St Marys and St Lukes News and Resources

Our Stepping Stones Toddler Group provided & planted a tree last Wednesday at Joey the Swan to mark the Coronation of King Charles III. Many thanks to the Conservation Group for all their help.  
As you can see, a good morning was had by all!

We hope you have picked up one of the booklets with prayers and reflections leading up to the day of King Charles’ Coronation on 6 May, if not pick one up from either church.
On Sunday 7 May we will have services of celebration to commemorate the Coronation at both of our churches, and at St Mary’s we will have cake with the refreshments. The PCC decided that we should encourage people to celebrate locally in the afternoon, to join with neighbours or bigger events in the local area. One such celebration will be at Queens Park, Coronation Picnic in the Park, 2pm to 6pm, however, look out for ‘local to you’ events that may be taking place.

You can also get the Prayers and Reflections from the booklet in to your inbox by signing up here.

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) is on Sunday 21 May 2023 at  12 noon in St Mary’s Church followed by a Bring and Share in the Church Hall. The meeting is open to anyone on the church’s Electoral Roll. At the APCM we will be electing 2 Church Wardens, 5 Members to the PCC and 4 Deanery Synod Members. Ahead of the APCM, there is a Revision of the Electoral Roll from 16 to 30 April, as this is only a revision, if you are already on the church’s Electoral Roll, there is no need to reapply. All the details and the relevant forms for the Electoral Roll, Church Warden or PCC nomination are available at both churches and can be found bit.ly/apcminfo

Morning Prayer
on Zoom bit.ly/930mp, 9:30am only Thursday this week

Church of England Daily Prayer can be found here: https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer
There is also Daily Hope: a free phone line of hymns, reflections and prayers you can call at any time on 0800 804 8044.

Thank your continuing generous support for St Paul’s Foodbank. Shortages are: Jam, UHT milk, cereal, rice, long life puddings/cakes. Tinned items: corned beef; pork; fruit; meat meals (chilli con carne, stew); rice pudding; vegetables. Please see the leaflet with the donation/drop off points . 

Resources for personal prayer and reflection for the nation of Ukraine and for peace – click here for our dedicated Blog page

At St Mary’s
Go to bit.ly/stmarysresources or scan the QR code to view Services Orders and the Weekly Sheet on your phone/device. Don’t worry, we will always have printed Weekly Sheets, but if you can do it electronically, it means we can print less as we throw a lot away each week.