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Those we are praying for….. Valerie & Richard Comer, Rev'd Father Robert Britton, Max Barton, Gerald, Betty Hedges, John Artis, Christine Lovering, Margaret Bolley, Derek Seville, Diane and Pete Ellis, Wyn Moore, Moran Watson, Pat Wadham, Mary Gully, Lilah James, Paul, Carly Hicks, Mervyn Miller, Robin Nash, John Smith, Simon Chapman, Keith Higham, Paul and Mary Russell.
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that our dear friend and companion Pat Cumming died on Thursday 6th October. Pat passed peacefully in the morning. Many of us will grieve the loss of this unique woman in our lives. Our prayer is that we will all find comfort in the knowledge that Pat lives now with her dearest Friend and companion; Jesus. Details of the funeral will follow shortly.Please keep Amy updated as to who needs prayer. We commit to praying for one month
unless otherwise advised.
We would like to encourage you in your prayer and invite you to focus specific prayers for 5 people by praying in this way….
Prayer using the BLESS acronym to help as prompts for what to pray forB Body Health, protection, wellbeingL Labour Employment/unemployment/retirement/adequate incomeE Emotional Inner peace, joy, wisdom, insight, patienceS Social Healthy relationships with friends/family/colleaguesS Spiritual Repentance, salvation, obedience, faith, grace
Pray for our Growth TogetherPlease continue to pray for growth in our Christian community
Eternal Father, look with your love on your people of this benefice and the wider Partnership, and pour upon us the gifts of your Spirit. Draw us to you and one another that our growing unity may bring healing of life to all, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen
Priest-in-Charge of Benefice – Rev. Jordan Ling 0117 3304953Focal Minister for St Aidan’s – Rev. Canon Trevor Denley 07960 329127
Focal Minister for St Michael’s – Rev. Nicola Callen 0117 9658833Assistant Curate – Rev. Michelle Martin 07804 610929
East Bristol Partnership Office Tel: 0117 9586412 Email: [email protected] notices for the following Sunday to be sent to Amy Donaldson, East Bristol
Partnership Administrator by midnight on Tuesday.
News from the Pews
4 Churches working together in East Bristol as part of the East Bristol Partnership
St. Aidan’s St John’s St Michael’s St Ambrose ‘Reaching Out to ‘Serving the ‘Serving the & St Leonard’s Welcome In’ Community Community ‘At the heart Worshipping God’ of Two Mile Hill’ of the Community’
Welcome Sunday 9th October
Our Collect Prayer for today – The Twentieth Sunday after TrinityGod, our light and our salvation: illuminate our lives, that we may see your
goodness in the land of the living, and looking on your beauty may be changed into the likeness of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Prayer for HarvestEternal God, you crown the year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their season: grant that we may use them to your glory, for the relief of those
in need and for our own well-being; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
What’s happening this morning:St Michael’s Church 9.00am – Eucharist with Rev. Nicola Callen
St Ambrose Church 10.00am - Eucharist with Rev. Michelle MartinSt Aidan’s Church 10.30am – Eucharist and Baptism with Rev. Jordan Ling and
Rev. Canon Trevor DenleySt John’s Church 10.30am – Eucharist with Rev. Nicola Callen
Readings: 2 Kgs. 5.1-3; 7-15c; 2 Tim. 2.8-15; Luke 17.11-19;
www.staidanbristol.co.ukSunday Service 10.30am
Special notices….St Aidan’s Harvest Service takes place on Sun 16th Oct at 10.30am.
A Benefice Memorial Service will take place at St Aidan’s on Sun 30th Oct starting at 3.30pm. Everyone is warmly welcome!
Regular weekly events….
EVERY 1ST SUNDAY IN HALL 9.45am – 11am
Sundays fortnightly 3pm - Deaf @ St Aidan’s
Tuesdays 7.00pm - Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel
Wednesdays 3.30pm – Messy Church, Air Balloon Primary
Thursdays 9.15am – Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel
Thursday mornings 10am – 12pm in the Café area of Church
Thought for this week….by Rev. Jordan Ling
Prioritizing prayer
Praying. We do it in Church, we do it for those who are ill, we even take it up for our football teams – it’s an easy activity to engage in is it not? Perhaps for some of us prayer comes easily, we rush to make the time to deliberately be attentive to God’s presence, to share with God our thanks and our worries and to listen to his still small voice. I imagine far more of us intend to pray and yet find all manner of
distractions; the hard to reach cupboard needs cleaning, ‘if I run my errands I will be more ready to pray with no distractions’, ‘I am too tired/stressed/ distracted I will watch some TV to calm down and then pray’.
I am sure that, like me, we can all find very important things to get on with that ultimately distract us from space, in prayer, with God - And yet, when we find the time, when we are able to focus on the presence of God, all of our important tasks become much easier to carry out, there is a calmness that travels the day with us that only prayer can produce. Phillipians 4: 6-7 says “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Surely we all hope for a life filled with greater peace? If so, let us see if we can get praying more. Resolve not to let distractions fill pockets when we would rather be praying. If we find it difficult to pray for ourselves, pray for others; you may find the prayer of blessing for friends on the back of the pew sheet a helpful guide. Perhaps we may find that Jesus catches us and holds just as we need him to when
we ask him to help out. Perhaps our prayer will help us to recognize those times when he has answered our needs before we even ask. God is good like that – all the time.
Much of our prayer life is like that of the little boy who found himself losing his balance in a tree that he had climbed. He cried, “Help me Jesus;” but when his
pant leg became caught on a branch, He said, “Never mind Jesus. My jeans caught me.”
