Harvest Celebration – Sun 2 Oct,10:30am: Join us for a special harvest service to give thanks for the good gifts in our community, and the many ways we use them to serve others. Join us for a half hour celebration at Barracks Farm, Cobham Road, Fetcham followed by the opportunity to chat over a brunch of sausage and bacon rolls, cooked on the premises (gluten-free and vegetarian options available). There will also be tea, coffee and hot chocolate. Everyone is welcome, but please sign up so we have an idea of numbers. Please let us know if you have a specific dietary requirement.
As this is a working farm children must be supervised at all times. We will be located in one of the barns, but please wear suitable footwear and dress appropriately for the weather. If you would like to bring a gift of food, please feel free to do so – we will have a table available to receive donations. Fresh food will be taken to our Community Fridge the following day and non-perishable food will be donated to Foodbank. This is their wish list:
Tinned tomatoes, Custard, Noodles, Pasta sauce, Rice, Tinned fruit, Tinned fish, Tinned sweetcorn, Biscuits, Tea bags, Tinned soup, Powdered milk, Tea bags, Chocolate spread, honey, Tinned meat – meatballs, minced beef, stewing steak etc (not corned beef), Long-life sponge puddings, Adult Toothbrush/toothpaste, Shampoo/Conditioner, Male/female deodorant, chocolate/sweet treats
Parking is limited so do walk if you can. If you require a lift please let us know. In the meantime, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact office@stmarysfetcham.org.uk or call 01372 375000. Please share with friends and neighbours. Everyone is welcome!
NOTE: If you are unable to attend Barracks Farm there is an opportunity to bring food donations for Foodbank and Community Fridge to the next Sunday services. Ongoing the green box outside the hall door is there all year for Foodbank donations.
Sunday Harvest flowers will be in church the on Sunday 9th October.
Monday Morning Prayers starting Mon 3 Oct, 8-8:30am: We welcome you to join us for Morning Prayer in church from 8am to 8:30am every Monday starting from Mon 3 Oct.
Women’s Breakfast: Sat 8 Oct, 9.30-11am – We are nearly at full capacity, don’t forget to book!. Once again we are to invite ladies to our Women’s Breakfast. Along with our speaker we will offer the usual 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 book early to avoid disappointment. It would be great to have more people helping on the day. If you can help, please contact julie@stmarysfetcham.org.uk. As always, we look forward to meeting old friends and making new ones!
Church Inventory Working Party – Sat 8 Oct, 9.30 – 11.30am: There is a lot happening on the 8th, but even if you can only make some of the time, we are grateful for any volunteers to help take stock of all the items within the church and surrounding buildings. This is a necessary requirement under the Archdeacon’s Visitation and we welcome as much help as possible. Refreshments will be available. We look forward to seeing you then.
Cecilia Singers – Sat 8 Oct, 7pm: ‘Something Old, Something New, Something Jazzy, with A Touch Of Blues’. We are delighted that the Cecilia Singers will be performing at St Mary’s. This is a group of friends of all ages who love to sing a really wide range of repertoire in order to raise money for charities. Admission is free but there will be a retiring collection in aid of our church funds. To find out more and to sign up please go to Cecilia Singers
Afternoon Tea Party – Sat 29 Oct Sept, 3-4.40pm: We are taking bookings for the October get together. If you know someone in the senior community who you think would like to come to meet new friends, please tell them about this popular social. Leaflets are in church or the hall, or on our website: https://stmarysfetcham.org.uk/whats-on/
Homemade and Second-hand Book Stalls – Sun 9 Oct: We usually run on the first Sunday of the month (except January and August) but we are going to be at Barracks Farm for Harvest Festival so we have moved the Homemade and Second-hand Book Stalls to Sun 9 Oct. Thank you for your continuing support of the Homemade Stall, whether you kindly supply gorgeous cakes and jams, or craft something beautiful, grow plants and vegetables to sell, or whether you turn up every month and buy loads of goodies – Thank you! Last month’s stall raised £127, which winged its way rapidly to the Centre for Urban Mission, where it will be used to support Homework Clubs and Apprenticeships in Nairobi’s slum settlements.
Prisoners Week – 11-17 Oct: For nearly 50 years, Prisons Week has encouraged Christians to pray for all those affected by crime and imprisonment. We pray for the needs of prisoners, their families, victims of offenders, prison staff and all those who care for prisoners, their families and victims. The Samaritan leper in Luke 17 inspires us all to seek what he was amazed to find when returning to thank Jesus for his healing … a new beginning. To find out more about the 2022 campaign please visit www.prisonsweek.org
The Well – Sun 9 Oct, 6-7pm in The Lady Chapel: This is the second of the new Sunday Reflective evenings. The focus for this session is ‘God’s Presence with Us’. The Well is a pause at the end of one week and before the beginning of the next. 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.
Churchyard Working Party – Sat 15 Oct, 9am-12pm: There is a change of time to the working party due to a hall booking in the afternoon. We can still get a lot of work done in the morning, so please join us 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.
Bereavement Service – Sun 30 Oct, 3pm: We shall be remembering and giving thanks for our loved ones who have died. If you would like your friend or family member to be remembered by name we will do so during the service. On arrival you can write their name(s) on a card and place it in the basket at the church entrance. We will then remember these people during the service and pray for the family. There is no obligation to write a card, only if you would find it helpful to do so. Please join us afterwards for refreshments in the church hall.
