Services for w/b 08.07.2012

St. Mary the Virgin, Sawston

St. Peter’s, Babraham

July 8 2012

FIFTH SUNDAY after TRINITY

Services at St Mary’s today

9.15 a.m.        Eucharist

11.00 a.m.       Open Air Service Granchester Meadows

6.00 p.m.         Evening Prayer        

7.00 for 7.30   Bible Study in the Church hall

St. Peters Babraham – No service this week

Services at St. Mary’s this week

11.30 a.m.       Tuesday 10 July Andy de Luca’s  Funeral

8.00 a.m.         Morning Prayer, Mon, Tues, Wed & Sat

9.30 a.m.         Eucharist            Thursday 

5.00 p.m.         Evening Prayer   Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs

6.00 p.m.         Evening Prayer   Fri & Sun

ST PETER’S BABRAHAM

ST PETER’S BABRAHAM –FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Concert by the  Lloyds Choir on Saturday 21st July at 7-30 pm.

           Tickets £10 at the door, to include cheese and wine. 

Please contact Tom La Touche ,  tel; 07780112505 or 

Mary Hunt  835487  to book tickets.

Jumble Sale

We are having a jumble Sale on 

Saturday 14 July at 2.00 p.m. 

and would be very grateful for all donations.

Please ring 833974 to arrange for collection or

 leave anything you can offer at 31 St. Mary’s Road or

 at the Church Hall.

Thank you for reading this and 

for anything you can donate.

 Jane

MONDAY EVENING HOUSEGROUP

Would you like to join us as we look at some of the claims

Jesus made about himself as recorded in the Gospel of John?

What did he say?  

What did he mean?  

How is it relevant today? 

Would you like to join in the discussions?

Would you like to know more about the group? 

Please phone 501165  or just come along on July 16th at 8pm 

15 Huddleston Way ( No previous Bible Study experience needed. )

MISSION COMMITTEE

Today(8th July) is SEA SUNDAY. Please pray for seafarers around the world who often face danger and harsh conditions and upon whom we rely for 90% of the goods we use every day. Please pray, too, for the MISSION TO SEAFARERS  which reaches out to seafarers with a message of Christian love and offers practical help to an often forgotten and marginalised workforce.

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MISSION PLATE

Our donations in July - September are for the

KALE HEYWET CHURCH in Ethiopia.

This is a self-help group, supported by TEARFUND.

It enables communities to develop skills and to improve

life for their families and their communities.

ST PETER’S BABRAHAM

ST PETER’S BABRAHAM –FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Summer Concert & Strawberry Tea

Sunday 1 July at 3.00 p.m

Evening Concert 

Saturday 21 July at 7.30 p.m.

The Lloyds of London Choir 

will sing a varied programme 

including Faure’s Requeim

For further details please see Mary Hunt

Services for w/b 10.06.2012

St. Mary the Virgin, Sawston

St. Peter’s, Babraham

June 10 2012

FIRST SUNDAY after TRINITY

Services at St Mary’s today

9.15 a.m.        Eucharist

10.45 a.m.       Open Door Dangerous meetings and disastrous

                        consequences

6.00 p.m.         Evening Prayer        

7.00 for 7.30   Bible Study in the Church hall

St. Peters Babraham - No service today

Services at St. Mary’s this week

8.00 a.m.         Morning Prayer, Mon, Tues, Wed & Sat

9.30 a.m.         Eucharist            Thursday 

5.00 p.m.         Evening Prayer   Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs

6.00 p.m.         Evening Prayer   Fri & Sun

Summer Fair

Summer Fair 

Saturday 7^thJuly  

2.00 to 4.30 

Vicarage Garden and Church Hall

Please look out for sign- up sheets to volunteer  help,

also to offer items for our Luxury Hamper Raffle Prize.

RAFFLE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE TO SELL

Cream Teas.........

Potential  scone-makers please let Rebecca Herrick know 

(833067 or rebecca.r.herrick@gmail.com)

150 scones are expected to be consumed 

so it would be good to share the load!

Jam, home-made or bought 

welcomed by Hilary or Rebecca.

After last year’s memorable fair 

the village awaits 

St Mary’ Summer Fair 2012!

SAWSTON MOTHERS UNION

SAWSTON MOTHERS UNION

Friday 22nd June 

Deanery Summer Party

In the Garden of the Bishop of Ely 

7 – 9 pm. 

