Update The Parish of Cogges Week beginning Sunday25th October 2009 (Last 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 Service of the Word, St James 11.00 am Morning Worship, St Mary's 6.00pm Madley Park Care Home service 7.30 pm Taize Readings Today Ephesians 4: 1 - 24 In the week ahead : Wednesday 7.45 pm Pastorate, 71 Newland Thursday 10.00am Prayer Time, The House 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Morning Prayer, St James 11.00 am Morning Worship, St Mary's 4.00 pm Jigsaw 4.00pm Thanksgiving and Memorial Service 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. There will be a service of thanksgiving and memorial for those we have loved and who are no longer here with us, in St Mary's church at 4pm on Sunday 1st November. You are welcome to attend this peaceful and reflective time of worship. 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". Please return the Smarties tubes refilled with 5p and 1p coins 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. David and Ruth Lockwood have new email addresses david.lockwood@talktalk.net & ruth.lockwood@talktalk.net 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 Gathering to Pray A prayer morning for women. Whether you pray with others regularly or never you are welcome to join us! You are invited to come along to 32 Gloucester Place on Thurs 5th Nov. Starting from about 9.15am and ending by 11am, we will be praying for our town and community. Pre-school children are very welcome to come and of course there will be coffee and cakes to enjoy too! Directions and more details from Judith Ledden t 779021 Healing Ministry Some opportunities to learn or experience more: Tues 10th November 'Introduction to Wholeness', Day Course 10am-4pm at the Harnhill Centre for Christian Healing near Cirencester: for those interested in the healing ministry, and for those who would like to explore further. No charge. Sun 22nd November Healing Service here, 7.30pm. Theme: Finding Peace in the Storm Sat 27th Feb 2010 'Passion for Healing' led by Jen Larcombe, Harnhill Centre 10am-4pm. For more details about any of these contact Hilary Warner, 771809 Children's Activity Bags The children's bags have proved to be so popular that Catherine Harwood has kindly made 6 more. Now we need to fill them! So if you have any unwanted books, activity books, pencils/crayons, stickers, small, quiet toys, etc. please pass them on to me or place them in the box with the bags. Thanks very much. Rachael Rendell Traidcraft will be on sale today after the service in the Church Centre 1 1