DEC Appeal for Pakistan: The DEC has now launched an appeal for those affected by the floods in Pakistan. Estimates suggest one third of the country is under water, a million homes destroyed, 2 million acres of crops and 800,000 farm animals destroyed, 1000 people killed and worse to come. We will have the orange buckets in church for the next few weeks should you wish to donate anything toward their appeal.
Parish Away Day – Sat 3 Sept, 12-5pm: We are looking forward to spending a great time together at Manor House School – Manor House Lane, Little Bookham, KT23 4EN. We are hugely grateful to the school for making their beautiful facilities available to us.
Please bring your own picnic, chairs, rugs and stay for as much of the day as you can. The grounds are stunning with a garden at the front of the house for picnics and the bouncy castle, a variety of playgrounds for the younger children to play in (supervised by parents, please) and lots of areas for garden games and summer sports, including tennis courts!
We’ve even booked an ice cream van to come at about 3pm! The weather forecast’s good but we also have access to the main hall and the refectory should the weather be inclement. Please pop an extra garden chair or two in the car in case somebody forgets (surely not!) or has insufficient for their party.
Thank you if you’ve offered to bring a cake – please make a note of the ingredients. Any leftover cakes can be enjoyed at coffee on Sunday or sold on the Homemade stall. NB: Please leave dogs at home!
Weekly Live Streaming to stop: The last weekly live stream for the 11.15 service will be on Sunday 25 September. After this the Vision Sunday sermons will be recorded and made available for the house groups to use as discussion material.
Homemade Stall and Secondhand Books – Sun 4 Sept, 10.45-11.30am: Our monthly fundraiser is back this Sunday. Money raised goes to homework clubs and apprenticeships in Nairobi’s slums. Do please come with your wallets and visit the stall. The October stall will be on Sun 9th because of the Harvest Celebration
Experience our 11.15 Worship Band – Sun 4 Sept at 12noon: Come along to the church hall to find out what it’s like to be a part of the band; whether you play a triangle or sing, read music or improvise around the tune, whether you’re young or slightly more mature. Any questions please contact furzefamily@hotmail.co.uk
Messy Church ‘The Trinity: God the Father’ – Fri 9 Sept, 3.30-5.30pm: We are looking forward to our next Messy Church where we will be exploring God the Father the provider through creativity, celebration and hospitality. Tell friends and neighbours! All ages are welcome to come and share the experience.
Harvest Celebration – Sun 2 Oct: Everyone is welcome to our Harvest Celebration! Come along to Barracks Farm in Fetcham. We look forward to sharing Harvest with you. More details to follow.
Ride and Stride – Sat 10 Sept: This is running in conjunction with Heritage Open Day. Anyone wanting to participate in the Ride & Stride please speak to Sarah Mackay. We have a great day cycling or walking around beautiful local churches whilst raising money for the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust. Best of all, half the money we raise comes directly back to St Mary’s! If you don’t want to participate, please consider sponsoring one or more of our participants. Charity and Ed are leading a group of our youngsters and will need lots of encouragement.
Heritage Open Day – Sat 10 Sept, 10am-5pm: Lots of help needed to provide at least 5 welcomers for each hour. Do have a word with David Slater, Sarah Mackay or one of the wardens if you have any ideas for showing off our church, welcoming visitors, or baking a batch of biscuits to welcome our visitors.
The brochure for the Mole Valley area is available to view online Mole Valley Heritage Open Days 2022. To find out more about the history of St Mary’s you may wish to take a look at our website where there are several documents of interest found in the Our Church page.
Who Let The Dads Out? Sat 17 Sept, 9 – 11.30am: Following the summer break the team is back and look forward to welcoming any chaps who would like to enjoy a bacon sandwiches, hot drinks and the chance to chat. Come along with or without children! There are lots of activities to keep everyone occupied. No charge, but donations welcome. Please contact office@stmarysfetcham.org.uk if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
Choral Evensong – Sun 18 Sept, 6.30pm: We are delighted to let you know there will be a Choral Evensong. This is a service that’s traditionally held as the sun goes down, marking the passing of another day in faith. It’s fairly short, usually around 40 minutes, and features choral music, readings and prayers.
Afternoon Tea Party – Sat 24 Sept, 3-4.40pm: We are taking bookings for this popular monthly social get-together for the senior community.
Evangalism Course – Tus 27 Sept, 7.30-9pm: Anyone is welcome to join us. This session will include practical ways to share our faith while facing cultural barriers and personal insecurities. To find out more and to sign up click here
Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning – Fri 30 Sept, 10-11.30am: The FM Life Group are pleased to once again host this charity event. People all over the UK host their own Coffee Morning and donations raised on the day are made to Macmillan. Catch up over a cuppa, enjoy some gorgeous treats – and the money you raise at the Coffee Morning will help us make sure no one has to face cancer alone. To find out more about Macmillan visit: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do
Church Inventory Working Party – Sat 8 Oct, 9.30 – 11.30am: Can you count? If so, would you be able to put your skills to the test? We will be taking stock of all the items within the church and surrounding buildings. This is a necessary requirement under the Archdeacon’s Visitation, and we would be delighted to have all the help we can. Refreshments will be available to bribe you into accepting this invitation as many hands make light work. So, please pop this date into your diary, even if you can only make some of the time. We look forward to seeing you then, Janet and Jennie.
