NEW PAGE!
There are several new courses running in the parish this autumn. Check out the Discipleship page 20th September – Ministry Café 7.30pm St. John’s North Grays. An Invitation to anyone considering any form of Ministry. Speak to your clergy if interested.
Harvest Supper – 1st Oct. at SSPP Adults £5, Children £3, Family of 4 - £12. Please see list for choice of Ham or Cheese. 
CONFIRMATION – 10th November at St. Cedds. Please speak to your clergy if you are interested.
Bible Readings: 1Timothy 6: v. 6-19 (Page 965) & Luke 16: v.19-31 (Page 851)
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Sunday, 11th September 2016 Trinity 16
MMU WEEKEND AWAY Friday 13th to Sunday 15th October 2017 The Team together with our partner parishes of Grays North and Stifford have booked Ashburnham Place near Battle in Sussex for a weekend away to get to know each other and to plan for the future formation of our MMU. Application forms now available in each church.
Monday Bible Study - For more details please contact Margaret 01375 383134 Harvest Supper – 1st Oct. at SSPP Adults £5, Children £3, Family of 4 - £12. Please see list for choice of Ham or Cheese. New Wine day conference for men in association with CVM Sat. 12th Nov. St. Paul’s, Ealing 9.30-16.00 Tickets can be booked via www.new-wine.org Please let Ian know if you have booked. New Wine Women’s Day Sat. 8th Oct. Westminister Central Hall 9.30 to 5.30pm. Tickets can be booked via www.new-wine.or (cheaper before 8th Sept.) Please let Beccy Herbert know when you have booked your ticket. beccyherbert@ymail.com). MacMillan Cancer Care – we will be having a coffee morning for MacMillan in the Oak Room in SSPP from 11 to 1pm on Wed. 28th Sept. Tea, Coffee, Cakes etc with a chance to donate. If anyone is able to contribute some baking, please see Ruth Cartwright. Confirmation A confirmation service is being held on the 10th of November at St Cedd’s. If you are interested in being welcomed into the Church of England as a full member and standing up with others to say you are a Christian, building on the promises that were made for you at baptism, this is for you. Please let one of the ministers in church know that you are interested. A Confirmation class will be held on Saturday 22nd October from 10 to 12 with Reverends Ruth and Michelle in St Peter and Paul’s. If you have children who will need to come along, we can provide activities for them.
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Please note: We are working on our page to tell you about Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals and Prayer, but in the meantime please look at the Chelmsford Diocese site. Details are on the Life Events tab.
Quick Info:
Revd Canon Darren Barlow Team Rector Phone: 01375 377379 Click to E-mail: Darren Barlow Parish Administrator Grays Team Parish Office The Church Hall West Street Grays Phone: 01375 373215 E-mail: Grays Parish Office Sunday Services St Peter and St Pauls 10:30 St Mary's 9:30 St Clement's 11:00 All Saint's 11:00 Weekday Services Tuesday 9.15.a.m. Oak Room at SsPP Wednesday 9.30.a.m. St. Mary’s Thurs. 10.00.a.m. St. Clement’s Thurs. 10.30.a.m. SsPP Holy Communion 
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Grays High Street, looking North
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PRAYER CARD Week beg. 25th September 2016 Please give thanks:
The Church *For the protection, welfare and strengthening of the Church. All its leaders, clergy, churchwardens and congregations.
*For businesses, commerce, the NHS, the junior doctors and the recovery of the economy. *For the military personnel, the police, the emergency services, hospices, hospitals, schools (children and staff). *For the evangelization of the UK. *We pray for the sick in body, mind For those with cancer – Bishop John, Margaret Seaman, John Williams, Heather Breadnam, Jan Thomas, Mark Gleed, Angela Jarvis, Tracy, Vic, Jen, Jenny Ketcher, Ted Osborne, Astrid Champness, Edward Gowland (bone cancer) *Also for – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Ray Beeching, Jean Shepherd, Mary Price, Janet Lane, James Bamidele, Lily, Nellie, Carol Birch, Mark Teague, Arla, Gwen Ward, Maggie, Ellie, Sarah Walker, Sheila Pollard, Michelle, Maria and her family, Ray Barnard, Grace Johnson, Alys, Sylvie, Derek Moon-Harris. *Pray for all those bereaved and grieving at this time BIBLE READINGS John 6: 25-35, Luke 16: 19-end, Psalm 91: 1-6 14-end, Jeremiah 32: 1-3a 6-15 Don't forget - the Team magazine.
It comes out every two months and an annual subscription costs £2. Pass money to Linda Pritchard at All Saints, Felicia Teague at St Clement’s, Brenda Goshawk at St Mary’s or Maureen Bamford at St Peter and Paul’s.
Mag editor is Rosalind Sarwan – rosalind.sarwan@yahoo.co.uk Here are some highlights from the current edition. ________________________________________________________________ From Revd Ian Herbert Team Vicar As I spend time with God, in the silence of my study, I find myself pondering over the world we live in. I wonder, are we really aware of what is going on? The world in which we live is a world with many problems; a world faced with the threat of tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes, terrorism, ongoing conflicts and the constant threat of war. A world, with a lot going on that may not affect us personally, but will affect the very fabric of each of our lives. Our individual lives are often more focussed on issues closer to home. The loss of a loved one, an illness, or the loss of a job can have such a traumatic effect on us that we no longer the see the need around us, we can understandably become self-absorbed and inward looking. As I write this, we are fast approaching Holy Week, and by the time you read this, we will have, God willing, celebrated Easter together. In the midst of the bustle and busyness of our daily lives we once again will have had the opportunity to remember and celebrate all that Jesus has given to each of us. We will have re-read and meditated upon the remarkable story of a man crucified, who died, and who was raised from the dead, a man who defeated death for you and me. In 2013, President Barack Obama said, “We are to draw strength and inspiration from Holy Week and Easter as they are times for reflection and renewal. The common thread of humanity is a shared commitment to loving our neighbours as ourselves and there is no better time for people to rededicate themselves to that mission.” After Easter I once again have the privilege of leading a team of people to visit the work of Kanlungan in the Philippines. This is always a humbling time, seeing the amazing work that is being done in Jesus’ name, and the way in which children’s lives are being transformed. These are the ‘neighbours’ that Jesus refers to, just as much as the neighbours that live next door to us. “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:29-31 (NIV) Easter is over for another year, the children are getting ready to go back to school and our lives move forward. However, as we move forward, let us not forget the message of Easter. The great love the Father has for us is Good News, and we are to share it! It is never too late to rededicate and commit ourselves to Him, and to loving our neighbours as ourselves. God Bless. Ian ________________________________________________________________ |