Tickets via Janet Martin.

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Thursday 5th July 

Summer meal out

7 pm at the Chequers Pampisford

 

partners and friends welcome 

names to Mary Richmond please.

JUBILEE

3^rd June

11.00a.m.

An

Ecumenical

Jubilee Service

IN THE

Challis Garden

SERVICES - MAY 2012

St. Mary the Virgin, Sawston

St. Peter’s, Babraham

MAY 27 2012

PENTECOST

Services at St Mary’s today

9.15 a.m.         Eucharist

10.45 a.m.       Open door - Pentecost

6.00 p.m.         Evening Prayer        

7.00 for 7.30   Bible Study in the Church hall

St. Peters Babraham No Service this week

Services at St. Mary’s this week

8.00 a.m.         Morning Prayer, Mon, Tues, Wed & Sat

9.30 a.m.         Eucharist            Thursday 

5.00 p.m.         Evening Prayer   Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs

6.00 p.m.         Evening Prayer   Fri & Sun

Trinity Sunday– 3 June 2012

8am                 Eucharist

11.00 a.m.       Diamond Jubilee Service in Challis Gardens

6.00 p.m.         Eucharist        

7.00 for 7.30   Bible Study in the Church hall

St. Peter’s Babraham 3 June 2012

10.00 a.m.       Service of the Word

St Mary's Offerings in May 2012

6/5/12

9.15 Service                          £  64.35

Open Door Service                £  20.36

Weekly Envelope Scheme    £ 218.50

Baptism (April)                      £   24.95

Weddings (April/May)           £   28.48 

Standing Orders                   £ 149.00   

                                             £ 505.64

(Cheques payable to Sawston PCC please)

St Mary's Offerings 20/05/2012

9.15 Eucharist                      £  71.50

Open Door                            £  23.00

Weekly Envelope Scheme   £ 135.50

Baptism (May)                      £   78.68

Standing Orders                   £ 149.00

                                             £ 457.68

 ( Cheques should be made payable to

Sawston Parochial Church Council please)

SOUP LUNCH - MAY2012

PLEASE NOTE THAT 

THE NEXT SOUP LUNCH

IS ON THURSDAY 31st MAY, 

NOT 24th AS STATED ON SOME OF THE FLYERS. 

PETRA'S FAULT ENTIRELY 

(forgot there are 31 days in May).

SORRY! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK INTERCHURCH EVENTS

Quiz Night and Auction  

Friday May 18th 7.30pm

Sawston Free Church

Garden Party-Cream Teas  

Saturday May 19th

24 St Mary's Road

TICKETS for both events from Pam Moss

Tel 834220  11 High Street

MISSION - MAY 2012 - COFFEE MORNING

COFFEE MORNING

10 a.m. Wednesday, May 16th

       at 38, London Road (Molly Hurst's home)

Raffle, Bring and Buy

Proceeds in aid of the Cicely Peace Matunda School/Orphanage in Tanzania

VISITING SPEAKER - 20th May

The speaker on 20th May 

will be Mr. John Gall, 

Community Manager of Emmaus.

MISSION PLATE

Our giving in April May and June is for EMMAUS 

which is an international charity 

providing work and a place to live, 

in a family environment, to previously homeless people. 

In 1990 Emmaus Cambridge was the first 

Community to be established in the UK.

Jumble Sale

The next JUMBLE SALE is 

on May 12th 

at 2.00pm

 in the Hall.

 Helpers and Jumble needed as ever please.

MOTHERS' UNION May 2012

SAWSTON MOTHERS UNION 

meeting 7.30 p.m.  on Thursday 3rd May in Church 

Tom Bunning will be speaking about his recent photographic assignment

 to Peace Matunda Orphanage in Tanzania. 

Contact: Enid Lewis, Mary Richmond or Janet Martin (01223 835028) for details.

PCC

The new PCC met on May 16th following a celebration of the 

Eucharist and co-opted Rebecca Herrick and Rob Richmond 

as members for the next year. It then elected Roger Mansfield 

as vice-chairman, Rob Richmond as treasurer, Mary Dicken

as secretary and Janet Martin as Electoral Roll officer. Thanks

were expressed to Sharon Compton for her eight years as treasurer

and she was presented with some flowers and a gift and given the 

best wishes of the council for her forthcoming charity event on 

Hadrian's Wall. A copy of the Electoral Roll as accepted at the

APCM is available on the table by the door. New committee 

membership will be decided very shortly and details will be on 

the notice board. The PCC meets again in July.

