Vacancy Process: The Ven Martin Breadmore visited us on Wed 15 June, whereby he gave a clear picture of the process of going into vacancy when Pouya leaves and the subsequent procedures to find our new Incumbent. He has shared a newsletter that contains all the essential information that he shared with those who attended and there will be printed copies at the back of church should you wish to pick one up. If you have any questions about the vacancy, please do not hesitate to contact our Wardens, Corinne Braid or Richard Furze.
Who Let The Dad’s Out – Sat 17 June, 9.30–11.30am: This is the last for before their summer break, back in September. You are welcome to come along to this men’s monthly, Saturday morning opportunity to enjoy bacon sandwiches, fresh coffee & a chance to chat. They meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month in the church hall. The team look forward to seeing you there! No need to book, just turn up – all welcome
St Mary’s Family Fun Day – Sat 22 July, 12-4pm at Manor House School: A great chance to get together for an afternoon in the school’s beautiful grounds. Please bring your own picnic food, chairs, rugs and stay for as much of the day as you can. There’s a lovely garden at the front of the house for picnics and a 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. If you can bring a cake to share, please get in touch with Corinne who would also love to hear from you if you can offer to help on the day. NB: Please leave dogs at home!
Homemade Stall: Last month we were very honoured to meet Rev Capt Dr Nelson Mwangi, the General Secretary of Church Army Africa, when he briefly visited St Mary’s as part of his first trip to the UK, to thank some of the main supporters of Centre for Urban Mission. It was good to hear how vital our funding is, particularly for the Apprenticeship Scheme – we are the main donors to this project. Do come on the first Sunday each month to raise more funds for CUM’s youngsters. We will have our usual range of baking, crafts and cards, second-hand books and plants. If you can donate anything homemade or home-grown, we would be so grateful. The second-hand books remain out in the hall all week so you can come and browse whenever you are in the hall.
‘Ride & Stride’ book the date – Sat 9 Sept: Contact Sarah Mackay if you’d like to enjoy walking or cycling around some of the beautiful churches in this area.
Home Groups Planning – Wed 21June, 7:30-9:00pm: Join us in the Church Hall to plan ahead together. Come if you lead a group, host a group, are curious about groups, or want to join a group. This is a chance to take a fresh look at what we do and how we do it. Your presence is important. Bruce and Nanas Callander.
Huge thanks to everyone who helped with the St Mary’s second hand book stall at the Fetcham Festival last weekend. We took just over £100 and it was great to have a presence at this community event’.
Last Chance to book on the St Mary’s Golf Day at The Drift in East Horsley – Thurs 6 July, tee from 1pm: Please let Brian know via office@stmarysfetcham.org.uk if you are attending this social day by Thurs 22 June as he will need to confirm numbers. The cost of £42 includes 1 course meal after the round (normally a BBQ). You can also join just for dinner if you don’t fancy the golf, price £20.
Other news
The Meeting Room are running an urgent appeal –They are currently desperately low on food supplies, sadly they are down to virtually nothing. If you are able to drop a few tins off (in date), or if you’re doing a weekly shop, please pop an item in your basket for them so they can continue to support their clients.
Please use our usual drop box at the front of the church hall or drop off at 17a Cannon Grove KT22 9LG. The items specifically needed as a matter of urgency are as follows:
Tinned meat (any), Tinned Fish (tuna etc.), Tinned Vegetables (any), Tinned fruit (any), Tins or long life custard , Tins or long life rice pudding, Tins of hotdog sausages, Tea , Coffee, UHT Milk
This fabulous local charity assists the most vulnerable people in our community. Clients are of all backgrounds and ages and our focus is to provide meaningful support to those with a wide variety of issues including homelessness, poverty, physical or mental health difficulties, breakdown of relationships, social exclusion and loneliness and issues with alcohol or drugs.
Recital at St Mary’s Stoke D’Abernon – Thurs 29 June, at 1pm: Following on his outstanding trumpet recital last year Crispian Steele-Perkins will be giving another barnstorming recital. Crispian will be accompanied by Ian Le Grice at the organ. Crispian is an internationally acclaimed classical trumpeter and Ian a top class organist, mainly through his association with Temple Church in the City and has often played for services at St Mary’s. Their programme will include works by Handel, Mozart, Byrd and Bacharach. They look forward to seeing you then and please encourage friends and family to join them. As always there is no charge for admission but there will be a retiring collection towards the cost of the concert.
