Yes its approaching that time of year again when we celebrate harvest and thanksgiving . Come along and celebrate a harvest festival in one of our churches over the next few weeks . Details of our services are inside. Everyone is welcome .Dates for your diary. A new bible study course begins on 4 th October . Following the success of the last one using the big Church read book called How to Pray, written by Pete Grieg we will be looking at the latest offering chosen as the Big Church read entitled 'Bouncing Forward' . See inside for further details.
September sees a month of prayer and eviromental action by the worldwide church as our schools and parishes take up the initaitive to raise awareness of our ecological challenges . Read what the Bishop of Exeter has to say about these urgent challenges.Congratulations as Alex Baines is licensed as Reader at Lichfield Cathedral a great time of celebration !Also in this weeks edition fun and crafts as the children at Messy Church learnt about Samson from the Old Testament !
To respond to the Afghan refugee crisis a donation point has been set up in Stone to help with the plight of the refugees. Our calling as Christians is to welcome the stranger read in this weeks newsletter about ways in which you can help.On a celebratory note a local couple tied the knot at St. Mary's with a vitual peel of bells ringing out around the village whilst the real bells await some restoration work!. Any volunteers to help clean and prepare the bells before work begins on them is very welcome . Please contact the church wardens.
Lots to celebrate in this weeks edition of our weekly newsletter from a Pearl Wedding to a licensing at Lichfield Cathedral ! Read about these celebrations plus news about a special online service on Climate Sunday from Glasgow Cathedral ahead of the UN climate change talks this month. Fancy visiting some of our beautiful churches in the diocese ? Check out the Ride and Stride event taking place on 11 th September .