Special notices and upcoming events for all…….Benefice Harvest Appeal: Send a Cow - As a Benefice, we have decided to support the Send a Cow charity for Harvest this year. Send a Cow has a new project, working in the part of Uganda with which our deanery is linked. They will be working with children who have been orphaned through the HIV/AIDS epidemic, teaching them life skills which will enable them to grow and eat nutritious food, attend school and have hope for the future. For more information, please have a look at their website: https://www.sendacow.org/project-orphans. On their Harvest Sunday's, the churches of St Aidan’s, St John’s and St Michael’s will be taking a money collection to support this charity and the work they are doing in Uganda. The churches will also continue to support our local charities through collections of non-perishable food items, which will be collected during our Harvest services. Thank you for your support. The next ‘Prayer and Praise’ will take place on Tuesday 11th October at St Mary’s Church starting at 7.30pm. Everyone is warmly welcome! The rehearsal for the musicians is at St Mary's on Sun 9th Oct at 8pm.
Uganda Link - The City Deanery is exploring new and different ways of nurturing our strong links with the Diocese of Central Buganda and West Buganda in Uganda. We will be having an open Deanery Uganda Link meeting at St John’s Church on Wednesday 12th October at 7.30pm. Please do come along to find out more, see what’s going on, or share any thoughts you might have. Please talk to Michelle if you have any questions. Tickets are now available for The Big Sing! The performances take place on Fri 14th at St Mary’s and on Sat 15th at All Saints both starting at 7.30pm. If you would like to attend tickets are now available to buy at St Mary’s, All Saints and The Porto Lounge at £4 each. You can also reserve tickets with Amy Donaldson, EBP Administrator on 0117 9586412 or [email protected] to collect and pay on the door. Many thanks.
EBP WEEKEND AWAY
Friday 28th April - Monday 1st May 2017Venue to be confirmed
Please show interest to Amy Donaldson, EBP Administrator on 0117 9586412 or [email protected] so we have an idea on numbers.
Cost will hopefully be quite low…..More details coming soo n!
There have been one or two thefts within Churches recently. Please be vigilant with your personal belongings. Many thanks.
St Ambrose and St Leonard’s ChurchSunday Service 10am
Special notices…..Future items for the pew sheet should be given to Joanna – [email protected] who will pass them on to Amy, EBP Administrator. Many thanks.
Regular weekly events…..
HOLY COMMUNION Wednesdays at 10am
followed by coffee morning at 10.30am
Monthly on 1st Tuesdays 7pm – Healing Eucharist
Beehive Centre weekly events….. Weekly on Mondays 11am - Bereavement and Support Weekly on Mondays 2pm-4pm - Ping pong for over 55’s Weekly on Tuesdays 10.30am - Level 1 Walking GroupWeekly on Tuesdays 12.30pm – Lunch Club Weekly on Tuesdays 1.45pm - Film Club Weekly on Wednesdays 1.30pm-4pm – Arts and Crafts Weekly on Thursdays 9.30am Parent and Toddler Group
Weekly on Fridays 10.30am-11.30am – Line DancingWeekly on Fridays 12.30pm - BingoFortnightly on Tuesdays 10am-1.30pm - Foot Care SessionsFortnightly on Wednesdays 10am-12pm - Holistic Massage
Please call the Beehive direct on 9354471 for enquiries on these and other activities….
www.stjohnsfishponds.comSunday Service 10.30am
Special notices….It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that our dear friend and companion Pat Cumming died on Thursday 6th October. Pat passed peacefully in the morning. Many of us will grieve the loss of this unique woman in our lives. Our prayer is that we will all find comfort in the knowledge that Pat lives now with her dearest Friend and companion; Jesus. Details of the funeral will follow shortly.
The next RELASE Service will take place this evening starting at 7pm. Everyone is warmly welcome!
For our Autumn Fair on Sat 12th Nov we are looking for new toys and gifts to sell.We are also looking for good bric a brac (things you would buy yourself, not jumble). Please bring anything you can donate to church on Sun 6th Nov.Thanks, Anne, Nicola and Pat.
The Fellowship Group meets on the 4th Monday of each month, and we try to look at a bible study each time. For the rest of this year we are going to be looking at some chapters in Isaiah. If you want to find out more or are interested in coming along talk to Anne or Nicola. Or just turn up you will be very welcome.
Thank you to everyone for your cards, presents and good wishes following my licensing last weekend. It is fantastic to have so much support in my ministry. Anne.
Regular weekly events….
MONDAYS 3pm – 4.30pmTuesday 9.15am - Morning Prayer
Saturday 10.00am – Bible Study in the ChurchMonthly on 1st and 3rd Sundays 7.15pm – GENERATIONS
St Michael’s ChurchSunday Service 9am
Special notices…..A new Bible Study group will take place on the 2nd Monday of each month at 5 St Michael’s Court starting at 2pm. Start date is to be confirmed. Everybody is welcome to come along!
Regular weekly events…..
HOLY COMMUNION 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 10am
with Prayers for Healing
Coffee afternoon in Church every Friday 2pm-4pm (including tidy up of
Churchyard on 1st Friday of each month) & Coffee morning every Saturday
10am -12pm. Everyone welcome!
Do you enjoy company, refreshment and entertainment?Then why not come and join us in St Michael’s church hall at our
Friends and Neighbours group.We meet on the last Wednesday of every month 2pm-4pm.
Admission is just £2 and we will welcome you with tea, coffee and cake.
Do come along - we would love to see you.