Circus coming to Fetcham – Sat 1 July – The Circus is in town and is coming to Fetcham! The PTA would like to invite you to come to their Circus Pazaz show at Fetcham Village Infant School. There will be comedy, juggling, aerial acrobatics, hula hooping and more – 3 shows: 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Tickets cost £8 per person or £29 for 4 tickets. The show will last approximately 50 minutes. Bring your friends and family and sell as many tickets as possible to help raise funds for the children. Everyone is welcome! Tickets can be purchased here: https://friends-of-fetcham-infant-school.sumupstore.com/ More information can be found at www.circuspazaz.com @CircusPazaz
Usual Sunday Services
8am Communion Service : said Book of Common Prayer
9:30am Communion Service : sung Common Worship
11:15am Worship Service : informal with worship band
Also, 10am Thursday : Communion Service (monthly 3rd Thursday)
Prayers
Please pray for Helen Bowen’s family and friends as they mourn her loss. Details of her funeral are being arranged and we will share them once confirmed.
We continue to pray for those who are unwell: Elaine Mead, Vera Cameron, Lynn Alsop, Fay Burroughs, Anais Featherstone, Gill Hanson, John Cooper and Matthew Aldrich.
And those in residential care: June Williams, Mavis Lake and Sheila Bramwell
Also for students taking their exams
We welcome you to join us at St Mary’s for:
Monday Morning Prayers : 8:00-8:30am
Private Prayer in Church : Monday to Saturday 09:00 -16:00
Diary Dates:
Check your MyChurchSuite to see what’s going on and to get more details or prebook. Here’s a brief summary:
Wed 21 June – Home Group Planning, 7:30-9pm
Thurs 22 June – Coffee Stop 9-10:30am (Village Hall) – Craft & Sensory Play
Sat 18 June – Who Let The Dads Out?!, 9:30-11:30am
Sat 25 June – Afternoon Tea, 3-4:30pm
Thurs 29 June – Coffee Stop 9-10:30am (Village Hall) – Rhyme Time
Sun 2 July – Homemade Stall and Second-hand Books
Thurs 6 July – The Drift Golf Day, 1pm contact bjegles@googlemail.com
Fri 14 July – Messy Church, 3:30-5:30pm
Sat 22 July – Family Fun Day, 12-4pm Manor House School
Mon 24 July – Family Drop In, 1:30-4:30pm
Sun 30 July – No Eleven15 today
Fri 11 Aug – Messy Church Picnic & Games, 4-5:30pm
Tues 15 Aug – Games @ The Park, Cock Lane, 2-4:30pm
Fri 1 Sept – Family Drop In, 10am-12pm
Weekly Regulars
Monday – Community Fridge 10-11am (not open on Bank Holidays)
Monday – Community Coffee Shop 10-11.30am (not open on Bank Holidays)
Running in Term Time
Monday – The Drop-In (School Yrs 7-13) 4-5.30pm
Tuesday – Youth Night (School Yrs 7-13) 7.30-9pm
Thursday – Coffee Stop @ Fetcham Village Hall 9-10:30am
Friday – Footprints Baby & Toddlers 10-11.30am
Friday – Messy Church (all the family) 2nd of the month 3.30-5.30pm
Sunday – Activ8 for under 11s and Sunday Youth for 11+ during 11.15 service
St Mary’s hosts a Community Fridge, not Foodbank, but we do accept donations which are taken directly to the Leatherhead Foodbank and go to local people in need. Please ensure donations are sealed, in date and do not contain alcohol.
This week they need the following:
Tinned spaghetti, Rice pudding, Coffee, Dried noodles, Longlife sponge puddings, Longlife juice, Powdered milk, Mayonnaise, Savoury biscuits, Chocolate / crisps, Shaving gel/foam, Washing powder
bags for life/very strong bags
Thank you to all our wonderful, faithful supporters. Your kindness and generosity are always so appreciated. This year they have already fed more than 4,500 people. This is a 50% increase on last year and more than double the number of people fed pre-pandemic.
They are also seeing around 50 brand new clients each month in 2023 – up from between 30-40 first-time clients in previous non-covid years. They really do need your support at the moment. Any items you can give, be it one or many, are gratefully received.
Please, no more of these items as we are at capacity: Dog Food, Cat Food, Tea Bags, Tinned Fish, tinned soup
Please use supermarket donation points or bring donations directly to Epsom & Ewell Foodbank, Good Company Hub, behind West Ewell Primary School, Ruxley Lane, Ewell KT19 0JG.
Open for donations Monday – Friday, 9am-2pm