SUNDAY 11 th September Trinity 16

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1 SUNDAY 11 th September Trinity 16 Hymns Choir Anthem: There is no rose Graham Ellis Readers Lynn Winter and Mary Isaacs Intercessor Richard Spurgeon Liturgical Gifts The Liturgical Gifts are given today by Mark and Helen Orsmond in loving memory of Mark s mother, Vera, whose anniversary of death falls at this time. Today 8.00am 9.45am Tuesday 7.30pm Eucharist Sunday School PARISH EUCHARIST Parent and Toddlers Group Tweenies TODAY S SERVICES Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Welcome with meekness the implanted word That has the power to save your souls. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. THIS WEEK S DIARY Wednesday 10.30am Thursday 2.15pm 6.30pm Friday Saturday 3.00pm 7.30pm Said Eucharist Refreshments in Church Hall Ken Burton s Funeral Mothers Union Choir Practice Coffee & Cake in Hall Rehearsal in Church Opera Comique Retiring Collection Southern Domestic Abuse Parish Office The Parish Officer on duty today is Helen Wilkes. Next week it will be Marian Haughton. Happy Birthday today to John Johnson and Les Stockham. This week to Gemma Tebbutt. Next Sunday Theme: Trinity 17 Readings: Amos 8: Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16: am 9.45am Eucharist Sunday School PARISH EUCHARIST

2 Monthly Financial Statement For St. George s Church For July and August Income for July Income for August Year to Date Expenditure for July Expenditure for August Year to Date Sunday School starts again today. All children and toddlers are welcome to join the Sunday School. They need to be in the Church Hall for a 9.45am start and they come into Church to join their families later in the service. Yesterday was Betty Gaskin s 70 th birthday. To help her celebrate you re invited to join Betty for cake and wine in the hall after the Parish Eucharist this morning. Tweenies This is a group of fun loving ladies who worship at St. George s Church. They meet monthly but there is no membership you come whenever you like. Please don t wait for an invitation help yourself to a pink programme from the back of Church. On Tuesday this week, Tweenies meets at Anne Morgan s house (address on the programme) for Bookworms Delight. This is a chance to hear what others read on holiday. For more information phone Anne on Opera Comique This exceptional group which specialises in performing Gilbert and Sullivan is celebrating 40 years with a concert at St. George s Church. It s next Saturday at 7.30pm and will feature HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance and The Gondoliers. Tickets will be available on the door and all proceeds will be for Church funds. Please do come and support what will be a great evening.

3 On Harvest Thanksgiving, October 2nd, the service will be streamed live on the internet so that it can be watched by people around the world but there will be a section of the Church not shown by the cameras for those who d rather not appear on television. Make sure your family and friends know and invite them to tune in and watch Harvest from St. George s. This year the Harvest Gifts are being donated to Two Saints Centres (personal washing and cleaning materials) and Waterlooville Food Bank (food tins and packets). There is a list at the back of Church showing what food is especially needed. St. George s Church in Taormina Pictured below is St George s Church in Taormina, Sicily. They are not lucky like us to look out to an Asda store but instead have to suffer the view of the Ionian Sea. The congregation are going to take a break from that view to look at their computers and join us on 2nd October for our 10AM Harvest Thanksgiving Service. We are hoping you will join us at church that day with all your family. And ask your friends around the world to join us (along with the other dozens of St Georges Churches from Sydney to Sicily). They can watch from their computers here: By the way, once you have left church and had a coffee you can dash home and click on the same link and watch the service again online as it will be up for a few days. Bangers, Beans and Bingo is this year s special event for Harvest. It s on Saturday October 1 st and tickets are on sale now from Jane Rice-Oxley adults 5, school age children 1. Apart from the hot supper and a chance to win some prizes at Bingo, there ll also be a raffle in aid of this year s Harvest charities Waterlooville Food Bank and Two Saints Centres. Everyone, including children, is invited to come.

