Latest News 12th July
Services This Sunday 12th July Trinity 6 – Green
0830 Kings Stanley: Said Holy Communion
0930 Frampton: Morning Prayer with hymns
0930 Leonard Stanley: Sung Holy Communion with hymns
0930 Moreton Valence: Morning Prayer with hymns
0930 Stonehouse: Family Communion with hymns and songs
1030 Selsley: Morning Worship with hymns
1115 Eastington: Morning worship with hymns
1115 Framilode: Holy Communion with hymns/songs
1115 Haresfield: Holy Communion with baptism with hymns
1500 Standish: Holy Communion
1800 Saul: Holy Communion
A message from Revd Leah and her family
We are truly humbled and thankful for the support, care and generosity that has been shown by the Team of Churches in response to Leah’s ordination as Priest at the end of June. Thank you so much for the beautiful Communion Set, Oil Stocks and Amazon Voucher, and for all the cards and well wishes. Thank you for everyone who came to support us on Saturday at the Cathedral and on Sunday to the service at Leonard Stanley. It was truly wonderful to have so many people from across the Team of Churches over the weekend and to be able to share in the celebration with you all. We had a such a special weekend, something we will remember for a very long time. We are so blessed to be here in the Stroudwater Team of Churches, to be able to walk alongside you all and to build up God’s Kingdom together. We are looking forward to seeing what God has planned for us over the next couple of years, and what seeds will start to flourish.
With lots of love and prayers Revd Leah, Jack and William.
 
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Live Streaming of Sunday services
If you know of someone who is unable to attend church in person and would like an online service, a live stream is still provided on the St Mary’s Frampton on Severn Facebook Page, as well as the Church of England uploading a weekly service to their website.
Live Streaming of Morning Prayer & Night Prayer takes place on the Stroudwater Team facebook page at 0900 and 2100 on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. We will be taking a pause over the summer so the last live daily prayer will be 23rd July and we will resume on 8th September.
The Bible Course
Our summer preaching series base on The Bible Course is underway. We are encouraging people to get together and do the course, and in addition to physical meeting there are digital resources available online here the resources are free but you will need to register to access them.
In addition to this we will be posting content to help you explore the bible on our social media pages. We will be using special bible readings during our Sunday service to tie in with each chapter of the book — so we will not be using the lectionary readings during the summer.
Cluster Meetings 15th July 7pm
A meeting for all the team clusters at St Peter’s Framilode as we look ahead to autumn and Christmas beginning to share ideas for events that engage our community and finalise plans for the mission weekend. All are very welcome to this meeting to share thoughts and ideas. The agenda/presentation can be found here in pdf format. If you prefer it in powerpoint you can email Revd Liz for a copy
Stroudwater Team Confirmation Service 20th September.
Bishop Rachel will be confirming candidates at Kings Stanley at 3pm on Sunday 20th September. If you know anyone who might be interested in being confirmed (or exploring what confirmation is about) please let Revd Leah – curatestroudwater@gmail.com or another member of clergy know. We are particularly keen to reach children in Year 6 of primary school – so if you are a parent, school governor or volunteer please talk to your school about this. A poster is here
July Eco- Tip from A Rocha
It’s Plastic Free July and this year we’re thinking about laundry, a top source of microplastic pollution. Fibres from synthetic clothes (polyester, nylon, and acrylic for example) shed tiny fibres during washing and drying. These enter the sewage systems and are hard to filter out. Use a microfibre bag or ball to catch the fibres. Learn more about reducing plastic pollution in the laundry process at plasticfreejuly.
org/get-involved/what-you-can-do/plastic-free-laundry/ and more about this year’s campaign at plasticfreejuly.org.
For more practical ways to enjoy, nurture and defend nature, sign up to A Rocha UK’s Wild Christian email: arocha.org.uk/wild-christian
Coming Up
Stonehouse news and events
Revd Dave is running a raffle to raise funds for St Cyr’s reordering project and needs you help. Find out more here
Film Academy Premiere Evening at Frampton 10th July 7.30pm
Following the very successful film academy in the May half term, on Friday 10th July at 7.30pm, there will be a showing of the 3 films created by the youngsters at the academy in May.
The flyer with more details is here . We would encourage everyone to come and watch what was achieved and see the enthusiasm of the 12 teenagers who made the films.
Framilode summer family event 20th August
Once again we are running a morning for children and their adults – lots to do and make, a story, a song and a lunch. No charge. Please see the poster here for details of how to let us know to expect you so we can make sure there is enough for everyone. See you there!
Bishop’s Mission Weekend 9th – 11th October
In October a group of curates from across the diocese along with Bishop Robert will be helping us lead a mission weekend here in Stroudwater. There has been an initial meeting and the proposed theme of the weekend is sharing out stories – it is hoped to host events for our local communities to explore stories of faith in gentle accessible ways, round a fire toasting marshmallows, walking in the local area, through creative arts, and music. We will need people from our local worshipping communities to be part of planning and delivering the weekend in a variety of roles, so if you are interested please contact a member of clergy. The draft outline programme is here
Please keep these dates clear if you are planning other events in your parish
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