Last Week's LifeLine
Week commencing 20th July
Readings
Acts 9.1-9 & John 21.1-14
Prayer for the week
Almighty God, send down upon your Church the riches of your Spirit,and
kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Readings for the coming week
Monday Psalm 98, Ezekiel 1.1-14 & 2 Corinthians 1.1-14
Tuesday Psalm 30, 1 Samuel 16.14-end & Luke 8.1-3
Wednesday Psalm 111, Ezekiel 2.3-3.11 & 2 Corinthians 2.5-end
Thursday Psalm 115, Ezekiel 3.12-end & 2 Corinthians 3
Friday Psalm 7, 2 Kings 1.9-15 & Luke 9.46-56
Saturday Psalm 121, Ezekiel 9 & 2 Corinthians 5
For your prayers
For all those who will be going on a Summer Christian Camp and for their leaders. For children and young people breaking up for the Summer holidays this week. For the situation in the Middle East and for the Ukraine. For all those in our churches who are unwell, recovering from surgery or undergoing treatment, including Michael Bell, Caroline Fulton, Christine Wright, Bob Lampert & Yvonne Guerin. For those who are grieving for a loved one they have lost including the families and friends of Liz Selway & Sylvia Goss.
Celebrate@6
Our next celebrate@6 service will be today, Sunday 20th July at 6pm in Holy Trinity, Walton. Please note the change of church for this month. All are welcome to an informal service with worship, ministry and teaching. Celebrate@6 will be taking a break in August and will meet again on Sunday 21st September.
Praying for our benefice - 5 minutes at 5pm each Sunday
We have introduced a regular time of prayer for the church family to pray for the benefice. The idea is that at 5pm every Sunday, wherever you are, whatever you're doing, take 5 minutes to pause and pray in the silence or aloud, as you feel comfortable. Prayer flyer sheets are enclosed with Lifeline and are also available at the back of church and on our website.
Liz Selway's funeral service
Liz Selway's funeral service will be taking place on Tuesday 5th August at 12 noon in Holy Trinity, Walton. Please pray particularly for Liz's family and for the church family at Holy Trinity, Walton as they grieve for Liz.
SWCD Churches Book Group
Our next book group meeting will be on 22nd July at 11am in the Mission Church when we will be discussing I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. Open to all in the benefice, for more information, please talk to Susan Ripley (Parish Church) or just come along.
Men's Breakfast
All men from Street, Walton and Compton Dundon are invited to a
Saturday morning cooked breakfast at the Mission church on July 26th, 8.45am -9.45am. Come and join us for food and a sociable time. For further information please contact Tim Hindle (warden) or Edd Reeve.
Do let us know if you intend to come so the caterers can prepare. The
breakfast is free but a donation of £3 per person is suggested to cover costs.
Young People Pizza, Chat & Games
We will next be meeting on Monday 28th July 6.30 - 7.30pm in the Mission Church. Come along and enjoy chat, pizza and games, indoors and outdoors. This is open to all young people in year 6 and above.
New Wine
A reminder that New Wine comes to the Bath and West Showground at the end of this month. A group from our churches are camping so there will be a 'base' for anyone who wants to book to go for one or more days. Please see the recent edition of Life for more details.
New Parish Safeguarding Officer
We are looking for a new parish safeguarding officer, with a primary focus on the Mission Church, to join our existing team. If your usual place of worship is the Mission Church and you would like to know more, please contact either Ana or one of the current parish safeguarding officers, Jenny Martin (Parish Church Street), Pauline Hatrey (Walton), Steve King (Compton Dundon). You can find their contact details in Life magazine or on our noticeboards.
Deanery Intercessions
There is a new prayer diary available to be downloaded from our website, if you would like a paper copy, please ask Sonia to print you one. The prayers cover all 6 of our local deanery benefices, their mission and witness. Please pray.
Children's / Youth Groups in August
Our Sunday children's groups will be taking a break in August and on those Sundays when there would normally be groups in the Mission Church, there will be special children's activities on a large table in the church. Likewise Little Stars and our Monday evening youth games, pizza and chat sessions will be taking a break during August. All groups will re-start in September. Please pray for those who lead our children and young people's work as they take a well-earned break. We would always love to hear from people who would like to join these teams.
Ana's Day off
In response to a number of recent queries, a reminder that Ana's day off from parish ministry is a Friday.
Advanced Notice - save the date...
On Sunday 17th August church family from across the benefice are invited to the rectory garden for a summer 'bring and share' lunch. Bring some food / drink to share and a picnic chair if you have one. Come any time from 12noon and we'll begin eating around 12.30pm. If it's wet, we'll use the Mission Church. If you're up for it, we'll play some summer games!
Street Repair Cafe
A reminder that the Street Repair Cafe meets on Saturday 26th July from 10-12 at the Quaker Meeting House (opposite the Mullions). Bring your broken portable household items and we will repair if possible or otherwise advise. We also offer clothing repairs. If you don’t have anything needing repair just come along to see what we do, visit our cafe and enjoy our delicious home made cakes.
What’s on this week
Sunday 20th July
9.15am Celebrate@Walton, Holy Trinity Walton
10am Morning Worship, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Celebrate@theMission, Street Mission Church
11am Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
6pm Celebrate@6, Holy Trinity Walton
Monday
8.45am Prayer meeting, Street Mission Church
7.15pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Tuesday
11am SWCD Book Club, Street Mission Church
7pm Alpha Course, Street Mission Church
Wednesday
9.15am Walton leavers service, Walton CEVC Primary School
10am Mid Week Communion, Street Mission Church
7.30pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
7.30pm Handbell group, Street Mission Church
Thursday
9.30am Prayer meeting, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Coffee morning, Holy Trinity Walton
Saturday
8.45am Men’s breakfast, Street Mission Church
10-2 Walton Garden Gate Sale, Holy Trinity Walton & the village
10.30-12 Coffee, chat & snacks cream tea, Street Mission Church
Sunday 27th July
8.30am Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
9.15am Morning Worship, Holy Trinity Walton
10am Holy Communion, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am DigDeep@theMission, Street Mission Church
Dates for the diary
Coffee Chat & Snacks Cream Tea, Mission Church, 19th July
Celebrate@6, Walton Church, 20th July
SWCD Churches Book group, Mission Church, 22nd July
Men's Breakfast, Mission Church, 26th July
Walton Garden Gate Sale, Walton, 26th July
Youth games & pizza, Mission Church, 28th July
Bring & share lunch, Mission Church, 17th August