1 December 2019 Newsletter
Parish of the Holy Trinity
St Mary Magdalene St Bartholomew
St Alban St Edmund
Sunday 1st December 1st Sunday of Advent
In Our Prayers:
In the Diocese: The Deanery of Dunmow & Stansted Area Dean: Cilla Hawkes. Pray for the Chaplaincy at London Stansted Airport and all who work there.
In the Anglican Communion: The Dioceses of Seoul (Korea) and Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
With Christian Aid: Give thanks for the awareness-raising work of World Aids Day and pray that it continues to unite people worldwide in the fight against HIV.
In the world: Those whose work is unfulfilling, stressful or fraught with danger.
In the Parish: Langdon Ave, Lansdown Rd, Latimer Ave.
Those who have asked our prayers for particular needs: Immediate need: Koreen Ashton, Roxanna Bashir,
Graham Postles, Jean and Walter Tee.
Continuing need: Robert Akowuah, Ida Atkinson,
Zareen Choudry, Marjorie Chuku, Clarice McCarthy, Alec Creggan, Eileen Dorrington, Coraline Edwards, Marion Foote, Paul Gray, Alston Harry, Geoff Hayes, Kaz Januszewski, Norman Lipman, Theresa Lutterodt, Sadiq Masih, Sam Ozurumba, Dorothy Page.
Les Rowe, Eugene Scott, Brian Shipsides, Mary Skerritt,
Alice Singh.,
Readings for 8 December:
Isaiah 11.1-10 Romans 15.4-13 Matthew 3.1-12
Parish Birthdays – Happy Birthday to Inga Vosyliene & Alison McLucas
Winter Market at St Mary’s thanks to all who have helped make this a successful event. There are a few stalls in the Church hall this morning for anyone who missed out.
St Mary’s Today we welcome Evangeline and her family for her baptism. Please keep them all in your prayers at this special time.
Please keep Ecem and Simon who are getting married next Saturday at St Mary’s at 3pm in your prayers.
Draft Rota at the back of Church – this is your final chance to many any amendments ! Volunteers for Christmas Eve readings are required.
Grand Christmas Raffle at St Mary’s – tickets are on sale now !
1st prize £50 M&S voucher – donations of further prizes would be welcome.
Advent Carol Singing with E.6 Churches TODAY - Meet 4pm at East Ham tube station. We will be singing Carols at various points down the High Street ending in the Denmark Arms at around 4.45pm. Please come in your best voice.
Writer’s/Diary in St Bart’s Church we are hosting an art installation by Alison Marchant. It is a wall of redacted pages from Virginia Woolf’s diary so that all that is visible are the words connected with the process of writing itself – runs until 3 Dec.
The Church of South India invites you to a Christmas Carol Recital ‘He Shall Reign Forevermore!’ Sunday 8 December 3.30pm at St Bart’s Church. All are welcome.
Deanery Congress on Monday 9 December at 7.30pm at All Saints, West Ham with Bishop Peter. The Bishop would like all church wardens and parish treasurers to attend and there is strong encouragement for as many people as possible to be there.
Date for Diary: We will be cleaning and decorating St Mary’s in preparation for Christmas on Saturday 14 December between 10am & 1pm. All are welcome. Mince pies & mulled wine will be enjoyed !
Christmas Carols What are they ? Where did they come from? Where are they Going ? An illustrated talk by Philip Norman at St Bart’s Saturday 14 December 3pm followed by refreshments. Free.
A celebration of Christmas at St. Edmund's on Sunday December 15th at 10.00am, Eucharist, carols, mince pies and mulled wine, all are welcome.
Christmas cards at Bart’s there is a board at the back of Church for Christmas cards – please consider placing just one card on the board and making a donation to charity this year.
PCC and DCC DATES.
St Mary’s DCC is 4 December 2019 at 7.30pm
St Bart’s DCC is 12 January 2020 at 11.45am
St Edmund’s DCC is 14 January 2020 at 7.30pm
MIDWEEK EUCHARIST
St Edmund’s: Wed 10am, St Mary’s: 6.30pm, St Bart’s: Thurs 12.15pm .
The Daily Office: Morning Prayer at 8.30am Mon & 9.00am Thurs at St Bart’s, Tues 9.00am at St Mary’s, Wed 9.30am at St Edmund’s
The Parish Office is open Monday – Friday 9.30am – 3.30pm
292b Barking Road, E6 3BA. Telephone 020 8470 0011
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Registered Charity No: 1127847. Team Rector Revd Dr Sue Lucas 020 3662 8086 / 07976 901 389 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Team Vicar Revd Quintin Peppiatt 020 8471 8751. Canon Ann Easter: 07889 799290. Revd Canon Fred Ashford-Okai 07940 984883 Asst. Curate Revd Marco Lopes: 07506 926443