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For your prayers:

Please pray for those who are sick including Brian Clarke, Raymond Blackwell, Colin Johnson, Brenda Linney, Zoe Grist, Kathy Keffler, Jill Muir and Val Flippance.

Please pray for the families and friends of those who have died recently including Betty Adams, David Isher and Jean White.

We also remember Eric Taylor, Heather Page, Vernon Spencer, and Robin Edwards whose year’s mind falls at this time.

WEDNESDAYS AT SIX—WEDDING AND BAPTISM ENQUIRIES IN CHURCH

To enquire about or book a wedding or baptism, please come along to St Mary’s Church between 6:00 and 6:30pm on any Wednesday evening to meet the clergy and discuss options and dates.

Enter St Mary’s via the main (west) door and take the left hand aisle leading to the North Transept.

CONTACTS:

Parish Office 01242 224883, parishoffice@stmarysck.org.uk

Vicar Revd Graham Bowkett, 01242 253402 vicar@stmarysck.org.uk (Day off—Tuesday)

Curate Revd Adrian Beere, 07788 725331 curate@stmarysck.org.uk (Day off—Friday)

Church Wardens Jean Huckett, 01242 300415 Colin Revell, 01242 285757 churchwarden@stmarysck.org.uk

Verger and Sacristan Derrick Walker 01242 525742 sacristan@stmarysck.org.uk

Bells Hilda Ridley, 01242 511706

Items for inclusion in the Notices need to be emailed to churchwarden@stmarysck.org.uk by Wednesday each week

Pastoral Team Lead Alison Talbot, 01242 520294 Pastoral Team contacts Alison, Heather, Jenny and Lynne pastoral@stmarysck.org.uk

Michael and All Angels (29th September)

Everlasting God,

you have ordained and constituted the

ministries of angels and mortals in a

wonderful order:

grant that as your holy angels always

serve you in heaven, so, at your

command, they may help and defend us

on earth; 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.

Amen.

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TODAY’S SERVICES

10:00am Holy Communion Celebrant and Preacher:

Rev’d Graham Bowkett

Readings: Deuteronomy 8:7-18 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Luke 12:16-30

Collect for Harvest Thanksgiving:

Eternal 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 in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion:

Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ,

for all the benefits you have given me,

for all the pains and insults you have

borne for me.

Whether you are present in church or watching online we warmly welcome you

to our services today. If you are coming to church, please bring and wear a face

covering which may be removed when receiving communion but which should

be replaced immediately afterwards.

St Mary’s Church, Charlton Kings Sunday, 27th September, 2020—Harvest Thanksgiving

Since I cannot now receive you

sacramentally, I ask you to come

spiritually into my heart.

O most merciful redeemer, friend and

brother,

may I know you more clearly,

love you more dearly,

and follow you more nearly,

day by day.

Amen.

Post Communion Prayer:

Lord of the harvest;

with joy we have offered thanksgiving

for your love in creation

and have shared in the bread and wine

of the kingdom:

by your grace plant within us a

reverence for all that you give us

and make us wise stewards

of the good things we enjoy;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

6:30pm Evening Prayer

Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:15– end

Psalm: 124

New Testament: 1 John 2:22-end

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What’s On?

Morning and Evening Prayer are said in St David’s Chapel daily (Monday to Friday) at 9:00am and 5:30om respectively. These are ‘public’ services and all are welcome to attend

September:

Sunday 27th Harvest Thanksgiving 10:00am Holy Communion Church 6:30pm Evening Prayer Church

Monday 28th 11:15am Funeral of Betty Adams Church

Wednesday 30th 10:30am Interment of ashes of Ellen Stewart Churchyard 4:30pm Staff Meeting Church 6:00pm Wedding and Baptism Enquiries and Bookings Church

October:

Thursday 1st 10:15am Little Fishes via Zoom (contact Anne on 260575 for link) 11:00am Holy Communion (Common Worship Order 2) Church

Monday 5th 2:30pm Mothers’ Union Church

Tuesday 6th 9:15am MU Corporate Communion Church

Friday 9th 3:00pm Funeral of David Isher Crematorium

Saturday 10th 9:00am Holy Dusters Church Cleaning Church

25th October Dedication Festival (Last Sunday after Trinity) 10:00am Holy Communion Church

1st November 10:00am All Saints’ Day Church 6:30pm All Souls’ commemoration of the faithful departed Church

Covid-19 and church services—changes taking effect from 28th September

Weddings—maximum number allowed to attend is now limited to 15 persons

(including the priest).

Funerals - maximum number allowed to attend remains at 30 persons.

Usual services are allowed to continue as they are at present.

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All are welcome to our Harvest Thanksgiving service as we come together to thank God for his generosity to us in creation and for all the fruits of the earth which he has provided for our enjoyment.

We will again be supporting the Cheltenham Foodbank with our harvest gifts. The Foodbank welcomes gifts of non-perishable foodstuffs as well as toiletries—particularly needed at present are tins of custard and rice pudding and also toothpaste.

You will also be able to make a cash donation to support the Foodbank using one of the envelopes available as you

enter St Mary’s or by means of the card reader situated by the entrance to St David’s Chapel. Please be generous in giving to support this

very worthy cause.

Covid-19 update The Prime Minister’s announcement of further restrictions on social gatherings etc. means that, at St Mary’s, we need to review what we do in church on a daily basis. Weddings and Funerals were mentioned in the PM’s statement but not Baptisms so, for the time being, the number of people allowed to attend remains at 30.

Regular church services are unaffected and so we will continue to celebrate Holy Communion at 10:00am and say Evening Prayer at 6:30pm on Sundays. Weekday services will continue with Holy Communion beng celebrated at 11:00am on Thursdays and Morning and Evening Prayer said daily in the Chapel.

All are welcome to join in any or all of these services—please come and join us.

Adrian’s Ordination to the Priesthood:

Sunday 20th September was a joyful celebration for St Mary’s as Adrian, our Curate, was ordained priest by the Bishop of Gloucester in the Cathedral and, in the evening, here at St Mary’s, he presided at Holy Communion for the first time.

Pictures of the ordination are available on the Diocesan facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=Diocese.of.Gloucester&set=a.3540138806043615