd November the BMSTC are having their Christmas Fair at their
Centre: at The Bradbury Centre, 23a August End, Brock Gardens Reading RG30
2JP. We are looking for Raffle and Tombola prizes, so if there is anything left over
from the Church Bazaar you know where to send it! I also have some raffle tickets
to sell if anyone is interested. We would love to see anyone of you there. Please
contact Petra Johnstone for raffle tickets and prizes. Thank you.
25th November
Smalley Lecture – Spies
A talk by Charles Crawford at LVS Britvic Theatre, LVS Ascot, London Road, Ascot
SL5 8DR. Refreshments afterwards and a chance to chat to the organisers. Book
your free place now [email protected] or call on 01344 882 770
For Your Prayers
Prayer before the Service at St Paul’s
At 9 o’clock on Sunday mornings in the Walter Chapel there is an opportunity for a
short period of prayer for the parish, our clergy and the 2014 events.
Siren Prayer for 2014
We meet at 29 Sewell Ave at 9.55am on the first Monday of the month, excluding
Bank Holidays. If you can’t be there, then please pause when the Siren sounds to
pray for the Parish and for the community.
Sally Dowling 0118 978 2729
Please pray:
In 2014: for a successful and enjoyable year of thanksgiving, renewed commitment
and active focus in which we grow in our confidence in God, in our relationships
with one another and in our links with the wider community.
West Africa Ebola Crisis
We pray for the persisting situation in West Africa, for the people and also the
International response.
The Sick: Bernice Ross, John Smith, Steve, Jane Stillman, Rex Blamires, Elizabeth
Hurst, June Harbour, Diane Hebbs.
Recently Departed:
Margaret Hollings
In the Year’s Mind: Wilfred Fildes (16th), Jane Joyce, Amy Charity, Ken
Nightingale (18th), Evelyn Hopwood (19th), Laurence Hopwood (20th), Gordon
Winsby (21st), Lilley Stephens, Alice Crew (22nd).
Anglican Cycle of Prayer
Sunday: Pray for Bermuda the Lusitanian Church (E-P to the Archbishop of
Canterbury) Lusitanian Church - (Portugal), José Cabral
Monday:
Karimnagar - (South India) Vacant
Tuesday: Karnataka Central - (South India) Vacant
Karnataka North - (South India), Ravikumar J. Niranjan
Wednesday: Karnataka South - (South India), John Sadananda
Thursday: Katakwa - (Kenya), Zakayo Epusi
Friday:
Katanga - (Congo), Muno Kasima
Saturday: Katsina - (Kaduna, Nigeria), Jonathan Bamaiyi