Thank you from John and Joan Marr: “A big thank you to everyone for your good wishes, cards and gifts on the occasion of our golden wedding anniversary. We were quite overwhelmed! We had a great weekend and it was lovely to share our celebrations with so many of you.”Christians Again Poverty (CAP): Sun 24 July – We are looking forward to Jennie Coles visiting all 3 services to talk about CAP. Churches across the UK are committed to tackling the causes of poverty in their local area by partnering with CAP and providing free debt help and community groups. To find out more visit : https://capuk.org/ Afternoon Tea – Sat 30 July, 3-4.30pm: It’s not too late to book onto the monthly social get-together for the senior community. In addition we are taking bookings for the 27th August. Please book either via the Parish Office of go to the What’s On page of our website.Community Coffee Shop continues throughout the summer: Come and join us every Monday from 10am – 11.30am (except Bank Holiday Monday) for tea/coffee and cake. We have a special children’s corner with lots of toys for them to play with and plenty of room for buggies. Meet up with old friends or make new ones! Messy Church – Summer Fun: Fri 12 Aug – Plans are underway for the next Messy Church which hopes to take place outside. Watch out for more details but in the meantime make a note of the date in your diaries and tell your friends!Youth end of Term: On Monday we had an awesome time at The Drop-In youth club; we enjoyed the sunshine by soaked with a water fight, making frozen banana pops and taking part in a ‘how far can you walk with a cup of water on your head’ challenge! The winner did over 25 lengths of the car park!Next week we have our final Drop-In session and we’re having a BBQ – starting at the same time but finishing at 6pm! Let Nathan know if you have any dietary requirements (e.g. veggie) and if you’re planning on bringing a friend along!  Youth Summer Socials: Head to the website to get more details about what’s going for young people in the summer holidays: Mini Night Away, Games in the Park, Walk & Firepit Eve and Board Game Afternoon! www.stmarysfetcham.org.uk/youth Parish Away Day: Sat 3 Sept – We are delighted to announce our Parish Away Day will be at Manor House School in Effingham. You are warmly invited to join us from 12noon until 5pm. Please bring your own picnic food, chairs, rugs. There is a beautiful garden at the front of the house for picnics and the bouncy castle, a variety of playgrounds for younger children to play in and lots of areas for garden games and summer sports. We will also have access to the main hall should the weather be inclement. We would love some help on the day offering tea/coffee and cake. Please let Corinne know if you can help for an hour during the day and if you can bring a cake for afternoon tea. We look forward to seeing many of you there. Heritage Open Day at St Mary’s – Sat 10 Sept: We are once again opening our doors to visitors who enjoy this annual opportunity to visit places of heritage, community and history. The brochure for the Mole Valley area is now available to view online : Mole Valley Heritage Open Days 2022. To find out more about the history of St Marys you may wish to take a look at our website where there are several documents of interest found in the Our Church page.Last year we had hundreds of visitors and we need a considerable team of folk to help with this. If you would like to know more please speak with Sarah Mackay or David Slater. Do please step up, even if you only have an hour to spare. Ride and Stride – Sat 10 Sept: If you would like to spend a very enjoyable day walking or cycling around some of our beautiful local churches, whilst raising money for the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust. Half the money raised comes back to us at St. Mary’s and it’s a great day. To find out more email Sarah Mackay. Guildford Cathedral Art Exhibition: 5 July – 29 Aug – ‘Mountain Paths’ by Fiona Bunn. The Cathedral’s simple and peaceful interior provides an inspiring setting for our programme of art exhibitions. They welcome a new art installation from a renowned British and Swiss alpine photographer and alpinist, Fiona Bunn. ‘Mountain Paths’ is an appreciation of the Alps, a journey between darkness and light reflecting the challenges for these ancient landscapes. https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/events/art Vacancy – Epsom & Ewell Foodbank Manager : An exciting opportunity to join the team. They are recruiting for a Foodbank Manager to lead the operation of the Good Company’s foodbank (part of the Trussell Network) project across 5 centres plus other aspects. Good Company (Surrey) is a charity that works to prevent and alleviate poverty. Their mission is to lead their community towards a poverty-free future, while supporting those who need our help. They demonstrate their values by being compassionate, kind, trusting, engaged, non-judgemental and resourcing. Interested? More info and application details here. Closing date is 30 July 2022 at 23:30 Vacancy – Pantry Coordinator: An exciting vacancy for a new project with the Good Company – Epsom Pantry. Due to officially open in mid-July, the Pantry is a members-only shop. For £5 members will be able to purchase a weekly food shop including fresh fruit and vegetables and family favourites to stock up the cupboard and fridge. They are recruiting a Pantry Coordinator to work with our Pantry