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Special announcement: Bishop Simeon Trust
Are you interested in helping South Africa's children?
Come to a meeting at St George’s Church Campden Hill on Friday 23 May starting with Eucharist at 6.30pm. After the service Vicky and Robert Wright will speak about their recent visit to the townships and informal settlements, and will show a multimedia presentation of images and sounds from their trip. The Head Teacher and two students from St Enda's School Central Johannesburg will be at the meeting to answer questions about the work of the school. Refreshments will be provided during the evening.
Click here to visit the Bishop Simeon Trust website
Click here to download a copy of the poster advertising this event (PDF format, 785KB)
4th May (Sunday after Ascension)
Today’s Gospel: John 17.1-11
Today we continue to celebrate the Ascension of Jesus.
An impossible mystery to understand, Christ did not simply walk off into the sunset, equally we find it difficult to believe the literal interpretation depicted by so many medieval images of feet dangling from a cloud! Yet the extraordinary way Jesus disappeared from the disciple’s sight somehow did compel their attention. They were transfixed. This person- living, crucified, risen – always enticed, intrigued captivating all around Him. But there’s no point in gazing up to heaven. He is much closer.
The Gospel of the day takes us back to the last discourse before His arrest. Jesus is praying for His disciples, those whom God has given Him, that they might be one and have eternal life. He prays for those who know Him. Ascension-tide reminds us that this task of praying for each other has been entrusted to us as disciples. Christ is taken from us and He, in His going entrusts the work of this world's salvation to us!
Walter John Cavadia Ivens RIP
In the season of Easter, Walter has gone to be with his Redeemer, in whom he trusted.
Walter was a big man, in every way. A gentle giant, a real gentleman, someone worth knowing are some of the ways he has been described to me this week. He was someone who espoused the true meaning of so many good things in life, and particularly the sacrament of marriage, being married to his beloved Mary for over 52 years.
We pray for the peace of his soul and the comfort and consolation of his family as they mourn his death. His funeral is this week and is a family funeral. There will be Service of Thanksgiving for his life on May 28th at 3pm, to which all are invited.
Christian Aid Week
Each year our churches have worked very hard to support Christian Aid
in its attempts to fight long term poverty across the world. The sad thing
is that the situation is getting worse in spite of their work, together
with other aid agencies. Global food shortages and price rises, brought
about by various factors are not helping. Christian Aid seeks to help
people help themselves. Will you help us to help them, please?
Christian Aid week begins on the 11th May. You can help in several ways.
Firstly, please pray for the work of Christian Aid and the people it seeks
to support, then:
- Send as large a donation as you can NOW, please to me, we will gift aid it and send it on. Our target is £15,000.
- Help with the organization of Christian Aid Week.
- Take part in the Week’s activities.
So, what do we have planned so far?
Click here to download a copy of the poster advertising this week of events (PDF format, 116KB)
10th May : St George's Festival Concert
Festive Music for Whitsuntide
Special guests and the wonderful St George's Choir will be performing
7:30 pm at St George's Church
Cost £12
Click here to download a copy of the poster advertising this event (PDF format, 76KB)
12th May : The Annual Super Quiz 2008
A fun evening, lots of wine and refreshments (kindly donated!). Last
year St John's team won, this year, all the churches in the area are invited
to send a team of 5 people. Why not set up your own team and come along?
A raffle will be held too.
7:30 pm at St George's Church (community space)
Click here to download a copy of the poster advertising this event (PDF format, 90KB)
17th May : Our stall and collection
Situated on the busy Holland Road, we are setting up a stall to sell
refreshments and collect from passing vehicles. Contributions of snacks
and canapés gratefully received.
Outside the church at St John's
18th May : Christian Aid Walk
Fancy a walk around the City churches? This begins with a service at 1:15 pm St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, EC2. Why not let us go as a group and explore the city from the Tower to Fleet Street, and raise money along the way! Register for free (and more details) call 020 7523 2321/2105.
25th May : Grand Cake Sale
A popular event! Please bring your gateau of delight for sale or auction
which takes place after the service.
