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Sunday 12th October                                                            Trinity 17
Welcome to our weekly newsletter 
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As we anticipate the freedom of the hostages in Gaza and relief to people there, we read a letter by Paul, chained in prison in Rome, where he expects to die. He is passionate and full of hope and encouragement.
In 2 Timothy he stresses the importance of meeting together and focus on God.
The Collects, the prayers for the week
Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Gracious God,
you call us to fullness of life:
deliver us from unbelief
and banish our anxieties
with the liberating love of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Readings this Sunday: 2 Tim. 2: 8-15, Psalm 111 and Luke 17: 11-19. 

This Sunday
8:00am               BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
9:30am               Holy Communion at St Thomas’
11.15am             Family service at St Mary’s
11:15am             BCP Holy Communion at St Andrew’s
5:00pm               Discoverers in the Canterbury Room
Prayer Breakfast, this Saturday, 11th October 
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Please come and pray for the needs, vision and life of our parishes. The prayer breakfast will take place in the Canterbury Room at St Thomas’. Coffee and croissants from 8:15am, followed by prayer. Finished by 9.30am. Please do join us.

Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir, Saturday October 11th at 7:00pm
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Also this Saturday St Thomas’ is delighted once again to welcome the Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir to Goring to entertain us with their wonderful and uplifting singing. They will be singing their mix of traditional
and more recent songs and featuring their own – local! – soloists. Tickets cost £20 and include refreshments (wine or soft drink) in the interval. Any surplus from the concert will go towards church funds.
Tickets are available online by clicking here, from the Inspirations shop in Goring Arcade or on the door. There is more information available here: http://www.oxfordwelshmvc.org.uk
Harvest Bring and Share Lunch
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Thank you to the home team at St Mary’s for welcoming us all in. We had a lovely meal and time together and were able to meet Jane, who we hope will serve her curacy with us.
 
Thank you also for everyone’s harvest contributions from our services on Sunday and from the Primary schools with their harvest services during the week. These were delighted in and shared with local foodbanks and other grateful recipients.
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Pick-a-Flick, Thursday 16th October, 10:30am
This month Pick-a-Flick will be screening the film, “The Penguin Lessons”. As usual, there will be coffee before the film and a light lunch afterwards and we ask for a contribution of £5 towards this.
Pre-booking is required so please contact Sarah via the church office to book in and to ask for transport if required.  

Families Meal, Sunday 19th Oct, 5.00-7.00pm in the Canterbury Room     

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We will be holding a meal for families and their children next Sunday evening. Children will be able to play while adults chat with a drink from 5pm. The meal will start at 5:45/6pm. Please could anyone who’d like to come contact Sarah via the church office (01491 875651) and give any dietary requirements.

Also a new small group aimed at parents of young families is starting fortnightly on Tuesday evenings, 8-9.15pm from this Tuesday.
Prayer, study and fellowship.
Please speak to Ben or Madeleine for more information.

Goring & Streatley Concert Band Clarinet Ensemble
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On Sunday October 19th at 4pm at St Mary’s the Goring and Streatley Concert Band (GSCB) Clarinet Ensemble will be playing pieces “From Medieval to Modern” including works by Schubert, Juan Perez, Valentin Hude, Pergolesi, Mahler, Bratton, Dorff, Bochsa&Schmidt and Grundman. Pieces include both the Stabat Mater
and the Teddy Bears Picnic so there is lots of variety for those of all ages to enjoy.
Tickets on the door only, £10 full, £8 concessions which includes any members of GSCB, £5 for 11-16 year olds, free for under 10s.
We will fit everyone in! Enquiries please text to 0776 233 9853.
Thanksgiving for the Departed, Sunday 26th October
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The Ministry Team invite all who have lost loved ones, whether recently or longer ago, to come together at St Thomas’ on the 26th October at 4.00pm to remember those who have died, to give thanks for and to celebrate their lives.
The service is gentle and allows time for reflection and thanksgiving as well as an act of remembrance for those who have died. 
Following the service, light refreshments will be served in the Canterbury Room, giving an opportunity to talk with others and with members of the Ministry Team, if you wish.
All are most welcome to come and join in this celebration of the lives of departed loved ones and do please invite others you may know to the service.

