Sunday 16^th October - TRINITY 18

This Sunday we explore Fellowship.
What does it mean to belong Together?

The Collect

The prayer for the week

God, our judge and saviour,
teach us to be open to your truth
and to trust in your love,
that we may live each day
with confidence in the salvation which is given
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Readings for this Sunday: Acts 4: 31-35, Ps. 133 and Matt 18: 15-35

This Sunday:

8:00am      BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
9:30am      Good News service at St Thomas’
11:15am    BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
11:15am    Good News service at St Andrew’s
2.30pm      Baptism at St Thomas’
3:00pm      Wild church

Parishes’ Away Day

We have booked our Parishes’ Away Day for Saturday 19th November in St Stephen’s, Upper Basildon. From 11am-3.30pm with a tasty lunch in the middle.

We will have had the sermon series on the nature of the church (these are available if you missed them; just ask Ben or the office). We will allow everyone to feedback including on the blessings they know and frustrations they have in church life :)

"The purpose is to encourage and get to know each other and to listen to God; and through God and each other to discern our priorities as churches – so we are not overwhelmed with all possibilities but can be clearer what we are focussing on."

Please do sign up to join this day

Pick-a-Flick, Thursday 20th October, 10:30am

Pick-a-Flick takes place this week with the film “The Notebook”. As usual, there will be coffee before the film and a light lunch afterwards and we ask for a contribution of £5 towards this. Pre-booking is required so please contact Jenny or Sarah to book in and to ask for transport if you require it

Poster Helper

Thank you for all the offers of help :)

Clean St Mary's

Saturday 29th October has been chosen as a day to clean St Mary's church, starting at 10am.

The church cannot afford to pay for cleaning, so please help if you can.

All Souls, All Saints

Sunday 31st October at 4pm
A Thanksgiving for the Departed service. Do please invite anyone who may be helped by this. Please let the office know if you would like to attend.

Medieval Towers of the Oxford Diocese

A new illustrated book has been published and sent to Ben. Each of our Oxfordshire towers is painted in it and details given. If you would like to see it, he will have it with him on Sunday. Good review in Daily Telegraph. Could be used as list to tick off and create walks or visits around. Or for a Top Trumps game!

Goring Chamber Choir concert

A final reminder that the Choir's autumn concert takes place on Saturday 15th October at 3pm in St Thomas’. It is entitled Amor de mi alma (You are the love of my soul) after Randall Stroope's choral setting of a text by the Spanish Renaissance poet Garcilaso de la Vega and consists of 500 years of love songs from America to Argentina, Ireland to Italy.

Tickets: £10, £5 for students in full time education, free for under 18's.

Obtainable from Inspiration, Goring, from a choir member, email tickets@goringchamberchoir.org.uk or on the door.

Diary for the coming week

Monday 17th October
2:00pm      Memorial service at St Mary’s

Wednesday 19th October
10:30am    BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
The readings will be Eph.3. 2-12, Ps. 98 & Luke 12. 39-48.

Thursday 20th October
10:30am Pick-a-Flick in the Canterbury Room

Sunday 23rd October
8:00am      BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
9:30am      Holy Communion at St Thomas’
11:15am    Mattins at St Mary’s
11:15am    Holy Communion at St Andrew’s

n.b. The monthly calendar for October can be downloaded by clicking here.

Daily readings for the coming week

Monday am:	Ps 80	2 Kings ch. 5	Acts 26. 1-23	pm: Ps 85	Mark 15. 1-15
Tuesday am:	Ps 145	Isa. ch. 55	Luke 1. 1-4	pm: Ps 103	Col. 4. 7-end
Wednesday am:	Ps 119. 105-128	2 Kings 9. 1-16	Acts 27. 1-26	pm: Ps 91	Mark 15. 33-41
Thursday am:	Ps 92	2 Kings 9. 17-end	Acts 27. 27-end	pm: Ps 94	Mark 15. 42-end
Friday am:	Ps 88	2 Kings 12. 1-19	Acts 28. 1-16	pm: Ps 102	Mark 16. 1-8
Saturday am:	Ps 97	2 Kings 17. 1-23	Acts 28. 17-end	pm: Ps 104	Mark 16. 19-end

Sunday 16th October - TRINITY 18