Weekly Newsletter

 

The Enham Team Ministry

Parishes of Knights Enham and Smannell with Enham Alamein

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

5th September 2010

 

Welcome to all those who have come to worship in our churches today.  If you are visiting or are new to this church, please do stay for coffee and a chat after the service to get to know us and us to know you!

 

If you would like to know more about this Team Ministry comprising of four churches, our services and work that we do for God in our communities, please either speak to one of the churchwardens or either Rev Andrew Ashdown, Team Rector or Rev Thomas Wharton, Team Vicar.

 

 

Collect for Today

Almighty God, whose only Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence:  give us pure hearts and steadfast wills to worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.   Amen.

 

Today’s readings:

OT:   Jeremiah 18: 1 – 11

NT:   Philemon 1 – 21

Gospel:     Luke 14: 25 – 33

Next week’s readings:

OT:  Jeremiah 4: 11-12, 22-28

NT:  1 Timothy 1: 12 – 17

Gospel:  Luke 15: 1 - 10

 

TODAY:          Smannell & Enham Tennis and Croquet Tournament

2pm  Tennis meet at Postgrove House.  4.30pm  Croquet meet at Camber House.  Tickets £5 available from Pete Bowker, Noel Pope or Enham Post Office, including Barbeque 6-6.30pm at Camber House.

Sunday 5th September             3pm   TGI SUNDAY SERVICE Church Centre

 

Tues  7th                 11.00am                   Holy Communion.  The Arbory

                                2.30pm                    Confirmation meeting.  Robin Way

                                 7.30pm                   Standing Committee.  KE Rectory

Wed 8th                  10.00am                  Home Communion

                                10.30am                  Home Communion

                                12.30pm                  Models of Ministry Meeting.  W. Andover

                                 7.00pm                  Enham Parish Council meeting.

                                 7.30pm                   Baptism Preparation.  KE Rectory

Thurs 9th                 10.00am                  Deanery Chapter

                                12.30pm                  Ministry Team lunch.   Enham Cafe

                                  7.00pm                 Wedding preparation.  Enham

Fri 10th                    10.30am                  Home Communion

                                12.30pm                  Churchwardens lunch.  The Oak. Smannell

                                 2.30pm                   Deanery Overseas meeting.  KE Rectory

                                 7.30pm                   Pastoral Care Group. Church Centre

Sat 11th                    10.00am                  Ride & Stride. (See notice opposite)

                                 12.30pm                 NOW & AGAIN CLUB.  Church Centre. 

                                 3.00pm                  Wedding at St. Michael’s, KE

                                 7.30pm                   Enham Ball

 

Next Sunday:   12th September    15th Sunday after Trinity

  8.30am                  Holy Communion                   St. Michael’s, Knights Enham

  8.30am                  Holy Communion                   St. George’s, Enham Alamein

10.00am                  Holy Communion                   Christ Church, Smannell         

10.30am                  Holy Communion                   St. Paul’s Church Centre

(10.30am ‘Disability matters’ service.  URC Church, Andover)

12.30pm                  Baptism                                   St. Michael’s, Knights Enham

 

                          HOUSE GROUPS:

We have two House Groups currently meeting in the Parish: one on 2nd & 4th Wednesday evenings of the month, and the other on 1st and 3rd Friday afternoons. EVERYONE is very welcome to either (or both!) of them. 

 

Evening House Group:  2nd & 4th  Wednesday evenings at 3 Hammond Sq.  Led by Violet Porter.  The Evening House Group re-starts in September with a Course entitled ‘Yours sincerely’, exploring the letters of the New Testament.

22 September:   Introductions and Instructions.

13 October:     Inspirations           27 October:       Corrections.

10 November:  Confirmations      24 November:    Communications.

 

Afternoon House Group:  Led by Graham Trasler. 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month from 1.30 – 3.30pm.  The Autumn programme will begin on Friday 1st October. Details and venue to be announced soon.

Please remember in your prayers this week: -

Anglican Communion:  

Episcopal Church of the Sudan.  Archbishop Daniel Yak

Link Diocese of Madi & West Nile.  Uganda Christian University

Diocese: Pray for a generous community in our ministry and witness.

