Farewell to the Heidari Family – Sat 8th July, 4-6pm: We are very sad that Pouya and his family are moving to the US this summer where we’re sure God has big plans for them. There have been a lot of legal hoops to jump through but it now seems Pouya’s last Sunday at St Mary’s will be Sunday 16th July.
Come and say “goodbye” to the Heidari family on Saturday 8 July, 4-6pm, when we’ll be having informal tea and cake. We’re hoping the weather will be kind and that we will be outside, so please bring garden chairs. Needless to say we’re looking for people to help and to bring cake – get in touch with Corinne.
My ChurchSuite upgrade: The software creators have released a major new version of their iOS and Android apps! Rebuilt from the ground up, it offers the same great functionality with clearer navigation, improved support for multiple user accounts and better performance. This major update also lays the foundations for future updates they have in the pipeline. Since this is a major update, all users will need to log in again. To aid this, they’ve focussed on improving the login experience and clearly guiding users through the process. They trust that you will enjoy the new and improved experience! If you get stuck or need a password reset please contact Karen in the Parish Office – 01372 375000 or office@stmarysfetcham.org.uk
Hear Hear – Thurs 20 July, 10:45 – 11:30am: The NHS Hearing Clinic is run alongside the 10am Holy Communion and Coffee Morning on the 3rd Thursday of the month and is for NHS supplied hearing aids. This is a convenient local benefit, and also give the opportunity to meet new people and have a cuppa.
Homemade Stall – Sun 2 July: This Sunday we have our last Home-made Stall before our Summer break; we don’t have a stall in August. In May, we were treated to a very brief visit by Rev. Capt. Dr Danson Mwangi, the dean of Carlile College and the General Secretary of Church Army Africa; Danson was visiting England to thank supporters of the Centre for Urban Mission (CUM) and to fund raise. The money raised by the HMS has always been used for youth projects, especially the Homework Clubs (Schools of Hope) and the Apprenticeship Scheme. The Home-made Stall and your wonderful contributions fund the apprenticeships, with hardly any money coming from sources other than us! Last year we raised almost £2,000 for CUM and over the past ten years, the annual figure has gradually increased from less than £1,000pa.
The HMS team are struggling to provide enough goods for folk to buy. We need a bit more help! We could decide that after 13+ years, it is time to stop sending money to CUM and that the Homemade Stall has run its course; none of the team want that – it’s just too important! Giving hard-working dedicated youngsters in Nairobi opportunities to get a good education and an apprenticeship are vitally important and help give them a chance to escape the slums.
We just can’t continue doing this without a lot more support; might you possibly help by promising to bring some home-baking most months? Could you make cards, or seasonal crafts, or plant a few extra seedlings/veg, or bulbs? Would you be interested in joining the team?
Do come and take a look this Sunday 10.40-11.30 , donate something if you can, and please bring some cash! We also need a display for our lovely home-made cards, if you have one spare please. Thank you for all the money we have been able to send to CUM for their vital work with youngsters in Nairobi’s slums since 2012 – Mary, Liz, Margaret, Sue & Sarah
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!
UNITED 2023 – Come and join us! It’s not too late to come and book on the New Wine summer conference held near Maidstone on 26-30 July! There are around a dozen of us going so far which include children, young people and adults but we would love to have more of the church family come and join us too! It should be a really great time together filled with fun, friendship and time to grow in our relationship with God!
You can find more info and also book directly at www.new-wine.org/united – but you can also speak to Nathan Ghinn if you have more questions, or if you would like to chat about coming. When booking please say you are from St Mary’s Church, Fetcham to enable us all to be in the same camping village.
Ride & Stride please – Sat 9 Sept: Do have a chat with Sarah if you’d like to participate, by walking or cycling around some of our beautiful Surrey churches. Help raise a thousand pounds again, with half going to restore Surrey churches of all denominations and half coming back directly to St Mary’s. Pick up your sponsor forms now and get sponsors through the Summer holidays.
Heritage Open Day – Sat 16 Sept: Once again working in conjunction with Fetcham Park House, we will be welcoming visitors to St Mary’s. Lots of help is needed to make this day a success. Please speak to David Slater or drop the office a line and Karen will pass it on.
Other news
Garage Sale – Thurs 13 and Fri 14 July, 9-12: The Heidari family have been clearing their house, planning to travel light rather than shipping. They have a few items left and would like to invite you to come and browse to see if there is something you could use for a donation.
B@titude in Leatherhead are recruiting part-time paid supervisor 2 days per week. For more details contact hello@batitude.org
Lunchtime music at St Mary’s Stoke D’Abernon – Thurs 27 July, 1-2pm: This month they welcome Will Barry playing jazz piano. There will be retiring collections to meet the cost of the concert.
Lost Property left in the Church Hall: Its amazing how many things get left in the hall. Please visit the hall foyer to check if anything belongs to you before we donate to charity.
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
Helen Bowen’s Funeral is on Tuesday 4th July at 2:30pm and afterwards in the hall.
We continue to pray for those who are unwell: Anais Featherstone, Lynn Alsop, Fay Burroughs, Gill Hanson, John Cooper, Elaine Mead, Vera Cameron, and Matthew Aldrich.
And those in residential care:
Mavis Lake, June Williams, and Sheila Bramwell
Diocesan Calendar of Prayer for July. This month we pray for the deaneries of Aldershot and Cranleigh.
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:
Sun 2 July – Homemade Stall and Second-hand Books
Wed 5 July – Bereavement Café 10-11.30am
Thurs 6 July – The Drift Golf Day, 1pm contact bjegles@googlemail.com
Sat 8 July – Farewell to the Heidari family, 4-6pm
Fri 14 July – Messy Church, 3:30-5:30pm
Sun 16 July – Rev Pouya’s last Sunday
Thurs 20 July – Thursday 10am Communion & Coffee Morning/Hear Hear
Sat 22 July – Family Fun Day, 12-4pm Manor House School
Mon 24 July – Family Drop In, 1:30-4:30pm
Sat 29 July – Afternoon Tea, 3-4:30pm
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
Sat 26 Aug – Afternoon Tea, 3-4:30pm
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:
Washing up liquid, Shampoo / Conditioner, Shower gel, Sanitary pads, Nappies sizes 5+, 6 and 6+, Deodorant, Small chocolate bars and treats, Chocolate biscuit bars
bags for life/very strong bags
Thank you to all the wonderful, faithful supporters. In May they fed 701 people (April 2023 – 808 people) Their foodbank use is 50% higher compared to the same period last year.
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