Women’s Breakfast: Sat 8 Oct, 9.30-11am – We are once again delighted to invite ladies to our Women’s Breakfast. Along with our speaker we will offer the usual a delicious breakfast for a suggested donation of £4.50. Please book through MyChurchSuite, via the website or contact the Parish Office. Numbers are limited to 60 places so please booked early to avoid disappointment. We’d love to have more people on the team helping on the day. If you are able to help, please contact julie@stmarysfetcham.org.uk. As always, we look forward to meeting old friends, and making new ones!
Churchyard Working Party – Sat 15 Oct, 10am-4pm: All are invited to bring garden tools and enthusiasm to help maintain our churchyard. Come along for as much time as you can and help keep the weeds at bay, trim back overgrown hedges, tidy the car park and much more… There will be ample supply of refreshments but if you want to stay all day, please bring your picnic lunch.
My Rotas Unavailability: Thank you to those who have entered their unavailability on ChurchSuite. It really does make a difference when building a series of rotas. If you are involved in a rota and you haven’t already done so, please can you enter the dates you are not available from October right through to the end of January. By using My Rotas it will be easy to swap dates if you find you can’t do the ones to which you’re assigned, but first of all if you enter your unavailability that will be a great help to all the overseers. A guidance sheet is available if you have not already received one by email.
Would you like to volunteer for Foodbank – Wed 21st Sept: Whilst the team have a great band of volunteers there’s room for a few more! To ensure that all the centres are well staffed they will be running a training/information session on Wednesday 21st September. The local centre is at the community centre on Kingston Road, Leatherhead on Saturday mornings. If you, or you know of anyone who would like to attend, then please email volunteers@goodcompany.org.uk.
Foodbank: urgent needs list – 31 August 2022:
They have completely run out of: Jam, Powdered milk, Tea bags, Nappies – size 5, size 5+, size 6 and size 6+, Adult toothbrushes (Singles please, no packs of 2 or more)
They urgently need: Tinned meat (not corned beef), Long life fruit juice, Tinned soup, Sponge pudding, Brown sauce, Custard, Chocolate/Treats Hair Conditioner, Baby wipes, Household cleaning products – antibac wipes/spray, cleaning wipes etc.
They would also appreciate any bags for life/very strong bags!
Please no more of these items as they are fully stocked: Pulses, pasta, beans, washing up liquid, cat food, dog food, mayonnaise peanut butter, non-dairy milk.
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*
Diary Dates:
Check your MyChurchSuite to see what’s going on and to get more details or prebook. Here’s a brief summary:
Sat 3 Sept – Parish Away Day, 12-5pm at Manor House School
Sun 4 Sept – Vision Sunday – Loving Service (Sustainability)
Sun 4 Sept – Homemade Stall and Secondhand Books
Sun 4 Sept – Worship Band open session, 12noon
Wed 7 Sept – Bereavement Café, 10-11.30am
Sat 10 Sept – Heritage Open Day and Ride & Stride
Thurs 15 Sept – Thursday Morning Coffee, 10.30-11.30am
Fri 16 Sept – Messy Church, 3.30-5.30pm
Sun 18 Sept – Choral Evensong, 6.30pm
Sat 24 Sept – Afternoon Tea, 3-4.30pm
Tues 27 Sept – Evangelism Court, 7.30-9pm
Fri 30 Sept – Macmillan Coffee Morning, 10-11.30am
Sun 2 Oct – Harvest Celebration
Wed 5 Oct – Bereavement Café, 10-11.30am
Sat 8 Oct – Church Inventory Working Party, 9.30-11.30am
Sat 8 Oct – Women’s Breakfast, 9.30-11am
Sun 9 Oct – Homemade Stall and Secondhand Books
Sun 9 Oct – The Well Reflective Service, 6pm
Sat 15 Oct – Churchyard Working Party, 10-12noon
Sun 30 Oct – Bereavement Service, 3pm
Sat 12 Nov – FM Life Quiz eve
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 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
Prayers
We continue to pray for those who are unwell: John Cooper, Vera Cameron, Anais Featherstone. Lynn Alsop, Elaine Mead and Don Lamberth
We also pray for those is residential care: June Williams and Tony Day.
Diocese Calendar of Prayer for September we pray for the deaneries of Dorking and Emly. Download here
Usual 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 until 25th September.
10am Thursday – Communion Service
Private Prayer in Church : Monday to Saturday 09:00 -16:00.
Saturday Morning Prayer at 9.00-9.30am in the Lady Chapel
Rev Pouya Heidari: rector@stmarysfetcham.org.uk 01372 375660 (day off Friday)
Parish Office : office@stmarysfetcham.org.uk 01372 375000 (Mon-Fri 9-12)