Ascension Sunday As we celebrate the events of The Ascension, we reflect on our faith in Jesus Christ: God come to dwell among us, who – having died and risen again – returns to his Father, to open to us the gates of heaven. And we look forward to Pentecost and the call for us now to be the new body of Christ here on earth, filled with his life through the gift of the Holy Spirit. Worship is led by Poppy and Sarah.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, 17th May at 19.30 on Zoom – see link below. As it is the beginning of Thy Kingdom Come prayer, we will be thinking about God’s Kingdom and praying it into Tetbury. Please also bring any prayer requests for the town. Click here to join the meeting The password has been sent out be email. If you wish to join, but don’t have the password, please email office@tetburychurch.co.uk
Our prayer focus for this week: Tetbury Praying the Town: Clarrie Road and Cookspool For the various sports activities in the area, that people of all ages will find motivation, companionship and shared goals The Parish of Shipton Moyne The Departed and those who mourn their loss, remembering especially beloved Diran Hoonanian, beloved member of our church community at St Marys’ Tetbury. As we remember all those we have loved and see no more, we give thanks for their lives, and pray for God’s comfort for their family and friends. Volunteer transport provision: we thank God for these services, and…
Love one another, as I have loved you In our Gospel reading this Sunday, Jesus is speaking to his disciples – to us – calling us to know his love, and then to share that love for others in turn. Worship is led by Poppy and Peter.
After a year of waiting while parts were repaired we have a working clock at the church. It may run a little slow for a couple of days while John calibrates the pendulum, but hopefully everything is now in order. Enjoy the return of the “old 113th” every 3 hours during the day
Remembering His Royal Highness Prince Philip Following the announcement of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, we continue to offer our prayers for Her Majesty The Queen and The Royal Family at this time. A special Service of Evening Prayer was held in each of our churches last night, and also online. Share in this service by clicking below: Initially, we had opened a Book of Condolence, but yesterday Government advice changed, permitting condolence messages to be submitted online only. We are so sorry for any distress this may cause, and suggest that you…
Following the announcement of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, we offer our prayers for Her Majesty The Queen and The Royal Family at this time. The Bishop of Gloucester, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek said this morning, “It is with deep sadness that we hear the news of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death. This is a huge loss to the nation and one which we will all feel deeply for a long time to come. We give thanks for Prince Philip, his unwavering love and support of the Queen, and for the good…
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the collection for Joe Nagle, thanking him for all his amazing support of our worship on Zoom over the past year. We raised £750 and Joe has asked me to relay many thanks from him and from MOK – and Joe plans to put the money towards buying a piano for their new term. With love and prayers, Poppy PS if you see Joe, ask him about learning the piano. He started in the first lockdown and is now practising for Grade 3!
In our Lent Home Groups this week, we focussed on our relationship with creation. Reading Psalm 65 together we reflected on God’s tender care in creation, acting to renew and sustain the earth. And we hear again our call to be stewards who, in our turn, offer that same tender care for this beautiful world. Tip from Greening Tetbury this week: The solitary bees are waking up and have been spotted working their way around the early flowers in the garden. Do leave spaces in your garden for them to nest if you can, either with a commercially produced bee…
Hello from the “nearly new” curate! I am not sure for how much longer I can say “I’m the new curate in Tetbury”; I have been here already eight months! I am however new to these pages and this is an opportunity for me to introduce myself. I’m Pauline Setterfield, married to Peter and, as Revd Poppy mentioned a few months ago, we have lived for 35 years in nearby Hawkesbury Upton where I was organist, director of the choir and worship leader. Having sung with the Tetbury church choir on many occasions and as a supporter of the Tetbury…