St Catherine - St Christopher - St Laurence - St Mark - St Mary
THE PARISH OF ST LAURENCE-IN-THANET
Five Churches United in Christ
Pew News
29th June 2025
Second Sunday after Trinity
Welcome to our whole-parish All-Together service at St Augustine’s Cross, Cliffsend. Refreshments will be served after the service at St Mary’s 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.
READINGS FOR TODAY
2Kings 2:1-2 & 6-14, Psalm 77:1-2 & 11-end,
Galatians 5:1 & 13-25, Luke 9:51-end
COLLECT FOR TODAY
Lord, you have taught us that all our doings without love are nothing worth; send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love, the true bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whoever lives is counted dead before you. Grant this for your only Son, Jesus Christ’s sake, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit – one God, now and for ever.
PEOPLE FOR PRAYER
Katherine, Keith, Jonathan, Gill, Andrew, Nicky, Shirley, Dave S, Adam, Orla, Frederick, Freda, Val, Susan, David, Peter, Matt, Alistair, Roy, Gillian, Torben, Sharon, Daphne, Sheila, Maggie, Pete, Avice, Geoff, Doreen, Judith, Donald, Susan.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“The only way we will love our neighbour as ourselves is by getting to know our neighbours, even in the midst of our differences.” - Eric Overby
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What’s on this Week
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TODAY, 29th June
12:00 Baptism St Mark - PB
13:00 Baptism St Laurence - CT
14:00-15:30 Quarter Peal practice St Laurence Tower
18:30 Evening Worship St Mark - CM
Ezra 1, Psalm 64
MONDAY 30th
09:30 – 12:00 Coffee Morning - IPF St Christopher
TUESDAY 1st July
10:00 – 11:00 Footprints – for the bereaved St Laurence
Contact Marcia
10:30 – 11:30 Belleplates St Mark
Contact Jan Austin
18:30 – 19:30 Beginner’s bellringing practice St Laurence Tower
19:30 – 21:00 Bellringing practice St Laurence Tower
19:00 Home Group – Bible Study St Mark
Contact 01843 583103 if you are interested in joining this group
WEDNESDAY 2nd
10:00 – 12:00 Churchyard Group St Laurence
Contact Barbara Byne
10:00 – 12:00 Knit and Natter St Mark Lounge
50p contribution for refreshments.
Contact Frances Barnes
19:00 for 19:30 Spirituality Hour St Laurence, Becket Chapel
led by Revd Catherine with reflection on St Cyriac by Freda Parker
19:00 Home Group – Crossroads Bible Study St Mark
Contact Norma Wright peterena12@outlook.com
THURSDAY 3rd
14:00 Thursday Fellowship St Mark Lounge
3rd July: Old Sayings – ladies’ own
10th July: Odds and Ends – ladies’ own
17th July: Carl Ayledde – community wardens
Contact Prim Williamson
FRIDAY 4th
11:00 Prayer Meeting St Mark
18:00 Bible Study Ellington Park
Contact Rev Catherine
SATURDAY 5th
10:00 – 12:00 Open Church St Laurence
SUNDAY 6th
16:00 Café Church St Christopher - DS, SC, MN
Notices and Forthcoming Events
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ST LAWRENCE CLOCK APPEAL: Saturday 2nd August at 3pm – an afternoon organ recital by Tim Attride in St Laurence church. There will be refreshments on sale after the performance. Tickets £5.00 per person either on the door or available from Freda. Over the summer the Clock committee will be appearing at several local fairs and in the carnival field with the information board and collection pots.
FAMILY WALKS: On the second Tuesday of June, July, August and September at 4pm we will be holding family walks starting and finishing at St Catherine. The routes will be about 4 miles in length – some circular. We will have a picnic tea in the church grounds/building afterwards and there will be a chance to view the church. Please join us with your youngsters and oldsters for these FREE sociable walks with some mindful themes. Contact Julia on 07979 989115 for any more detail. Walk 2: Tuesday 15th July at 4pm Walking with Awareness: Mindfulness & Nature The walk will take us to Flete, Lydden and Coldswood with many lovely views and even some Alpacas! Walk 3: Tuesday 12th August at 4pm Walking As Pilgrimage to Sacred Place We walk as pilgrims to St Augustine’s Cross near Cliffsend. Walk 4: Tuesday 16 September at 4pm Walking with Biblical Landscape During this walk to Pegwell Bay, biblical landscapes will be brought to our imaginations.
THANET FOOD BANK: All items of long-shelf-life food is very welcome, but the stocks of baked beans, tinned desserts, packet meals, pasta, shampoo, shower gel, toilet rolls are particularly low.
SPIRITUALITY HOUR: Spirituality Hour continues monthly at Saint Laurence in the candlelit Beckett Chapel – refreshments at 7pm for 7.30pm. 2nd July, 6th August, 3rd September.
GARDEN PARTY: 12 July 2.30pm-5.30pm - Summer Garden Party at the Rectory with games, refreshments, bbq, live music, raffle, church tower tours - at the Rectory 2 Newington Road CT11 0QT
ST CHRISTOPHER WORKING PARTY: 19 July 10am-6pm - Working Party with BBQ at St Christopher’s, Newington - all hands on deck, PLEASE !
PCC MEETING: The next PCC meeting will be on Thursday 23rd July at 7:00pm in St Marks Church. Please will all LLTs make sure they have sent the minutes of any meetings they have held since the last PCC meeting to Freda on pccsecretary@stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk by Friday 4th July. Thank you.
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WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY 6th July, 2025
Third Sunday after Trinity
2Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30, Galatians 6:[1-6 &] 7-16,
Luke 10:1-11 & 16-20
ST LAURENCE
10:00 Communion Rev Ken Cox and Marcia Neve
ST CATHERINE
10:00 Communion Rev Brian Griffiths
ST MARK
10:00 Service of the Word Frances Barnes
18:30 Communion & Evening Service Rev Phil Barnes & Christine Martin
Psalm 65
ST CHRISTOPHER
16:00 Café Church Dan S, Sharon C, Marcia N
ST MARY
10:00 Communion Rev Phil Barnes
PARISH OFFICE
2 Newington Road, Ramsgate, CT11 0QT, 01843 592478
Please note that the office only has volunteers manning it. Regularly, this is Steve on a Thursday morning and Barbara Byne on a Friday morning (9-11am).
Here are some useful 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: Freda Parker 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: Sue Booker 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 07352 166932
The Pew News is prepared on a Wednesday afternoon and printed copies are produced on a Thursday morning.