Mary Dicken - secretary to the PCC

Services for w/b 27.05.2012

St. Mary the Virgin, Sawston

St. Peter’s, Babraham

27th May 2012

PENTECOST

Services at St Mary’s today

                                                9.15 a.m.     Eucharist

                                              10.45 a.m.      Open Door - Pentecost

                                                6.00 p.m.      Evening Prayer        

                                          7.00 for 7.30     Bible Study in the Church Hall

St. Peter's Babraham


No service this week

Services at St. Mary’s this week

                                    8.00 a.m.     Morning Prayer   Mon, Tues, Wed & Sat

                                    9.30 a.m.     Eucharist           Thursday 

                                    5.00 p.m.     Evening Prayer   Mon, Tues, Wed,Thurs

                                    6.00 p.m.     Evening Prayer   Fri & Sun

TRINITY SUNDAY - 3RD JUNE 2012 

                                    8.00 a.m.    Eucharist
                            11.00 a.m.     Diamond Jubilee Service in Challis Garden
                                    6.00 p.m.    Eucharist        

                            7.00  for 7.30    Bible Study in the Church Hall

St. Peter’s Babraham - 3rd June 2012


10.00 a.m.     Service of the Word 

ASCENSION DAY - MAY 17TH 2012

MONDAY EVENING HOUSEGROUP

A new study is starting tomorrow evening called 

' THE LOVE THAT NEVER FAILS ' 

If you would like to look into the Book of Hosea 

with us you would be most welcome.

Just turn up at 8pm at 15 Huddleston Way 

or speak to Sally or David to find out more.  

Tel 501165

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

This was held on April 18 in church. Sally Bard and Roger Mansfield were re-elected as Churchwardens and Roberta Boatman as deputy churchwarden. Roberta Boatman, Janet Martin and Janet Marven were elected to serve on the PCC for three years. Sharon Compton was warmly thanked for her service as treasurer over the last eight years. Rob Richmond will take over from her shortly. Roger Boatman, Pauline Finbow, John Harvey, Suella Hunting, Barbara Hylton, Judith Lovell, Janet marven and Betty Thurston were appointed as sidesmen. Other reports were received. The papers from the meeting, including the accounts for 2011, are available on the table for anyone interested.

Mary Dicken - secretary to the PCC

A Time For Remembrance

‘A TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE’ 

3 PM ON SUNDAY 13^TH MAY 2012

AT WESLEY CHURCH, CHRIST’S PIECES,

KING’S STREET, CAMBRIDGE

 This is a service for all those affected by the death of a child –

 either a baby during pregnancy, at birth or in babyhood,

 or a child during childhood or adulthood.

Refreshments and crèche facilities available. 

Car parking in the Grafton Centre West in Maid’s Causeway.

 

Further information from Janet Martin (01223 835028)

THE BISHOP'S VISIT

BISHOP STEPHEN

 is coming to

St Mary’s

on

Sunday 13th May

10.30 all-age service

EVERYONE WELCOME




DEDICATION OF FRONTAL AND VESTMENTS

Bishop Stephen will be coming to St Mary's

on 13th May

to dedicate the restored Altar Frontal and Vestments 

during the (combined) 10.30 Family Eucharist Service.  

This will be followed by a Bring and Share lunch

in St Mary's Community Hall, 

during which we shall be able to meet, 

and thank, the NADFAS volunteers 

who so kindly carried out the restoration work.  

Please sign the list on the table if you are coming 

and let Sue Hunting know if you are willing to help on the day.   

MAGAZINE

JUBILEE MAGAZINE

Our next church magazine will be 

published on Sunday, 3 June 

and the committee hope to make it

 a special Jubilee Jamboree Journal!  

 If you have ANY royal memories 

please send them, as soon as possible, 

to sue.hunting@ntlworld.com or 

hand them to Sue, Petra, Jose or Mary Richmond asap.  

We shall also need the regular contributions and the 

closing date will be strictly 13 May - 

earlier is much preferred and will guarantee inclusion.

PRAYERS FOR SAWSTON

Prayer for Sawston’ Monthly meeting

Come along on the first Thursday of each month to lift the needs of our community to God: those who live here, those who work here, the schools, the shops the businesses and our village life

Any Christians living and working in Sawston are welcome to come along.

