TidenhamWeekly briefing 12th July 22
SERVICES THIS TRINITY SUNDAY - click here to download a copy
St Mary & Peter, Tidenham
Holy Communion 9.30am
St Luke, Tutshill
Holy Communion 11.00am with Splash for Children
Youth 4.30pm
St Michael & All Angels, Tidenham Chase
Compline 6.00pm
St Mary the Virgin, St Briavels
Family Communion 9.30am
Hewelsfield & Brockweir
Morning Worship 11.00am
Bible Readings: Romans 5:1-5 and John 16:12-15
The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity: keep us steadfast in this faith, that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
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.
Post Communion Prayer: Almighty and eternal God, you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and live and reign in the perfect unity of love: hold us firm in this faith, that we may know you in all your ways and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory, who are three Persons yet one God, now and for ever. Amen.
WEEKDAY SERVICES IN OUR PARISH
Monday
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary & St Peter, Tidenham.
Tuesday
9.00am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s Priory, Chepstow (Churches Together)
9.00am Morning Prayer, St Mary the Virgin, St Briavels
5.00pm Evening Prayer, Sedbury Space
Wednesday
9.15am Contemplative Prayer, St Luke’s, Tutshill
10.30am Holy Communion, St Mary the Virgin, St Briavels
12.00am Holy Communion, St Luke’s, Tutshill
Thursday
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary the Virgin, St Briavels
See www.tidenhamparishchurch.co.uk and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkRjOlvDBT9M9usfhp2722w
LIFE GROUP MEETINGS WEEKLY: Please check with your group leaders, if you would like to join us.
Sunday
7.30pm Life Group for Men! Online - James Parsons jamesdparsons727@gmail.com
Monday
2.00-3.30pm Bible Study at Sedbury Space - Revd Nicki nicki1002@hotmail.co.uk
7.30pm Special Life Group at St Luke’s, Tutshill - Revd David dtrevd@aol.com - see below
Tuesday
1.00pm Life Group - Julia Parsons juliaparsons727@gmail.com
Wednesday
10.15-11.45am Food for Thought Life Group at Café on the Hill – Revd David dtrevd@aol.com
7.30pm Life Group – please contact Wendy for venue and topic this week wendy.moppett@btinternet.com
Thursday
1.30pm Life Group - Tanya White at Rockymead - tanya.rockymead@gmail.com
How to… read the Old Testament – last one at 7.30pm Monday in St Luke’s Church. For more details, contact Tudor at tudor.griffiths1@gmail.com
Toddler & Parent Support Group - St Luke’s, Tutshill, Tuesdays at 9.15-10.30am TERM TIME ONLY. Emma Durbin 07369 226546 or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1130508917404741
Sedbury Stay & Play for pre-school families - Sedbury Village Hall, Wednesdays at 9.15am-10.30am TERM TIME ONLY. Emma 07369 226546 or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SedStayandPlay
Pilates in Church! Every Tuesday 2.00-2.45pm, St Luke’s Church, Tutshill; this is part of our Wellbeing initiative to promote gentle physical activity. Contact Loreto on 07883 401475 / loreespinosaa@icloud.com for information and booking. Please bring your own mat, if possible, but not essential!
What’s On at Sedbury Space - check at https://www.sedburyspace.org.uk
Evening Prayer Tuesdays 5.00pm
One Stop Café Tuesdays 10.00-12.00am - please come along for a cuppa and a chat
Memory Café First Wednesday of each month 2.00-3.30pm
Chaplaincy Chatroom Thursdays 1.30-3.30pm
PARISH NEWS & INFORMATION
Resuming Communion in Both Kinds i.e. returning to receiving the wine at Communion.
The CofE website has amended its guidance on Communion in both kinds COVID 19 Guidance v3.1_0.pdf (churchofengland.org). It now states that, while many churches are resuming giving the chalice, the final decision to do so does rest with the vicar of each parish.
