St Mary's, Standon

Weekly News - 4th June 2023

This weekend’s Bible readings:

Isaiah 40:12-17 (p 724) and Matthew 28:16-20 (p 1001)

Welcome to our visitors:

This Sunday we welcome Felix (Chris and Dave’s grandson), his parents, David and Rachel, and God-parents, family and friends. Felix will be baptised during our 10.30 service.

Alpha Course:

We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13th September. Please pray about this and especially if you can invite anyone along. We hope that we will be able to take a group from our benefice. Please speak to John for more information.

Games morning at the Boot Tuesday:

The games morning is on at the Boot this Tuesday 6th at 11am. This is a good chance to spend some time with a cross-section of people from the village as well as being an enjoyable morning, and all are welcome.

Knit & Natter group Thursday:

If you like knitting or crocheting, come and join us for a couple of hours in the Sargant room at the back of Standon village hall at 2pm, usually on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Tea & cakes will be available. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 8th June 2023. For more information please contact Marion on 01920 745683.

Two events for garden lovers on 10th June:

The annual Open Gardens event will take place in Standon, starting at 11.00 am and finishing at 5.00 pm. Posters and fliers are available in all our churches.

At 7.30 pm Sacombe will host a talk by Graham Burton, the gardener at Sacombe House, entitled ‘Restoring a Devon Garden’. There will be refreshments afterwards. Tickets are available from any of the Sacombe PCC.

Oasis Women’s Morning 17th June:

We will host a morning of renewal, refreshment, worship, Bible study and testimony from 10.00 until 1.00 on Saturday 17th June in All Saints Church. Why not step aside and come together with others to spend some time with God? More details are available from Gaby (07821 546518) or Deborah (07956 686749).

‘Persuasion’ at Brockholds Manor 1st July:

DOT Productions will present this new adaptation based on Jane Austen’s final novel ‘Persuasion’. This production is told in DOT's usual multi-roleplaying style and we hope it will delight all Austen fans. The performance is on Saturday 1st July and you can book through Hugh or via the website (booking fee applies): www.brockholdsmanor.com/event-details/brockholds-manor- garden-theatre-3. Gates will open at 5 p.m. Tickets include Prosecco on arrival and a two course Buffet supper. There will be a licensed Bar offering wine and Pimms, and coffee & tea will be available. They are £45 per head or £40 per person in a car of 4 persons or more. All profits from this year's performance will go towards the major works required on the roof of All Saints Church, Little Munden.

Holiday Bible Club 29th August to 1st September, 10.00 until 3.00:

We are starting to assemble the team to support this year’s holiday Bible club and the publicity is going out to schools etc in the next week or so. The theme will be Jonah, linking each part of Jonah’s story with gospel stories. We’ll need people to help with leading groups, preparing refreshments and setting up and clearing craft activities. If you’d like to know more or to volunteer, please speak to Caroline. And if you know any children who might come along, please spread the word! Fliers will be available very soon.

Barbara’s quilt:

Thank you to all who supported last weekend’s event celebrating the completion of Barbara’s lifetime achievement quilt. More than £2,900 was raised for Little Munden.

Website:

Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can’t currently be reached but you can find the three churches individually by going to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/ and clicking the links there.

Services for the next few weeks

Midweek services each week:

Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine's

Wednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary's

Sunday services:

4th June 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's

10.30am Morning worship, All Saints