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Midweek Church
On the first Wednesday evening of each month Midweek Church is held at St Mary's Church Centre. The format of this is Bible Study and Worship, and it is open to all. Those belonging to midweek groups may then use the material in this as a basis for their discussions in the following month.
All are welcome at these Bible Study and discussion groups. Most groups, but not all, meet on weekday evenings. Contact the Church Office to find details of the group that would best suit you.
Alpha groups are also run on a
regular basis. Click Alpha for
more information.
Ladies
meet on alternate Tuesday afternoons in the URC Schoolroom for
speakers and
fellowship.
Contact Jean Smith 934 0604
Ladies meet on alternate
Tuesday evenings in the URC Schoolroom for speakers
and
fellowship.
Contact Hilary Powley 934 0213
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Housebound
Club
The Housebound Club meets in
members homes for fellowship on certain Thursday afternoons.
Contact
Jean Smith 934 0604
The Mother's Union is a worldwide society whose aim is to show Christian concern for families. The Twyford and Ruscombe group is part of the larger Oxford Diocesan group, which can be contacted on 01865 726308.
St. Mary's and St. James Mothers Union's main activities are:
Monthly Service of Holy Communion on 3rd Thursday of the month
Monthly afternoon meeting at 2.30pm on 2nd Thursday of the month
Monthly prayers at 3pm on the 1st Monday of the month
The Mother's Union welcomes all women who declare their support for the Aims and Objects of the Society. It is not restricted to married women with children. Contact Church Office for more information.
The music at the 10.30am Parish
Communion service is led by a keyboard supported by a small group of
singers. A junior choir also helps to lead the singing at this
service.
The music at the 6.00pm Evening service is led by a robed choir accompanied by an organ.
Music at the monthly 7.00pm
Evening service is led by a group of instrumentalists.
New musicians and singers are always welcome to join our music team, and a special choir is formed in November to rehearse for the Christmas services.
Practices take place on Tuesday evenings, with the Junior Choir practice taking place immediately before the 10.30 Sunday service at St. Mary's.
The Men's Fellowship is a fellowship and study group run for retired men in the Churches. It meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2.30pm. Contact Church Office for more information.
The Men's Breakfast is run jointly with our neighbours at St Mary's Wargrave and is an opportunity for men of all ages to meet and share fellowship and breakfast, usually on the first Saturday morning of each month at 8am in the Hannen Room at Wargrave. For further details, please contact Alan Gwynn (934 0709), or follow the link to the St Mary's Wargrave site.
In addition to the prayer that takes place in the groups already mentioned, meetings for prayer take place on:
Friday mornings at 9 am in Ruscombe or Wargrave - see Diary
Monday mornings at 9 am in St. Mary's Church.
A monthly Prayer Diary is available from the churches for personal use.
Ringing times are as follows:
Practice: Fridays preceding the 1st and 3rd Sundays 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Service: Sunday(1st and 3rd) 10.00am - 10.30am
Contact: George Roberts (0118 9340468)
Facts about Twyford's Bells
The tower was built in 1910 after a long campaign by the Vicar of Twyford, the Rev. R W Acworth whose long term aim was to have a peal of eight bells. The £700 needed was raised fairly quickly because the bells were dedicated on Easter Tuesday 1913.
The bells were cast by Mears and Stainbank at the Whitechapel Bellfoundry in London. The inscriptions on the bells and their weights are:
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Bell |
Inscription |
Weight Cwt qrs lb |
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Treble |
TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD MOST HIGH, THISPEAL OF EIGHT BELLS WAS PLACED IN THE PARISH CHURCHOF TWYFORD, IN BERKSHIRE, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1913. |
3 3 2 |
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Second |
MAY GOD BLESS ALL WHOM WE DO CALL. |
4 0 26 |
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Third |
IN MEMORY OF FATHER, MOTHER, SISTERS AND BROTHERS, AND IN GRATITUDE FOR MANY MERCIES, THIS BELL WAS GIVEN BY MARY HEDGES |
5 0 0 |
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Fourth |
HEAR MY PRAYER, O GOD |
5 1 26 |
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Five |
NOW AT LENGTH OUR BELLS ARE MOUNTED, IN THEIR HOLY PLACE ON HIGH, EVER TO FULFIL THEIR MISSION, MIDWAY TWIXT THE EARTH AND SKY |
6 0 26 |
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Sixth |
GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST |
7 3 4 |
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Seventh |
IN MEMORY OF HENRY VEREY, AND ANNE PATIENCE HIS WIFE, THIS BELL WAS GIVEN BY THEIR CHILDREN, GRAND CHILDREN AND GREAT GRAND CHILDREN |
9 2 12 |
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Tenor |
TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF KING GEORGE FIFTH THIS BELL WAS BY GIVEN BY MANY PARISHIONERS, GOD SAVE THE KING |
12 0 10 |
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The Bells are a first floor ring with the tower accessed from the Church Centre round the far side of the Church. The bells are still hung on the original plain bearings.
