WELCOME to To the Benefice of

                              Holy Cross Church, Sarratt
                                            and
                            St Paul`s Church Chipperfield

5 SEPTEMBER 2010 THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

8.00 am Holy Communion Philemon 1-21 St Paul`s
Jim Stevens Luke 14.25-35
10.00 am Benefice Communion as 8.00 am Holy Cross
and welcome to Tom Hodkinson (our new intern)
Jim Stevens

Collect:  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 is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Post Communion: Lord God, the source of truth and love, keep us faithful to the apostles` teaching and fellowship, and one in joy and simplicity of heart, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A SPECIAL WELCOME TO NEWCOMERS
We hope you will feel welcome today. If they haven`t already met you, please introduce yourself to the Rector Jim Stevens, the Churchwardens or our Welcome Team.  


12 SEPTEMBER 2010 THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

8.00 am Holy Communion 1 Timothy 1.12-17 St Paul`s
Jim Stevens Luke 15.1-10
10.00 am Communion Holy Cross
David Smith
10.00 am All Age Worship 2 Kings 7.3-20 St Paul`s
Jim Stevens
Traidcraft sale after the service


THIS WEEK  
Mon 6 8.00 am Early Prayers St Paul`s
Tue 7 10.30 Coffee morning and bring and buy in aid of
of the Hospice St Francis at West View, Bucks Hill
8.00 pm Nobbs Homegroup Rivendell
Wed 8 10.00 am Midweek Communion St Paul`s
Sat 11 10am Bike`n Hike for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
12 – 4pm Family Fun Day at Restore Hope Latimer

FOR YOUR DIARY
SEPTEMBER
16 10.30 Coffee morning at the Waines` for Henry Fraser Charity
17 – 19 Benefice Weekend away  
OCTOBER
2 Sarratt Village Harvest Supper
3 Holy Cross Harvest Festival
6.30 Choral Concert at St Paul`s
17 St Paul`s Harvest Festival
6.30  Choral Evensong at St Paul`s
31 6.30 pm Annual bereavement service at St Paul`s
Cards for easy reference with services and events for the next two months are at the back of church for taking home and passing on.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND ACTION

BENEFICE WEEKEND AWAY There are still a good number of places available.  Provisional programme and booking forms available at the back of each church.  Please think seriously about coming.  Those who would like to come as day visitors, please register with Jim Stevens or Robin Gain (268762). All ages are  welcome

COFFEE MORNING and BRING & BUY in aid of the HOSPICE OF ST FRANCIS Tuesday, 7th September 10.30 am at West View, Bucks Hill (opp. Quickmoor Lane)  There will be stalls for cakes, plants, bric-a-brac, etc.  Sue Ellis

INVITATION TO SARRATT VILLAGE HARVEST SUPPER Everyone in the Benefice is invited - young and old alike - to our traditional Sarratt Village Harvest Supper. This will take place at Jenks` Barn, Little Sarratt Hall, Moor Lane, Sarratt (courtesy of Diane and Tony Quale) on Saturday 2nd October. Doors will open at 7pm. Supper will be served from 7.30pm. Please bring your own drinks.  Tickets £6 each, available from John Guy (267549). Transport can be arranged for those who require it. Proceeds will be shared between Watford New Hope Trust and the Bishop of St Albans` Harvest Appeal.  Phone John now to be sure of a ticket.

RESTORE HOPE LATIMER EVENTS
There are now full programmes at the back of the churches.

BIKE ‘N HIKE for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Historic Churches Trust
The BHHCT, which is non-denominational, is organizing a sponsored cycle ride (and walk) between churches on Saturday September 11th between 10 am and 6pm.  Half of every cyclist`s and walker`s sponsor money goes to the Trust and half goes to the church of their choice. We also require people to man the churches on the day, who can also be sponsored.
Further information and sponsor forms for cyclists and walkers are available from Judy Olney – 01923 263405 (e-mail jpolney@btinternet.com).  
Alan Poulton – 01923 260295 (e-mail alan.poulton@talktalk.net)

ST ALBAN`S DIOCESE ‘EXPLORING SPIRITUALITY DAY` will take place on Saturday 23rd October at St Andrew`s Church, Kimbolton Rd, Bedford.  The keynote speaker will be the Rev Nicholas Cranfield, who is Arts Correspondent for the Church Times. There will be workshops about singing, painting, psalm writing … For a full programme and application form please see the back of churches (or village hall). There will be a group of us going.  If you are interested in joining, please contact Stefanie in the office or at home (01923 243505).

