Community Coffee Shop – Mondays 10-11.30am: St Mary’s Community Coffee Shop is now open in the church hall every Monday. This will continue throughout the summer (not Bank Holidays) running alongside the Community Fridge. We are selling coffee, a selection of teas, individually wrapped biscuits and delicious cake from COOK. The team look forward to welcoming you soon, whether you are just visiting the coffee shop, or fridge, or both! Please let Julie Partridge know if you would like to join the Monday team, julie@stmarysfetcham.org.uk
Afternoon Teas – Sat 25 June: These monthly teas are growing in popularity as a social get-together for the senior community. The next one is Sat 25 June, and we are also taking bookings for the 30 July. Please book either via the Parish Office of go to the What’s On page of our website
The Well – Sun 26 Jun, 6-7pm in The Lady Chapel: This is the first of the new Sunday Reflective evenings. The Well is a pause at the end of one week and before the beginning of the next. It is a space to simply say “Here I am” to God. A time to allow your heart to open towards that invisible but ever-present author of life, and to drink from the living water that meets your needs and satisfies forever. Within the Well there is music, scripture, reflection, prayer and silence. It is a safe place where all are welcome. The Well is led by Nanas Callander and Brigitte Furze. Please do contact the Parish Office with any questions you may have.
Notice of Church closure – Mon 27 June to Fri 1 July: Work to replace the cabling for the streetlights will be running the length of the driveway. Although it is planned in stages, this may still cause some disruption. Please be mindful of that whilst visiting the church grounds. Also, as the vestry roof is having some work done and it was felt easier to not open the church during the day whilst work is carried out. The Thursday morning 10am service will still go ahead.
Platinum Jubilee Flowers: A huge thank you to the team of flowers arrangers who did such an amazing display for ‘A Royal Garden Party’ for everyone to enjoy in the church for the Jubilee. They filled the church with teapots, cups and saucers, jugs, cakes, umbrellas, wellington boots and many other imaginative floral displays. Even a corgi made an appearance!
Over a hundred people came to view the flowers and enjoy the hospitality, on a gloriously sunny afternoon – thank you all for your support. Liz would also like to thank the willing volunteers who served tea and made cakes, making this wonderful event an appropriate celebration to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Thursday Morning Coffee: Our regular monthly coffee morning enjoyed their annual special treat of scones and strawberries earlier this week! The regular coffee morning takes place on the 3rd Thursday each month and anyone is welcome.
Fetcham Festival Fun: Thank you to everyone who came along to help on the stall, or set up/clear up. We had a great day in the heart of the busy community event by having the Human Fruit Machine, Beat the (Vicar) Goalie and secondhand books.
Rota Co-Ordinator for Eleven15: After several years of preparing the rota for the 11.15 service, Val Rendle is standing down from September. If you would like to learn more about this role, please speak to Val. There is a planned transition to use the rota module on ChurchSuite which can make the rota allocations very easy, assisting with swaps and instant updates. Please contact Karen in the Parish Office to find out more.
Bishop Jo offers a few brief reflections from the religious delegation she joined in Kyiv to pray for peace in Ukraine : here
End the Persecution – Tues 21 June, 7.30pm Emmaus Road Church, Guildford : An event with David Burrowes, the Prime Minister’s Deputy Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), Mervyn Thomas, CSW’s Founder President, and the Right Revd Andrew Watson, the Bishop of Guildford. As Christians and other faiths and beliefs face increased persecution, with 83% of the world’s population living in countries where their right to FoRB is threatened or banned, it is important to pray and advocate with urgency.
NEW DATE Church growth conference with J John – Wed16 Nov, 9.30am-3.30pm at St Paul’s Howell Hill : The programme includes an extended session with international evangelist, J John, on how to share your faith and a range of speakers from the national church vision and strategy team and outside organisations on creating missional disciples, parish evangelism and expanding your ministries to children, families and young people. How to book If you had booked previously the existing bookings will be carried forward to the new date and new bookings (£10 including lunch) can be made now at https://guildford-conference.eventbrite.co.uk
Bishop Andrew signs letter against the Rwanda deportation policy: A letter has been sent to the Times signed by the Archbishops and all the members of the Lords Spiritual regarding the Rwanda deportation policy. The text is below:
Sir, Whether or not the first deportation flight leaves Britain today for Rwanda, this policy should shame us as a nation. Rwanda is a brave country recovering from catastrophic genocide. The shame is our own, because our Christian heritage should inspire us to treat asylum seekers with compassion, fairness and justice, as we have for centuries. Those to be deported to Rwanda have had no chance to appeal, or reunite with family in Britain. They have had no consideration of their asylum claim, recognition of their medical or other needs, or any attempt to understand their predicament.
Many are desperate people fleeing unspeakable horrors. Many are Iranians, Eritreans and Sudanese citizens, who have an asylum grant rate of at least 88 per cent. These are people Jesus had in mind as he said when we offer hospitality to a stranger, we do it for him. They are the vulnerable that the Old Testament calls us to value. We cannot offer asylum to everyone, but we must not outsource our ethical responsibilities, or discard international law — which protects the right to claim asylum.
