Pew News for Sunday 21st April

Should you have a gluten allergy and wish to receive communion please let one of the sides people know at least 10 minutes before the service starts so that a gluten free wafer may be provided (St Laurence).

If you would like to wear a face covering or mask for your own comfort, you are more than welcome to do so.

 

What’s on this Week

TODAY 21^st April, 2024

 

16:00-17.30       Quarter Peal practice                               St Laurence Tower

18:30                  Evening Service                                      St Mark

                                                       Psalm 119:89-96, Nehemiah 7:73b-8:12, John 6:30-40

 

MONDAY 22^nd  

                                                                                               

TUESDAY 23^rd  

10:30-11:30        Belleplates                                                St Mark

                                                          Contact Jan Austin 07766 547510

19:30- 21:00       Bellringing Practice                                  St Laurence Tower

                                                          Contact Freda Parker 07732 864076

19:45                   Home Group - Bible Study  

                                Contact 01843 583103 if you are interested in joining this group

                                  

WEDNESDAY 24^th     

10:00-12:00        Knit and Natter                                          St Mark Lounge

                                                        50p contribution for refreshments. 

                              Contact Frances Barnes on 01843 869043 or 07359 421662

19:00                   Home Group - Bible Study  

                           Contact Norma Wright: 01843 603332 / 07964 385994 / peterena12@outlook.com

 

THURSDAY 25^th      

14:00                    Thursday Fellowship                                St Mark Lounge

                    25^th April     Regency Balls - Angela

                         Contact Prim Williamson 01843 594517

 

FRIDAY 26^th

11:00                     Prayer Group                                            St Mark

                                                      Contact Jan Austin 07766 547510

SATURDAY 27^th   

10:30-11:30           Bell Handling for beginners                      St Laurence Tower

 

 

 

Please note that the funeral service for Arthur Gibbs will be held at Thanet Crematorium Tuesday 30^th April at 11.30am.

 

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN RAMSGATE PRAYER BREAKFAST: 9am Saturday, 4^th May St Laurence will be hosting this – please is anyone able to offer help to set up, prepare, cook, serve and clear away the breakfast.  Setting up will take place from 3pm on the Friday. Please contact Ann Gregson if you are able to offer help.

 

OPEN CHURCH AT St LAURENCE:  This will run on every Saturday of each month through the summer: 4 May - 31 August. 10 – 2pm. Barbara Byne organises the rota and is looking for volunteers to man the 2-hour sessions: morning/afternoon.  This is important outreach work and really requires quite a workforce to make it work successfully.  PLEASE put yourself forward if you possibly can.  Barbara: 07867 974275.

 

MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA: For the third year St Catherine is hosting this event on 4 Fridays in May: 7pm onwards.

10^th  Kellet Gut Shantymen – singing sea-shanties

17^th  Thanet Community Gospel Choir

24^th  Knight and Daze – Old-Time Music sing-along  

31^st  Edward Greenhalgh on organ and Coastal Choir – a mixture of musical styles

The ticket cost is £7 each or £8 at the door OR buy tickets for all 4 evenings for just £21. Refreshments will be available.  Raffle. 

 

ST LAWRENCE CLOCK APPEAL:

Saturday May 11^th We have a stall at the History Day in Ramsgate Tunnels from 10:00 to 4:00pm. Please come down and support us.

Saturday May 18^th Quiz Night. Doors open at 6:30pm for a prompt 7:00pm start with our very own Quiz Master Sharon Culter asking the fun and tricky questions. Tickets £5.00, pre book to guarantee a table, teams of up to eight are welcome. This is a very popular event and tables do go very quickly!! Please contact Freda on 07732864076 to book your place. Please bring your own, drinks, glasses and nibbles. There will be a raffle on the night.

Saturday 1^st June An Art show in St Laurence church 10:00am to 4:00pm. If you would like to exhibit at the art show please contact Mick Cairns on 07966225217.

Please support us where you can, the more people who come to our events the quicker we will reach the target and get the restoration work underway. -Freda Parker (Tower Captain)

 

BELL SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am, Sunday 12^th May at St Laurence.  A special service which will be led by Rev Ken Cox and the Bell Ringers of St Laurence Church. Please come along to meet the bell ringers of YOUR parish, you might even find a new hobby to take up after listening to why the ringers ring the bells.

 

PARISH NEWS: Please, if you have any news about what has been/will be happening in your church, do send me some words to print here.  Without “The Beacon”, which used to be published regularly, we are not hearing about the other churches in our parish. 

 

FOOD BANK: April’s most wanted items are: cereals, tea and coffee, tinned meals, jam, pasta, pasta sauce.  Please take your contributions in to your church and someone will get it to the Thanet Food Bank behind B&Q, or take it there yourself…CT9 4JJ.  Many thanks.