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Sundays 10.30am Worship Sundays in Church Mondays 2pm Afternoon Group Tea, chat, quizzes september 2016 Tuesdays Sunday 4th September 10.30 Morning Worship Wilf Holland—Aid to Romania Sunday 11 September 10.30 am Holy Communion Bible Study When running 8pm Groups Sunday 18th September 10.30am Holy Communion Farewell to Josh Thursdays 10am Holy Communion with Prayer for you and your friends in need. All Welcome. For Baptisms, Thanksgivings and weddings & funerals please contact Revd Karen Dack Tel 244710 For Hall Bookings Rosemary Powell 724674 Church office answerphone Tel. 720879 I am sure we were all relieved when the announcement was made of our new Vicar/Rector and Mission Priest appointments. We look forward to welcoming both Rev. Matthew Barrett and Rev. Peter Graysmith and their families at a later date. Meanwhile the vicarage is taking shape and should be ready on time for the family to move into some time in September. It will probably be October /November before we can hold the installation services though. We do hope to invite you to visit the vicarage when it is safe to do so and before our new Vicar and family move in. Sunday 25th September 10.30 Holy Communion—H.M.S Charybdis & H.M.S. Limborne Annual memorial service. Mondays in September Our popular Monday Afternoon Group starts at 2pm with our unique combination of quizzes, chat, news, tea and cake and our closing prayers and hymns. Newcomers always welcome. Also during this month we are pleased to welcome Wilf Holland to accept the shoe box parcels for Romania packed with love by the Monday Mix group. We managed 20 boxes with items left over to contribute towards other parcels, thanks be to God. Wednesdays Sadly, later in the month Josh leaves us. His last Sunday is 18th September but we will send him off with thanks for his musical contribution to so many happy services. Holy Communion with prayer for healing (10am) followed by coffee & tea. All welcome. 14 Sep 7.30pm St John’s WI Thursdays in September Then we look forward to our annual service with the survivors of HMS Charybdias & Limbourne on the 25th , followed by the meal at Les Cotils for the regulars. So the time goes by! We will celebrate our harvest festival the first Sunday of October. Priest -in -Charge: The Very Rev Tim Barker Dean of Guernsey Visitor to St Johns? Please don’t leave without making yourself known to one of the Welcome team or a Churchwarden. We would be happy to hear what is happening in your life. Coffee & tea are free,-so do stay for a while. May God bless you. Les Cotils lunch Regulars at the Charybdis meal please make your cheque £12.95 payable to St John’s church-Jacket Potato etc vicar’s warden: Mr Alan Jewell [email protected] 723359 Suggestion Box Art has provided a suggestion box for all to put in any ideas to be considered by the committee. There was a request to have more time to find the Bible readings and so those who do readings please take note. It is usual for us to announce the page number twice, before announcing the text and then again before commencing the reading so we hope this helps. Church Tidy-Up ! In preparation for our new Vicar it would be good to have a tidy up in the balcony area and also to clean the church in the corners we can’t get to each week! So with these things in mind if you can spare some time to help on Saturday 17th September from 10am you would be appreciated. **** Creation/Evolution One day a 6 year old girl was sitting in the classroom. The teacher was going to explain evolution to the children. The teacher asked a little boy: Teacher: Tommy do you see the tree out side? Tommy: Yes. Teacher: Tommy, do you see the grass out side? Tommy: Yes. Teacher: Go out side and look up and see if you can see the sky. Tommy: OK. (He returned a few minutes later) Yes, I saw the sky. Teacher: Did you see God? Tommy: No. Teacher: That's my point. We can't see God because he isn't there. people’s warden and reader: Mrs Annette Stewart [email protected] 236244 The little girl spoke up and wanted to ask the boy some questions. Teacher agreed and she asked the boy: . Little Girl: Tommy, do you see the tree outside? Tommy: Yes. Little girl: Tommy do you see the grass outside? Tommy: Yessssss (getting tired of the questions by this time) Little girl: Did you see the sky? Tommy: Yessssss Little Girl: Tommy, do you see the teacher? Tommy: Yes Little Girl: Do you see her brain? Tommy: No Little Girl: Does that mean she doesn't have one? Diary Date Retreat Guernsey Retreat Association Led by Rev’d John Moore 7-9th November 2016 At Les Cotils To book contact Rev J e Billon 234283 [email protected] Accommodation needs to be booked by 28th September Monday Mix Group : The MAG programme for September is below. All meetings start at 2pm (usually in the Vestry) : 5th : Craft with Rosemary 12th : Drawing with Peter ( & craft continued) 19th: Quiz 29th : Film afternoon ( Mary’s house) All are welcome to our meetings. A Culture of Invitation Seminar - Unlocking the Growth in the Local Church - This seminar is for anyone who wants to see the local church grow and wants to learn and reflect on how a culture of invitation could unlock the growth in our local churches! The seminar will be led by Michael Harvey (the man behind 'Back to Church Sunday') and has been organised by a group of local churches in Guernsey keen to see growth. The seminar will take place on Saturday October 8th at Trinity Church (parking available at Frossard House) between 9.45am and 3pm (coffee and registration from 9.30am). The seminar is free and lunch will be provided but donations gratefully received! For more details and to book your place please contact Cynthia on t: 724319 or e: [email protected] Don’t forget to save your used stamps with a good border around the edge. Mary Sims collects them for the Leprosy Mission . If you like to save your loose coins at home why not ask Christine Jewell for a collecting box for the Children's Society. Food Bank Guernsey Welfare Service have enough, Tea, Pasta, & Cornflakes at present But need:-child friendly cereal snack pots and things for school lunches reader: Mr William Tostevin [email protected] small jars of coffee,, sugar, 243544 sauces, meat products. THANK YOU! OASIS Bereavement support group Meeting Friday 2nd September 10.30 am –12.00 noon In the church coffee area Come for support Friendship Listening ear Annette Stewart Tel 236244 Bill Tostevin Tel 243544 Maggie Murr Tel 721899