St Mary’s and St Luke’s News & Information for 10 September 2023 – Trinity 14
The Weekly Sheet has this week’s Readings and News on it
Annual Duck Race & Children’s Model Boat Race Saturday 9 September from 1pm
Our Rose Queen, Sophie, will have a stall at the Duck Race this Saturday (9 September) and she will also be carrying out her Rose Queen Duties. Please do come and support her.
Here are the details: Saturday 9 September at the Recreation Ground, Joey the Swan
Stalls Open from 1pm
Best Designed Boat judging at 2:10pm
Children’s Model Boat Race starts at 2:30pm
Duck Race starts at 3:15pm
The reintroduction of the Chalice at Communion
The Chalice is, once again, an option at our communion services at both churches, the Priest Intinction option will continue. Two separate Chalices are used, one for intinction, the other for receiving the Chalice. Personal dipping of the wafer is not permissible at this time.
Please do one of the following at the Communion Rail:
- For Priest Intinction, please hold out two hands, the dipped wafer will be given to you, then just don’t take the Chalice as the assistant passes by
- For the Chalice, please hold out one hand, the wafer will be given to you and then you will be offered the Chalice (as we did pre pandemic)
- To receive just the wafer, please hold out one hand, the wafer will be given to you, then just don’t take the Chalice as the assistant passes by
- Blessings, please keep your hands down by your sides
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer on Zoom bit.ly/930mp, 9:30am
just 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.
The Bible Study group
The Tuesday Bible study group will recommence on the 19 September and then the 3 & 17 October & Prayer group will begin again on Thursday 5 October and then the 1 Thursday of each Month. Thank you, Jenny V.
After church refreshments at St Mary’s
We have refreshments in the Church Hall following the service at St Mary’s. We need people to sign up to make them, please sign up on the rota in the Church Hall.
An Appeal for men’s clothes and shoes
Hope Church, Crewe are appealing for men’s clothes and shoes for their aid to Asylum Seekers that have been placed in Crewe. Please if you have any clothes and shoes you can donate, please bring to our Church and Catherine Gallagher will arrange to take them to Hope Church.
Harvest 2023
Advanced notice that Harvest Sunday at both of our churches will be on Sunday 1st October – we will share the gifts between the Crewe & Nantwich Foodbanks.
St Paul’s Pantry in Crewe told us that they are having to purchase significant volumes of food items we are short of on a weekly basis. We don’t receive grant funding for the foodbank, it is resourced through monetary donations and donations of food. Please keep spreading the word about our need and do direct people to our website about ways people can support, every item and every penny helps: https://www.stpaulscentre.org.uk/donate
An Appeal for surplus wool
Volunteer knitting group who knit for Nantwich Care homes are very short of wool of all kinds, especially chunky knit. Please if you have any left-over wool, please bring to the office or up to Church and we will pass this on to the group, with thanks in advance.
Men’s Group
Men’s Group – 7.30pm Friday 13 October 2023:
Please join us at the Vine [Nantwich] for beer [non-alcoholic options are available] and afterwards we will go for a Thai meal at Aroi-Thai. Open to all men over 18. Feel free to bring male family and friends. No need to RSVP – see you there! Howard.
Online Service Resources
Service Orders at St Mary’s can be viewed/downloaded at bit.ly/serviceorders or scan the QR Code to the left.
The Weekly Sheet is available at the top of this Blog page.
We will continue have printed Weekly Sheets available, but if you can do it electronically, it means we can print less and not throw as much away.
Our Church Relies upon Personal Giving to Keep Going
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