Weekly Bulletin

Welcome to our weekly church bulletin, here's what is coming up in the life of St Andrew's and St Bartholomew's!


This Sunday - Healthy Habits - 2a Rest

9am Communion service at St A's

10.30am All Age Service with Communion at St A's 

Note No Encounter Service this Sunday

To find out what's happening during the week click here to view our full church calendar.


News and Notices

Dozy the Puppet
Join us at the 10:30 am All-age service! Let's gather together and listen to 'Dozy the Puppet' as he shares why 'Rest' is so crucial. It promises to be a fun and engaging experience. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow together in understanding the importance of rest. We look forward to seeing you there!

Abaana New Life Choir - This Saturday!
Saturday 4th May 2024 at 7pm, the Abaana New Life Choir will be coming to perform for us at St. Andrew's. The concert is a free event. During the evening there will be opportunities to support the work of Abaana through a free-will offering, buying from their craft stall or sponsoring a child. Please check out https://www.abaana.org/ for more information.

Sundae FunDay
Sunday 5th May from 12pm-3pm is our Year 6 Sundae FunDay! This is a chance for our year 6's to get to know Jamie and a few of the youth a bit better before they join the youth themselves in the summer and will include lunch, games and a make your own Sundae bar! If your child would like to attend please sign up here or contact Kate or Jamie for more information.

APCM
Our Church's Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) is just around the corner! Mark your calendars for May 12th at 12 noon following the 10:30 am service. This is your chance to get involved, have your say, and shape the future of our church community. Join us as we review the past year and look ahead to exciting opportunities. See you there!

Ascension Day Service
There will be a churches together Ascension Day service at St Bart's on the 9th of May led by Revd Jacqui Hyde starting at 7 pm.

St Barts Churchyard
If you have visited St Barts or been in the churchyard on top of the hill over the last couple of months you may have noticed that we are experimenting with our grass management regime. Charities like God's Acre encourage those responsible for churchyards around ancient churches like St Barts to trial ways of improving biodiversity in these spaces. We are also reviewing many aspects of spending as a church to consider whether they represent good stewardship. So far, we have delayed using our excellent contractor Mark Kelly and his team to cut the grass and have trialled just a few mown pathways among the graves. This has enabled many more spring flowers to be visible across the churchyard, but some are concerned that areas look unkempt. We review every few weeks what mowing to trial as we aim to care for the churchyard in a way that maintains its beauty, respects those buried there, and embraces the environmental opportunities its wonderful location provides.

New Wine Tickets - 90% Sold
Tickets are selling fast so don't miss out on booking your place - We would love for you to join us! Click here to sign up. 

Men's Breakfast
Calling all men! You are invited to the Men's breakfast on Saturday, May 11th, from 0830 for breakfast about 0845. We are looking forward to hearing from Charlie Hutton (Jeremy and Jane's son) about reaching out to the communities in Stafford where he lives. You can sign up here.
If you would like to include any updates in the weekly bulletin, send them to Adam. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday at 1pm.


Upcoming Events
Our website is a great place to find out what events we have coming up this year, click here to find out more.

Sat 4 May - Abaana Choir
Sun 5 May - Sunday FunDay
Thurs 9 May - Ascension Day Service at St B's
Sat 11 May - Men's breakfast - Sign up here
Sun 12 May - APCM 
24-27 May - Youth Spring Retreat 
Sun 2nd June - Space to Live In 
You can also sign up for events by clicking here.


Pastoral Care
As part of our Christian community, we provide mutual support for one another. Much of this happens informally with friends within the church and through the connect groups. However, sometimes people will require more personal support and encouragement either as a 'one-off chat' or on a more ongoing basis. We have a pastoral care team who can provide this type of care. Please contact Nigel Roe (Team Leader) on 07780 994827 or Rosi White on 07426 357967.


Weekly Prayer Zoom Details
Every Thursday
7.30pm Zoom Prayer
Meeting ID:726 2837 5971 Passcode: STAPRAYER


Green Tips
NATURE: It's no-mow May. Have a month off mowing your lawn and make the wildlife happy.

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Contact us
St Andrew's Church Centre, Station Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2JT
www.stastb.church
01452 712154
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 12.30pm
Closed Tuesday 9.30am - 11.30am
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