WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF STIFFORD
St Mary’s, High Road,
St Cedd’s, Crammavill Street, Stifford Clays www.parishofstifford.co.uk
Wednesday 9.30 am:
Holy Communion at St Cedd’s
Friday 10.30 am:
Prayers at St. Cedd’s
Next Sunday: 30th October 2011 – All Saints Day & 4th before Advent
10.30 am:
No morning service at St. Cedd’s
11:15 am: Joint Holy Communion at St Mary's
4:00 pm: Annual Bereavement Memorial Service at St. Cedd’s
Parish Notes - 23rd October - Last Sunday after Trinity
Scroll down for Parish Notes from previous Sundays in September
We have received
thanks for our Harvest Festival gifts
from the individuals who received them as well as from
North Stifford Village Community Group is hosting a Quiz Night in
the village hall at 7.30pm on Fri 4th Nov, with a
‘Bonfire & Guy Fawkes’ theme. Contact Val Oakley if you are interested in
going
Pram & Buggy Special!
Pram & Buggy is holding a Soft Play Afternoon to raise funds for
Help for Heroes on Tuesday 8th November
Please keep our
appeals for help for our Christmas
Bazaar on Saturday November 19th at the fore front of your minds as we
really do need your encouragement and support.
If you think you have an idea which will liven up the afternoon, please
speak to Val, Thelma, Brenda or David. We also need people to sell as many raffle
tickets as possible before the day, so if you can take a book to sell as many
as you can in a week, please see June E.
If anyone has access
to a Flip Chart Stand that could be
loaned out for a short period of time, would you please have a word with Andy
as he is trying to borrow one at the moment.
There is to be a Diocesan Consultation Day at the
Brentwood Centre, Brentwood on 21st January from 10am-4pm when 1000
people from across the Diocese will meet to discuss how we can develop our
witness and ministry – to identify what we should do and how we’re going to do
it. This promises to be an interesting
and stimulating day which is open to everyone in our congregation. Brenda has all the details and if you would
like to know more please contact her on GT376580 as soon as possible. Tea and coffee will be provided but you will
need to bring your own packed lunch.
Gifts for the Lighthouse Seafarers Mission need to be
in by 27th of November please – the list of the
toiletries that are needed is in both churches and on the news sheets of the
last few weeks. Don’t forget to leave them unwrapped because they will be sorted and
gift wrapped at a central location. Thank
you!
Funerals
Please pray for the family and friends of those whose
funerals have been held recently…
October Birthdays
......15th Daphne Collins & Andy
Higgs; 20th Chris Rouse; 24th Diana Eckworth; 29th Janet Frampton & Philip
Wyatt;
If you would like to
add anything to this news sheet, please contact Brenda Smallcombe on 376580 or Brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.uk
Parish Notes - 16th October - 17th Sunday after Trinity
Our Annual Bereavement Memorial Service is
taking place at 4pm in St Cedd’s on Sun 30th Oct, followed by refreshments. Invitation cards
have gone out to the families of those whose services have been conducted on
behalf of the parish, in the past year, but all are invited so please pick up
an invitation to give to a neighbour or friend.
Pram & Buggy Special!
Pram & Buggy is holding a Soft Play Afternoon to raise funds for
Help for Heroes on Tuesday 8th November
Please keep our
appeals for help for our Christmas
Bazaar on Saturday November 19th at the fore front of your minds as we
really do need your encouragement and support.
If you think you have an idea which will liven up the afternoon, please
speak to Val, Thelma, Brenda or David.
We are also appealing for donations for our Grand Raffle please. June has already obtained some prizes from
local traders – Baldwins, the pet shop, Hair & Beauty and Razor have all
promised to help but we really need promises of
If anyone has access
to a Flip Chart Stand that could be
loaned out for a short period of time, would you please have a word with Andy
as he is trying to borrow one at the moment.
There is to be a Diocesan Consultation Day at the
Brentwood Centre, Brentwood on 21st January from 10am-4pm when 1000
people from across the Diocese will meet to discuss how we can develop our
witness and ministry – to identify what we should do and how we’re going to do
it. This promises to be an interesting
and stimulating day which is open to everyone in our congregation. Brenda has all the details and if you would
like to know more please contact her on GT376580 as soon as possible. Tea and coffee will be provided but you will
need to bring your own packed lunch.
