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Opening of St Marys’ Church for Private Prayer   Since June 15th 2020 we have managed to keep the front area of the church open daily for private prayer and for the many visitors that have visited Tetbury over the summer. This has been possible with thanks to a small dedicated team who have cleaned daily, unlocked and locked the church. As we approach Autumn, however, having the northeast doors of the church wide open all day to the elements will not do the fabric of the building any good along with any lighting and heating that would be required.…

Come prepared for Sunday Worship on Zoom 10am, Sunday 27th September On this last Sunday of the Season of Creation we come to God who, in Jesus, invites us to share in the Bread of Life. In sharing food, we come together as the Body of Christ, fed and sustained by God and joined in community in the name of Christ.  So, on Sunday 27th September, you are invited to bring simple tokens of this meal when we gather for our 10am Worship on Zoom.  Traditionally, this would be bread and wine.  Or you may prefer a beaker of fruit juice…

Yesterday our curate Pauline Setterfield was ordained Deacon at Gloucester Cathedral. The service was streamed live but you can see the recording online if you missed it. For more information – including details of all those being ordained – on Gloucester Diocese’s website: https://www.gloucester.anglican.org/2020/ordinations-2020/

We continue to pray for Pauline as she prepares for Ordination as Deacon at Gloucester Cathedral next Saturday, 19th September.  At last!  Pauline asked me to share her lovely Ember Card – these are a tradition, sent out before ordinations, asking people to pray for the candidate, their family, the priest they will be working and training, and the people of those churches. Please click here to view Pauline’s Ember Card

After Noel’s inspirational sermon on Sunday morning, check out the Greening Tetbury website:  https://www.greeningtetbury.org/  It includes Rosemary Bailey’s Tip of the Month, inviting us to explore the delights of foraging for food, with advice and recipes from the Woodland Trust:  https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/things-to-do/foraging

NEWS FROM ST MARYS’ – SEPTEMBER 2020 Let’s make a fuss of our pets! This summer, we got thinking about how important our pets have been over these past months – keeping us company, keeping us amused … and perhaps keeping us exercised.  That last bit definitely doesn’t apply to me!  My black cat, Sweetpea, moves as little as possible! And because our pets are so important, we wanted to thank God for them and ask for his blessing on them.  So, one 10am Sunday Worship on Zoom became an Animal Service.  People sent in their photos and we had…

Our brainteasers continue, with thanks to Michael Bailey. This month, the answers are things found in the kitchen and kitchen cupboards and drawers, e.g. a pastry cutter or a piece of string. They are not items of food or drink. The solutions will be available in October. If you wish to make a donation to your favourite charity, please do so. Good luck! Please click here for Michael’s brain teasers for September 20

  For the first time this year, we will join the Christian family across the world in a month of celebrating the good gift of creation, and committing to prayer and action to protect our common home.  Known as the Season of Creation, this is an opportunity, as the followers of Christ, to focus on our role as caretakers of God’s creation. So, we mark Creation Season over four Sundays: Sunday 6th September – celebrating God’s wonderful creation.  We focus on God as creator, understanding that as the world belongs to God so we are called to be good stewards of…

Tetbury Advertiser JULY & AUGUST 2020 God be with you! That’s the proper way to say goodbye. No really! Goodbye is short for “God be with you”. It is a beautiful saying, isn’t it? So, in our Sunday worship on Zoom over the past months, one of our new customs is to use those original words as we finish our time together. It’s been such a blessing to share this time together, Sunday by Sunday. We start at 10am, with hymns, Bible readings, and a short talk. We also post our prayers on “chat”, so we can share before God…