St Catherine's, Sacombe

Weekly News - 14th May 2023

This weekend’s Bible readings:

1 Peter 3:13-22 (p 1219) and John 14:15-21 (p 1082)

APCM reports:

If you would like copies of the Standon papers by email (saving on paper and photocopying) please email either Lizzy at [email protected] or Caroline by replying to the email sending this sheet before Sunday morning. There are hard copies in St Mary’s.

If you would like electronic copies of the Little Munden papers, please email John, who will send them to you. He plans to have hard copies available in All Saints before next weekend.

Ascension Day Deanery service – Thursday, 7.45 pm:

The next deanery communion is for Ascension Day (18th May), at 7.45 in Sawbridgeworth. There will be no service in our Benefice that day. The service will be live-streamed on the Great St Mary’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuSkJuyhtMk. The link will appear on Thursday morning on the Great St Mary’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatstmaryssawbridgeworth).

“A lifetime in the making” All Saints Church, morning and afternoon Saturday 27th May:

Barbara will show and speak about the silk quilt she has been making for a lifetime! She will tell her story twice on 27th May. In the morning, tea and coffee will be served from 10.30 and Barbara will speak at 11.30. In the afternoon, refreshments will begin at 2.00 and Barbara will speak at 3.00. Donations will be for All Saints.

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. More details will follow nearer the time.

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).

Sunday lunch at the Star:

Heather is organising the next Sunday lunch, which will be on Sunday 28th May at The Star Standon at 12.15pm. If you would like to book a place please phone or email by Sunday 21st May: 07909 065550 or email [email protected]

‘Persuasion’ at Brockholds Manor 1st July:

DOT Productions is proud to 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):

Brockholds. 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.

Alpha Course:

We will be joining in with the Alpha Course in Thorley on Wednesdays from 13 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.

Fundraising in our churches:

The Friends of St Mary’s AGM will take place on 19th May in St Mary’s. As usual, we are looking for new members to step forward to join the organising committee, but we’d also love to hear from anyone who would be willing to help at our events, particularly those with more youth and physical strength than some of the current incumbents! Please speak to Diana if you’d like to know more.

We’re also starting up a Friends of All Saints (FOAS) organisation to help with fund raising and other events to support Little Munden. Again, we are looking for volunteers to step forward to help organise and run events. Please speak to Hugh or Deborah if you think that might be you.

Sacombe, too, is involved in its share of fundraising to help make financial ends meet. Although it has no official ‘Friends’ organisation, the Sacombe PCC folk would love to hear from anyone willing to help with their events. Please speak to Peter or Derek.

Coronation Evensong at St Michael’s:

On Sunday (14th May) at 6pm there will be a special service of Evensong at St Michael's Church Bishops Stortford to mark the coronation. Some of our choir will be taking part. All are welcome to attend the service.

Unwanted Keys:

Does anyone have any old unwanted door keys? If so, please can you give them to Diane who will be incorporating them in knitted Fiddle cuffs for people with dementia.

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:

14th May 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's