This week we are asked to pray: 

  • Give thanks for the prospect of a ceasefire in Gaza and pray for all involved on all sides, for healing and reconciliation to begin.
  • Preparations for our Thanksgiving for the departed service and season of Remembrance.
  • For our care of the land, discerning ways to protect and improve it for future generations as well as now.
  • For our prisons, their inmates, staff, visitors and chaplains. May they be places which change lives for good.  We pray for magistrates, lawyers and probation officers.
  • Sarah Mullally, Archbishop designate.
Diary for the week
Monday 13th October
7:30pm               St Andrew’s PCC meeting


Wednesday 15th October
10:30am              BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
The readings will be Romans 2: 1-11, Ps. 62. 1-8 and Luke 11: 42-46.
7:30pm                 St Thomas’ PCC meeting  


Thursday 16th October
10:30am              Pick-a-flick in the Canterbury Room

Friday 17th October
11:00am             Funeral of Wesley Ogle at St Mary’s


Sunday 19th October
8:00am                BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
9:30am                Good News service at St Thomas’
11.15am              BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
11:15am              Good News service at St Andrew’s
3:00pm                Bereavement café in the Canterbury Room
4:00pm                Goring & Streatley Clarinet Ensemble at St Mary’s
5:00pm                Church families meal in the Canterbury Room

Prayers for the week 
Thank you to Brenda for this week’s prayers.

Let us pray.
We give thanks to you O Lord for the hope of a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza.
You are the parent of everyone there. We pray for the healing of so many damaged lives and the devastated land. We pray for all communities of faith that they may be channels of you.
Gracious God, fountain of all wisdom, we pray for ourselves and  for all Christian people; for Bishop Steven and Gavin, for all Christian leaders, and for those who teach and guard the faith especially the ministry team in our villages Ben and all the clergy team as well as the lay readers. We pray for Steve and Lindsey Poulson as they continue their work in Honduras.
Hear us.                                     Hear us, good Lord.
May the word of Christ dwell richly in our hearts and knit us together in the bond of your love.

We pray for the leaders of the nations, and for those in authority under them especially our King Charles and all who serve under him. May they have courage and serve with equity for all with courage and justice.
Hear us.                                     Hear us, good Lord.
Give them the gift of your wisdom and a right discernment in all things.

We pray for our villages; for those who live and work here, and for those who visit this place. We pray for decisions about planning, housing employment and care. For our schools and our life together, for faith and fairness.
Hear us.                                     Hear us, good Lord.
Speak your word of peace in our midst and help us to serve one another as Christ has served us.

We pray for those who do not believe, and yet who long to know you, the very Word of life. Bless them and keep them safe.
Hear us.                                     Hear us, good Lord.
Open their ears to hear your voice and open their hearts to the knowledge of your love in Christ.

We pray for those bowed down with grief, fear or sickness - those known to us and to God.
Hear us.                                     Hear us, good Lord.
May your living Word bring comfort and healing to all those in need.

We give thanks for all those who have died in the faith of Christ and we rejoice with all your saints, trusting in the promise of your word fulfilled.
Lord of life,          hear our prayer, and make us one in heart and mind to serve you with joy for ever. Amen.

Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Daily readings for the week beginning 13th October
Monday am: Ps 71 2 Chron. 9. 1-12 Mark 14. 1-11 pm: Ps 72 Acts 21.37-22.21
Tuesday am: Ps 73 2 Chron. 10.1-11.4 Mark 14. 12-25 pm: Ps 74 Acts 22.22-23.11
Wednesday am: Ps 77 2 Chron. ch 12 Mark 14. 26-42 pm: Ps 119. 81-104 Acts 23. 12-end
Thursday am: Ps 78. 1-39 2 Chron. 13.1-14.1 Mark 14. 43-52 pm: Ps 78. 40-end Acts 24. 1-23
Friday am: Ps 55 2 Chron. 14. 2-end Mark 14. 53-65 pm: Ps 69 Acts 24.24-25.12
Saturday am: Ps 145 Isa. ch 55 Luke 1. 1-4 pm: Ps 103 Col. 4. 7-end
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