Thursday 3^rd May 2.00pm- 3.00pm  in Room 1 at Sawston Free Church

Please note the change of venue

Can’t come on a Thursday?

If you would like to receive a monthly email please contact Dianne Conway

For more information please contact:

Rev. Mary Irish tel 01223 565801, mary.irish@ntlworld.com

Dianne Conway tel 01223 833953, dianne.conway@tesco.net

Carolyn Bridges tel 01223  834221, g_bridges@lineone.net

SOUL SPARK

Soul Spark

resumes

on

Sunday 22^nd April

at

7.00p.m.

in

St Mary’s Church Hall

COME AND EXPLORE

WAYS OF PRAYING

MISSION - APRIL 2012

MISSION PLATE 

Our giving  in April May and June is for EMMAUS which is an international charity 

providing work and a place to live, in a family environment, to previously homeless people. 

In 1990 Emmaus Cambridge was the first Community to be established in the UK.

OFFERINGS APRIL 2012

St Mary's Offerings 1/4/12

10.30 Palm Sunday service                  £   59.34

Weekly Envelope scheme                    £  110.00

Standing Orders (weekly average )  £  149.00

                                                                    £  318.34 
(Cheques should be made payable to Sawston PCC please)

St Mary's Offerings 8/4/12

10.30 Easter Service                               £  102.96

Weekly Envelope Scheme                    £  126.00

Standing Orders (weekly average)   £  149.00

                                                                    £  377.96

(Cheques should be made payable to Sawston PCC please)

St Mary's Offerings 15/04/12

9.15 Eucharist                                         £   76.95

Envelopes                                               £  187.00

Standing Orders (weekly average) £  149.00

                                                                  £  412.95

 (Cheques should be made payable to Sawston PCC please)

St Mary's Offerings 22/04/12

9.15 Eucharist                                         £  35.50

Weekly Envelope scheme                        £ 360.48

Open Door                                       £  31.52

Standing Orders (weekly average) £ 149.00

                                                                 £  576.50

St Mary's Offerings 29/04/12

9.15 Eucharist                                          £ 54.07

Weekly Envelope Scheme                        £103.50

Standing Orders (weekly average ) £149.00

                                                                  £306.57

COURSES - APRIL 2012

THE SOUL SPARK COURSE will continue on 22 April.

A CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE 2012

  "A Celebration of Marriage"

An Exhibition of Wedding Dresses and accessories, photographs

and personal memories; Ruby, Silver and Golden Wedding Anniversaries.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21st 10 a.m. - 4-30 p.m. in church 

If you have any of the above items you would be willing to lend, 

or a dressmaker's dummy, 

please see Janet Marven as soon as possible.

MAUNDY THURSDAY 2012

9.30     Holy Communion

17.00   Evening Prayer

19.30   Mothers’ Union Maundy Thursday Service and Silent Vigil

EASTER 2012

EASTER SUNDAY

 6.00am - Sunrise Service

on Spicer’s Field

10.30am - Family Service

with Holy Communion

(will last about 50 minutes)

EVERYONE WELCOME

6.00pm – Evening Prayer

 

GOOD FRIDAY 2012

10.00 Walk of Witness

14.00 Good Friday Vigil

18.00 Evening Prayer

19.30 Good Friday Service at Free Church

QUIZ -FRIDAY 20TH APRIL

St. Mary’s

6th QUIZ

NIGHT

Friday

2Oth April 2012

7.15pm

St. Mary’s Church Hall

Tickets £8.50 (includes Fish & Chips supper)

Teams of 6 people max

Bring your own drinks

Tickets available at church on Sundays from Mary DIcken

or Barbara 01223 527537 or
from the Church Hall on Tues and Thurs 9.30 - 11.30 

(tel. 837298)

OFFERINGS

'St Mary's Offerings'  has a new look and now includes money given by standing order.  This is to show a more complete weekly picture.  Please don't hesitate to come to me with any queries.  We want it all to be as clear as possible - Sally Bard.

St Mary's Offerings 25/03/12

9.15 Eucharist                                  £    73.83

Open Door                                       £1000.00

Weekly Envelopes scheme                £  117.00

Standing Orders (weekly average)     £  149.00

                                                         £1339.83

(Cheques should be made payable to Sawston PCC please)