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Our news comes in two forms - Parish News, our online parish magazine and the email newsletter. The latest newsletter for September is below:  you can subscribe here and see past issues here.

The Parish News is available from the links alongside.

Welcome to our September newsletter!  September has become the month when we celebrate the history of our wonderful church building, so we hope you will be able to join us on Saturday 14 September, to hear how the Victorians celebrated the renewed building and other stories.  There will be activities for children and refreshments for all ages.  Lots of other opportunities to visit St Andrew’s in September and into the Autumn too, so please read on for more details. 

God bless,
Sally

Sally Robertson, Vicar revd.sally.robertson@nschurch.org.uk, 07588594410

 

Back to School Service
1 September at 10am
Our annual Back to school service will be on Sunday 1 September at 10am. It’s a great chance for us to pray for local schools and our children as they start the new school year, while having fun with a Bible story, songs and craft.  All ages welcome!
Heritage Open Day
Saturday 14 September 10am - 4pm

We are very excited to be opening church again on Saturday 14th September from 10am-4pm to welcome people to hear about the history of our building and the people who worshipped and are buried here. There will be talks by local experts on the history of the church and churchyard, in stained-glass windows and the stories of the families buried here. There will also be family-friendly activities, games and crafts. Refreshments will be served all day with lunch from 12-1.30pm. ALL FREE!

Can you volunteer to help on the day?

It would be great to have plenty of helpers for different times during the day for refreshments, children’s activities and the car park to ensure we welcome our visitors well. We will also be delivering flyers to local streets in advance and will need help with that too.

Please let Karen or Sally know if you can help and if you have a preferred job.

 

Coffee, Prayer and Chat
Please note we will be meeting on the ‘wrong’ Wednesdays this month – so at 11am on 4th and 18thSeptember.
 
Ride and Stride
Saturday 14 September
While we would love to have you helping out on the Heritage Open Day, you might also like to visit other churches in the area as part of the Annual Ride and Stride event.  You can raise money for St Andrew’s and the Wiltshire Historic Church’s Trust by being sponsored to walk, or cycle around local churches.  You can find details and print off a sponsor form here https://bit.ly/WHCTRS.
 
Monthly Lunch Club
Wednesday 18 September at 12 noon
The next meeting of the lunch club will be on Wednesday 18 September at 12 (venue TBA). If you would like to join, please contact Coral ccvdk@outlook.com or 07867303516.
 
Confirmation
If you would like to be confirmed, or are even just thinking about it you would be very welcome to join a discussion group this Autumn, ready for the Confirmation service on 17 November at 3pm at Holy Trinity Shaw.  Please speak to Sally if you would like to know more.
 
Church cleaning and gardening
Saturday 7 September 9.30am-12.30pm
The next opportunity for gardening and cleaning is Saturday 7th September - we will be there from 9.30am -12.30pm, but come for as little or as long as you can spare.
 

Dates for your diaries

Sunday 6 October - Harvest Festival at 10am Children’s Service and 6pm Holy Communion

Friday 11 October - 7pm Harvest Supper and Quiz

Sunday 27 October - 10am Right Reverent Viv Faull, Bishop of Bristol will be leading and preaching at Holy Communion. 

 

 

Services and events in September
All 10am services in church and on video -
others in church only unless otherwise specified

Sunday 1 September
10am Children's Back-to-school Service
 6pm Holy Communion
Monday 2 September
2.30pm Songs of Praise Ridgeway Rise, Richardson Road
Wednesday 4 September
11am Coffee, Prayer and Chat 
7pm PCC at 15 Rackham Close
Saturday 7 September
9.30-12.30 Church and churchyard cleaning and gardening
Sunday 8 September
10am Holy Communion
6pm Evening Prayer on Zoom

Sunday 8 September
10am Holy Communion
Monday 9 September
7pm Bible Book Club
Sunday 15 September
10am Morning Prayer
6pm Evening Prayer (Book of Common Prayer)
Monday 16 September
2.30pm Holy Communion Ridgeway Rise, Richardson Road (Revd Rach Collins)
Wednesday 18 September
11am Coffee, Prayer and chat
12 noon Lunch club venue TBA
Sunday 22 September
10am Holy Communion
6pm Evening Prayer on Zoom

Sunday 29 September
10am Morning Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer
Sunday 6 October
10am Children's Harvest Festival service
6pm Harvest Holy Communion in church only

On those weeks when there is not an evening service at St Andrew’s we are offering Evening Prayer on Zoom at 6pm.  Please join us from a computer, smartphone or tablet: http://bit.ly/StANS by phone,  0208 080 6592 and enter 813 6651 6924 # when asked.

Please note we are now using the common chalice again for receiving wine in Communion services.  If you do not feel comfortable with this, you are welcome just to receive the bread.
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