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PARISH CHURCH of St GEORGE THE MARTYR
Vicar . During vacancy See website for information:
Web Site: www.stgeorgeschurchbrentwood.org Names of the Sick To be given to Pam Wood as early as possible on 01277 214340Confessions by appointment, see Angela Hill
Enquiries For Baptism, Banns of Marriage etc. see website for Details. Funerals contact Pam Wood 01277 214340---------------------------------------------------------------------Churchwardens Carolyn Harris 7 Bardswell Close Brentwood Tel No 219689
Beverley Smith 56 Hutton Drive Brentwood Tel No 223054P.C.C.OfficersSecretary Mrs P Wood 12 Warescot Close, Brentwood Tel No 214340Treasurer Mrs L Tanner 60 Warescot Road Brentwood Tel No 215619 Organist Mr J Bell 408 Ongar Road, Brentwood Tel No 374228---------------------------------------------------------------------PARISH ORGANISATIONSSt George’s Sunday School 10.30 am at Church HallContact: Naa-Anyima Boateng, [email protected] 07960020922
Brownies 3rd Brentwood, Thursday 5.30-7.00 pm.Brown Owl Nicola Parry Tel No 215179Brownies 1st Pilgrims Hatch, Tuesday 5.30 -7.00 pmBrown Owl Mrs Wendi Donnelly Tel No 2165601st Pilgrims Hatch Guides St George's Church Hall Thursday 7.15-8.45 pm Sarah Grimes [email protected] Tel 07460868125Kind Hearts Pre School - Megan Desmond Tel. 07852413334
Hall Secretary Mrs Pam Wood, 12 Warescot Close, Brentwood Tel No 214340For bookings please telephone between 6.00 and 10.00 pm.
---------------------------------------------------------------------Organisations within the Parish but not attached to St George's1st Pilgrims Hatch Scout and Cubs Group open to all denominations and both boys and girls
Headquarters St George’s Church Hall Tuesday Evenings2nd Pilgrims Hatch Brownies Larchwood Primary School Monday 6.30-8.00 pm
Brown Owl See Nicola Parry above 1st Pilgrims Hatch Rainbows Bentley Village Hall Monday 6.00-7.00 pm.
Guider Claire Henderson Tel No 07857 444931-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Magazine Editors : Lesley and Clive Tanner 60 Warescot Road Tel No 215619 [email protected]
Dear Friends of St George’s,
September is a summer month, but it gently leads us into Autumn. There are still warm days, but the light is beginning to fade and the temperature begins to fall. Children return to school and the focus begins on the long dark days ahead. Unfortunately, we are reminded of it earlier and earlier with Halloween and Christmas decorations already in the shops. Selfridges caused a storm by opening their Christmas shop in July during the heatwave and 149 days early! It begs the question about the meaning of such important events when commercialism taints everything and often the meaning is lost. Interestingly, as more and more people start to question where things come from, the impact on the environment and on the people who produce the goods and even their need for whatever it is that they are buying; will this be the shift from the need to own more and more and to refocus on the simple pleasures, to experience and to live rather than to work and to own. Making a life should come before making a living or to quote Winston Churchill “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”. Quite an apt quote when you consider the church and our Christian community. For many of us the life of St Georges is as much about what we receive as what we give and perhaps that’s the balance that keeps us involved.
Church News – your Church Wardens had a meeting with Archdeacon Elizabeth in August and we are awaiting comments on our parish profile. A new joint post has been proposed, and the PCC will discuss this at length at their next meeting on Monday 9th September. It still involves the church receiving ‘half’ a priest, but it could mean that we can advertise soon and hopefully have a priest in post by the spring of 2020. However, considering the church is a slow moving monolith, let’s not get too excited just yet. We will as ever, keep you informed of progress.
Whatever September has in store for you, whether it is new beginnings or a continuum of the existing, may God bless you as you go through your life’s journey.