4 Parent and Toddler Group This meets every Tuesday morning in term time from to midday in the Church Hall. You are very welcome to come along and let your toddler enjoy the toys and games while you enjoy a cup of coffee. Often there is a waiting list, so why not go along on Tuesday and make sure your toddler s name is one of the first? Jean Goddard Many of you will remember Jean, who has worshipped at St. George s for many years. Recently she has been quite frail and has not been here very much. News from her daughter is that Jean is now living in Ashwood Care Centre in Warminster, and sadly her little dog, Mollie, has died. Magazine The deadline for the Autumn 2016 issue of St George s News was 1 September please pass any material for publication to John Johnson as soon as possible. feedback@stgeorgesnews.org Bulletin Cover If you have any articles for the bulletin for 18 th of September please can you give to John Johnson or him on jjohnson@stgeorges.church MacMillan Coffee Morning St. George s will be holding a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 30th September, 10am to 12 noon. We would appreciate any donations of cakes for the cake stall and some to eat with your cup of coffee, also prizes for the raffle. If you are able to help on the day come and join our team. Please put this date in your diary and come along with your family and friends. More information from Audrey Linney Church Shop The dates are 26th September 8th October but we are collecting now. Chris Gadd has managed to secure some storage at Concise Storage which is in Arnside Road ( to the right of Sainsbury s). We have now secured premises for the charity shop. Thank you Savills. If you are having a turn out please remember us. Also if you have spare clothes hangers or can loan us clothes rails please see Patricia Byrne. Concise Storage will take anything you have to offer us. Just drop in and say it's for the church. Ring Concise on , say you are from St George s and arrange with them to drop the items off into our storage unit. We also need help to run the shop so if you have a couple of hours to spare put your name on the schedule which is at the back of the church. We are grateful for any time you can offer. See Chris or Patricia Byrne for more information.

5 African Child Trust A group of people at St. George's support four children in Africa through African Child Trust. Since starting nearly 15 years ago we have supported many orphaned children through their education and into adult life. Without our support these children would have remained at home and received no education. We began with over 40 contributors but due to movings and passings away, we are considerably down on that number. Can you help? We ask for 20 a year, payable by mid September. You will receive regular updates about the four children we support as well as the occasional letter direct from them. Please see Tony Rice-Oxley if you are interested in helping with this project. The Mothers Union autumn programme begins on 15th September at 2:15pm in the church hall where Margaret Symonds will give an illustrated talk on her recent visit to the Holy Land. Shoeboxes Jane Cook will again be collecting Shoeboxes for disadvantaged children in Albania, Montenegro, Moldova and the Philippines. There is some information on the table at the back of church together with some of last year s leaflets giving you details of the ages and what to put in your box. As soon as Jane receives the new leaflets she will put them at the back of the church. She doubts the contents will change much. Please remember to sellotape 1 to your box. You can let her have the boxes anytime but the last Sunday for collection is Sunday 30th October. Thanks Jane Cook Sponsored Walk Sarah Brewer is doing a sponsored walk on the 24 th of September to raise money for The Alzehimers Society. She would appreciate all the support you can give her. There is a sponsorship form on the table at the back of church. Thank you Congratulations to David Palmer on winning the Portsmouth & District Bowling Association's Secretary's & Treasurer's singles competition, and also the club champion for Cowplain Bowling Club.

6 Praying for those in need Please let us know if you need to have someone included on the prayer list. Also let us know if that person has got better so we can celebrate their recovery. Remembering Those Who Need Our Prayers Please remember in your prayers this week: Oscar, Baby Marlowe, David Skinner, Bridgit Maxwell, Linda Hayward, Ian Redfern- Tongs, Simon Hunt, Kerry Bergman, Anna Chapman, Laura, Noeline, Bruce & Andrew and John Williams Remembering Those Who Have Died Recently Please remember in your prayers this week: Ken Burton Marg Bowman and Gladys Amey Remembering Those Whose Anniversary of Death Falls At This Time Please pray for the souls of: Arthur Window (11 th ) Gordon Sinclair (12 th ) Pioneering Christmas with Children Saturday 8 th October 10-12pm at the Diocesan Offices, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth. A Training Session for leaders and volunteers. Cost is free. Please book a space. Come along for a morning of creative ways to connect with children and families at Christmas. Plus the launch of a new Christmas resource by CURBS (Children in Urban Situations) led by Katrina Thomas (CURBS) and Sara Barron (PO9 Pioneer and CURBS) Refreshments are provided. MDM@portsmouth.anglican.org

7 PARISH DIARY Thursday 15 th September Ken Burton s Funeral Mothers Union Talk on The Holy Land 2.15pm Saturday 17 th September Opera Comique 7.30pm Monday September 26 th October 8 th Parish Shop Saturday October 1 st Bangers, Beans and Bingo Harvest Evening Sunday October 2 nd Harvest Thanksgiving and Live Streamed Broadcast Saturday November 12 th Quiz/Fun evening Saturday December 3 rd Bazaar Saturday December 31 st New Year s Party in Hall

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