Four weeks of Daily Reflections on the theme of water in the Bible, to discover God’s presence and how He is working in daily life.
Wednesdays, 7 pm at St Mary's, Elham CT4 6TT
31st July, 7th and 14thAugust
All are welcome.
St Martin’s, Acrise, Folkestone CT18 8JZ
(what3words - tides.showcases.ankle)
Saturday 3rd August
10am to 5pm
Flowers, music, stalls, raffle & tombola, refreshments, incl. ploughmen’s lunches, games, pony rides. Free parking and entry. Disability access.
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'Has anyone got any baskets or containers that could be filled with prizes for the raffle?
All sizes welcome, and preferably those who will be sturdy enough to hold more than 1 or 2 items. I will need to have them no later than the 27th or 28th July'. Thank you
Contact Gill on 07540570660
Starting on Sunday 18th August
Holy Communion (Common Worship Order 1) at 8.30am
On the 3rd Sunday of every month
United Churches of Elham present -
Harvest Lunch in St Mary's Church
Sunday 13 October
12.30 for 1pm
Must be pre-booked but there is no charge
Maximum number is 60 so book early to save disappointment
Donations would be much appreciated to offset costs
Bookings and dietary requirements
to Judy Ufton by 10th October (01303 840994)
BYO cutlery, crockery, glasses and cold drinks
Churches Together in Elham
Prayer meeting in the Methodist Hall, open to all persons of any denomination or none. Next Prayer Meeting –1st August, then every first Thursday of each month
Bi-monthly, on a Saturday morning, at 8 am, half an hour of prayer followed by breakfast at 8.30 (please let David Whitethread know if you are coming – 840650 or 07961053335).
The next Prayer Breakfast is 3rd August . All welcome, come and join us.
Coffee & Cake morning – every Monday 1030 to 1200
Confirmation classes will be held at St Mary’s Elham, on Saturdays : 14th, 21st, 28th September and 5th October. All sessions will be from 4-5pm. The Confirmation Service will be at All Souls Church, Cheriton on Sunday 6th October at 4pm.
The structure of the Confirmation classes follows the Eucharist Service:
Week 1 : Gathering & Confession
Week 2 : The Bible and The Creed
Week 3 : Prayer ( including The Lord’s Prayer)
Week 4: Holy Communion & Blessing for Dismissal ( sending out / Mission of God)
Contact : Revd Carol : 0777 239 4855 / revcarolbates@gmail.com
At present we cannot enjoy the company of many of those we would wish to be with. Nor can we all meet together in order to offer and share prayers for those people and situations we know are in need of them.
Each Wednesday morning a few of us join together (by Zoom) to pray for our communities and those in particular need. However, not everyone is comfortable with this form of communication, nor necessarily available at that time.
Yet we can still collectively offer prayers together as a church family albeit from our own homes at any time. If you would be interested in joining a prayer circle, undertaking to offer prayers regularly for those who need them, please do let me know. ( sharonpaine10@aol.com, or 0787 3316492 ).
If you would like prayers offered by this circle for a particular person or situation please also use these contact details. Confidentiality of information will be maintained, and only sufficient information in order to frame a relevant prayer would be needed. Sharon Paine
Lyminge Church:– 9am to 5pm daily
Elham Church: - 9am to 5pm daily
Postling: - every day, daylight hours
Paddlesworth:- morning to mid-afternoon
Denton & Wootton:- every day, all day
Acrise:- every day, 10am – 4pm
There are plenty of ways you can still enjoy worship and fellowship from your own home
On the Internet:
Click on The WORD on Sunday tab above for prayers and readings.
Here are some links for videos of services and further resources from Canterbury Diocese and the Church of England
The cathedral will live stream a midday Eucharist and Evensong at 5.30 p.m. weekdays, and at 3.15 p.m. weekends. Please follow this link to access the live stream on YouTube
Canterbury Diocese Parish Support For some excellent resources and Apps for prayer
CHANGING LIVES PRAYER NETWORK https://www.canterburydiocese.org/strategy/prayer/
A Service of Daily Prayer
https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer
Follow the Church of England on Twitter
Daily Hope Free phone line: 0800 804 8044
Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full
worship services from the Church of England at the end of a
telephone line. Options available include materials such
as Prayer During the Day and Night Prayer updated daily,
from Common Worship, and a recording of the Church of
England weekly national online service. A section called
Hymn Line offers callers a small selection of hymns, updated daily. An option entitled ‘Hymns We Love’, provides a hymn and reflection and is based on an initiative by the Connections group. The line – which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 – has been set up particularly with those unable to join online church services during the period of restrictions in mind.
ELHAM VALLEY GROUP OF CHURCHES CONTACTS
Rector Rev Carol Bates 07772394855 revcarolbates@gmail.com - The Vicarage, Vicarage Lane, Elham CT46TT
Associate Priest Rev’d Stephen Dougal 07764775507 stephendougal@btinternet.com
Assistant Curate Rev'd Sharon Paine 07873316492 sharonpaine10@aol.com
Benefice Administrator: Alison Dale 07985025381 (Thu-Fri 9-11am)– beneficeadmin@elhamvalleygroupofchurches.co.uk
Churchwardens:
Elham Peter Swain 01303 840408 - kenneth@londonke.plus.com
Acrise Simon Smith 07999515551 – Martin Bradley 01303 864289
Denton & Wootton Lesley Alexander lesley.j.alexander@icloud.com
Lyminge Derek Smith 01303 862508 – Mike Chinneck 01303 863911
Stanford Sara Myers 01303 814183 – Paul Smallwood 01303 813198
Postling Peter Le Feuvre 07847351654 Andrew Ferguson 07478220676
Paddlesworth Celia Mosley 01303 893609 - Lindsey Smith lsmith665@googlemail.com
On the Internet: www.elhamvalleygroupofchurches.co.uk
Churches open for Private Prayer
Lyminge Church:– 9am to 5pm daily - Elham Church: - 9am to 5pm daily
Postling: - every day, daylight hours - Paddlesworth:- every day, 9am -5pm
Denton & Wootton:- every day, all day – Acrise:- every day, 10am – 4pm
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