Team:   Schools.  Staff, pupils & parents as they return to school

 

Church Meetings and Events coming up……

 

THANK YOU so much to Lotte Mackness and John Parr for arranging the splendid lunch on Lotte’s lawn last Sunday.  A wonderful afternoon had by all, and £270 raised for Church Funds.  Thank you to everyone who attended.

 

Calling those who came on the Parish Pilgrimage to Hereford & the Welsh Borders in June…  If you have copies of any photographs of the pilgrimage that could be used for a display at our Patronal Festival, please could you let Andrew have them before the end of the month.  Thank you.

 

Friday 10th September  7.30pm       Pastoral Care Group

Church Centre

Members of the Pastoral Care Group are invited to this evening when the guest speaker will be Anne Hodgins, speaking about her experiences in Peru and particularly at an Orphanage run by the Sisters of Mother Theresa there.

 

Saturday 11th September 10.00am RIDE AND STRIDE Come and join us for a morning walk or bike ride. We will start at Christ Church Smannell, cross over to St. George’s and then finish at St. Michael’s. Refreshments will be available along the way. Dogs welcome too! Money raised will go towards the Historic Churches fund.

 

Tuesday 14 September 7 for 7.30pm  AN EVENING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC.

St. George’s, Enham Alamein.    With String Quintet ‘Pentatonic’, playing a varied programme including Bach, Mendelsshon, Beethoven and Mozart.  Tickets £10 available from Liz Cosgrove 345848 or Thomas Wharton 352 827. Pentatonic are a group of outstanding musicians led by Andrew Watkinson who is lead Violinist of the internationally acclaimed Endellion String Quartet (endellionquartet.com). Book to avoid disappointment.

 

Coffee Mornings at Smannell and Enham

Wednesday 15th September from 10am at The Copse, Upper Enham in aid of the Countess of Brecknock (Andover) Hospice. Bring & Buy Stall, Christmas Cards and Raffle. Entrance £1. Please ring Liz Hall on 323239 for transport.

Thursday 21st October from 10am at Jubilee House Smannell

 

Friday 24th September, 7.30pm         Girls’ Night In

41 Caesar Close,

Telephone 401484. Social evening aimed at all ladies of working age.  Wine/coffee etc and nibbles will be provided.  All welcome

 

Sunday 26 September  6pm    Knights Enham Patronal Festival Evensong

Wednesday 29 September 12.30pm   Enham Community Lunch

Sunday 3 October

10.00am  Enham Harvest Service.  St. George’s, Enham

10.30am  Knights Enham Harvest Festival.  St. Michaels, KE

6pm       Smannell Harvest  Songs of Praise

Thursday 14 October 7.30pm   Deanery OPEN FORUM with the Team from Uganda, St. Mary’s Church.  An opportunity to meet the visitors and share in dialogue and discussion.

 

WANTED..!!  For Children’s Ministry.  If you are able to donate any hair-coloured wool and cardboard egg-boxes (half dozen size), please could you let Pat Robinson have them asap.  Thank you so much.

 

 

O God, the Creator and Giver of all good things;

Thank you for the gifts you have given us through the years.

Bless our vision, and pour your wisdom and guidance upon us.

May all that we do inspire and serve the community,

And witness to your love and presence amongst us.

Grant us the spirit of faith and generosity,

that all our endeavours may be in your name and to your glory.

This we pray through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen

 

Useful Contacts

 

Team Rector:

Rev Andrew Ashdown

357032

Team Vicar:

Rev Thomas Wharton

352827

Reader:

Violet Porter 

350805

Community Development:

Chris Davies

323417

Churchwardens:

 

 

Lotte Mackness

Knights Enham

361722

John Nulty

Knights Enham

353253

Pete Bowker

Smannell & Enham

357201

 

Are you organising a church activity?  Having a coffee morning or

prayer lunch?  Please let me know so I can include it in this Newsletter by Thursday evening: Victoria Ashdown 357032, vashdown@talktalk.net

 

See also for Smannell: 

www.parishofsandea.co.uk

 

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