Best Wishes
Carolyn and BeverleyChurch Wardens
Visiting Preachers for September 2019
Date Morning EveningSun 1st Sept Prebendary David
ColemanDavid Alderton
Wed 4th Sept No ServiceSun 8th Sept Rev Ron Wiffen Rev Ossie TrellisWed 11th Sept Rev Ossie TrellisSun 15th Sept Canon John Brown Lesley LynnWed 18th Sept No Service / Rev
Ossie tbcSun 22nd Sept Rev Ron WiffenWed 25th Sept Rev Ossie TrellisSun 29th Sept Rev Ron Wiffen Rev Ossie Trellis
Jumble Sale :- The next Jumble Sale will be held on Saturday October 19th at 11 am.
Help on the day will be needed and beforehand to set up tables and sort jumble. Please clear out your cupboards , we need good jumble particularly clothes, shoes , bags, linen, bric-a –brac, books, children’s toys, household goods, records, CD’s. We have cleared out all the old jumble, so we are starting from scratch. Jumble can be left in the Church porch in the morning when the pre-school is open, we will then move it into storage. Ladies bras (which we cannot sell) are taken to Essex Wildlife Trust at Mucking who collect these for a charity helping African ladies. A dealer takes any unsold stuff. Help the environment by donating , buying and recycling used goods. If you need
large amount s of jumble collected please ring Lesley on 01277 215619.
Bar-B- Q-- Come and join us after the service on Sunday 1st September in the Church Hall for our Big B-B-Q Donations of salads and desserts gratefully received on the day. Burgers, sausages, buns will be provided. Buy your tickets in advance after Church or phone Clive on 01277 215619 so we get the idea of numbers. Tickets £5 per head- children eat free. Vegetarians, vegans please let us know. Please save the date and come along to start the new school year.
Heritage*** St George **** Heritage
Up and down our country on the weekend of September 13th- 15th interesting examples of England’s heritage buildings will be open to the public. Our church, ST GEORGE THE MARTYR will be included The Church will be open on Saturday between 10am and 5pm and on Sunday afternoon. If you have an hour to spare please volunteer to greet visitors in the Church. If you know someone who has wanted to look inside St George’s, please tell them this good news and encourage friends and family to come and look around Brentwood’s only Art Deco Church.
On the same weekend we have Essex Ride and Stride- if anyone would like to raise money by cycling or walking please ring Lesley on 01277 215619 and she will get the
appropriate forms. Half of any money raised comes to the Church and half goes to support Essex Churches.
Heritage Teas :-will be served in the Church hall on Sunday afternoon September 15th between 2-4pm in the Church Hall. Please bring your friends and family for a tasty afternoon tea.
The Study Group will meet on Thursday evenings starting on September 26th at 8pm and then October 3rd, 10th and 24th at 60 Warescot Road. Subject matter will be “Making time in a busy world” Everyone is welcome, If you would like to join us, please let Lesley know.
Next P.C.C. meeting is on Monday 9th September at 8pm.
The next Fundraising Committee meeting is on Monday 23rd September at 8pm
HARVEST THANKSGIVING- this year is on Sunday October 6th when we give thanks for all God’s blessings.
3 Things about this years harvest
Please donate tins and packets in date to be sent to the Food Bank and Homestart
The Foodbank also take toiletries, toothpaste, bath products and toilet
rolls as well as food. These must be unopened and new.
Please do not give home-grown fruit and vegetables as we cannot store these and people’s cooking habits have changed.
Thankyou
BRING & SHARE HARVEST LUNCH-we hope to have a bring & share harvest lunch after the service. Please bring dishes of meat, salads, desserts , nibbles and drinks etc. to share. Donations of drinks will be gratefully received. Put the date in your diary and come along to meet others and have a chat.
Dates for Your Diary:-
Quiz Night is on Saturday 19th October (the same day as the jumble sale) 7.30pm. Tickets will be on sale nearer the time and we hope to provide refreshments. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. More details will be in the October magazine- put this in your diary and start asking your friends to make up a table now.
The Big Christmas Bazaar takes place on Saturday 23rd November from 10.30am – 1.30pm. Please start collecting good items to sell, particularly, toiletries, books, CD’s, records, bric-a-brac, children’s toys, bottles and tins (in date), chocolate items,
handicrafts, candles. Help will be needed to put up tables and on the day run stalls and games.
As the new school year is beginning- a reminderSchool Applications.
