News and notices from across the benefice
St Mary’s Aldworth collecting Harvest Donations for the Women’s Refuge, run by BWA
St Mary's have boxes in the Aldworth church porch so you can drop items off now or bring them on 11th at 6pm
Please donate Tins and Packaged Goods and any money would be welcome - they have had to buy all new bedding, so every little helps.
St Stephen's collecting Harvest donations for Reading Homeless:
Especially needed: Tinned vegetables; men's shampoo, men's deodorant, men's socks
No rice, pasta, and baked beans, thanks but they have loads!
You can drop your donations off on Monday mornings, Wednesday all day, Friday mornings or Sunday all day or bring to our harvest service on 4th October. We will continue collecting after Sunday
We are pleased to invite you to join a meeting on Paul’s letter to the Colossians.
It will be on Zoom, so you can see it on computer or smart phone, or you can listen to it on your phone.
Jonathan, Mike and Rosemary will lead the discussion and there will be opportunity for you to join in.
Join us at 7:50 for 8 p.m. each Wednesday for about 30 minutes.
Join the Zoom Meeting by clicking on this url just before 8.00 pm:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84867831877?pwd=WDNBTWV3SHpZNnFHdVZ0alFIS3kvdz09
In case you need it - meeting ID: 848 6783 1877 and Password: 379081
Diocesan services continue to be streamed 'as live' at 10am each Sunday. The link can be found at oxford.anglican.org/livestream - it will be put there on Sunday morning.
Download the order of service and join online on Sunday at 10am.
Church Officers need to complete SAFEGUARDING Leadership training:
Please follow this link to book onto the session: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leadership-safeguarding-training-tickets-83135100323
Leadership safeguarding training is required for anyone who has safeguarding leadership responsibilities or responsibility for leading activities involving children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.
Do you know anyone who might be ?
Confirmation is for those who have been baptised and now wish to confirm the promises that were made for them and begin to receive Holy Communion.
There is a Confirmation Service on 24th May when Kerry from St Stephen's is being confirmed; if anyone else is interested, or you think of someone who might be, please contact Rev. Katy Weston westonkaty@hotmail.com or Rosemary Sandbach rosemarysandbach@yahoo.co.uk