We must end the evil trafficking; many churches are involved in fighting this evil. This needs global co-operation across every level of society. To reduce dangerous journeys to the UK we need safe routes: the church will continue to advocate for them. But deportations — and the potential forced return of asylum seekers to their home countries — are not the way. This immoral policy shames Britain.
For those interested in this subject, Sam Wells is giving a keynote lecture at the London Churches Refugee Fund Annual Speaker Meeting for Refugee Week 2022:
So Many Kinds of Wrong:
A Theological Response to the Rwanda Asylum Initiative
St Martin-in-the-Fields 7pm, Monday 20 June
Open to the public; also livestreamed on https://www.facebook.com/stmartininthefields
General details here
Foodbank: Our urgent needs list, 9th June 2022: This month they have seen another increase in demand and have fed nearly 900 people.
This week, a special call out for: Toilet rolls, Bags for life and Strong bags
We have completely run out of: Pasta sauce, Cooking Sauce, Long life fruit juice, Meat pies (microwaveable), Tinned spaghetti ie. Hoops, Sponge pudding, Mayonnaise, Small bags of sugar, Biscuits, Chocolate, Crisps and Sanitary Towels.
We urgently need: Tinned vegetables, Rice pudding, Custard, Noodles, Packet soup, Dog food, Pasta sauce, Squash, Microwave rice, Deodorant, Shampoo and Baby wipes
Please no more of these items as we are fully stocked: Pulses, pasta, rice, beans.
Booking a supermarket delivery?
Let them know when to expect it. You can donate at the usual supermarket points, or bring donations to our car park (please wear a mask);
Epsom & Ewell Foodbank, Good Company Hub, (Behind West Ewell Primary School), Ruxley Lane, Ewell, KT19 0JG
Donation drop off times: Monday to Friday 9am – 2pm.
Closed on Bank Holidays.
* Please make sure all donations are sealed, in date
and do not contain alcohol *
Prayers
We give thanks for the save birth of Arlo and we congratulate Esther and Nathan on his arrival. Please prayer for the family as they journey forward with this new life.
Our thoughts are prayers are with Jenny Wick and her family since her daughter Diana Baechler sadly passed away on 3rd June.
We continue to pray for those who are unwell: Elaine Mead, Don Lamberth, Anais Featherstone, Vera Cameron, Lynn Alsop and John Cooper.
We also pray for those is residential care: June Williams, Mavis Lake and Tony Day.
Usual Sunday Services
8am Communion Sunday Service – said Book of Common Prayer
9.30am Communion Service – sung Common Worship
11.15am Worship Service – also live-streamed on YouTube Channel
10am Thursday – Communion service
Private Prayer in Church : Monday to Saturday 09:00 -16:00.
Saturday Morning Prayer at 9.00-9.30am weekly in church
Rev Pouya Heidari: rector@stmarysfetcham.org.uk 01372 375660 (day off Friday)
Parish Office : office@stmarysfetcham.org.uk 01372 375000 (Mon-Fri 9-12)
Diary Dates:
Check your MyChurchSuite to see what’s going on and to get more details or prebook. Here’s a brief summary:
Tues 14 June – Living in Love & Faith Course (Session 1 of 5)
Wed 15 June – Deanery Synod meeting @ St Mary’s
Thurs 16 June – Thursday Morning Coffee with Strawberries & Scones
Sat 18 June – Who Let The Dads Out
Sat 25 June – PCC Away Day
Sat 25 June – Afternoon Tea
Sun 26 June – The Well Reflective Service
Sat 30 July – Afternoon Tea
Sun 3 July – Vision Sunday – Loving Service (Affability)
Sun 3 July – Homemade Stall & Secondhand Books
Wed 7 July – Bereavement Café
Fri 8 July – Messy Church
Sat 30 July – Afternoon Tea
Thurs 1 Sept – Golf Day at The Drift – bjegles@googlemail.com
Sat 3 Sept – Parish Away Day
Sat 10 Sept – Heritage Open Day and Ride & Stride
Sun 9 Oct – The Well Reflective Service
Weekly Regulars
Mondays – Community Fridge 10-11am
Monday – Community Coffee Shop 10-11.30am
Mondays – The Drop-In (ages 11-16) 4-5.30pm
Wednesdays – Youth Night (ages 11-16) 7.30-9pm
Fridays – Footprints Baby & Toddlers/FM Life (alternating) 10-11.30am
Fridays – The Lighthouse (ages 7-11) (except when Messy Church is on!) 3.30-5pm
Friday – Messy Church (all the family) 2nd of the month 3.30-5.30pm
Sundays – Activ8 for under 11s and Sunday Youth for 11+ during 11.15 service
Keep up to date with St Marys:
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Hearing Aid Supplies: contact Jacky on 01372 602092 or family.breadmore@gmail.com