Our news comes in two forms - Parish News, our online parish magazine and the email newsletter. The latest newsletter from 1 August is below: you can subscribe here and see past issues here.
The Parish News is available from the links alongside.
August is always a quieter month, but of course we continue worshipping God every Sunday and there are other events to join in with, all detailed below. You’ll also find details of how you can help with the Heritage Open Day and look forward to other events in September below.
God bless,
Sally
Sally Robertson, Vicar revd.sally.robertson@nschurch.org.uk, 07588594410
The Well Prepared Course
Four mornings in August
We will be meeting in church to discuss practical, spiritual and other ways we can be prepared for our own deaths on the following dates for about 90 minutes each time. You are very welcome to join us: Thursday 1 August 11am; Monday 5 August 10.30am, Monday 12 August 10.30am, Thursday 29 August 10.30am.
Heritage Open Day
Saturday 14 September 10am - 4pm
We are very excited to be opening church again on 14th September to welcome people to hear about the history of our building and the people who worshipped and are buried here. There will be talks, activities for children and refreshments all day with lunch from 12 – 1.30pm. 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. Please let Sally or Karen know if you can help and what you would like to do. We will also be putting fliers through local streets in advance and need help with this too. For more details, see the website.
Lunch Club
The next meeting of the lunch club will be on Wednesday 21 August. If you would like to have details and/or join the Whats App group please email Coral at ccvdk@outlook.com
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.
Deepening our Hospitality
Sermon Series
Our sermon series on hospitality finishes on 11th August. If you have had any ideas or inspirations during this series, please let Sally or another PCC member know. On the original reflection sheet, the questions for 11th August were wrong and should be: (for Matthew 28 v 16-20 and Revelation 21 v 1-5 and 11-27)
* Where would you least like to go? Why?
* Have you ever felt a call by God to go somewhere and really struggled with it?
* Have you dreaded going somewhere and then been surprised by what you experienced there?
Community Wall Hanging
Last chance to contribute to our new wall hanging and we would love you to take part. The hanging will depict a tree, with each leaf representing a different individual or family in our community. Please find a piece of fabric which is special to you and an entry form, either on the bookcase at the back of church or downloaded from here and bring in your fabric by Sunday 11 August.
Dates for your diaries
- Sunday 1 September 10am - Back to school service - It’s a great chance for us to pray for local schools and our children as they start the new school year. All ages welcome!
- Saturday 7th September - The next opportunity for gardening and cleaning is Saturday 7th September from 9.30am -12.30pm
- Saturday 14th September – Heritage Open Day and Community Lunch
- Sunday 6th October Harvest Festival at 10am Children’s Service and 6pm Holy Communion
Bible Book Club
Bible book club is taking a break for the summer, giving you plenty of time to prepare for our next meeting on Monday 9th September at 7pm in church. We will be looking at what the Bible has to say about Forgiveness. There is a list of Bible readings and some questions to help you consider this available on paper in church or on-line at https://bit.ly/SANSBible
Services and events in August
All 10am services in church and on video - others in church only unless otherwise specified
Sunday 4 August
10am Children's Service
6pm Holy Communion
Monday 5 August
2.30pm Songs of Praise Ridgeway Rise, Richardson Road
Sunday 11 August (see new reading questions above)
10am Holy Communion
6pm Evening Prayer on Zoom
Wednesday 14 August
11am Coffee, Prayer and Chat
Sunday 18 August
10am Morning Prayer
6pm Evening Prayer (Book of Common Prayer)
Monday 19 August
2.30pm Holy Communion Ridgeway Rise, Richardson Road
Wednesday 21 August
12 noon Lunch club venue TBC
Sunday 25 August
10am Holy Communion
6pm Evening Prayer on Zoom
Wednesday 28 August
11am Coffee, Prayer and chat
Sunday 1 September
10am Children's Back to School Service
6pm 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.