SPECIAL LECTURE ON ISLAM AND THE CHRISTIANITY
Dr George Sabra will be giving a special lecture on the subject: “Christian Theological Responses to Islam in the Near East” on Friday, 29th October 2010, 7.30pm, at St Stephen`s Church Hall, Watling Street, St Albans (parking available).
The lecture aims to help churches in the West become more aware of the situation in the Middle East and how as Christians we can consider and respond.
Everyone is welcome to attend.  There is no charge.  Light refreshments as you arrive.  If possible, please let Laura Hart on lhart@stalbans.anglican.org or (01727) 818151 know that you wish to attend.

MUSICAL EVENTS AT ST PAUL`S In October there will be two musical evenings at St Paul`s. The first is on Sunday 3 October at 6.30 when there will be a Choral Concert given by the choir, friends & soloists with orchestral accompaniment. The programme will include part of John Rutter`s Psalmfest (Psalms 23, 27, 100, 121), Handel`s Zadok the Priest, Andrew Llod Webber`s Pie Jesu, The heavens are telling from Haydn`s Creation & more. Admission free with retiring collection.

On Sunday 17 October at 6.30, there will be a service of Choral Evensong as part of our Harvest Festival celebration. The choir will sing a setting of the Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Brewer, Evening Hymn by Henry Balfour Gardiner & the Blessing by Jonathan Willcocks.  Harvest hymns for the congregation.

NEXT MEN`S BREAKFAST: this will be on Saturday 9 October, 8.00 for 8.15 at Hunton Park. The speaker will be David McIlroy, barrister, theological lecturer & writer.  His subject will be `The Common Good: is there an agreed defintion & how can it be achieved?` David contributed a  chapter on this topic to the extremely helpful book `God & Government` which was published earlier this year & has been studied by the reading group. Invitation cards from John King.

AMERSHAM MILLENIUM LECTURES: ‘God beyond Church`, presented by Sheila Cassidy, Doctor, Author & Psychotherapist, Thursday 16th September, 8.00 pm at St Michael and All Angels, 70, Sycamore Road, Amersham.  Leaflets with reply slips are at the back of church.

COFFEE MORNING FOR HENRY FRASER CHARITY Thursday 16 September
There will be a Coffee Morning on the morning of Thursday 16th September in aid of the Henry Fraser Charity. The event will be held at `September Cottage` in Croft Lane, Chipperfield, and we will be selling cakes (could you make some?), bring and buy and a raffle.  Henry Fraser is eighteen years old and lives  with his family in Scatterdells Lane.  Just over a year ago he was paralysed in an accident while on holiday in Portugal.  His family and friends are raising funds to purchase a special machine to keep his muscles in tone.

WALKING THE DEANERY MARATHON FOR ST OSWALD`S PARISH PROJECT
Our plan is to walk two half marathons on consecutive days.  The first, on Wednesday 22nd September will take us from St Oswald`s to Chipperfield, through Commonwood, and then on to Bovingdon.  We will return via Flaunden ( I know it`s not in the Deanery but it`s more or less en route) and Holy Cross at Sarratt to Croxley.  If anyone would like to join us for part or all of the route they would be very welcome.   Contact Brian Thomson 01923 226850.  Sponsorship would be welcome too.  We are raising funds for St O`s Parish project for this year.  We are helping to fund a USPG project in the Windward Islands Diocese of the Caribbean (i.e. the islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia and Grenada).  

FLOODS IN PAKISTAN AND NIGER  If you have not already contributed to appeals for help in these devastated areas and you would like to do so through the church here, please send your donation to either treasurer clearly marked (and gift-aided if appropriate) and they will forward these on appropriately.

CONTACTS

Rector  Jim Stevens 265848   revjim@tiscali.co.uk
The Vicarage, The Street, Chipperfield, WD4 9BJ      (Day off Friday)
Youthworker
Eleanor Freeman 265197 elliehcsp@gmail.com
Benefice Administration
Stefanie Robinson
Tue, Thu 9 am -12 pm holycrossstpauls@btconnect.com
Fri 9 – 11 am 264377 (Church Office at Sarratt Village Hall)
Churchwardens                
John Guy (Holy C.) 267549 johnguy267@btinternet.com
Stephen Lawrence (Holy C) 260504 slawrence@karsonmanagement.com
Judy Olney (St P.) 263405 jpolney@btinternet.com
Phil Waine (St P.) 268904   PhilWaine1@btinternet.com
St Paul`s Hall Booking
Stephen Morrill 263182
Weekly emails from St Paul`s and Holy Cross
Ann Waine Ann.Waine1@btinternet.com
Websites            www.holycrosssarratt.co.uk      www.stpaulschipperfield.co.uk