Manager on this exciting new initiative. For more details and to apply, please click here. Closing date is 24 July 2022 at 23:59 General Synod 2022: Last Friday afternoon, General Synod Motion was passed for the Routemap to Net Zero Carbon by 2030. Introducing the motion, Graham Usher, the Church of England’s lead Bishop for the Environment, said: “The 2030 target is hugely ambitious, but the process is as important as the target. Contributions to this significant work were also acknowledged to “record our admiration for our DEOs, our parishes, schools and chaplaincies“. The Routemap to Net Zero Carbon by 2030 identifies that there are existing technological solutions that could make every one of our buildings net zero carbon, that we know more about the costs and practical challenges involved, and that the bulk of the work is needed in the biggest places: secondary schools, cathedrals, offices and major churches. The summary is worth a read. We are reminded of this quote, “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Synod endorses plan to reach net zero carbon by 2030 | The Church of England.On Monday night, the Leatherhead Deanery and Guildford Diocesan Synod’s motion on age verification for pornography websites to protect children and young people took place. Presented by Jo Winn-Smith, and with contributions from the Bishop of Guildford and Ruth Allen, the debate, even though late in the evening, saw synod at its best: united, informed, and heartfelt in tackling a serious and important issue and working to make a significant impact of society for the wellbeing, protection, and flourishing of children. For more information, see here: https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/general-synod-calls-stronger-age-verification-pornography-websites Freedom of Religion and Belief Conference: Last week saw ministers from thirty-five nations attending a global conference on Freedom of Religion and Belief. The two-day meeting brought together governments, parliamentarians, faith representatives and human rights charities, united in a commitment to urge increased global action on freedom of belief for all. Bishop Andrew spoke on this theme in a debate in the House of Lords. Listen to his speech here at 49.38 Mole Valley Age Concern – Will writing service: If you are over 50 and live in the Mole Valley area, you can use Age Concern Mole Valley’s Will Writing Service. Once a month local solicitors, Meaby & Co are taking appointments for Will Writing at their offices in Dorking. A donation of £100 can be given to Age Concern Mole Valley for the service. (A solicitor would normally charge over £250 plus VAT per Will.) To book an appointment for the Will Writing Clinic, please email: info@ageconcernmolevalley.org.uk or call 01306 899104 / 07442 017169. Poster is in the hall foyer. Prayers – We pray for the family of Mavis Lake who passed away recently. We continue to pray for those who are unwell: John Cooper, Anais Featherstone, Elaine Mead, Don Lamberth, Vera Cameron and Lynn Alsop We also pray for those is residential care: June Williams, 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 Foodbank: Their urgent needs list @ 14 July 2022: They have completely run out of: Sponge pudding, Cooking sauce, Small bags of sugar, Chocolate, Powdered milk They urgently need: Tinned vegetables, Tinned spaghetti ie. Hoops, Tinned tomatoes, Dried pasta in sauce, Noodles, Mayonnaise, Pasta sauce, Crisps, Weetabix, Long life fruit juice, Squash, Biscuits, Chocolate Spread, Rice pudding, Toilet roll, Adult toothbrushes, Adult toothpaste, Baby wipes, Shampoo ,Hair Conditioner, Washing powder,Children’s treats – Freddo’s, chocolate buttons etc, Please no more of these items as we are fully stocked:Pulses, pasta, rice, beans, washing up liquid, cat food, milk UHT Diary Dates: Check your MyChurchSuite to see what’s going on and to get more details or prebook. Here’s a brief summary: Thurs 21 July – Thursday Morning Coffee Sun 25 July – Jennie Coles speaks about CAP Sat 30 July – Afternoon Tea Wed 3 Aug – Bereavement Café Sun 7 Aug – Vision Sunday – Loving Service (Vulnerability) Sun 7 Aug – no Homemade Stall & Secondhand Books Fri 12 Aug – Messy Church Sat 27 Aug – Afternoon Tea Thurs 1 Sept – Golf Day at The Drift – bjegles@googlemail.com Wed 1 Sept – Bereavement Café Sat 3 Sept – Parish Away Day Sun 4 Sept – Vision Sunday – Loving Service (Sustainability) Sun 4 Sept – Homemade Stall & Secondhand Books Sat 10 Sept – Heritage Open Day and Ride & Stride Sat 10 Sept – Last Night of the Proms Sun 9 Oct – The Well Reflective Service Wed 16 Nov – Church growth conference with J John (St Pauls Howell Hill) End of term dates for regular youth groups: Weds 20 July: Final Youth Night – social in the church hall at 7.30-9pm. Sun 31 July: Final Sunday Youth – brunch outside in the sun! Weekly Regulars Mondays – Community Fridge 10-11am Mondays – Community Coffee Shop 10-11.30am Running in Term Time 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 Rev Pouya Heidari: rector@stmarysfetcham.org.uk 01372 375660 (day off Friday) Parish Office : office@stmarysfetcham.org.uk 01372 375000 (Mon-Fri 9-12) Keep up to date with St Marys: Website: www.stmarysfetcham.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stmaryschurchfetcham/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StMarysFetcham My ChurchSuite: Log in Hearing Aid Supplies: contact Jacky on 01372 602092 or family.breadmore@gmail.com Next Bulletin Friday 29 July |