Benefice Events & Notices Date for your diary.;- Tuesday, Sept 8 th at 2.30pm at St Peter's church. Annual St. Peter's Mothers' Union Service. This year it will be an informal service led by Manette. All are welcome, but if you are not a member of St. Peter's MU please would you contact Joy by Sunday, Sept 6th so we know how many to expect. 01359 231301 [email protected]Saturday Sept 12 th from 10am – 4pm. Gift day for St Peter’s. Details are available in the September Newsletter but someone will be at the church between 10am – 4pm to receive your gift. Thank you. Thurston Urgent! Can you help! – Treasurer required as soon as possible. The Parochial Church Council of St Peter’s Church is looking for a Treasurer. If you are interested or would like more information please contact Pat Sadler at [email protected]or ring 07552 234443. Great Barton The Messenger. The PCC have tried to find someone to take on the commercial side of The Messenger for 2021 since October last year, without success. We need one, possibly two people, to look after distribution, advertising and keep an eye on the finances of The Messenger. IT IS NOW VERY URGENT.The sale of advertising for 2021 must start in October, in order for that to happen there must be a guarantee that The Messenger can be distributed from January 2021. If no one comes forward between now and the end of September, the December 2020 edition will be the final edition of The Messenger. If you wish to volunteer so that The Messenger will continue, please contact Allan Howell on 01284 787728 or on [email protected]. =========================================================== Please note the following changes to ‘Private Prayer’ in both Churches. From September 2020 Holy Innocents and St Peter’s will be open for Private Prayer at the following times;- Saturday 2.00pm – 4.00pm Sunday 12noon – 4.00pm. The Benefice of Holy Innocents, Great Barton & St Peter’s, Thurston www.greatbartonandthurston.org.uk 6 th September 2020 The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity Reading for this Sunday Rom 13: 8-14 Mt 18: 15-20 Please email any notices to Pat Sadler [email protected]by Thurs 10 th Sept 01359 230865 A Prayer for all in Education. Father God, in the power of the Holy Spirit we bring our concerns and worries about education and all people involved in this, especially as schools return and COVID-19 remains a threat. We give you thanks for: our education system, all teachers and all who work in education. We pray for all pupils who may feel anxious at this time. Lord be with everyone and let them feel your loving presence. Amen Find us on Facebook Rev’d Manette Crossman 01284 787554 [email protected]Manette’s day off is usually Monday. The Collect Almighty God, who called your Church to bear witness that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself: help us to proclaim the good news of your love, that all who hear it may be drawn to you; through him who was lifted up on the cross, and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen Storehouse. We are very grateful for your continued help. Thank you. From Jill Rood our local coordinator, ‘the collection point/yellow container for St Peter’s is at 31 School Road, Thurston. Cash donations or cheques ( payable to ‘West Suffolk Vineyard Church’) can all be dropped into the yellow bucket. If people wish to give on-line then please contact Jill at [email protected](Jill is happy to collect donations if necessary). From Tim Frost, ‘ the collection point for Holy Innocents is at 2, Diomed Drive, Great Barton where there is a deposit box for goods and chqs.
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Benefice Events & Notices
Date for your diary.;- Tuesday, Sept 8th at 2.30pm at St Peter's church. Annual St. Peter's Mothers' Union Service. This year it will be an informal service led by Manette. All are welcome, but if you are not a member of St. Peter's MU please would you contact Joy by Sunday, Sept 6th so we know how many to expect. 01359 231301 [email protected] Saturday Sept 12th from 10am – 4pm. Gift day for St Peter’s. Details are available in the September Newsletter but someone will be at the church between 10am – 4pm to receive your gift. Thank you. Thurston Urgent! Can you help! – Treasurer required as soon as possible. The Parochial Church Council of St Peter’s Church is looking for a Treasurer. If you are interested or would like more information please contact Pat Sadler at [email protected] or ring 07552 234443. Great Barton The Messenger. The PCC have tried to find someone to take on the commercial side of The Messenger for 2021 since October last year, without success. We need one, possibly two people, to look after distribution, advertising and keep an eye on the finances of The Messenger. IT IS NOW VERY URGENT.The sale of advertising for 2021 must start in October, in order for that to happen there must be a guarantee that The Messenger can be distributed from January 2021. If no one comes forward between now and the end of September, the December 2020 edition will be the final edition of The Messenger. If you wish to volunteer so that The Messenger will continue, please contact Allan Howell on 01284 787728 or on [email protected]. ===========================================================
Please note the following changes to ‘Private Prayer’ in both Churches. From September 2020
C h u r c h B u i l d i n g s C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 2 0 : A d a y t o l o o k a t m a k i n g t h e b e s t u s e o f y o u r c h u r c h b u i l d i n g s f o r
Holy Innocents and St Peter’s will be open for Private Prayer at the following times;- Saturday 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Sunday 12noon – 4.00pm.
The Benefice of Holy Innocents, Great Barton & St Peter’s, Thurston
www.greatbartonandthurston.org.uk 6th September 2020
The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
Reading for this Sunday
Rom 13: 8-14 Mt 18: 15-20
Please email any notices to Pat Sadler [email protected] by Thurs 10th Sept 01359 230865
A Prayer for all in Education. Father God, in the power of the Holy Spirit we bring our concerns and worries about education and all people involved in this, especially as schools return and COVID-19 remains a threat. We give you thanks for: our education system, all teachers and all who work in education. We pray for all pupils who may feel anxious at this time. Lord be with everyone and let them feel your loving presence. Amen
The Collect Almighty God, who called your Church to bear witness that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself: help us to proclaim the good news of your love, that all who hear it may be drawn to you; through him who was lifted up on the cross, and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
Storehouse. We are very grateful for your continued help. Thank you.
