Remembering Someone Special
We are entering a season of remembering - come and join us this Sunday (8:30am, 10am, 11:45am and 6:30pm) as we begin to call to mind those who have been special to us, and as we anticipate a glorious future through King Jesus.
Then, next Sunday (9th) will be Remembrance Sunday which we will mark at our morning services, especially remembering the 100th anniversary of WW1. Join us to remember together.
At the evening service of next Sunday (9th) we will be holding our Commemoration Service, to which we also invite you.
See you Sunday? (8:30am, 10am, 11:30am or 6:30pm) Either way, have a great weekend.
Here are some further details from this week's
STOPSLEY PARISH NEWS
the Newsheet of STOPSLEY PARISH CHURCH - ST THOMAS‘
SEEKING TO SHARE GOD’S LOVE to all
01582 729194 ; office@stopsleyparish.org.uk
Headline News:
Season of Invitation - Are You Inviting?We are entering a ‘Season of Invitation’ -
Remembrance & Commemoration - 9th Nov
Advent / Christmas Tree Festival - Special Services 7th Dec
Christmas - All the services over Christmas!
New Year - Special ‘Back to Church’ Sunday 11th Jan
All of these give excellent sensitive opportunities to invite people to Church. Who will you invite? A prayer calendar and some special ‘invites’ to use when you ask people along are available. Time to start praying and inviting!
Counselling Can Help. Sometimes talking to a trained counsellor can help with various issues in our lives. A new quality counselling service starts at StTs on Oct 1st for anyone in our community with our counsellor Sara Smith. If anyone would like to make an initial appointment to see if counselling might be helpful, please contact 01582 729194 or the vicar or pastoral worker for further details.
Can you Spare Some Time for the HomelessA team of Stopsley people from StTs and other local churches serve soup to homeless people every Monday evening at the NOAH centre in Park Street. We need some more helpers for this vital work especially as it will soon grow colder. If you could help with this on a monthly basis (one Monday evening every month) please contact the Parish Office.
More for Babies and Toddlers Social DiaryWe have just the group for you and now have a new name - StT’s Baby and Toddler Group - because our babies have turned into toddlers and some new babies coming along! We now are going to make a small charge of £1 per family to cover our costs. It will now also have a more structured time:
9.30am Soft play area for babies
Toddler Toys
Creative Table
10.30am Picnic time
10.45am Singing and musical instruments
11am Home time
Meetings each Monday. There will also be two parties:
Mini sparklers on 8th November 1-3pm cost £1.50
Christmas Party Sat 20 December 10-12am cost £2
Sunday Club Have a Great Time!
Last week StTs Sunday Club had a great time remembering the story of Daniel. Now is a good time to invite new children, who are always welcome, to come along to Sunday Club, meeting every Sunday apart from when we have Parade All-Age Services on Dec 7th.
Last week StTs Sunday Club had a great time remembering the story of Daniel. Now is a good time to invite new children, who are always welcome, to come along to Sunday Club, meeting every Sunday apart from when we have Parade All-Age Services on Dec 7th.
In debt?
If you are struggling to deal with debt on your own - get in touch with Luton Community Money Advice (LCMA). They will provide you with impartial advice how to make the most of your money. Trained volunteers come from many churches around Luton and provide debt advice free to people of all faiths or of none. The advice is: Free, Available to all, Competent, Confidential, Respectful, Non-judgmental. Phone 01582 458714; Email info@icma.org.uk
Deadline for Copy for Newsheet
Send any information for the newsheet by Wednesday 5pm.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
- Wed 5 Nov, 12:30pm Parish Lunch
- Sat 15 Nov, 6:30am Quiz Night
- Sat 22 Nov Bazaar
- Sat 6 / Sun 7 Dec Christmas Tree Festival
- Sat 13 Dec Christmas Meal
WEEKLY EVENTS:
Sunday Morning Services Rolling Worship
8:30am Communion 9:30am Breakfast
10am Communion 11am Coffee Time
11:30am Informal service
Sunday Evening Worship 6:30pm
Midweek Communion Wed, 9:45am
Community Eve Tues 6:30pm
Cafe Church Tue 8pm
Morning Prayers, 9:15am Mon, Tues & Thurs
Wednesday Prayers, 1pm in Church
Parish Office Mon -Thurs, 10am-Noon
Parent and Baby Group Mon 9.30-11am
Homeless Soup Kitchen Mon 6:30pm
Sewing Group Tue 1pm
Christian Meditation Wed 6:45pm
Scrabble Thurs 10am
Tent Project - weekly social, Thur 2pm
Choir Fri 6:30pm Music Group Fri 7:30pm
CAN WE HELP?
To contact our Vicar,
Pastoral Worker, Care Team, Wardens, Counsellor or Administrator please contact the Parish Office
01582 729194 office@stopsleyparish.org.uk
To contact our Vicar,
Pastoral Worker, Care Team, Wardens, Counsellor or Administrator please contact the Parish Office
01582 729194 office@stopsleyparish.org.uk
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THIS WEEK’S READINGS
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 (p1186), Matthew 24:1-14 (p993)
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Unwell:
Philip Francis, Dick Ward, Liz Fagan, Mary Barden, Liz Hughes, Sally, Bernice Winter, Emily, Alan Manley, Evelyn.
Some with Long-term Needs:
Those grieving for:
Connie, Peggy Wallbank, Jim, Vicky Dean, Oliver Poulton, Raymond Bradley, Flo Large, Jan Babbage.
More Info www.stopsleyparish.org.uk
Newsheets Online - via website or http://stopsleyvicar.blogspot.co.uk
Contact us: 01582 729194, office@stopsleyparish.org.uk
Have a great weekend!
GB!
Dave
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