Pew News for Sunday 26th April

St Catherine - St Christopher - St Laurence - St Mark - St Mary

THE PARISH OF ST LAURENCE-IN-THANET

Five Churches United in Christ

Pew News

26^th April, 2026

4^th Sunday of Easter

WELCOME to this CHURCH

Please be aware that the choice for communion is bread and wine or bread only, tincturing (dipping the bread) is no longer condoned by the Diocese.

At St Laurence - if you require a gluten-free wafer, please tell the sides-people at the door before the start of the service.

St LAURENCE 10:00 Communion Rev Brian Griffiths

& Rev Catherine Tucker

St CATHERINE 10:00 Service of the Word Amanda Madgwick

St MARK 10:00 Communion Archdeacon Will Adams

18:30 Evening Service Christine Martin

Haggai 1:1-11, Haggai 1:12 – 2:9

St MARY 10:00 Service of the Word Sharon Cutler & Kevin Spain

St CHRISTOPHER None

FOLLOWED BY ALTOGETHER BRING & SHARE LUNCH 12pm with Archdeacon Will

AND THEN Altogether APCM 1pm BOTH AT ST MARK’S

READINGS FOR TODAY

Acts 2.42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2.19-25 John 10.1-10

COLLECT and POST COMMUNION PRAYER

Collect: Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life: raise us, who trust in him, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness, that we may seek those things which are above – where he reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit; one God, now and for ever. Amen

Post Communion: Merciful Father, you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd, and in his love for us to lay down his life and rise again: keep us always under his protection and give us grace to follow in his steps. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

PEOPLE FOR PRAYER

Judy, Sophia, Daniel, Brenda, Prim, Graham, Katherine, Keith, Jonathan, Gill, Andrew, Nicky, Shirley, Dave S, Adam, Orla, Frederick, Val, David, Peter, Matt, Alistair, Roy, Gillian, Torben, Ann, Sheila, Maggie, Pete, Geoff, Doreen, Susan, Amanda, Lucy

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“Patience is not about how long you wait; it’s about how you behave while you are waiting.”

- Joyce Meyer

What’s on this Week

TUESDAY 28^th

10:30 – 11:30 Belleplates Contact Jan Austin St Mark

18:30 – 19:30 Beginner’s bellringing practice St Laurence Tower

Contact Freda

19:00 Home Group – Bible Study Contact 01843 583103 St Mark

19.30 – 21:00 Bellringing practice St Laurence Tower

WEDNESDAY 29^th

10:00 – 12:00 Churchyard Group St Laurence Churchyard

Contact Barbara Byne

10:00 – 12:00 Knit and Natter £1 contribution for refreshments St Mark Lounge

Contact Frances Barnes

14:00 Home Group – Crossroads Bible Study St Mark

Contact Norma Wright peterena12@outlook.com

THURSDAY 30^th

14:00 Thursday Fellowship with speaker St Mark Lounge

FRIDAY 1^st May

11:00 Prayer Meeting St Mark

17:00 note time Scrabble Club Rectory

19:00 Music Extravaganza St Catherine

John Doggerel & the Bad Poets – see notices

£10. Contact Barbara

SATURDAY 2^nd

9:00 CTiR Prayer Breakfast St Laurence

10:00 Open Church & Churchyard Tour St Laurence

Contact Barbara Byne

WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY- 3^rd May, Easter 5

Acts 7:55-60, Psalm 31:1-5 & 15-16, 1Peter 2:2-10, John 14:1-14

St LAURENCE 10:00 Communion Rev Catherine Tucker

& Baptism Baby Allen

St CATHERINE 10:00 Service of the Word Judith Andrews

St MARK 10:00 Service of the Word Kevin Spain & Frances

Barnes

18:30 Evening Communion Service Rev Phil Barnes

Ezekiel 37:1-14 & Christine Martin

St MARY 10:00 Communion Rev Ken Cox

St CHRISTOPHER None

Notices and Forthcoming Events

MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA: St Catherine’s Music in May every Friday evening at 7pm

1st John Doggerel and the Bad Poets (American folk and blues),

8th Kellet Gut Shantymen (nautical sing-along),

15th Thanet Jubilee Singers (gospel and uplifting songs),

22nd Crush (female vocal duo 1960s – 2000s music),

29th David Lamner (keyboard – playing hits from the musicals).

Tickets £10 each event or all 5 for £40. COUPLES GET 2ND TICKETS HALF PRICE if buying all events. Under 18s FREE. Contact Barbara Redman. Bank transfer preferred. *If you require a lift please contact Barbara Redman – we can arrange to pick up from St Laurence

VE DAY SERVICE: 11am, 8^th May at The Spitfire and Hurricane Museum.

Led by Rev Brian Griffiths.

