Notices for 25th October

Opportunities 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 of November – Prayers for ALPHA Tuesday afternoons 2:30 – 3:30pm

This Sunday Services: Last Sunday after Trinity

09:30 Albury Holy Communion.

11:15 St Martha’s Holy Communion.

Next Sunday Services: - 1st November 

09:30 St Thomas Holy Communion.

11:15 St Martha’s Matins.

3:00pm St Martha’s – In memory of service.
 

Looking Further Ahead

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

ALPHA Course: St Thomas' 7pm Thursday

In Memory of: 1^st November St Martha’s 3pm

PCC Meeting:  4th November at 7.30 pm St Thomas'

Remembrance: 8^th November – note start times!

In Memory of: 15th November St Thomas' 3pm

Autumn Fair: 21^st November St Thomas' 11am to 3pm

Chilworth Tinies and Toddler Group

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

 Food and Hygiene Bank

The Foodbank Larder box is located in the porch of St Thomas Church. Please help!
'Thank you to all who have donated recently putting us in a better situation.

Donations of Long Life milk, tinned meat, fish, veg & beans, sachets rice, toiletries and cleaning products always needed. We have sufficient pasta for the moment.

Donations can be made at: treasurer@parishofchilworth.org.uk

or scanning Foodbank QR code. Thank you

ALPHA Course Thursday Evenings

The free ALPHA course at St Thomas Church offers food, a short video, and open, friendly discussion. It is especially suited to non-believers, new Christians, and anyone curious about faith. Please invite someone who may be interested and, if possible, offer to come with them.

Tim's Farewell

Tim’s farewells began  in Shere Village Hall with a delicious afternoon tea on Saturday afternoon.  St James’ was packed for Tim’s final service when cake was  cut and bubbly drunk but not before Tim’s last sermon in which he reflected upon the five books which have influenced his ministry and spiritual life.

We wish Tim, Siobhan and their families well as he embarks on a new stage of life’s pilgrimage.
 

Search for a New Rector

The work is beginning on recruiting our next Rector and as such it would be good to hear your response to the following question:

What 3 qualities are you looking for in a new Rector?

Please send your responses to Wiebke Tickner. wiebke@tillingbournebenefice.org

Vacancy Prayer

God our Father, you have welcomed each one of us in Jesus

and called us to be His body in this place:

Send your Holy Spirit at this time of change and uncertainty,

to fill us with vision, energy, and faithfulness in prayer,

so that we may be true to our calling to bring new life to our communities.

Guide with your heavenly wisdom those who are to choose a new incumbent for the Tillingbourne Benefice.

that he/she may be a wise and gentle shepherd of your people;

ready to serve us with joy, to build us up in faith,

and to lead us by example in loving obedience to your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Shoe Box Appeal - Deadline 25th October

We are again supporting Blythswood’s Shoebox Appeal. The Appeal last year contributed to the 85,000+ shoeboxes that Blythswood were able to send to  Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine.

Each box  should be filled with small, practical items such as toiletries, stationery, and clothing. There are leaflets at the back of the churches in the Benefice with more information, but you can also check out Blythswood website www.blythswood.org/shoeboxappeal/.

The deadline to hand in your shoeboxes is Sunday 25 October. Shoeboxes can be left in the lobby of St Peter & St Paul in Albury, St Michael’s in Farley Green, St Thomas in Chilworth, St James’ in Shere and St Mark’s in Peaslake during church opening times.

Or search Blythwoods Care Shoebox Appeal 2026 on Youtube

Bibles for Barnabus

Shere, Peaslake and Gomshall are collecting spare/unwanted bibles to donate to one of their Mission Support partners - Barnabus, a homeless charity in Manchester. They are running a successful programme of Christian outreach at their Beacon Centre and have asked for bibles. Please place any you may have to donate in the plastic box at the back of St James's church, until the end of November. 

PCC & APCM Minutes and Documents

 Redacted versions of these can now be found at https://www.parishofchilworth.org.uk/pcc/ on the Parish Website and will be uploaded when available.

Milk Bottle Tops

We have been advised that the Springboard charity can no longer accept plastic bottle tops. Until we can find another beneficiary with a local collection point please do not leave them in the back of the church but replace on the empty containers and put in the kerbside recycling. Thank you.

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.

Priest David Oakden – Revdavid@parishofchilworth.org.uk - 01483 534293 (day off Friday)

Do let me know of anybody or anything that you would like to be prayed for.

www.parishofchilworth.org.uk and find us on https://www.achurchnearyou.com

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