Notices for 2nd 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 1st November – Thursday evening at St Thomas at 7:30 pm for an hour every other week. ** 6^th & 20th November.

This Sunday Services: 4th Before Trinity

09:30 St. Thomas. Holy Communion

11:15 St. Martha’s – BCP Morning Prayer

15:00 St. Martha’s – In Memory Of

Next Sunday Services:  9th November

10:30 St. Thomas' Holy Communion

10:45 St. Martha’s – BCP Communion

15:00 Outside War Memorial – Act of Remembrance.

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

In Memory of: 2^nd Nov St Martha's 15:00

Benefice Autumn Course: 3^rd Nov 7:30 Albury Village Hall

Dot Martin, Funeral: 7^th Nov St Thomas'

REMEMBRANCE Sunday: 9^th November

Brian Channell, Funeral: 14^th Nov St Thomas'

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.  Venue to be confirmed.

 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.

Act of Remembrance 9th November

Our morning services will incorporate an Act of Remembrance, so start at different times, also we hope the RAF Chinook will once again do a fly over at around 11am. We meet at the outside War Memorial in Dorking Road at 3pm as well.

Benefice Autumn Study Course

Course Resumes Monday Nov 3^rd

7.30pm Albury Village Hall

The two sessions we ran before half term went really well so please join us this Monday for the first of the remaining five sessions. The topic this week is “Being with Yourself”. If you can’t come this week come to a following one - each session will look at a different aspect of ‘Being With’, so just come to as many as you can – and if you want refreshments bring a mug with you!

Autumn Sale with Gingerbread & Hot Chocolate

Saturday 15^th November at St T’s - our Autumn Sale with Gingerbread & Hot Chocolate from 11.00 – 3.00pm. Usual stalls plus various craft stalls and a ‘recycle your last year’s Christmas Gifts’ tombola to get you in the mood for Christmas gift buying. Donations of cakes and gifts welcome. Contact Carole on shattocks@hotmail.com or call 07711 864 488 with offers of help or to have your own stall.

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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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