VOLUNTARY ADMIN SUPPORT NEEDED: Revd Catherine is requesting voluntary admin support for a few hours every week – you will need to be organised and computer savvy - if you are interested please contact her

ST LAURENCE’S CHURCH & CHURCHYARD TOUR: dates continue on the first Saturday of each month: 2 May, 6 June, 4 July and 8 Aug. Saturdays at 10am – gather at the church’s front door.

MONTHLY BIBLE STUDY, DISCUSSION & REFRESHMENTS AT THE RECTORY: Next date is Weds 13 May at 6.30pm. It is aimed at those new to faith and also for anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of the Bible (currently the book of Acts) and feel part of a supportive group. All are welcome from across the whole Parish. Contact Rev Catherine

THANET FOOD BANK: April’s most wanted items are: tinned meals, tinned soup and tinned desserts, cereals, cereal bars, packet meals.

ROCK SOLID 2 Junior Church: St Laurence runs a Sunday School for children aged 4yrs -11yrs - called Rock Solid 2. It runs monthly on the 2^nd Sunday, 10 May, 14 June and so on. It is fun-packed. Led by Kelly, Marion, Marcia, Andrea and Barrie - these leaders are experienced with children with autism and ADHD. All children and parents are welcome. Arrive 9.50am at the actual church for 10am start, ends 11.30am. And children are welcome in church every week.

THURSDAY FELLOWSHIP for next few weeks: 7^th May Frances Barnes talk, 14^th May Sue and Ken Cox talk & Belleplates, 21^st May Kim Brown playing piano, 28^th May Clive Nuttman talking about bats - Contact Angela

ST CATHERINE’S “WALK for your SOUL”: Parish wide and beyond – for you and your friends and family. See flyers in your church.

Walk 3: Tuesday 19 May at 5pm-7pm+: Walking and Nature. The walk will be in & around Manston itself and then out to Woodchurch returning to St Catherine’s Church Manston for buffet.

Walk 4: Friday 26 June at 2pm-4pm+: Stroll & Natter around Minster finishing at The Bell pub

Walk 5: Sunday 19 July at 12noon-2.30pm: A Tale of Two Churches Starting and ending at St Laurence-in-Thanet Church Ramsgate. We walk to St Catherine’s for a break & buffet lunch…history and architecture all along the way.

Walk 6: Saturday 29 August 11am-4pm: It’s Bank Holiday! Walking As Pilgrimage Starting at St Augustine’s Cross we pilgrimage to Minster Abbey and return (return a choice of whether by foot or train) for refreshments at St Mary’s, Cliffsend.

BELL SUNDAY: Sunday 17 May at 10am service at St Laurence – the service will be based on the book ‘A Sculpture That Sings’ by David Ward and Orlando Gough and there will be a chance to try out the bells too.

ST CHRISTOPHER’S SUMMER FAYRE: Saturday 23^rd May – with Inspiring Positive Futures and Little Ones Variety Events. - all our churches are invited to run a stall if interested contact Julie

ST CHRISTOPHER’S EQUINE FAYRE: Saturday 30^th May – organised by Judith Andrews

ST MARK’S SUMMER FAYRE: Saturday 6 June 11am-2pm

ARCHDEACON’S VISITATION SERVICE: Churchwardens Swear in! for Parochial Wardens, Churchwardens, PCC – 7pm Tues 9 June at Canterbury Cathedral.

Altogether Service at St Augustine’s Cross – 10am Sunday 28 June

EASY FUNDRAISING: If you shop on line then you could earn % for church funds via https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/st-laurence-in-thanet-parish Partners in this scheme include: ARGOS, TESCO, JOHN LEWIS, EBAY, JUST EAT…

PARISH OFFICE

2 Newington Road, Ramsgate, CT11 0QT, 01843 592478

Please note that the office has volunteers manning it. Regularly, this is Steve on a Thursday morning and Barbara B on a Friday morning (9-11am). Here are some contacts:

Team Rector: Reverend Catherine Tucker rectorcatherine@stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk /

Parochial Wardens: Sharon Cutler warden2@stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk

Kevin Spain kmschurchwarden@hotmail.com

PCC Secretary Malcolm Story pccsecretary@stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk

Parish Treasurer: Alison Willoughby-Browne treasurer@stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk

Baptism Clerk: Kelly Gooding baptisms@stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk

Wedding Clerk Alison Willoughby-Browne (temp) weddings@stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk

Safeguarding: Kevin Spain kmschurchwarden@hotmail.com

Anna Chaplain: Judith Andrews judithandrewsllm@outloook.com

Pew News: Julia Penn diamond-jules@hotmail.co.uk

St Mark’s Church General enquiries 07352 166932

If anyone feels able to take on the role of Wedding Clerk, Alison Willoughby-Browne would like to hear from you. Please contact her as above.