Notices for 18th January

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 7^th February – Thursday evening at St Thomas at 7:30 pm for an hour every other week.  5^th & 19th February 2026.

This Sunday Services: – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany

9:30 St Thomas Holy Communion with Mike Currier.

11:15 St Martha’s Mattins with John Aston.

Next Sunday Services: - 25th January

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

11:15 St Martha’s Holy Communion.

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

Looking Further Ahead

Tinies and Toddlers:  St Thomas' Monday 9:15am

Prayer Meeting:  15^th Jan St Thomas' 7:30pm

PCC:  29^th Jan St Thomas' 7:30pm

 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.

Chilworth Tinies and Toddler Group

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

Lent News

We intend to continue with our Lent Lunch reflections on Art at             St Thomas' during Lent, and we are exploring what else we could do across the Benefice for Lent, such as discussion groups, bible studies and so on. Do let your clergy know of any suggestions or ideas so we can plan appropriately.

Harry Moss’s next Adventure

Harry Moss, a local resident who generously helps out with so many maintenance tasks at both St Martha’s and St Thomas', is off again on an adventure in February. He is donating his old 4x4 car and with a team of others is driving it in a convoy to Ukraine, for the charity CONVOY4UKRAINE. Do support him and the charity not only with prayer but financially via his JustGiving page https://www.justgiving.com/page/harry-moss-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=EM

Service Pattern

The service pattern moving forward through 2026 is becoming clearer. St Thomas and St Peter & St Paul will alternate the 9:30 morning service. First Sunday will be Holy Communion at St Thomas' - Chilworth, 2^nd Sunday will be Morning Worship at St Peter and St Pauls - Albury, 3^rd Sunday will be a morning service at St Thomas', - Chilworth, and will be either Holy Communion or a family service, 4^th Sunday will be Holy Communion at St Peter & St Pauls - Albury.

St Martha’s will have a weekly 11:15am service, with the first and third Sundays being led either by visiting clergy or self-led, whilst the second and forth Sunday will be Holy Communion and led by David.

Fifth Sundays are still being worked on, and of course this pattern may get changed by circumstances, however it will assist with planning.

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.

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If  you need us

If you need any help with anything or have any questions please click on the names below to email a request:

For general admin matters our Administrator Yvonne

For local pastoral issues our Minister David