Welcome Back Sunday
We welcome back Church Explorers, our Junior Church) this Sunday and hold our church barbecue to mark the return to school and college after the summer.
We are fortunate to have great buildings and grounds at the Church of the Good Shepherd. With the forecast for the Welcome Back Barbecue predicted for showers with potentially a heavy shower, we have set things next to the hall, so we can serve and eat either in the hall or under the gazebos depending on how it turns out. So come and enjoy the burgers and sausages from our local butcher, Chapman’s, the deserts and ice-creams and the good company. Bring your preferred drinks.
The project to create a new stained glass window as a memorial to George Mount is moving forward. We have just received the design pack from the artist Amanda Blair (Abinger Stained Glass). The window design will be in church this Sunday for you to look at, and Julian Mount will be there to talk with about the design alongside the project group from the church, Lizzie Garrett, Antony Hawker and myself. The Church Council will consider the design at its meeting next Tuesday.
With God’s blessing,
Tim
Services for 8th September: 15th Sunday after Trinity
8am: Holy Communion
10am: Parish Communion Service - Let Everyone Know
Church Explorers gather in the meeting room before the service
We welcome children of all ages to our Family services
12.30pm: Baptism of Ophelia Anderson
12 - 3pm The Welcome Back BBQ in the church grounds
Services & Events for Next Week
Wednesday 11th September at 10am: Mid-week Service with coffee served afterwards
Thursday 12th September at 8pm: Service of Compline, a quiet, spiritual service to complete the day
Sunday 15th September
8am: Holy Communion
10am: Family Communion Service - The Sacrifice for Sin
With the Junior Choir
We welcome children of all ages to our Family services
CoGS BIG QUIZ NIGHT: Saturday 14th September 7pm
Our next social event is a fun-filled evening for the whole family. You can bring a ready made team as a group, or join a team on the night.
Thanks for the Model Railway Exhibition
The exhibition raised some £1,300 for church funds through entrance tickets and the catering. Thank you to Stuart Robinson and everyone who put on the exhibition.
For our Prayers
We continue to remember in our prayers Mike Foster in hospital and for Annabel and his family. We give thanks for the life of Dave Harman, remembering to God his wife and family as they prepare for a funeral service at the end of the month.
Calendar
Don't forget to check the Church Calendar for all our upcoming events!