Funerals
Please pray for the family and friends of those whose
funerals have been held recently…
October Birthdays
......15th Daphne Collins & Andy
Higgs; 20th Chris Rouse; 24th Diana Eckworth; 29th Janet Frampton & Philip
Wyatt;
If you would like to
add anything to this news sheet, please contact Brenda Smallcombe on 376580 or Brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.uk
Parish Notes - 9th October - 16th Sunday after Trinity
Please remember that
we are collecting money gifts to help the work of Tear Fund over the next couple of weeks and I am sure that we will
all think very prayerfully about what we can donate. Gifts of tinned and fresh fruit and
vegetables from our Harvest Festival services last week were delivered to 8 families
in Stifford Clays and the balance was taken to organisations in the town centre
who support the needy – thank you to everyone who donated so generously.
Plans for our Christmas Bazaar Sat November 19th
are beginning to take shape, but we really do need your encouragement and
support so please, please do your best to come up with new ideas or offers of
help on the day. Val, Thelma, Brenda & David are all
desperately hoping for inspiration so if you have an idea, please don’t keep it
to yourself - let us have your suggestions as soon as possible!
We are also appealing for donations for our Grand Raffle please. June has already obtained some prizes from
local traders – Baldwins, the pet shop, Hair & Beauty and Razor have all
promised to help but we really need promises of
If anyone has access
to a Flip Chart Stand that could be
loaned out for a short period of time, would you please have a word with Andy
as he is trying to borrow one at the moment.
A gentle reminder to everyone at St. Cedd’s please - we need just one more team to
commit to making tea and coffee on the 2nd
Sunday every month and then each and every Sunday will be covered! It just involves making a pot of tea and
coffee, pouring it out and clearing away afterwards! Please help to take the uncertainty out of
this if you possibly can by offering to do this – it is a particularly good way
for newer members of our church family to get to know everyone, so don’t be shy
– simply have a word with anyone who is doing teas after the service and they
will be more than happy to show you the ropes.
Funerals
Please pray for the family and friends of those whose
funerals have been held recently…
04/10/11 Mr James Vollmer of
06/10/11 Mr Ron Hawkridge of
…and for those that have been arranged:
12/10/11 Mrs Marion Green of
October Birthdays
1st October Iris Terry & Mary
Clifford; 2nd Megan
Wood; 3rd Keira
Deighton; 4th Vic
Yeates; 15th Daphne Collins
& Andy Higgs; 20th Chris
Rouse; 24th Diana
Eckworth; 29th Janet Frampton
& Philip Wyatt;
If you would like to
add anything to this news sheet, please contact Brenda Smallcombe on 376580 or Brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.uk
Parish Notes - 2nd October - 15th Sunday after Trinity
Today we remember the
work of TEAR Fund as we celebrate
our Harvest Festival at both
churches. We will be collecting money gifts over the next couple of Sundays, so
please pray about what to give.
Our Christmas Bazaar this year will be held on Sat
November 19th. Please put the date in your diary so that you can come along and support
us.
Better still; why not give some thought towards helping us, either in the planning or on the day! If you have any ideas that you have seen at
other bazaars that may help to ‘freshen up’ ours, please pass them on to Val,
Thelma, Brenda or David. -If you have an idea, you won’t be roped into putting
it into practice so please don’t keep it to yourself!
- let us have your suggestions as soon as possible so
that we can plan and prepare everything.
We are also appealing for donations for our Grand Raffle please. June has already obtained some prizes from
local traders – Baldwins, the pet shop, Hair & Beauty and Razor have all
promised to help but we really need promises of
St. Cedd’s tea rota needs just one
more team to commit to the 2nd
Sunday every month and then each and every Sunday will be covered. It just involves making a pot of tea and
coffee, pouring it out and clearing away afterwards! Please help to take the uncertainty out of this
if you possibly can by offering to do this – it is a particularly good way for
newer members of our church family to get to know everyone, so don’t be shy –
simply have a word with anyone who is doing teas after the service and they
will be more than happy to show you the ropes.
Our neighbouring parish, St. John’s in Victoria Avenue
are rebuilding their
church hall – themselves! The
foundations are in and up to floor level so the project is well under way. If you have some spare time and would like to
help (no building experience needed but a great opportunity to learn a new
skill) please contact Rev Clive Russell on GT 372101 or Mr Roger Going on GT
386367
Funerals
Please pray for the family and friends of those whose
funerals have been held recently…
28/09/11 Mrs Mary Bannister of
30/09/11 Mr Norman Weal of
…and for those that have been arranged:
04/10/11 Mr James Vollmer of
06/10/11 Mr Roy Hawkridge of
October Birthdays
1st October Iris Terry & Mary
Clifford; 2nd Megan
Wood; 3rd Keira Deighton; 4th Vic Yeates; 15th Daphne Collins & Andy
Higgs; 20th Chris Rouse; 24th Diana Eckworth; 29th Janet Frampton & Philip
Wyatt;
If you would like to
add anything to this news sheet, please contact Brenda Smallcombe on 376580 or Brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.uk