St George's
During the course of the week you will be invited to host a dinner party and ask your guests to contribute towards the evening. (Just as a guide, dinner at Clarke’s would cost around £80 per head). Kristina Rogge is organizing these and will be in touch with you, unless she hears from you first!
Also during the week there is to be a house to house collections in both parishes.
All these events need organization and volunteers, please can you do what you can to assist. Please, please do not leave it to others. We are holding a strategy and planning meeting on the 17th April at 7.15 in St George’s Church. Could you be there with us please? Can you think of any other fund raising events you might be able to be involved with?
Steve Eggett is working with me on the overall planning so offers of help to him, please, or me. His email address is steve@steve-eggett.com
If you would like to know more about Christian Aid, please log on to their website.
Thank you!
...to Prebendary Dr Brian Leathard, the Rector of Chelsea for travelling from the flood-plains of SW3 to delight us and inspire us on St George’s Day. He reminded us that like St George we have a number of our own dragons to slay, particularly when it comes to sharing our faith.
Thank you to Andrew who composed some lovely music especially for the occasion. To the readers and intercession leaders; to Joy and Angela for their singing; to Shoba and Jeremy; to Richard and Steve our catering supremos and their helpers; thank you for the very kind gift of so much lovely champagne and thank you to all who helped in so many ways! A wonderful evening and very good to see some old friends back with us.
The Sacrament of Confirmation
Confirmation is one of the significant milestones along the Christian journey. To ‘confirm’ means to make firm, to fulfil, strengthen, or reassert strongly. At our confirmation we confirm the promises that were made at our baptism. For most of us, these promises were made for us, early in our lives. Confirmation now means owning them for ourselves, publicly declaring that We are a follower of Jesus Christ and that we want our faith in Jesus to shape our values and priorities.
This year we have 5 candidates for Confirmation on the 22nd May (Corpus Christi) at St Mary Abbots church at 7.30pm. It would be very good if as many as possible were able to support our candidates, please? The Feast of Corpus Christi will be transferred to the Sunday next.
Discussion Group
The Lent discussion group decided to continue their discussions on a monthly basis, the next meeting will be on Tuesday 29th April and the topic, ‘Discovering Jesus’. Do please join us we begin at 7.15pm.
Help Required
Do you think you can help out ‘front of house’ during the St George’s Festival Concert on the 10th May? If you are able to assist, please have a word with Angela Lascelles.
St Philip’s 150th Anniversary
On 1st May, St Philip’s Church (Earl’s Court Road) will be holding a special Ascension Day Eucharist which will also mark the church’s 150th anniversary. Their special guest is the Bishop of London and everyone from St George’s has been invited to attend. The service begins at 7:00pm.
Ascension Day
On the morning of the 1st May, we will be holding, here at St George’s, our own Ascension Day said Eucharist at 7:30am. I do hope that you will be able to attend.
Saints day of the week: Ss Philip & James, Friday 2nd May
As in the case of the other apostles, we see in James and Philip human
men who became foundation stones of the Church, and we are reminded again
that holiness and its consequent apostolate are entirely the gift of God,
not a matter of human achieving. All power is God’s power, even the
power of human freedom to accept his gifts. “You will be clothed
with power from on high,” Jesus told Philip and the others.
Their first commission had been to expel unclean spirits, heal diseases,
announce the kingdom. They learned, gradually, that these externals were
sacraments of an even greater miracle inside their persons - the divine
power to love like God. The James referred to here is often referred to
as “James the lesser”.
The 23rd Annual Eric Symes Abbot Memorial Lecture
Always an inspiring event at Westminster Abbey this year’s lecture will take place on Thursday 8th May at 6.15pm in the nave of the Abbey. The speaker will be The Reverend Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Dean of Divinity ; chaplain and fellow, New College, Oxford. Her subject will be, ‘The Mystical Turn, Religious experience in the Modern World’. Admission is free and further details can be obtained from the Abbey website.
this page last updated on May 2, 2008