Pew News for Sunday 23rd October

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.

 

The 10:00am service at St Laurence Church will also be live streamed by Rev Phil Barnes.

 

 

 

 

 

In the external scheme of things, shining moments are as brief as the twinkling of an eye, yet such twinklings are what eternity is made of—moments when we human beings can say, “I love you,” “I’m proud of you,” “I forgive you,” “I’m grateful for you.”  That’s what eternity is made of: invisible imperishable good stuff.

 

                                                                                                                                        Fred Rogers

 

 

Those in need who have asked for our prayers:

Makayla, Frank, David, Gill, Christine, Margaret, John, David, Sheila, Margaret, Eileen, Brenda, Orla, John, Kevin, Pat, Dennison, Peter, Valerie, Mal, Vic, Adam, John, Penny, Roy, Andy, Steve, Ronald, Paul, Alistair, Rosanagh, Andy, James, Richard, Shelley, Fuchsia, Val, Pam, Vera, Maureen, Allen, Dave, Eve, David and those who are known personally to you.

 

 

 

TODAY

18:30                    Evening Worship                                               St Mark

MONDAY 24^th   

16:00-17:00        Baby Ballet                                                         Hall – St Laurence

TUESDAY 25^th   

10:30-12:00        Belleplates                                                          Lounge – St Mark

19:30-21:00        Bell Ringing Practice                                          Tower – St Laurence

19:45                  Home Group                                                       Contact: 01843 583103

WEDNESDAY 26^th                                             

10:00-12:00        Friends of St Laurence Churchyard                    Churchyard - St Laurence

10:00-12:00        Knit, Craft & Natter                                              Lounge – St Mark

18:15-19:30        Northwood Singers                                              St Mark     

19:00                  Home Group                                                        Contact: peterene@tiscali.co.uk

THURSDAY 27^th   

14:30-16:00        Thursday Fellowship                                            Lounge – St Mark

FRIDAY 28^th       

11:00-12:00        Prayer Group                                                        Lounge – St Mark

SATURDAY 29^th                    

19:00-22:00        Jimmy Locke Dance Class                                   Hall – St Mark

 

 

PARISH OFFICE: The Parish Office is now closed and will reopen again on Friday 4^th November at 9am. There will be no Pew News for Sunday 6^th November. If anyone has any urgent matters please speak to your local church warden who will be able to assist you.

ST. LAURENCE MEMBERS: Thanks to all who took ‘Worldwide’ Mission boxes during the summer. Now is the time to hand them in. Thank you.

ANNUAL ALL SOULS’ SERVICE: The annual All Souls’ Service will be held on Wednesday 2^nd November at 3pm in the Becket Chapel at St. Laurence. This service is where we remember those who have passed away over the last year. Please contact Marcia Neve for more information.

VINTAGE ROADSHOW: St Mark’s is hosting a Vintage Roadshow on Wednesday 2^nd November 9am-4pm. It is a community based roadshow where you can get a free valuation and sell your vintage items. For more information about this please visit their website https://vintageroadshows.co.uk/#roadshows

THE NEXT CTiR PRAYER BREAKFAST will be held on Saturday 5^th November at 9:00am. For more information please contact Carl Whitewood (carl.whitewood@salvationarmy.org.uk)

ANNA CHAPLAINCY TRAINING: A free training course for church volunteers working with older people. The course will be at St. Christophers 10:00-12:00 on Thursday 10^th November. Topics will be Ageing Well, Living Well with Dementia and reviewing and developing my role with older people. For more information or to book a place contact Judith Andrews on judith.andrews68@btinternet.com. Leaflets will be available in churches.

GRAND AUCTION: An auction will be taking place at 7:00pm, Friday 18^th November in the Parish Hall to raise funds for the clock restoration appeal.

CLOCK RESTORATION APPEAL: The St Lawrence clock and its four clock faces, paid for by public subscription, was installed in the tower of St Laurence church in 1897. The ravages of time have taken their toll and the clock faces are now in a bad state of repair, with some of them being totally unreadable. The St Lawrence Clock Restoration Appeal is aiming to raise £90,000 in order to restore the clock faces and workings to their former glory. We are being assisted in our task by the Ramsgate (Heritage Regeneration) Trust, who are behind the Ramsgate Tunnels and we are able to take donations by bank transfer/on line payment using sort code 30-98-90, account number 18498668, account name Ramsgate (Heritage Regeneration) Trust using reference St Lawrence Clock. If we receive 3,600 donations of £25.00 we would hit our target really quickly. I know times are tough for all of us so please give what you can to restore our wonderful clock. Thank you. Freda Parker

BREAK THE CYCLE PROJECT: The Break the Cycle Project in St. Christopher House, Newington is looking for volunteers to help do a bit of decorating. If you would like to help, please contact Rev Andrew or the Parish Office.

POWERPOINT VOLUNTEER: Do you have access to a laptop? Can you spare some time to help put together the Power Point for Sunday services at St. Laurence and to operate the projector? If you are able to help or to find out more information please contact either Sharon Cutler or Jane Jacobson.

ST LAURENCE PARISH HALL VOLUNTEERS: We are looking for volunteers to help with the cleaning of the hall and helping to sort through and clear unwanted/broken items. The hall is now starting to attract new bookings due to the newly painted and cleared exterior that the general public are seeing as they go past the building. We would like to continue improving the condition of the hall inside and out so that we can bring in some much needed income to our Parish. If you would like to help with this please contact either Ann Gregson or Kelly Gooding.

OCTOBER’S MOST WANTED FOOD BANK ITEMS: This months most wanted food items are tinned fruit, pasta, desserts, tinned vegetables, tinned potatoes, biscuits. Thank you for your generosity and continued support; it really is appreciated and still so needed.

CHRISTMAS FAIR DONATIONS: The Parish Christmas Fair will be taking place on Saturday 3^rd December in St. Laurence Parish Hall. We are looking for any donations of the following items to help make this year’s fair a success. Items for the tombola and water or wine stalls, good quality gifts, large good quality soft toys for the soft toy raffle and last but not least cakes, jams and chutneys for the popular cake stall. Please bring any donations to the Parish Office.

 

 

2 Newington Road, Ramsgate, CT11 0QT

Usual Parish Office opening hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday from 09:00-11:00.

Please note the office is now volunteer run so these hours may not be guaranteed.

Messages and items for Pew News may be left at any time on 01843 592478 or office@stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk