WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF STIFFORD

St Mary’s, High Road, North Stifford

St Cedd’s, Crammavill Street, Stifford Clays

Our vision: To be and make disciples

16th October 2022 – 18th Sunday after Trinity

Readings: 2 Timothy 3: 14-4: p1197 & Luke 18: 1-8 p 1052

Next Sunday 23rd October:

10.30am Holy Communion at St. Cedd’s

Other Planned meetings to put in your diary:

Ladies’ Zoom Prayer group 9:30am each Wed (contact Anne S)

Coffee Pot: 5th November 10-12 in the parish hall

Messy Church : 5th November – 3pm in St. Cedd’s

To catch up on most of our services and other material, see our YouTube channel Stifford Parish or Facebook page Stifford Parish Or our new web site: www.parishofstifford.co.uk

Parish Notices:

As we explained last week, because Clive is not only our new Rector, but also the vicar of St. John’s in Victoria Avenue, he will now be looking after two church families in 3 church buildings, and this will inevitably mean some changes to our pattern of worship. Therefore, our new pattern of Sunday worship for the rest of this month will be as follows:

All Services start at 10.30am

2nd October St.Cedd’s Family Worship - Anne & Brenda

9th October St. Mary’s Holy Communion with Rev Clive

16th October St. Mary’s Morning worship with Rev Cathy

23rd October St. Cedd’s Holy Communion with Rev Clive

30th October St. John’s Holy Communion with Rev Clive

(The 30th October is the 5th Sunday of the month and on each 5th Sunday we plan to hold a joint Holy Communion taking it in turns between each of our three church buildings and starting at St. John’s.)

I know that we will all hold Clive & Carol and the church family of St. John’s in prayer as we face these changes and look forward to our joint future together.

Clive’s contact details are:01375 372101

We have also had a lovely message from Andy & Sue giving us their new address: 4 The Oaks, Mountlea Country Park,PAR

PL24 2JS. It sounds idyllic – on their moving day, they stopped unpacking at 3pm and went off for lunch at a pub on the beach – in the sunshine! They don’t have a landline as yet but can still be contacted on their mobile numbers which have not changed.

For those reading this in advance, a reminder of the following:

Equipping for dementia

Is there a chance you might meet someone suffering dementia? The answer is surely ‘yes’. Do you know how best to help? Well there is a one hour Dementia Friends training at St John’s at 9.30 on 15th October. Just turn up.

Equipping for welcoming

Following on after the Dementia Friends training, at 10:30 there will be training for anyone involved in welcoming people to church (hint: that’s all of us). Both of these training sessions are open to people from all local churches.

Foodbank Shortages are: Tinned Potatoes Tinned Meats curry's, stews etc Tomato Soup Noodles,Tinned Fruit,Mashed Potatoes Jam & Spreads,Tinned Fish,Custard,Fruit Juice

October Birthdays:

1st Oct Rose Hammond. 8th Dimeji Oladogba; 15th Daphne Collins, Bob Love & Andy Higgs; 20th Chris Rouse; 29th Janet Frampton; 31st Itiola Oladogba.

If you would like to have something mentioned, please let Brenda know on 01375 376580 or brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.uk

WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF STIFFORD

St Mary’s, High Road, North Stifford

St Cedd’s, Crammavill Street, Stifford Clays

Our vision: To be and make disciples

23rd October 2022 – 19th Sunday after Trinity

Welcome to our service of Holy Communion led by Rev. Clive Russell in St. St. Cedd’s

Readings: Romans 15: 1-6 p1141 & Luke 4: 16-24 p 1031

Next Sunday 30th October:

10.30am Holy Communion at St. John’s

Other Planned meetings to put in your diary:

Ladies’ Zoom Prayer group 9:30am each Wed (contact Anne S)

Coffee Pot: 5th November 10-12 in the parish hall

Messy Church : 5th November – 3pm in St. Cedd’s

To catch up on most of our services and other material, see our YouTube channel Stifford Parish or Facebook page Stifford Parish

Or our new web site: www.parishofstifford.co.uk

Parish Notices:

As we have explained, because Clive is not only our new Rector but also the vicar of St. John’s in Victoria Avenue, he will now be looking after two church families in 3 church buildings, and this will inevitably mean some changes to our pattern of worship. Therefore, our new pattern of Sunday worship for the rest of this month will be as follows:

All Services start at 10.30am y

23rd October St. Cedd’s Holy Communion with Rev Clive

30th October St. John’s Holy Communion with Rev Clive

(The 30th October is the 5th Sunday of the month and on each 5th Sunday we plan to hold a joint Holy Communion taking it in turns between each of our three church buildings and starting at St. John’s.)

As you can see, next Sunday, 30th October we shall have our very first joint service with the congregation of St. John’s at St. John’s church in Victoria Avenue. This is an excellent opportunity for us to share worship together and we are all hoping that as many of us as possible will be able to join. The next 5th Sunday of the month falls on Sunday 29th January 2023 and that service will be held either at St. Cedd’s or St. Mary’s.

I know that we will all hold Clive & Carol and the church family of St. John’s in prayer as we face these changes and look forward to our joint future together.

Clive’s contact details are:01375 372101

If you would like to receive this weekly news sheet via your email, please let Brenda know – you will then have a permanent record of service times etc and also you will be helping the environment by reducing the amount of paper we use.

We have also had a lovely message from Andy & Sue giving us their new address: 4 The Oaks, Mountlea Country Park,PAR PL24 2JS. It sounds idyllic – on their moving day, they stopped unpacking at 3pm and went off for lunch at a pub on the beach – in the sunshine! They don’t have a landline as yet but can still be contacted on their mobile numbers which have not changed.

Foodbank Shortages are: Tinned potatoes; tinned meats (curry's, stews etc); tomato soup; noodles; tinned fruit ;mashed potatoes;

jam & spreads; tinned fish; custard; fruit juice. If anyone would like to have a weekly update from Foodbank, please let me know and I will forward it on to you.

October Birthdays:

1st Oct Rose Hammond. 8th Dimeji Oladogba; 15th Daphne Collins, Bob Love & Andy Higgs; 20th Chris Rouse; 29th Janet Frampton; 31st Itiola Oladogba.

If you would like to have something mentioned, please let Brenda know on 01375 376580 or brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.uk

Item St Mary’s, High Road, North Stifford 

Cedd’s, Crammavill Street, Stifford Clays 

Our vision: To be and make disciples  

6th November 2022 – 21st Sunday after Trinity  

Welcome to our service of Family Worship led by Anne Symons in St. St. Cedd’s 

Readings: 2 Thessalonians 1 v1-12 & Luke 19 v 1-10 

Next Sunday 13th November – Remembrance Sunday 

10.00am Holy Communion followed by the act of remembrance at the war memorial at 10.45am 

Other Planned meetings to put in your diary:  

Ladies’ Zoom Prayer group 9:30am each Wed (contact Anne S) 

Coffee Pot:  1st Saturday morning in December 

Messy Church : 1st Saturday afternoon in December. 

To catch up on most of our services and other material, see our YouTube channel Stifford Parish or Facebook page Stifford Parish  

Or our new web site: www.parishofstifford.co.uk 

Parish Notices: 

Below is the pattern of worship for November.  All services start at 10.30am unless otherwise specified. 

6th November 

St.Cedd’s 

Family Worship - Anne&Margaret  

13th Nov 10am 

St. Mary’s 

Holy Communion with Rev Clive 

20th Nov 

St.  Mary’s 

Morning worship with Rev Carole 

20th Nov* 4pm 

St. John’s     

4pm Memorial Service  

27th Nov  

St. Cedd’s 

Holy Communion with Rev Clive 

*Please note that this year our annual Memorial Service will be held at St. John’s church at 4pm on Sunday 20th November.  

Remembrance Services:   A short Remembrance service will be held at the village war memorial in Stifford Green, North Stifford on Friday 11th November at 10.50am.   A further Remembrance Service will be held at the war memorial in St. Mary’s churchyard Sunday 13th November at 10.50 (after Holy Communion) followed by refreshments in the church. 

Men’s Breakfast is back! They will be meeting on Saturday 12th November at 9.30am in St. Cedd’s.   This is a lovely opportunity for all you men to get together, to eat together and to worship together.   If you haven’t been before, just pop in and see how you get on – you will be made very welcome! 

St. John’s Christmas Bazaar will be held in St. John’s on Saturday 26th November and hopefully as many of us as possible will be able to go along to support them. 

If you would like to receive this weekly news sheet via your email, please let Brenda know – you will then have a permanent record of service times etc and also you will be helping the environment and our costs by reducing the amount of paper we use. 

We have also had a lovely message from Andy & Sue giving us their new address:    4 The Oaks, Mountlea Country Park,PAR 

PL24 2JS.   It sounds idyllic – on their moving day, they stopped unpacking at 3pm and went off for lunch at a pub on the beach – in the sunshine!   They don’t have a landline as yet but can still be contacted on their mobile numbers which have not changed. 

Foodbank Shortages are: Tinned potatoes; tinned meats (curry's, stews etc); tomato soup; noodles; tinned fruit ;mashed potatoes; jam & spreads; tinned fish; custard; fruit juice.   If anyone would like to have a weekly update from Foodbank, please let me know and I will forward it on to you.  

November Birthdays: 

22nd Sheila Brown;  26th Susan Hill 

If you would like to have something mentioned, please let Brenda know on 01375 376580 or brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.uk  

Item descriptionParish Notices:

Below is the pattern of worship for November. All services start at 10.30am unless otherwise specified.

6th November

St.Cedd’s

Family Worship - Anne&Margaret

13th Nov 10am

St. Mary’s

Holy Communion with Rev Clive

20th Nov

St. Mary’s

Morning worship with Rev Carole

20th Nov* 4pm

St. John’s

4pm Memorial Service

27th Nov St. Cedd’s

Holy Communion with Rev Clive *Please note that this year our annual Memorial Service will be held at St. John’s church at 4pm on Sunday 20th November. Our act of Remembrance will take place at the war memorial in St. Mary’s churchyard at 10.50am after our service of Holy Communion followed by refreshments in the church.

Foodbank News: We are very privileged to be the only church that Foodbank will accept gifts of toys from this Christmas so, just in case we need reminding, whatever we donate must be brand new and unwrapped so that they can be distributed appropriately. It may be worth reminding ourselves, that it would be good to think of teenage boys and girls as well as babies, toddlers and youngsters. Our Gift Services this year are on 4th & 11th December and we would like to take our gifts to Foodbank immediately after that.

Also, please look out for the Reverse Advent Calendar for Foodbank which will be in church this Sunday and attached to this week’s email.

Social dates for your diary 19th November: We can all be part of a nationwide Big Quiz to raise money for Tearfund in St. Catherine’s Church, East Tilbury at 6.30pm for 7.00pm start. Teams of 6 please at £7 a head; bring your own drinks and nibbles – tea, coffee & cake available during the interval. Have fun! 26th November: St. John’s Christmas Bazaar will be held in St. John’s on Saturday 26th November 10-12.30 and hopefully as many of us as possible will be able to go along to support them. Also on the same day, North Stifford Village Bazaar, 11-3pm.

If you would like to receive this weekly news sheet via your email, please let Brenda know – you will then have a permanent record of service times etc and also you will be helping the environment and our costs by reducing the amount of paper we use. November Birthdays:

22nd Sheila Brown; 26th Susan Hill

If you would like to have something mentioned, please let Brenda know on 01375 376580 or brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.

Item description20th November 2022 – Christ the King

Welcome to our service of Morning Worship led by Rev Carol in St. Mary’s

Readings: Jeremiah 23: 1-6 p782 & Luke 23: 33-43 p1060

Next Sunday 27th November – Holy Communion 10.30am in St. Cedd’s

Coffee Pot: 3rd December 10-12 in the parish hall

Messy Church : 3rd December 3-5pm in St. Cedd’s

Parish Notices:

Below is the pattern of worship for November. All services start at 10.30am unless otherwise specified.

6th November

St.Cedd’s

Family Worship - Anne&Margaret

13th Nov 10am

St. Mary’s

Holy Communion with Rev Clive

20th Nov

St. Mary’s

Morning worship with Rev Carole

20th Nov* 4pm

St. John’s

4pm Memorial Service

27th Nov

St. Cedd’s

Holy Communion with Rev Clive

This afternoon there will be a service at 4pm at St John’s, where we can remember and give thanks for loved ones that are no longer with us.  We will read out the names from funerals taken in the past year, but the invitation is for anyone who wishes to remember a loved one, and there will be an opportunity to write the names of those you are remembering too, as we light candles.  There will be refreshments and an opportunity to talk and share afterwards.

Foodbank News: We are very privileged to be the only church that Foodbank will accept gifts of toys from this Christmas so, just in case we need reminding, whatever we donate must be brand new and unwrapped so that they can be distributed appropriately. It may be worth reminding ourselves that it would be good to think of teenage boys and girls as well as babies, toddlers and youngsters. Our Gift Services this year are on 4th & 11th December and we would like to take our gifts to Foodbank immediately after that.

Also, please look out for the Reverse Advent Calendar for Foodbank which will be in church this Sunday and attached to this week’s email; we would like these donations in as soon as possible please so that we can get them to Corringham in time for their Christmas distributions. Thank you to everyone who contributed cash to our Harvest Festival for Foodbank and I am delighted to confirm that I have today taken the sum of £80 over to the Corringham warehouse together with food donations from Playaway. Many thanks to everyone who contributed.

26th November: St. John’s Christmas Bazaar will be held in St. John’s on Saturday 26th November 10-12.30 and hopefully as many of us as possible will be able to go along to support them.

Also on the same day, North Stifford Village Bazaar, 11-3pm.

Please hold in prayer: Jan’s friend Violet; Beccy & Jim and the girls; Pauline’s friend Daniel; Eileen and Brian; Rev Keith Norris; and all those known to us in need of our Lord’s healing touch at the moment.

November Birthdays:

22nd Sheila Brown; 26th Susan Hill

If you would like to have something mentioned, please let Brenda know on 01375 376580 or brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.uk

Item descriptionOur vision: To be and make disciples

4th December 2022 – 2nd Sunday of Advent

Welcome to our Family & Gift Service in St. Cedd’s led by Gill & Brenda

Readings: Isaiah 11 v1-10 p696 & Matthew 3 v 1-12 p967

Next Sunday: 11th December, Holy Communion & Gift Service in St. Mary’s

Other Planned meetings to put in your diary:

Ladies’ Zoom Prayer group 9:30am each Wed (contact Anne S)

Coffee Pot: 3rd December 10-12 in the parish hall

Messy Church : 10th December 3-5pm in St. Cedd’s

To catch up on most of our services and other material, see our YouTube channel Stifford Parish or Facebook page Stifford Parish

Or our new web site: www.parishofstifford.co.uk

Below are all of our Christmas Services

4th December

10.30am St. Cedd’s Family Worship & Gift Service with Gill & Brenda

11th December

10.30am St. Mary’s Holy Communion & Gift Service with Rev Clive

17th December

4pm St. Cedd’s Carol Singing around the Fire

18th December

10.30am St. Cedd’s Holy Communion with Rev Bob

18th December 6.30pm St. Mary’s 9 Lessons & Carols

24th December

4.30pm St. Cedd’s Christingle

24th December

11.30pm St. Mary’s Midnight Holy Communion with Rev Clive

25th December

10.00am St. John’s Christmas Day Holy Communion with Rev Clive

Gift Services: Our Gift Services this year are on 4th & 11th December, and we would like to take our gifts to Foodbank immediately after that. We are all very aware of the increased cost of living, power and fuel this year, but some of us are very much more affected than others, so, please, if you can, buy a gift for a local child in need so that they know they have not been forgotten. Thank you!

This weekend: Coffee Pot in the parish hall this Saturday morning (3rd December) 10-12 for a hot drink, lots of chat and a free raffle.

Thurrock Gospel Choir in St. Cedd’s this Saturday (3rd Dec) at 6.30pm with their worship musical And on Earth, Peace. Free Admission.

Next Weekend: We hope that as many of us as possible will be able to support NAWT holding their Christmas Bazaar next Saturday Dec 10th in the parish hall from 10.30-11.45. Lots of bargains just in time for Christmas!

PLEASE NOTE: Messy Church has been postponed this month because Mick is in hospital; instead, it will be held next Saturday, 10th December, 3-5pm. in St. Cedd’s. Please bring your youngsters along (but maybe let Gill or Brenda know so that we can feed them!)

Please hold in prayer: Mick & Gill; Kay Winter; young Oscar & his family; Beccy & Jim and the girls; Pauline’s friend Daniel; Eileen and Brian; Roy Mansfield; Gill & Mick’s grandson Rowen; and all those known to us in need of our Lord’s healing touch at the moment.

Funerals

Please pray for the family and friends of those whose funeral has been held.

Friday 2nd December:Mrs Marilyn Raven of Thames Rd, Grays

December Birthdays:

6th Maureen Sills & Peter Kiely: 13th Christine Davey; 15th Ethan Wood; 17th Dorothy Johnson; 20th Jan Robbins; 25th Pauline May; 26th Oscar Turvey’ 30th Dione Nei

If you would like to have something mentioned, please let Brenda know on 01375 376580 or brendasmallcombe@hotmail.co.uk