Revd David and Tidenham PCC have decided that with the significant reduction in Covid cases locally, it is now safe to resume the use of the chalice at communion.
Now Holy Communion will be made available in both kinds to our three congregations. The use of the Common Cup will be resumed, that is to say, Communicants will be offered the chalice from which to take a sip of consecrated wine.
Three things to note:
1. No one is required to receive the cup. After many months of restrictions, not everyone will feel comfortable or safe doing so.
2. Communicants should NOT dip their wafer into the wine (intinction), which can then lead to fingers going in the wine as well.
3. If anyone feels unwell and has symptoms of a virus/bug, please think of others and do not partake of the wine.
JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS! If you think it’s all over…..! The celebrations are not over yet and we are having our own Parish Jubilee Celebrations on 16th and 17th July. This will involve a whole host of activities at all three churches. There are flyers in church and round about the community and Brian and Marje Duerden are the main point of contact on 01291 623310 or bduerden70@gmail.com. If you can help eg. running a game or stall or just lending a hand, please contact Emma.
BREATHE are looking for female volunteers - mentors to support girls and young women who live in the Forest of Dean. No experience needed as all training will be provided! If you have a heart for young people, you could help to support youngsters facing challenges in their lives locally. See www.breatheyouth.org.uk or contact Ruth Julius 07738 422831 or rjulius@breatheyouth.org.uk or Duncan de Gruchy 07375 147924 or ddegruchy@breatheyouth.org.uk
Folk Club - St Luke's Tutshill, this coming Saturday 11th June. Doors open at 5.30pm for 6.00pm -8.30pm. We will be serving tea and coffee and you are welcome to bring along anything else that you would like for refreshments. Please let Tanya and Bill know, if you will be able to come along. The following Folk Club will be 9th July 2022. Contact tanya.rockymead@gmail.com or bill.rockymead@gmail.com
Volunteers Please! Could you volunteer once a month (or less) on a Sunday morning at St. Luke’s to play and look after any Under 3s? If you think that you can help, please contact or see Emma. Thank you.
Another Volunteer Please! We need someone to drive a 17-seater minibus on 6th August and again on 11th August please. There is a Christian Youth Festival at Stafford Showground with two other church youth groups from the Forest of Dean and we need help to transport some of our young people. Again, please contact Emma. Thank you.
Ukrainian Crisis – There are a number of Ukrainian families who have joined our community, with more to come. If you could volunteer for some kind of help and hospitality church response for these families, please let Revd Nicki or Vicar David know. Specifically, we really do need help with transport to and from church. Again, please let Revds David or Nicki know. Many thanks.
Children’s clothes please – please contact Emma, if you have any girl’s clothes 6–10 yrs and boy’s 13–14 yrs. We have a family in desperate need – thank you.
St Luke’s Coffee Morning – from 27th June, we will be relaunching the Welcome tea/coffee and cake morning. This will be held 10.30-11.30am (slightly earlier this first one!) on the LAST MONDAY of each month. Please pop in and see how a friendly cuppa and a chat can change your day. Contact Polly paulinemorgan23@gmail.com or Revd Nicki nicki1002@hotmail.co.uk for more information.
Baptism & Confirmation – would you like to be baptised or confirmed? Or do you just want to know more about the Christian faith? Please speak to Revd David or one of the team – come and explore Life & Faith.
Bereavement Support Group – feeling lost or weighed down? Contact Revd Nicki 07936 787409 for a chat over a cuppa.
Save the Day 2023 – you may have seen Spring Harvest on Songs of Praise recently and we are thinking of taking a group to Minehead in 2023. This would be Easter 2023, Monday 10th April to Friday 14th April. Booking lines open on 8th June 2022 and early bird offers are valid until 31st July 2022, so we could try to proceed with this soon. Please let Tanya White know if you are interested. More details will follow once we know numbers etc. tanya.rockymead@gmail.com
Posted in Weekly Briefings on the 8th June 2022 at 6:12pm.