Notices:-
Sponsored Kayak
Please help the Vicar and the Organist raise funds for the
continuing building work
needed at St. Stephen’s. Wayne and Charles are going
to attempt to kayak the
length of England’s longest lake, Lake Windermere, 12.5
miles from Newby
Bridge to Ambleside on Friday 16th July. There is also a coach
trip to Ambleside
planned for the day. Lists are at the back of church.
Putting the Fun into Fundraising
Saturday 17th July 10.30am to 1.00pm
Building Work. This has finally started in earnest and is
hoped to be finished by
the end of July. Please take care to avoid the building area
and please do not enter
the church through the building area.
Stitch Time
This is a new group for people who are interested in sewing,
knitting, embroidery or tatting. They will meet every second
week on Saturday's at 2.00 pm in the Noble Room.
For more details contact Diane Adams on 653 7767.
The G.A.P. (Growth Action Planning).
Link to powerpoint presentaion from the
COMBINED SERVICE HELD ON 27th SEPTEMBER 2009 AT 10.00 AM
Click here to view
Please
continue to pray for us as we seek to discern God’s will and direction
for us.
Lord Jesus Christ, you command and inspire your church to
make disciples: may our church be a joyful and vibrant community
of welcome, worship and service, spreading hope to those around
us and attracting others to the fire of your love;
may your Spirit be at work through our Growth Action Planning,
helping us to catch a vision for your church and to serve
you faithfully, to your glory and honour. Amen.
Fairtrade
Changing the world—Join in by swapping your usual stuff for Fairtrade stuff.
Swapping your usual stuff for Fairtrade stuff is a brilliantly small step to making the world a fairer place. It means that you get to show your support for developing world producers through what you buy. Two billion people - a third of humanity - survive on less than $2 a day. Unfair trade rules keep them in poverty, but they face the global challenges of food shortages and climate change too.
Fairtrade believes that developing world producers should be in control of their own lives, by getting a better deal for the work that they do. This is a different way of doing business. It's a way that puts the poorest of the world first. Look around our map and find out how Fairtrade is changing the lives of farming communities worldwide. And learn a bit about the stuff that you’re swapping too.
Flower Lists Please sign 2010 lists at the back of church.
If the week you want is
taken for Altar Flowers, you can sign to have a vase on the
steps. Please indicate if
they are in memory of a loved one, to be included in the Parish
Magazine. Thanks.
Parish Prayers and Compline
The next monthly prayer meeting will be on Wednesday 21st July 8-9pm,
there is Morning Prayer during the week to start the
day at 8.30am Monday to Friday.
Without
prayer backing the parish won’t grow. Please join
in this important aspect of our church life.
