News and Notices
Weeks commencing October 21st 2018
CONFIMATION SERVICE IN St. PAUL’S
Saturday 3rd NOVEMBER at 5pm,
Anne Spencer-Edwards and Stephen Gould will be confirmed at the Cathedral. Please keep them in your prayers. You would be very welcome at the service.
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ALL SOULS LIST
Tuesday 9th October - 2pm
This is now in the porch, on the notice board. Please write very clearly on it in black ink the names of anyone you would like to be prayed for, both at the All Souls’ Eucharist on Thursday 1st NOVEMBER at 10:30am, and at The Service of Light on the following Sunday 4th NOVEMBER at 6:30pm
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MUSIC FUND CONCERT
Thanks to all who helped with the concert at the beginning of the month. It raised just around £100.
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MESSY CHURCH
Monday 24 OCTOBER
10:30am – 1pm
St. Nicholas Church Shepperton
Come and join us for fun-filled family time including a light meal, craftwork, songs and worship.
Children MUST be accompanied by an adult.
Tel: 01932-221621 or email: parishoffice4@gmail.com to reserve your place.
Please leave your name and the number of spaces you require for both adults and children.
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ST NICHOLAS WALKERS
Our next walk will take place on Friday 26th OCTOBER at Polesden Lacy –
a gentle 3-4 mile walk around the estate with some great views of the house.
Meet at church at 10am with a packed lunch and suitable footwear. This walk is dog friendly and refreshment facilities and toilets are able to be used at both the beginning and end of the walk.
Our next SATURDAY walk is on 24 NOVEMBER when we shall cover part of the Horsley Jubilee Walk- a distance of 5½miles. No walk in December!
Further information from Jo, John or Elizabeth.
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BREAKFAST
There will be no breakfast in October as the Sous Chef will be away. Breakfast will
re-convene on 11th NOVEMBER. I realise that this is Remembrance Sunday, but a good breakfast will stand us in good stead for the special service at the memorial later that morning.
All profits from the breakfast on the 11th will be donated to the Poppy Appeal.
We look forward to seeing you all.
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SCOUTS FIREWORKS
At the Scout Headquarters in the Recreation Ground, from 6pm on
Monday 5th NOVEMBER.
Details of how to buy tickets are on the posters in church
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WINTER FAIR
Saturday 1 DECEMBER
Village Hall Shepperton High Street
Want to join in the fun?
A sign up sheet is in the church porch or email: sally.passingham@btinternet.com
Can you donate items to sell at the Fair?
We need raffle prizes, bottles, toys, really good Nearly New items, toiletries,
Christmas Decorations, Cakes and homemade jam/preserves.
Items for sale at the Fair can be dropped into the Parish Centre
from now until 25th NOVEMBER
This year we are supporting Building a Future
St Nicholas Primary School Project in Milange Mozambique
and St Nicholas Church Shepperton
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THE GREAT ADVENT PROCESSION
St Paul’s Cathedral
Saturday 1 December at 6pm.
David Ison, the Dean of St. Paul’s, very warmly invites us to this event.
You can request passes for the service according to the number of people who wish to attend. The pass guarantees you a seat anywhere in the church on a first come/first served basis. This means that, if you want to sit together, you need to arrive together. The service will last approximately an hour and a quarter.
Please email Natasha Johnson – njohnson@stpaulscathedral.org.uk – indicating how many people you plan to bring. You’ll receive an email in reply with a pass which you’ll need to print out according to the number of people you’ve told us are coming. You’ll need to be seated by 5:30pm at the latest. Please reply as soon as possible, but certainly by Friday 16 November 2018.
Please also ‘save the date’ of the Cathedral’s Patronal Festival on
Friday 25 January 2019 at 5pm
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CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE GREENO
Do you want to do something different for Christmas? Would you like to spend
the day in a community atmosphere?
We welcome anyone, whatever your circumstances, old or young, on your own or
with others, carers especially welcome. Our aim is to join as a community to enjoy
a sit down Christmas Day Lunch and get to know each other.
Christmas Day - 10:30am - 3pm
(organised by the Churches and Community of Shepperton)
Local transport can be arranged.
This is a FREE event, although donations are welcomed.
Contact: Caroline – 01932 247255 or 07775 901035
carolinebutton2006@yahoo.co.uk
Volunteers especially drivers, also needed and a clearing up team
from 2:30 until 4:30pm.
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CHRISTMAS... WITH A DIFFERENCE
Can you make some room for an international student to learn what true British Festive hospitality can mean? Should you like to add that international element to your Christmas, learning another country’s traditions and enjoying the connection and friendship that such sharing brings?
HOST UK arranges for international students to enjoy brief homestays with UK hosts,
one day, a weekend or, over the festive period a three day visit. We need more hosts so that a smile can spread across many more faces…and across our fragile world.
If you should like to know more, please go to our website: www.hostuk.org
or leave a message on visits.hostuk.org/Public/ApplyToBecomeAHost
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MODERN SLAVERY?
It could well be happening now in this community.
The Council for Christians and Jews are helping synagogues and churches to come together by holding inter-faith training events on how to tackle modern slavery. It would involve someone from our church going with a person from a local synagogue to a training event in London, so that we can hold an event back in our own communities. If you want to know more, contact: jessica.spencer@ccj.org.uk
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NEW DATA PROTECTION
By now you will have received a request to contact you. If you have not already replied and given us permission to contact you, please do so as soon as possible.
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FLOWERS
For flowers in memory or anniversaries etc., please allow the flower ladies at least 2 weeks notice.
If you would like to donate flowers in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion,
please complete one of the forms located in the church porch and pass it to The Parish Office.
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NOTICES
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