WELCOME TO THE SERVICE

Please join us for coffee and tea in the Wesley Hall following the 10:30am service. Traidcraft goods and greetings cards will be on sale. If this is your first visit, we invite you to sign the Visitors’ Book and collect a Welcome Pack.

Creche facilities are available at the 10.30am service.

Please ask a steward for directions.

Sunday, 29^th August – Ordinary 22

Today’s Services

10.30am Morning Worship led by Mr Vincent Leslie

Tapes of this service are available if you are, or know of someone, unable to make it to the service. Please ask one of the stewards if you wish to borrow one of them.

6.30pm Taizé Service led by Mrs Jean Barnett

Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 10:12-18 or Proverbs 25:6-7 / Psalm 112 /

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 / Luke 14:1, 7-14

Redeemer God,

you heard the cry of your people

and sent Moses your servant

to lead them out of slavery.

Free us from the tyranny of sin and death

and, by the leading of your Spirit,

bring us to our promised land;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

God of all creation,

You call all peoples of the earth into your kingdom.

Grant that we, with young and old of all nations,

may boldly confess Jesus Christ as Lord;

to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,

Be all honour and praise, now and for ever. Amen

	Stewards	Door Stewards	Organist	Bible Reader
10.30am	Felicity Kendon Rosemary Holland	Jan & Stan Fenner	Josh Ford	Alex Smith
6.30pm	Felicity Kendon Rosemary Holland		Gillian Yard

Flowers are given by Marian & David Fox

Wednesday

· Friendship Hour meets 2.30pm in the Bromley Room. All welcome.

Thursday

· High Street Art Workshop 10.00am – 12.30pm. Check beforehand with Liz on 625604.

· Questors Bible Study Group will meet this week at St. Andrew's Church Slough at 8pm to welcome our new circuit ministers and their families.   Please come early to select your seat.  Further details from Rosemary & Arthur 633720.

Friday

· Church Open Morning 9.30am – 12.30pm – Ruth Holmes

· Coffee 10.00am to 12 noon in the Bromley Room – Lois Roberts

Saturday

· Church Open Morning 9.30am – 12.30pm – Susan Permane

· Coffee 10.00am to 12 noon in the Wesley Hall – Tuesday Singers

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

· Wednesday 1^st September, 7.15pm – Charity Dinner in aid of Pakistan Flood Appeal, Desborough Suite, Maidenhead Town Hall. Minimum donation £20.00. Tickets from Mayor’s Secretary 01628 796223.

· Thursday 2^nd September, 7.30pm – Circuit Welcome Service at St Andrew’s, Slough for our new ministers, Revs Andrew Baker and Gary Homewood. The Service will be led by Mr David Ridley and preacher will be Chair of the District, Rev John Hellyer. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Car parking on site is restricted to official guests and the disabled. Please use free car park in Upton Court Road.

· Saturday 4^th September - Is anyone interested in entering the Cookham Regatta by making up a boat race team ?   If so please see the notice board or Di Phipps for more information.

· Tuesday 7^th September, 10.00am – Wesley Walkers meet at The Royal Oak, Ruscombe Lane, Twyford RG10 9JN to choose lunch menu followed at 10.15am by flat 4 mile walk, partly along River Loddon and through Nature Reserve. Don and Judy Stimson (620429)

· Saturday 11^th September, 3.00 – 5.00pm – Come and meet our new minister, Rev Gary Homewood and his family at St Mark’s Methodist Church, and enjoy afternoon tea and garden games.

· Saturday 11^th September – RIDE + STRIDE (formally known as CROW!) for Berkshire Churches Trust. Visit as many Churches as you can between 10am and 6pm. Money raised will be shared between your Church and the Trust.

· Wednesday 15^th September, 8.00pm – Worship Committee meets in the Bromley Room (please note rescheduled date for this meeting)

· Sunday 19^th September, 6.00pm – Come, Taste and Sing at Old Windsor for Harvest with Rev Barbara McIntivey. Tea served from 5.00pm

· Monday 20^th September, 7.30pm – WAMCF Women’s Group meeting at Sikh Temple, Rutland Road, Maidenhead and deadline for contributions to “Women of Faith” project. See details on notice board.

· Thursday 23^rd September, 7.45pm – Mission and Outreach Committee meets in the Bromley Room.

· Saturday 25^th September, 10.00 – 2.00pm - Come and have fun making small craft items for the Christmas Fair – no experience needed, materials will be provided and we’ll show you what to do. Ask Gwyneth for more details.

· Sunday 26^th September – Windsor Half Marathon. Imran (Bobby) Malik will be running in aid of Living Hope, a charity which seeks to improve the lives of children in Pakistan. To sponsor Bobby, please fill in your details on the sponsorship form on the notice board. Thank you.

· Saturday 23^rd and Sunday 24^th October – Sing Lustily and with Good Courage. A weekend workshop for singers and instrumentalists being held in Crowborough, East Sussex.  Accommodation is not included. See leaflet on notice board for more details.

YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOUR HELP

· VOLUNTEER DRIVER(S) STILL NEEDED to join the rota of car owner/drivers who bring members in for Sunday morning services. For more information or to offer help, please speak to Chris Maskell 674036.

· CHURCH OPEN MORNINGS We still need volunteers to step up for 1½ hrs once in a while during the Open Mornings each Friday and Saturday. Please contact Arthur Baker to offer help or put your name up on the list on the notice board outside the Choir Vestry.

· THE BRIDGE TRUST is looking for additional Trustees – people who have the necessary time, vision, independent judgement and willingness to speak their minds. For details see notice board or contact Lucy Pettit on 07900 567932 or email lucy.pettit@virgin.net

OTHER NOTICES

· FLOWER FESTIVAL “AUTUMN GLORY” 2010 - We invite you to let us have up to five photographs each for display during the event.   The photographs can be of any subject, not necessarily limited to "Autumn".  They should be in colour, and each print should be no larger than 7 x 5 inches.  Please add your name and a title to the back of each, place them in an envelope addressed to David Birch, and put them in the pigeon hole outside the kitchen door.    The closing date is right  after the morning service on  September 19th.  All pictures will be returned during October.

· CHURCH MAGAZINE – Articles on paper to Michael Minors, or by email to michael@minors.free-online.co.uk . Copy deadline for next edition is next Sunday, 5^th September.

· PRAYER MANUALS are now available price £3.05. Please collect next Sunday, September 5^th, from Pat at the Fairtrade stall.

· SERENITY CONCERT - We had a splendid turn out last Sunday evening with support from all round the circuit.  The sum raised for our HUG project was £522.20  Marvellous!   A most enjoyable evening.

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

Sunday, 5^th September 2010

10.30am Morning Worship led by Mr Richard Cracknell

6.30pm Holy Communion led by Rev Gary Homewood

The Offering for Sunday 22^nd August totalled £ 1,132,76

plus £10.00 for the Pakistan Relief fund

Items for the next Notices to Anne in the office by Friday 9.00am latest

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