Quiz Night – Sat 12 Nov, 7:30pm: FM Life are hosting a Quiz Night on in the Church Hall. This is to raise funds for the charity Quicken Trust and specifically a young man called Shonie who the group have supported for 14 years throughout his school life. He is nearly at the end of his education and this quiz will go toward completing the funding commitment. Tickets remain the same as before at £12 per person, which includes a dessert, tea and coffee. You are welcome to BYO other food or drink. Please pre-book and pay online, or contact julie@stmaryfetcham.org.uk to pay by cash or if you have any questions. Alternatively contact the Parish Office 01372 375000. FM Life look forward to enjoying a fun evening with you!
Usual Sunday Services
8am Communion Sunday Service : said Book of Common Prayer
9:30am Communion Service : sung Common Worship
11:15am Worship Service : no longer live-streamed
Monday Morning Prayer (starting 3rd Oct) : 8-8:30am
10am Thursday : Communion Service
Private Prayer in Church : Monday to Saturday 09:00 -16:00.
Saturday Morning Prayer : 9:00-9:30am in the Lady Chapel
Others information
Lunchtime concerts at St Mary’s Stoke D’Abernon: All welcome to these concerts and do bring your friends. As ever there will be a warm welcome and a retiring collection to meet the costs of each concert.
Thurs 27 Oct – Organ recital by Charles Andrews, organist at Temple
Church, London.
Thurs 24 Nov – Quartets played by pupils of Yehudi Menuhin School
Fri 6 Jan 2023 – Organ recital by Katherine Dienes Williams, Organist and Director of Music, Guildford Cathedral
Thurs 23 Feb – Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet and Oliver Macfarlane, organ
Thurs 30 March – Sarah Gait, cello
Thurs 27 April – Oliver Macfarlane, organ
Thurs 25 May – Parkside School showcase
Threads through Creation – Sat 10 Sept to Sun 16 Oct, Guildford Cathedral: See Jacqui Parkinson’s work at this new exhibition entitled Threads through Creation. This exhibition is a spectacular sequence of 12 huge textile panels. Jacqui retells the creation story in the first pages of the Bible in stunning scenes and images. The exhibition is one of the largest projects by a single artist, ever. It has taken Jacqui two years to complete. It is the follow up exhibition from the highly acclaimed Threads through Revelation, her first huge exhibition which visited 14 cathedrals including Guildford Cathedral and was seen by more than 500,000 visitors. This exhibition is free to visit. A book, guidebook and postcards available to purchase.
Oakfield Fireworks – Fri 4 Nov: The local junior school is looking for volunteers to help on the night. In particular they need a lot of marshals at the event and they absolutely cannot run an event of this nature without volunteers. If you are interested in helping please sign up here – http://volunteersignup.org/8CEHM
Church Growth Conference with J John – Wed 16 Nov, 9:30am-3:30pm at St Paul’s Howell Hill: This full day conference is primarily intended for clergy, staff teams and PCCs, though all are welcome. Speakers include international evangelist J John who will speak on how to share our faith. Also, sessions on attracting more children, families and young people with, among others, Lucy Moore, Head of the Growing Faith Foundation and Aike Kennett-Brown, national lead for Messy Church who will share research into what makes children’s and youth ministries grow. Stephen Hance, who leads for the national church on evangelism, speaks on Growing missional disciples. To book click here
Wintershall – The Nativity Journey, 14-19 Dec 2022: Enjoy the real Christmas story as an unforgettable experience for the whole family whilst you walk with Mary, Joseph and the donkey on the winding steep road to Bethlehem. Posters are on our noticeboards. Tickets are available now on https://www.wintershall.org.uk/ or call 01483 892167
Prayers
We continue to pray for those who are unwell: Anais Featherstone. Lynn Alsop, John Cooper, Vera Cameron, Elaine Mead and Don Lamberth. We also pray for Hazel Reid.
And for those is residential care: June Williams and Tony Day.
Diocese Calendar of Prayer for October we pray for the Deaneries of Epsom and Leatherhead including St Mary’s Fetcham on 23rd the last Sunday after Trinity:
Please pray for Youth, Families and Children’s volunteers and workers in our parishes and for the Head of the Mission Enabler Team and our Mission Enabler Youth leader. For the new opportunities for us to serve young families and youth, both inside and outside church, and particularly in our wider community. Our wardens, PCC members and Ministry Team as we seek to put into practice our vision statement of ‘Knowing Jesus, Sharing Faith and Loving Service’.
To see the full list please download here
Diary Dates:
Check your MyChurchSuite to see what’s going on and to get more details or prebook. Here’s a brief summary:
Sun 2 Oct – Harvest Celebration, 10.30am Barracks Farm
Mon 3 Oct – Monday Morning Prayers in church, 8-8:30am
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 (sign up here)
Sat 8 Oct – Cecilia Singers, 7pm (sign up here)
Sun 9 Oct – Homemade Stall and Secondhand Books
Sun 9 Oct – The Well Reflective Service, 6pm
11-17 Oct – Prisoners Week
Fri 14 Oct – FM Life Breakfast, 8:30-9:30am
Sat 15 Oct – Churchyard Working Party, 9-12noon
Sat 15 Sept – Who Let The Dads Out?!
Sat 29 Nov – Afternoon Tea, 3-4.30pm
Sun 30 Oct – Bereavement Service, 3pm
Fri 4 Nov – FM Life, 10-11:30am
Sat 12 Nov – FM Life Quiz evening (book here)
Sun 13 Nov – Remembrance Sunday
Weekly Regulars
Mondays – Community Fridge 10-11am (not open on Bank Holiday)
Mondays – Community Coffee Shop 10-11.30am (not open on Bank Holiday)
Running in Term Time
Mondays – The Drop-In (ages 11-16) 4-5.30pm
Tuesdays – Youth Night (ages 11-16) 7.30-9pm
Fridays – Footprints Baby & Toddlers 10-11.30am
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