From Jill Rood our local coordinator, ‘the collection point/yellow container for St Peter’s is at 31 School Road, Thurston. Cash donations or cheques ( payable to ‘West Suffolk Vineyard Church’) can all be dropped into the yellow bucket. If people wish to give on-line then please contact Jill at [email protected] (Jill is happy to collect donations if necessary). From Tim Frost, ‘ the collection point for Holy Innocents is at 2, Diomed Drive, Great Barton where there is a deposit box for goods and chqs.
Services This Sunday's service will be a service of Holy Communion at St Peter’s at 10.30am. We look forward to hearing the bells rung again before the service. Many thanks to our Tower Captain Sally Veal and her band of ringers. We hope that you enjoy watching our online services, but due to the holiday period, we will unfortunately not be able to record our services or put them online for the next few weeks. We hope to resume putting services online in September. Please note we will continue to send out the pew sheet in the eco-friendly way we have been using during lockdown. A few copies will be left in church for visitors but the congregation will continue to receive the pew sheet electronically. We will make every effort to deliver copies to those who are not returning to church yet.
Praying for our Benefice We pray for:
• All those who have asked for our prayers and their families: Giles, Andrea, Jack, Hilda Murray, Jane’s brother Jon, Carol Crossley, Noreen and Martin, Morris, Alexander, Charlie, Elizabeth Weller, Brian Meen, Pat and Mary Gould, John Edwards and Lorraine, Andrew Garnham, Ian Baxter, Hayley, George and family, Daloni, Dick Peachey and John Bennett
• We pray for all couples who are to be married. We especially pray for Shaun and Tralee who were married at St Peter’s on 30th August.
• We pray for those who have died recently: remembering Peter Maxey and Rita Edwards.
• We pray for all who mourn the loss of a loved one. We also remember all those whose anniversaries fall at this time. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
• We pray for all the people in the parishes of Great Barton and Thurston. • We pray for all migrants making dangerous journeys in search for freedom
and a better life. • We continue to pray for the people of Lousiana as they face weeks without
power or water following the devastating impact of hurricane Laura. • We pray for the work of Amnesty International. • We pray for the people of Lebanon as they struggle with an economic crisis
and the aftermath of the explosion in Beirut a month ago. • We pray for all those who were Ordained Deacon at St Edmundsbury
Cathedral on Saturday 5th September and all those being Ordained Priest on Sunday 6th September. In particular we pray for Susan Allison, Sarah Geileskey and Miriam Webb who are known to us, as they commence their ordained ministry.
Benefice Holy Communion at St Peter’s on 6th September at 10.30am Social distancing limits the numbers who can attend and you will need to book a place if you wish to attend the service. Contact details of those attending will be kept for 3 weeks after the service and given to Track and Trace if someone who attended later tests positive for coronavirus. We ask you not to attend the service if you feel in any way unwell. Face coverings are required by law to be worn in places of worship unless you have a legitimate reason not to. There are some valid exemptions, in particular, those who are leading services and those who assist them (for instance by reading, preaching, or leading prayer) do not always need to wear a face covering, although one should be worn especially if physical distancing cannot be maintained (i.e. distributing consumables). This exemption does not apply to worshippers, who should wear face coverings consistent with the requirements for any other public space.For those who are reading or leading the intercessions, please walk up to the front of the church when it is your turn. You can then remove your facemask and read / lead the prayers. Please put your facemask back on before returning to your place.It should be remembered that face coverings are mainly intended to protect other people, not the wearer, from coronavirus (COVID-19) and that they are not a replacement for physical distancing and regular hand washing. Hand sanitiser will be provided. Please observe social distancing of 2 metres. Seating in church will be arranged and there will be no singing during the service. More information will be given at the beginning of the service. If you would like to attend next week’s service of Holy Communion at Holy Innocents at 10.30am, please contact me on Tel. 07947 737789 or email [email protected] to reserve a place. God bless. From Rev'd Manette -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Suffolk Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride 2020 is going ahead on Saturday, 12 September 2020. You can download the 2020 sponsorship paperwork and a full list of churches that are open by following this link or contact the following people.
Holy Innocents: Hilary Aaron. 01284 787376 If you would like to sponsor Kevin or Luke email them an amount with your name & add. Kevin [email protected], Luke [email protected] (Sponsorship is also being asked for David Sheppard.) St Peter’s: Mary Fawcett. 01359 231363 If you would like to sponsor Richard Fawcett please contact Mary as above. Had you thought of getting sponsored to walk to a few churches which are in close proximity? If so, sponsorship forms are available in the church porch. Sadly, because of the Coronavirus pandemic, it won't be possible for us to welcome riders and striders into our churches but we hope many will manage to tick them off their list during the day.
Churchwardens Holy Innocents Gt.Barton
Tim Frost 01284 787442 & Angela Pearce 01359 230395 St Peter’s Thurston
Irene Churchus 01359 230652 & Pat Sadler 01359 230865
