Update The Parish of Cogges Week beginning Sunday18th October 2009 (19th Sunday after Trinity) If you are new to the church we'd like to get to know you and help you to find out more about us. If you would like to find out Who's Who in the Church look in the Green book on the Shelf by the door. Please fill in a welcome card from the shelf by the main church door and hand it to one of the clergy. Please also sign the visitor's book on the table at the door. If you would like to Gift Aid your giving today, there are envelopes available on the shelf by the church door or from Jen Osman t. 704577. Today 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Family Communion, St James 11.00 am Family Baptism, St Mary's 4.00 pm Jigsaw 7.30 pm Deeper Readings Today Ephesions 2: 14-22 In the week ahead : Monday 7.00 pm Alpha Course, St Mary's Tuesday 9.30 pm Alpha course, 1 The Crofts 10.00 am Admin meeting, The House 1.30pm Baby & Toddler group Wednesday 9-9.45am Blake Assembly Thursday 10.00am Prayer Time, The House WELCOME TO MIRI WHO IS PREACHING HERE TODAY Prayer Ministry Team Training on 21st October has been postponed due to a clash of dates. 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Family Communion, St James 11.00 am Morning Worship, St Mary's 4.00 pm Jigsaw 7.30 pm Taize Harvest Water for Kenya Focusing on the other needs in our land and our World. Please collect a St Mary's Church Purpose and Value Card if you do not have one, they are available at the back of the Church. Staff Vicar Revd Andrew Sweeney 702155 Curate Revd Andrew Pritchard 07944 522098 Associate Minister - North Leigh Revd Miri Keen 880095 NSM Revd Tim Edge Parish Office Mo & Elaine 779613 E mail address: office@coggesparish.com Website Address: www.coggesparish.com OUR MINISTERS Andrew Sweeney and Andrew Pritchard have their day off on Friday In order to protect Miri's off duty days please be aware that her working days are as follows: Sunday and Tuesday to Thursday PRAYING PARENTS is simply an opportunity for any parent to meet with others and pray for their child or children - whatever their age or circumstances. We meet fortnightly on Mon mornings 9.15-10.15 at the Priory. Dates for this term are 9th & 23rd Nov & 7th Dec. The sessions have no formal structure, you can pray alone or with others or simply ask us to pray for your child. Cathy Sweeney & Judith Ledden. Waitrose in Witney has chosen A+ as one of the charities to support for October. Every time you shop in Waitrose you will receive a token to put in one of 3 charity boxes. The more tokens we receive the greater the percentage of this month's support we receive. Thank you. Andy McCulloch. Thank you and greetings from Napoleon for supporting the furniture/basket making project and a very big thank you for praying for the trauma healing training seminar in Bujumbura. The seminar went very well and was clearly much appreciated. It was great to see God working at a personal level among the participants as well as equipping them to train and help others. God makes the impossible possible! Greetings to everyone from Pascal, from Scheilla and from Pascal's two churches. Hilary Warner. Time Travellers - hope to see you all for the visit to Batsford Arboretum on 5th November. Please meet at 1pm at Cogges Museum Car Park (past Blakes School) for a 1.15 departure. Alternatively, meet at Batsford at 2pm. We will have our Christmas lunch on Dec 9th at our house and if you would like to attend please let us know. Phil Hunter. Operation Mobilisation: Claire Warner is working on the ship "Logos Hope". We shall be giving out Smarties to the children in Church today. Please eat the Smarties, then refill your tube with 5p and 1p coins and return it on November 15th, our next family service, when we shall make a trail of coins from the Church to the hall. Let us see how many we can collect. Perhaps the trail could go to the hall and back!!!. This will be a lovely surprise for Claire. With thanks, Sue Spankie and Ruth Lockwood. CYFA Weekend Away This weekend CYFA is in Herefordshire. It would be great if you could pray for us - that we will have an enjoyable and safe time together building up our relationships with one another and with God. Torchlight Winter Walk. An opportunity for Dad's to spend quality time with their kids enjoying the great outdoors. Bring your kids on a fun walk along the River Windrush - in the dark! Last year there were 40 of us and we had a great time. Sat 14th Nov - meet at the Priory Paddock at 4.15 returning for BBQ sausage rolls and a campfire at 6.00. Food ?2 for Dad's and ?1 for kids (pay on the night). Please register online at http://winterwalk.eventbrite.com/ by Thursday 12th Nov so that we can order enough food. Suitable for school age children up to and including yr 8. Don't forget your Wellies and a Torch. Paul Ledden 779021 paul.ledden@o2.com or James Webster 700910 james@james-webster.co.uk Ladies' Link Lunch - will be at The Windrush, Burford Rd on Thurs Nov 5th at noon. Please let Jean Howell know if you will be coming so she can book tables. 706893 Taize - if you would like to sing in the Taize choir at the Taize service at 7.30 on Sun 25 October, please come along to a practice in the church on Thurs 22 Oct at 8pm. For more details call Maria on 700946. There will be a service of thanksgiving and memorial for those we have loved and who are no longer here with us here, in St Mary's church at 4pm on Sunday 1st November. You are welcome to attend this peaceful and reflective time of worship. The funeral of Barry Hall who died this week will be held in St Mary's church at 2pm on Thursday 22nd Oct and the burial will be in Yarnton. 1 1