Weekly Pews News
no 22–40
2.10.22
HARVEST FESTIVAL
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
08:00 Holy Communion at St Thomas à Becket’s and St Richard’s, Gossamer Lane
09:30 Parish Family Eucharist with Harvest Thanksgiving
Collect Lord God, defend your Church from all false teaching and give to your people knowledge of your truth, that we may enjoy eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Readings Philippians 4: 4–9; John 6: 25–35
Sunday 2nd October
Intention: our hospitals, doctors, nurses and midwives, home care assistants, pharmacists, therapists, opticians, dentists; all who provide health care.
Monday 3rd October
Intention: those baptised and confirmed here during the year, their parents, godparents or sponsors, and our own godchildren.
09:00 Morning Prayer (in church)
13:30 Funeral Service of Lynette Mitchell
Tuesday 4th October – Francis of Assisi, friar, deacon, 1226
Intention: all imprisoned in any way, and those caught up in modern slavery; the prisoners, staff, chaplains and visitors at HMP Ford.
18:00 Evening prayer (in church)
19:00 Tuesday@7 Eucharist
Wednesday 5th October
Intention: our children and young people, and their leaders; our Sunday School, and Tuesday@7 congregation.
09:30 Men’s breakfast (see below)
18:00 Evening prayer (in church)
Thursday 6th October – William Tynedale, translator, martyr, 1536
Intention: our Archbishops, Justin Welby of Canterbury and Stephen Cottrell of York; the work of the Archbishops’ Council and General Synod; the worldwide Anglican Communion.
09:00 Morning prayer (in church)
10:00 Holy Communion
Friday 7th October
Intention: our schools, colleges and universities; all teachers and learners, governors and administrators.
14.30 Book group in St Andrew’s Chapel (see below)
Saturday 8th October
Intention: the hungry, homeless, refugees and asylum seekers; the work of Church Army, Christian Aid and all relief agencies; our local charities Stonepillow and Bognor Regis Foodbank.
10:15–11:00 Admission to Holy Communion course (see below)
Sunday 9th October – Parish Eucharist (Trinity 17) with Bishop Ruth
Readings: 2 Timothy 2: 8–15; Matthew 5: 13–16
PRAYERS AND INTENTIONS
We pray for all in need of healing in body, mind or spirit Rosie Sims, Terry Haskell, Barbara Crew, Karen Cox, Jim Fowler, Sheila King, Dawn Spurway Pearson, Nicola Simpson, Betty Smith, Mike Hatzfeld, Andrew Naylor, Colin May, Tyler Rankin, Max Davey, Leslie Francis, Dickie Roots.
For urgent prayer, contact Gillian Purvis (267597) or Pat Rush (262561) to start the Prayer Chain.
Recently departed Lynette Mitchell, Harry Mullings, Steven Berry.
Anniversary of death James Sage (2nd); Charles Major (3rd); Daisy Major (4th); Ashley Courtenay, Nancy Courtenay, David Grout (7th).
We remember Pagham Church family who live in residential care or usually receive communion at home: Mary Baxter.
We pray for peace especially for and with the people of Ukraine. We pray for all those caught up in conflict, and for those seeking safety and refuge on these shores.
NOTICES
Admission to Holy Communion Mthr Lucy is running a course for children in Year 6 and above who wish to be admitted to Holy Communion. Sessions will continue on Saturday mornings, 10:15–11:00 at Pagham church, on 8th, 15th & 22nd October. The children will be admitted to Holy Communion on All Saints’ Sunday on 30th October at the 09:30 service. Please contact Mthr Lucy for more details and to sign up. Parents are needed to help with these sessions, so if you can, please do sign up to help.
Confirmation We are hosting this on Tuesday 15th November with Bishop Ruth. If you are in school Year 9 and above (including adults) and would like to know more about Confirmation, please speak to Mthr Lucy. There will be an adult Confirmation course running on Thursday mornings at 11:00 in church, continuing on 20th & 27th October (NB change of Oct dates), and 3rd & 10th November. AND Monday evenings from 17th October at 19:30, location TBC, continuing on Mondays 24th & 31st October and 7th & 14th November.
Great is Thy Faithfulness As you will know from information shared in Pews News at the start of the year and from information posted around the church, a small group from the parish have been involved in this pilot programme run by the diocese. Bishop Ruth will join us for the Parish Eucharist on Sunday 9th October to share more about this with us all.
Men’s Breakfast All are welcome at Pagham Beach café on Wednesday 5th at 09:30. Cost is £5.00–£10.00. For more information, contact Alex Brockhurst on 07792 544259.
Book group We meet on Friday 7th at 14:30 in St Andrew’s Chapel, to discuss Katharine Parr, the sixth wife from the Six Tudor Queens series by Alison Weir. More information from Linda Tempest, lindatempest@hotmail.com, 07443 905893.
Introduction to Contemplative Prayer Following the success and interest in contemplative prayer Mthr Lucy will lead a repeat introduction to contemplative prayer using the meditation technique of World Community for Christian Meditation (www.wccm.org). “Meditation is a universal spiritual wisdom and a practice found at the core of all the great religious traditions. It is not a complicated or essentially difficult practice. It is a way of simplicity, silence and stillness.” Those who participated in the introduction are welcome to repeat the course, and it is open to beginners too. The introduction will run on the following dates: Monday 17th, 24th, 31st October and 7th, 14th and 28th November. All at 14:00 in St Andrew’s Chapel, St Thomas à Becket’s, Pagham.
2022 Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal Leaflets are now available at the back of the church. Please bring boxes to church by Sunday 6th November. Details from Trudi Kearsley as above.
Pagham Village Hall Trustees Would you like to help manage and look after our splendid Village Hall for the benefit and enjoyment of local residents? Pagham Village Hall Trust has vacancies for trustees with relevant skills and local knowledge, who meet about six evenings a year. Please contact Mthr Lucy to be put in touch with the Chairman of Trustees for more information and a discussion about the role.
CONTACT DETAILS – find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @StThomasPagham
Priest-in-Charge: The Reverend Lucy Sullivan
19 Willowhale Avenue, Bognor Regis, PO21 4AU mthrlucy.pagham@gmail.com, 01243 941551.
Churchwardens: Alex Brockhurst & Mike Wake: churchwarden@paghamchurch.org,07792 544259//07899 705632.
Safeguarding Officer: Jan Brockhurst, safeguarding@paghamchurch.org.
Pews News: Alison Blenkinsop, pewsnews@paghamchurch.org, 261131, 07784 544981.