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Pew News w/b Sunday 23rd November Christ the King, Sunday before Advent

Dear All

I hope you are keeping well and warm!

Tomorrow Saturday 22nd November is our annual Gift Day for the wider village community and the church will be open all day (9am-4.30pm) to receive envelopes which were in the Marnhull Messenger, as well as via the electronic card machine.

You can also donate via BACS St Gregory’s Parish Church account 00815214 sort code 30-90-92- and please don’t forget Gift Aid which adds another 25% to your donation if you are a tax payer.

The Gift Day is a vital extra source of income for the current and future life and ministry of our church, especially as we have some large maintenance and development projects on the horizon…so if you aren’t a regular giver and/ or haven’t already given please consider doing so. Thank you!

There will be a welcome team to receive the envelopes and tea and coffee will be provided if you would like to stay a while…the heating will be on!

During the morning there will be a Christmas Flower Workshop run by Sandy Milne, who chairs the Sturminster Floral Group. It is now fully booked.

At 1.30-2.30pm there will be a free organ recital by Louise Cousins, as part of the Royal College of Church Music ‘Play the Organ Year’ including the Largo from Handel’s Xerxes – Ombra mai fui – at 2pm, along with church organists across the country! https://www.rscm.org.uk/whats-on/directors-challenge

This Sunday is Christ the King, when we remember the Lordship of Christ over all things and we re-commit ourselves to pray for the coming of God’s kingdom, both now and to come.

We invite the Holy Spirit to stir up our lives, our wills, our worship and our prayers, that we may be citizens of the heavenly kingdom, with our feet firm in where God has placed us to witness and to serve.

Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord,

the wills of thy faithful people;

that they, plenteously bringing

forth the fruit of good works,

may of thee be plenteously rewarded;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BCP Collect for Sunday before Advent

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Jeremiah 23:1-6

Colossians 1:11-20

Luke 23:33-43

THIS WEEK

Sunday 23rd Nov Christ the King/ Sunday before Advent

8am Holy Communion

10am Parish Communion- with coffee afterwards

Weds 26th

9am Parish Prayer

10am St Greg’s Coffee (& Cake) Morning at the Legion Hall, Sodom Lane. Suggested donation £2. All welcome. Contact host : [email protected]

10.30am School Worship

Sat 29th

9am-11am Church/churchyard working party.Coffee and bacon rolls provided.

NEXT WEEK

Sun 30th Advent Sunday

8am Holy Communion (traditional language)

10am Service of the Word with Baptism of Theo

4pm Churches Together Advent Service- a special service of music, readings and light. Refreshments afterwards. All welcome.

Weds 3rd December

9am Parish Prayer

11am Monthly Holy Communion

7pm PCC meeting at The Rectory

Fri 5th Dec

7.30pm Marnhull Community Choir Christmas Concert. Tickets available from local stores.

LOOKING AHEAD

Fri 12th Dec

12pm Churches Together village prayer at Marnhull Methodist Church.

All Christmas services -see separate flier sent last week- and please pass on to neighbours and friends!

OTHER NEWS

Christmas Parcels 2025 There is a box in church for your donations of small festive gifts for the elderly and isolated in our community which will be then gathered and distributed locally w/b 20th December. Thank you in advance!
Also don’t forget the Gillingham Food bank – I enclose their 12 Days of Christmas Appeal information.
If you are hard of hearing, we recommend you sit in the main nave towards the chancel, where our sound system is the most effective.
A very BIG thank you to everyone who shared their garden produce over the summer and autumn for others to enjoy- we are keeping this opportunity open until the end of November.

PRAYERS

Pray for the coming of God’s kingdom, both now and to come- in us and in our world today
Pray for the rulership of Christ the King to be evident in his Church- for gentleness and restoration of lives
Pray for those in any kind of leadership in society- for compassion and integrity
Pray and give thanks for all involved with keeping our church building and churchyard safe and welcoming
Please pray for all in or from our parish who are currently ill in body, mind or spirit- for healing and wholeness

Every blessing

Gaenor

CONTACT US

Rector Revd Gaenor Hockey

01258 821605 [email protected]

Licensed Lay Minister Judith Male

07852 780517 [email protected]

Churchwarden Barrie Jenks

01258 821604 [email protected]

Parish Safeguarding Officer Miriam Gaston

01258 821573 [email protected]

Organist & Music Season Gordon Amery