Notices 23rd November

Opportunites to Pray Together

Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast 1^st Saturday of the month at the Vicarage, from 9am, prayer, coffee and croissant. Next is the 6th December – Thursday evening at St Thomas at 7:30 pm for an hour every other week. **4th& 18th December.

This Sunday Services: Christ the King

9:30 St. Peter & St Paul. Holy Communion

11:15 St. Martha’s – BCP Holy Communion

Both with Rev’d Tim Heaney as David away

Next Sunday Services: 30th November

9:30 St. Thomas. Family Worship inc. Posada

11:15 St. Martha’s – Fifth Sunday inc. Baptism

Donations at St Martha’s during services can now be made electronically via our Card Reader.

Looking Further Ahead

Chilworth Tinies and Toddler Group: St T’s Monday 9:15 – 10:30am
Benefice Autumn Course:  23rd Nov 7:30 Albury Village Hall                 Benefice Quiet Day - 29th November 9.30am, St Mary's Church Guildford

Benefice News - David Oakden

We are pleased to announce that from December Revd David will be taking on an additional three days a week ministry across the Benefice.

He will still be the Resident Minister for Chilworth as he is now, but the rest of the week he will serve alongside the Benefice Ministry Team in Albury and Shere plus extra children's work in Chilworth.

He will be licenced to this additional role by Archdeacon Catherine on December 9th at 2.30pm at Albury Parish Church, St Peter & St Paul, Church Lane, Albury.

 Food and Hygiene Bank

The Foodbank Larder box is now located in the porch of St Thomas' Church.  Many thanks for your donations.  Suggested items are: - Long life milk /tins tuna/ tins meat/ pasta/sachets microwaveable rice /pasta sauces/curry sauces/cereal/spreads/ tea/ coffee/ hot chocolate/ tins soup/ baked beans.  The need is great and growing, the Foodbank is struggling to keep up with demand – both through gifts and funds. Please consider if you are able to assist, especially as the autumn is now upon us.

Chilworth Tinies and Toddler Group

Mondays from 9:15 -10:30am  meet in St Thomas', play chat, pray and support.

Autumn Sale with Gingerbread & Hot Chocolate

Many thanks to all who came to the Gingerbread & Hot Chocolate Event in St Thomas's Church last week and helped to make it such a successful and enjoyable day for all involved. It was great to see the children enjoying activities which included decorating gingerbread men as well as a Lucky Dip - where everyone won something! We raised over £540.00 a great result!!.

Benefice Autumn Study Course

7:30pm Monday evenings at Albury Village Hall.
Can simply being with God, being with each other and being with our community really form the heart of our mission and ministry as a church? Join us to explore together how the concept of “being with” rather than “doing for” or “working for” can guide us as individuals as well as churches. Each session will look at a different aspect, so just come to as many as you can

Advent Bring & Share Lunch 30th November

This year's Bring and Share Advent Lunch (with a curry theme) will be held at St Thomas' @ 12.00pm for 12.30 sit down. A sign up sheet will be available shortly (curry, rice, chutneys, pickles, poppadums, wine, soft drinks etc) but please bring mince pies for desserts as this is when we begin to 'collect' our mince pies for refreshments following the Christmas Tree Lighting at the beginning of December and other special Christmas Services during December. Many thanks.

Used Stamps for Oxfam

 Please place used stamps in the box at the back of St Thomas' which will stay there all year and be emptied as and when it gets full

St Thomas'

 Just a reminder that St Thomas' Church will close at dusk during the winter months.

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