St. Nicolas' Church, Chute with Chute Forest
Your Church in August
'Prayer in some way helps to thin out the fabric of the world or opens the door of opportunity for the action of God to come through'
Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
Service Timetable
August 2008
| Date | Time and Service | Sidesmen | Readers and Readings | Prayers | Flowers | Cleaners |
| 3 August Trinity 11 |
6pm Evensong | Lesley Amanda | Lesley - Genesis 32:22-31 Eileen - Matthew 14:13-21 |
Amanda | Betty | |
| 10 August Trinity 12 |
11am Village Communion | David Mary |
Mary - Genesis 37: 1-4, 12-28 Bill - Matthew 14:13-21 |
David | The Three | Anne and Amanda |
| 17 August Trinity 13 |
11am Morning Worship (lay led) | Vikki Lesley |
Lesley- Matthew 15: 10-28 | Vikki | Caroline | |
| 24 August Trinity 14 |
lay led service |
Amanda Lesley | Amanda - Exodus 1:8-2:10 Mary Vere - Matthew 16:13-20 |
Lesley | Carolyn | Chris and Vikki |
| 31 August Trinity 15 |
5th Sunday 11am in Collingbourne Kingston | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Information.
The organ – the work should be finished by the beginning of the month! We are extremely grateful to Peter Munro for undertaking this huge task (the organ has over 900 pipes! Every piece of the instrument was removed and stored in the church, taking up a quarter of the building! It must have been one of the most challenging jig-saw puzzles to put it back together again!) Peter has renewed and cleaned all the bits that needed attention. Our thanks too to the Cummins brothers who have laid a beautiful new floor for the organ to sit on, mended the ceiling and tidied up the plaster work of the organ vestry. A concert is planned in October to celebrate the completion of this great work!
The Service on 24 August will be a lay-led service because the vicar will be on holiday. (This is in addition to our monthly lay-led Morning Worship service, which lasts a little over 30 minutes, followed by coffee for those who choose to stay on.) Please look out for posters showing the time and form of the service on 24 August (which have not yet been decided). Perhaps you would like to make a suggestion and contact a PCC member with a request?!
Supper Group 8pm Monday 4 August at Yew Tree Cottage, Ham
Monthly Munch 1pm Wednesday 6 August at Providence Cottage, Chute Cadley
No Sunday Club in August (because we’ve just had Holiday Club)
Choir resumes on Wednesday 3rd September in St Nicolas’ Church
Annual Service in St Mary’s Chute Forest
Many thanks to all who helped prepare for the service on 6th July, and especially to Bev and Ian Wilson for the electrical supply, which provided some memorable moments! Many thanks too to everyone who brought delicious refreshments and beautiful flowers. The collection came to a wonderful £320 which will be sent to the Highlands Presbyterian Church in Harare. Next year the service will be held on the FIRST SUNDAY IN JUNE (instead of July) and we hope this will not inconvenience anyone.
Advance notice
Team Walk and Picnic - Sunday morning 7 September -
Harvest Festival – Sunday 7 October, supper tickets available in September.
Happy holidays!
Photos
| Services continued as normal, despite the dismantled organ taking up much of the church! | |
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| Easter Flowers March 2008 | |
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Christingle Service and Nativity December 2007 |
| Harvest Festival and Supper - October 2007 | |
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| Canon Alan Deboo led our Pets and Ponies outdoor service in September. Overhead two buzzards wheeled as we sang to the Phoenix Brass bands stirring rendition of the hymns and the animals behaved beautifully. Pets and people left both blessed and wearing 'special' rosettes |  |
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