#546 Bazaarly good news
Fr Sam writes
Last Sunday was Remembrance Sunday and it was so good to see it kept so well in our churches, with dignified acts of remembrance, muffled bells, and all our congregations saying ‘We will remember them.’ At St Paul’s it was a particular pleasure to welcome the 1st Woosehill Scout Group.
On Saturday we had our Parish Bazaar, which was a really good occasion with lots of people enjoying themselves, promoting our church in the community, and raising money. See below for more details on that last part…
This coming Sunday marks the end of our sermon series on the Seven Deadly Sins: this week our preacher will be the Revd Canon John Paton, who will be preaching on the topic of Forgiveness. Copies of all the sermons in the series are available in church. After a year of sin, a dose of forgiveness definitely seems in order, so do come if you can!
Painting: The Light of the World by William Holman Hunt
This Sunday: talented people
This Sunday the focus of our readings is on being active in God’s service, not sitting back complacently.
Our first reading is from the prophecy of Zephaniah, who speaks urgently about people who believe God is indifferent to human actions or prayers, inviting people to wake up and look out for the “day of the Lord” (Zephaniah 1.7, 12-18).
Our Gospel reading is the Parable of the Talents, a disconcerting and unsettling parable about putting the gifts we have from God to their best use (Matthew 25.14-30).
Image: The Great Day of His Wrath by John Martin
Services this Sunday
| 8am | St Paul’s | BCP Mass | Fr Sam Tanna-Korn |
| 9.30am | St Paul’s | Parish Mass | Fr Sam Tanna-Korn |
| Organ prelude: Offertoire ou Communion (Dix pi̬ces no. 7) РEug̬ne Gigout Anthem: View me, Lord, a work of thine РRichard Lloyd Voluntary: Toccata in D minor РGaston B̩lier | |||
| 10am | Woosehill Church | Holy Communion | Revd Wes Hampton |
| 11am | St Nicholas’ | Community Eucharist | Revd Cara Smart |
| 6.15pm | St Paul’s | Choral Evensong | Fr Sam Tanna-Korn Revd Canon John Paton |
| Organ prelude: A quiet voluntary for Evensong (op. 70) – Basil Harwood Canticles: Stanford in B flat Anthem: Let all the world in every corner sing – R. Vaughan Williams Voluntary:Â Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria – Benjamin Britten | |||
Parish Bazaar
Enormous thanks go to everyone who helped make the Parish Bazaar last Saturday a roaring success. As well as being a really good occasion, we also raised a really good sum for the work of the parish: £2199!
Advent Bible Study
The Tuesday evening Bible study will be looking at Advent over six weeks. The first session was last Tuesday but you can come along to the others anyway!
Contact Revd Cara for more details. Her email address is woosehillminister@outlook.com
Service for 16 Days of Activism
St Paul’s branch of the Mothers’ Union will be holding their annual service for the 16 Days of Activism in St Paul’s Church on Thursday 3 December at 10am.
The service will be led by Rev Jane Kraft and all are warmly invited to attend. The Mothers Union has been actively campaigning against and supporting survivors of domestic abuse in the UK for a number of years now and the Global Day of Action takes place on Saturday 28 November this year.
Soulscape job opportunity
Soulscape, one of our parish charities, is currently advertising a post as a part-time project leader, helping to plan and deliver work in local schools. Soulscape’s work focuses on supporting the emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing of children and young people.
They are looking for someone who is creative, organised, and enthusiastic about working with children and young people.
More information on the Soulscape website.
This week’s calendar
On 14 November, the Church remembers Samuel Seabury (1729–96), the first Anglican bishop in North America.
Following American independence, the Church in the new United States needed bishops of its own. Seabury travelled to England to be consecrated, but faced a problem: English law required bishops to swear allegiance to the King, something an American bishop could no longer do. Seabury then travelled to Scotland, where the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church were free from this requirement.
He was consecrated in Aberdeen in 1784. In return, Seabury helped introduce elements of Scottish Eucharistic worship into the American Prayer Book, where their influence remains today.
Seabury’s story is a good reminder of the diversity of the Anglican Communion, and the complex history that brings both tension and joy today.
