Five Churches United in Christ

Pew News for Sunday 2nd June

Thursday 30th May 2024

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

THE PARISH OF ST LAURENCE-IN-THANET

Five Churches United in Christ

Pew News

2nd June

1st Sunday after Trinity

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).

 

READINGS FOR TODAY

Continuous: 1Samuel 3:1-10, Psalm 139:1-5 & 12-18,

Related: Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Psalm 81:1-10

2Corinthians 4:5-12, Mark 2:23-3:6

 

THE COLLECT FOR TODAY

O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in you, mercifully accept our prayers and, because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good without you, grant us the help of your grace, that in the keeping of your commandments we may please you both in will and deed. Through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

PEOPLE FOR PRAYER

Lynne, Mick, Shirley, Dave S, Margaret, David, Dennison, Adam, Orla, Lynne, David, Frederick, Freda, Val, Steven, Lucy, Pam, Barbara S, Susan, Peter, Torben, Matt, Jacqueline, Daniel, Nicky

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like a summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the whole week.”    - Henry Ward Beecher

What’s on this Week

TODAY 2nd June, 2024

 

18:30                     Evening Service                                           St Mark - CM

                                        Jeremiah 5:1-9, Jeremiah 5:10-19

 

MONDAY 3rd     

                                                                                               

TUESDAY 4th    

10:00 - 11:00         “Footprints”                                                  St Laurence

                                         Bereavement support group.

               Contact Marcia  01843585366

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 5th     

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 6th   

14:00                     Thursday Fellowship                                    St Mark Lounge

              Contact Prim Williamson 01843 594512

               6th June Prim’s afternoon

               13th Angela’s afternoon: “Gratitude”

               20th Thanet Coastal Project – Open Meeting

 

18:30                     Ringing out for Peace                                   St Laurence Tower

 

FRIDAY 7th   

11:00                     Prayer Group                                                St Mark

                                        Contact Jan Austin 07766 547510

 

SATURDAY 8th

10:00 - 14:00         Open Church                                               St Laurence

                                         Barbara Byne: 07867 974275

                            

Notices and Forthcoming Events

 

ST LAWRENCE CLOCK APPEAL: 

We now have a “Go fund me” page up and running, it can be found at https://gofund.me/581f5ddd Please pass this on to anyone who would like to donate to the fund. There are also posters up in St Laurence Church with Go fund me tags for people to take the information home.

The NEW BANK ACCOUNT details for the clock appeal are Lloyds Bank, sort code 30-99-50 and account number 37336762. The account name is St Lawrence Clock Restoration Appeal. You are able to pay donations direct into this account either as a one off donation or a monthly direct debit. Please support us where you can, the more people who make donations or come to our events, the quicker we will reach the target and get the restoration work underway. - Freda Parker (Tower Captain)

 

D-DAY 80 YEAR ANNIVERSARY: In conjunction with Manston Parish Council

St Catherine’s church will be holding a memorial event which will include a short service at 18:30 on Thursday 6th June.  You are warmly invited to attend.

 

ST MARK’S BELLEPLATES AFTERNOON of MUSIC: Saturday, 15th June, 2-4pm at St Mark’s in the church. Refreshments will be served.

 

BEGINNERS’ BELL-RINGING: Saturday, 15th June 10:00 – 11:00

 

ANNA FRIENDS TRAINING: 26th June, 3rd and 10th July 1pm – 3pm to be held at St Mark’s. For those who would like to learn more about how to support the spiritual wellbeing of older people and people living with dementia. Contact Judith Andrews (judith.andrewsllm@outlook.com) for more details and an application form.

 

ST LAURENCE JUNIOR ACADEMY SUMMER FAIR: Saturday, 29th June The bell ringers will be supporting this event by showcasing the mini ring, for anyone to have a go at bell ringing. The Clock Restoration Appeal group will also have a stall there. Please come along and support our school.

 

INTERCESSIONS WORKSHOPS: The Rev Matt Hodder is holding intercessions workshops at St Peter’s Church on the following dates: Tuesday 2nd July at 7:30pm or Wednesday 3rd July at 11am.  Please let him know which event you would like to attend by emailing him on stpeterinthanet.org.uk/links/contact  

 

THE  LICENSING OF REVD CATHERINE TUCKER AS PRIEST-IN-CHARGE:

7.00pm on Wednesday 10th July.   The Parochial Wardens of St Laurence-in-Thanet would be delighted if you will celebrate the Licensing of the Revd Catherine Tucker as Priest-in-Charge of the St Laurence-in-Thanet Benefice by the Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover with the Ven. Dr William Adam, Archdeacon of Canterbury. The service will take place at St Laurence-in-Thanet Church, St Lawrence, Ramsgate CT11 0QT, with refreshments following the service.

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ST LAURENCE SUMMER FAYRE: 13th July. Help is required to form a committee to plan this event and for volunteers to run stalls, and the sooner we have the list of volunteers the easier it is to plan. Also, donations of raffle/tombola prizes, cakes and even cash so prizes can be bought, would be gratefully received. If you can help with the Fayre in any way, please speak to Ann Gregson or Kelly Gooding at St Laurence after the Sunday services.

 

WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY

9th June, 2024, 2nd Sunday after Trinity

Genesis 3:8-15, Psalm 130, 2Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3, 20-35

ST LAURENCE

10:00                     Communion                                       Rev Brian Griffiths

 

ST CATHERINE

10:00                     Service of the Word                           Amanda Madgwick

 

ST CHRISTOPHER

Shared service with St Mark

 

ST MARK            

10:00                     Communion                                       Rev Phil Barnes

18:30                     Evening service                                 Christine Martin

                             Acts 21:17-26, Acts 21:27-36

     

ST MARY

10:00                     Service of the Word                            Sue Cox

 

           

PARISH OFFICE

2 Newington Road, Ramsgate, CT11 0QT

01843 592478

Please note that the office only has volunteers manning it. Regularly, this is Sue Cox on a Thursday morning and Barbara Byne on a Friday morning (9-11am).

Here are some useful contacts:

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

                                       Kevin Spain kmschurchwarden @hotmail.com

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

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

Pew News: Julia Penn via text message on 07979 989115 / email diamond-jules@hotmail.co.uk

The Pew News is prepared on a Wednesday afternoon and printed copies are produced on a Thursday morning. 

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