We have had several queries about C of E school application forms since Fr Jenkins retired. The process remains as it always has, but the Churchwardens now have the responsibility of completing the paperwork. Applications run on a points system and priority will be given to parents and children who regularly attend church. The priority list for St Thomas of Canterbury School is displayed in our church porch and states that those who have attended St George’s twice a month for the past 2 years will be considered first. Other local C of E schools follow a similar criterion and also ask questions about the contribution the family make to church life, e.g. helping with Sunday School and fundraising events. We keep an informal register of attendees each week as we see lots of different faces and would never be able to remember everyone.
St George’s has always welcomed parents and children through its doors, and we hope you will enjoy being part of our church family regardless of school applications. Like any family or friendship, the more you put in, the more you get out of it – come and worship with us and help us keep St George’s
Volunteers Needed to help count money in pairs after the servicefor 10 minutes, on a rota. Training will be provided and help available.Also is anyone willing to help Grahame as a server during the service. Grahame will explain all that is needed, but we do need more people that could help on a rota. This could be once a month times to suit.
FUNDRAISING REPORTSEPTEMBER 2019
Our sale of Anagram sheets are going well. If you haven't yet got yours then please see one of the church wardens to purchase one - £1 each. Alternatively please contact me for delivery. You have until the end of September to return your completed answer sheets. Don't forget sales from the sheets go into our church funds so please encourage family and friends to buy them so we can raise as much as possible.
We are serving cream teas in the church hall as part of the heritage weekend on Sunday 15th September from 2pm – 4pm. Again please do support us if you can with your family and friends. If anyone can lend a hand in the kitchen (just for an hour maybe) or help by selling raffle tickets during the afternoon please let me know.
Our jumble sale last month raised £556 which was a great total – thank you to all who helped before,, during or after. Our next jumble sale is on 19th October. Please continue to bring your jumble to the church for safe keeping until the next sale.
The fundraising committee are meeting to discuss future events on 23rd September. If you have any ideas for raising money for St Georges Church then please do let me know.
Don't forget to bring in your old printer cartridges to church for us to recycle.
Nicola Parry
01277 [email protected]
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DIANNE JONES CONSULTANCYCAREER COACHING
‘helping you to grow and prosper’Are you returning to work after having your family? Are you studying for a
1st September 8th September 15th September 22nd September 29th September
10.30am Trinity 11 Trinity 12 Trinity 13 Trinity 14 St Michael & All Angels
1st Reading Mr BellEcclesiasticus 10:12-18
Mrs LindleyDeuteronomy 30:15-end
Mr SitchExodus 32 :7-14
Mr BellAmos 8: 4-7
Mrs LindleyGenesis 28 :10-17
2nd Reading Mrs TannerHebrews 13:1-8,15-16
Miss B SmithPhilemon 1-21
Mrs Tanner1 Timothy 1:12-17
Mr Smith1 Timothy 2 : 1-7
Miss B SmithHebrews 1:5-14
Prayer of Faithful
Clive & Lesley Kath & Ray Beverley Grahame Clive & Lesley
Welcomers Kath & Ray Jan & Kay Kay & Clive Bob & Kitty Clive & LesleyChalice presenters
Alan & Ray Ray & Eden Kay & Josie & Eden Grahame & Kay
Server Grahame Grahame Grahame Grahame GrahameCollection Counters
Clive& Liz Ray& Kath Kath & Liz & Ray Clive & Kath
6.30pm Readings
Mrs TebbuttIsaiah 33:13-22Mrs WoodJohn 3 : 22-36
Mr BowleyIsaiah 43:14-44:5Mrs WoodJohn 5: 30-end
Mrs TebbuttIsaiah 60Mrs WoodJohn 12 : 1-12
Mr BowleyEzra 1Mrs WoodJohn 7 : 14-36
Mrs TebbuttDaniel : 4-end10Mrs WoodRevelation 5
DIANNE JONES CONSULTANCYCAREER COACHING
‘helping you to grow and prosper’Are you returning to work after having your family? Are you studying for a
Services During the Vacancy- these are generally celebrated on:-
Wednesday 9.30am - Morning Prayer Sunday … 10.30am - Parish Eucharist and Sunday School Sunday …. 6.30pm - Evensong
Check Porch Notice Board in case of changes
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