Prayer for the COP26 climate summit (31st October – 12th November) Loving God, We praise your name with all you have created. You are present in the whole universe, and in the smallest of creatures. We acknowledge the responsibilities you have placed upon us as stewards of your creation. May the Holy Spirit inspire all political leaders at COP26 as they seek to embrace the changes needed to foster a more sustainable society. Instil in them the courage and gentleness to implement fairer solutions for the poorest and most vulnerable, and commit their nations to the care of Our Common…
ALL SOULS’ REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER UPDATED INFORMATION … THERE IS NOW AN OPEN INVITATION TO ATTEND THE 6PM ALL SOULS’ SERVICE AT ST MARYS’ ON SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER. PLEASE DO ATTEND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. Our All Souls’ Remembrance on Sunday 31st October begins in the afternoon, when you are invited to come into St Marys’, Tetbury, between 2.00-4.00pm. We will be there to welcome you, and you can find a quiet space for reflection, and to light a candle in remembrance if you wish to.Then, at 6pm that same day, there will be our traditional All Souls’…
ST MARTIN’S VOICES – GIVING THANKS! Thank you to everyone who supported the concert on Friday night given by St Martin’s Voices. It was sublimely beautiful – a wonderful programme of choral music reflecting on the themes of love, hope, joy and peace around the hymn “Lord of all hopefulness”. Then about 30 people gathered on Saturday morning for the singing workshop offered by Andrew Earis, Director of Music at St Martin-in-the-Field, with three members of St Martin’s Voices. We prepared music for a lovely act of music designed and led by Pauline, our Curate. It’s focus was on the…
ALL SOULS’ REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER UPDATED INFORMATION … THERE IS NOW AN OPEN INVITATION TO ATTEND THE 6PM ALL SOULS’ SERVICE AT ST MARYS’ ON SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER. PLEASE DO ATTEND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. Our All Souls’ Remembrance on Sunday 31st October begins in the afternoon, when you are invited to come into St Marys’, Tetbury, between 2.00-4.00pm. We will be there to welcome you, and you can find a quiet space for reflection, and to light a candle in remembrance if you wish to. Then, at 6pm that same day, there will be our traditional All…
At 1pm today, join us for a sequence of words and music for relaxing worship, led by Revd Pauline Setterfield and lasting 45 minutes. It will include music from St Martin’s Voices, the workshop participants and congregation. St Marys’ is open to all for this period and does not require tickets for entry. We look forward to welcoming friends and family of the community. We will also live stream this service from church and the recording will be shared on You Tube. Please click on the link to join the service or watch the recording later On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKWRUNZql1Q or…
ALL SOULS’ REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER There is a warm welcome for everybody to participate in our All Souls’ Remembrance this year, for all those we have loved and see no longer. So on Sunday 31st October, you are invited to come into St Marys’, Tetbury, between 2.00-4.00pm. We will be there to welcome you, and you can find a quiet space for reflection, and to light a candle in remembrance if you wish to. Then, at 6pm that same day, there will be our traditional All Souls’ Service in St Marys’. Very sadly we are still unable to accommodate…
THIS SUNDAY IS BIBLE SUNDAY! The service is led by Peter. Please click on the link to watch the recording Please click here for the order of service Please click here for the readings and hymns
Gift aid A big thank you to all who give to our church. If you gift aid your giving, please remember that you can only claim gift aid if you pay sufficient income tax or capital gains tax to cover all the charitable donations you make under gift aid. If you no longer qualify for gift aid, please let John Saynor know (if you give to the church by standing order or freewill envelope) or contact the Parish Giving Scheme, 76 Kingsholm Road, Gloucester, GL1 3BD Phone: 0333 002 1260 Email: info@parishgiving.org.uk directly (if you give through the Parish Giving…
Back by popular demand some more brain teasers! Thank you to Michael Bailey for keeping us entertained. The answers will be available in early December. Good luck! Please click here to download the quiz: What can you find in Gloucestershire?
St Marys’ redesigned West Entrance has made the front page! We are delighted that the redesigned West Entrance has made the front page of the Church of England’s new national guidelines on providing equal access to church buildings. The aim of this guidance is to ensure that when a church says “all are welcome”, it really means it! We understand that we can only use the language of inclusivity when everybody can access our buildings and our activities. We hope that our re-designed main entrance does just that. So many thanks to Keith Essam and his team – and to…