THE PARISH OF ST LAURENCE-IN-THANET
Five Churches United in Christ
Pew News
Fourth Sunday before Advent
All Saints Day
Sunday 30th October 2022
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 Andrew Jacobson.
READINGS FOR TODAY
Isaiah 1:10-18, Psalm 149, 2 Thessalonians 1, Luke 19:1-10
THE COLLECT FOR TODAY
Almighty and eternal God, you have kindled the flame of love in the hearts of the saints: grant to us the same faith and power of love, that, as we rejoice in their triumphs, we may be sustained by their example and fellowship; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
Christ made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to him whom the angels serve.
Agnes of Rome
PEOPLE FOR PRAYER
Those in need who have asked for our prayers:
Makayla, Maureen, Allen, Dave, Kevin, Pat, Eve, David, Dennison, Peter, Valerie, Mal, Vic, Adam, John, Penny, Roy, Andy, Steve, Ronald, Paul, Alistair, Rosanagh, Andy, James, Richard, Shelley, Fuchsia, Val, Pam, Vera, Frank, David, Gill, Christine, Margaret, John, David, Sheila, Margaret, Eileen, Brenda, Orla, John and those who are known personally to you.
Communication link - What’s on this week
TODAY
18:30 Evening Worship St Mark
MONDAY 31st
16:00-17:00 Baby Ballet Hall – St Laurence
TUESDAY 1st
10:00-11:30 Footprints St Laurence
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 2nd
09:00-16:00 Vintage Roadshow Hall – St Mark
10:00-12:00 Friends of St Laurence Churchyard Churchyard - St Laurence
10:00-12:00 Knit, Craft & Natter Lounge – St Mark
15:00-16:00 All Souls’ Service with Communion St Laurence
17:45-21:15 Guides/Brownies Hall – St Laurence
18:15-19:30 Northwood Singers St Mark
19:00 Home Group Contact: peterene@tiscali.co.uk
THURSDAY 3rd
10:15-10:45 School Worship St Laurence
14:30-16:00 Thursday Fellowship Lounge – St Mark
FRIDAY 4th
10:15-11:30 Thanet School of Dance Hall – St Mark
11:00-12:00 Prayer Group Lounge – St Mark
16:00-21:00 Guides Hall – St Mark
SATURDAY 5th
10:00-12:00 Church Tour St Laurence
19:00-22:00 Jimmy Locke Dance Class Hall – St Mark
NOTICES AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS
PARISH OFFICE: The Parish Office is now closed and will reopen again on Friday 4th November at 9am. There will be no Pew News for Sunday 6th November. If anyone has any urgent matters please speak to your local church warden who will be able to assist you.
ST. LAURENCE MEMBERS: Thank you 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 2nd 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 2nd 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 5th 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 10th 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 18th 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 3rd 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.
WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY
November 6th – Third Sunday before Advent
Readings: Job 19 23-27a, Psalm 17:1-9, 2 Thessalonians 2: 1-5, 13-17, Luke 20:27-38
St Laurence, St Lawrence
10:00 Communion Rev Andrew Jacobson
St Catherine, Manston
10:00 Service of the Word Judith Andrews
St Christopher, Newington Shared service at St Mark
St Mark, Northwood
10:00 Communion Rev Brian Griffiths
18:30 Evening Worship – Peace-loving Christine Martin
(James 3:13-18, Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 20)
St Mary, Cliffsend
10:00 Communion Rev Ken Cox
If you would like to wear a face covering or mask for your own comfort, you are more than welcome to do so.
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
