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 September – Thursday evening at St Thomas at 7:30 pm for an hour every other week. ** 4th & 18th September.

This Sunday Services: 10th after Trinity

9:30 St Thomas – Family Worship

11:15 St Martha’s – BCP Holy Communion

This Sunday Services:  11th after Trinity

10:00 St James – Benefice Communion

11:15 St Martha’s – Fifth Sunday non BCP

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 Thomas' Monday 9:15 – 10:30 (Please note no group 25th August due to Bank Holiday)

Family Worship:  24th August 9.30 St Thomas'

Broad Horizons Book Group:  Tues 26th August 7pm

Ride and Stride:  13th September

Heritage Day:  14th September 1.00 - 4.00pm both churches.

 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

Flower Rota @ St. Thomas Church

Can you take a turn to provide flowers over the summer months in 'ordinary time'? Most flowers will last two weeks so between now and end October there are 12 weeks so just 6 volunteers needed. Pop your name on the rota or speak to Carole (or Linda) for more information

Chilworth Tinies and Toddler Group

Mondays from 9:15 -10:30am  meet in St Thomas', play chat, pray and support. (No group 25th August due to Bank Holiday).

Broad Horizons Book Group at St Martha's

Tues 26th August 7pm:   The Crossway - Guy Stagg
Weds 24th September:   2pm Honest to God (John Robinson) 40 years on - Colin Slee

More details from Margaret (07960 170006)

Karl and Kasey Channell

Are coming to England 28th September – 3rd October and are looking for accommodation, ideally cheap or free. They would love to house swap or house sit. They are a family of 10 but can manage with 3 rooms. House swap does not have to be simultaneous; they have a modest home with 4 bedrooms in Lake Tahoe. If anyone is interested, please contact kkchannell@hotmail.com

Benefice Changes

In September St Thomas will start to attend services in Albury on alternate weeks, September 14^th at St. Peter and St. Pauls.

September 28^th is the Benefice Harvest Festival in the Old Saxon Church, Albury.

Milk Bottle Tops

Many thanks to all who continue to bring plastic milk bottle tops to leave in the church. These were going via Mothers' Union in Cranleigh to raise funds for Surrey Air Ambulance but in future will go via Cranleigh Parish Council to help Springboard - a charity in Horsham supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities. For more information see https://www.springboardsupport.org.

Come and Join the Wedding Celebration 10am August 31st St James’ Shere

As many of you know our Rector Tim is getting married this month. As a Benefice we would like to celebrate their marriage with them by praying for them and blessing them as a church family (there will also be fizz and cake afterwards). Appropriate therefore that the set Gospel reading for that Sunday is The Parable of the Wedding Feast (Luke 14:7-14) in which Jesus instructs the host not to just invite friends & family but the whole neighbourhood - so everyone and anyone is definitely welcome on the 31st!

Helen Corbett and Margaret Roberts

Will lead the service at St. Martha’s on 31^st August, it is a more modern service with lots of great hymns, so why not attend and join in with the singing.

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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