Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Generosity Sunday
9th October 2022
'Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.' Luke 17.19. See Bible commentary below. Image by Revd Jess.
We shall be joining in with the Church of England’s Generosity Week with a special Sunday service on 9th October. This is a time when we reflect on the generous God we believe in and how generosity is at the heart of our faith. We welcome Revd Andrew Smith, the Generous Giving Adviser from the Diocese of Chichester, who will preach for us. The church is currently running at a monthly deficit, and we shall pray that we can find ways to overcome this financial challenge.
Collect
Gracious God,
you call us to fullness of life:
deliver us from unbelief
and banish our anxieties
with the liberating love of
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Readings
2 Kings 5.1-3,7-15c
Psalm 111, (2 Timothy 2.8-15), 2 Corinthians 8:1-12, Luke 17.11-19
Come and meet the new vicar!
Revd Andrew Bennison was licensed as vicar to the benefice last Monday evening by Bishop Martin. It was a well-attended service and there was much joy and fellowship between our two churches. Revd Andrew’s first service with us here at the Good Shepherd will be Sunday 16th October.
St Mary de Haura Vicarage ‘Drop-in’ – Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
As part of his getting to know as many people as possible in our parishes, Revd Andrew is opening the St Mary de Haura Vicarage up for ‘drop-in’ afternoon tea / brunch on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the next two weeks. All are welcome to drop in and say hello at any point from 3.00 – 4.30pm on Tuesday and Thursday or 10.00 – 11.30am on Saturday. A selection of cakes and pasties will be provided!
Harvest Festival Giving
We collected £284 at our harvest festival for Turning Tides. There was also a large quantity of food donated for the Shoreham & Adur Community Foodbank. Thank you to everyone for your generosity at harvest.
Rosemary Wakeford’s Funeral will be at the Good Shepherd, Monday 17th October at 2.30pm. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
Sea Lights our Sunday group for children meets in the hall this week at 10am. New children are always welcome.
Quiz Night The fundraising team are running a quiz night on Saturday 15th October 6.30pm for a 7pm start, £6 each. This includes refreshments. Bring your own food and drink to share with those at your table. Donations for the raffle are appreciated. Tickets on sale after the Sunday service or contact Jenny Marshall tel: 07773 409205 or email: jennymarshall42@gmail.com
Bob’s Card Sale On Sunday 16th October after the 10am church service, at coffee time in the hall. A variety of cards for sale priced £1 and 80p each. Also, handmade Christmas cards £1.50 and recycled cards £1 each.
All proceeds go to The Church of the Good Shepherd. (If anyone has any old cards, which he could recycle, please pass onto Bob or leave in the church porch on the shelf.)
Sad news Christian Aid has informed us that Mark Johnson has died peacefully after a time of illness from cancer. Mark was the Church Engagement and Fundraising Officer for Sussex & Kent and was an inspiration and supporter of our Christian Aid work at the church. May he rest in peace.
Find Your Voice for Christmas Our singing workshop on 24th September, led by vocal coach Linda Glenn, was a great success. We had 22 participants from COGS, SMDH and the wider community. The feedback was 100% positive. They learned a lot and asked for another. We now have a date for a workshop on Saturday 19th November, 10.30am- 1.30pm, based around Christmas carols. If you missed the first one here is another opportunity. Don’t miss it! Further details and tickets (£20) through Fiona: fionawest@icloud.com. Tel: 07879378678
Church Poetry
Caroline Hansen’s new Fruit Salad book of poetry and stories is on sale in the hall after the service on 16th October, £5. Total sale proceeds shared between
the Church of the Good Shepherd and Macmillan Cancer Relief. Congratulations to Caroline on her new collection.
Retrospective art show of the works of Ted Young Ted's Paintings will be displayed in the church hall on Saturday 5th November 10am-4pm and
Sunday 6th November 11am- 3pm.All pieces sold in aid of church funds.
Saturday Meditation is on Zoom only (and not in church) on 8th October and 15th October.
The Pollinators Exhibition has come down, but the butterflies will stay until after Rosemary Wakeford’s funeral. Butterflies were special to her, and the family has requested that they remain in place for the service.
Prayer Chain For any urgent prayer chain requests between 9th-14th October, please contact Joy tel: 01273462584
Christmas Fayre Save the date for the Good Shepherd Christmas fayre – Saturday 26th November. More information to follow.
Live in Concert 12th November, 8pm
Olwen Ringrose, who played in the past at the Good Shepherd, is performing at our church. Half the donations will go to church funds. If anyone can help with refreshments at the concert please contact Revd Jane.
Key code for hall Are you someone who regularly needs to use the key code to access the hall? If so, please leave your name on the sheet at the back of church after the service or email the church wardens - we are improving on our hall security and need to share new information with you. office@cogschurchwardens.co.uk
Friday meditation with morning prayer. Apologies but there is no service this coming week at St Mary de Haura. It returns as normal 21st October.
And finally…
We had a lovely harvest festival lunch. Thanks to Lesley and Barry for all their hard work in preparing soup and apple crumble. It was a happy time of food and fellowship, and it also raised £50 for church funds.
Blessings and prayers for you all this week. I work half-time and the days I am usually available are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (morning).
Revd Jane
Contacts
Revd Andrew Bennison Email: revandrewbennison@gmail.com Tel: 01273 454914
Revd Jane Bartlett Email: bartlett.jane@ntlworld.com Tel: 079355 38085.
Church wardens Kay Haffenden, Angela Tritton and deputy warden Penny Humphrey email: office@cogschurchwardens.co.uk
Safeguarding Officer Emma Purser 07786651886
Children’s Ministry Daisy Durrant email: cogssundayschool10@gmail.com
Parish centre and hall bookings Tel: 01273 440202
Prayer chain (for emergency prayer) Liz Beeston 01273 454685
Notices for next week should be sent to Revd Jane by Wednesday 12noon.
bartlett.jane@ntlworld.com
Church website: www.goodshepherdshorehambeach.org.uk
Services this Week
Sunday 9th October
8am – Holy Communion with Revd Jane and Revd Andrew Smith
10am – Parish Communion with Revd Jane and Revd Andrew Smith
Tuesday 11th October
9.30am – Holy Communion with Revd Jess
Wednesday 12th October
6pm – Celtic Evening Prayer on Zoom
CLICK HERE
Meeting ID: 868 1252 3106
Passcode: 960274
Saturday 15th October
8am – Morning Meditation on Zoom only this week
Meeting ID: 166073397 (no password needed) Click here LINK
Evening Prayer This is said at 5.30pm at St Marys and via Zoom on Monday and Wednesday, at 5.30pm. If you want to attend online contact Revd Steve for the link. Email: shorehamcurate@gmail.com
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