Sunday Worship Podcast links and other news from Seal Church: June 11

 

Join us for worship online, on the phone or in the building today.  with best wishes Anne Le Bas Online Worship podcast    Order of service You can also access this podcast by phoning 01732 928061 In the church building today 10 am  All Age Worship 6.30pm Breathing Space Holy Communion10 am  Holy Communion 6.30pm Evensong Next Sunday  10 am  Holy Communion 3-4.30pm Messy Church 6.30pm Evensong This week:  Mon     2-3.15 Talking Village in Deniz' cafe Wed     10-11 am Good Book Club in the vicarage              4.30-5pm Children's Choir              7.15-8.15  Adult Choir Fri        9.30 am Morning prayer in church             10.30 - 12.30 Friday Group in the church hall Trinity 1   Today's Gospel reading takes us through one very busy day for Jesus, in which he has to deal with large numbers of people with clashing agendas. It makes me feel tired just reading it.  Yet, somehow he manages to make space and time for them all.    Think of "peopley" days you have had? Are there some people you find more difficult to welcome than others? Why is that? How secure do you feel that God welcomes you?   All Age Ideas Don't forget - Messy Church is next Sunday from 3-4.30pm in the church hall! In today's Gospel reading, Jesus meets a lot of different people, and welcomes them all, even the ones who don't agree with him or challenge him. He answers their questions and gives them his time and attention. It can be quite hard to be welcoming and loving to people we don't get on with or don't think are important to us.  You could make a paper people chain and write on it the names of the people you meet during one day this week, praying for them as you do.  CHURCH AND COMMUNITY NEWS SHARING COMMUNION AT SEAL CHURCH We are now allowed to distribute wine by drinking from a shared chalice (cup), as we did before the pandemic, but up until now most people have preferred to receive a wafer dipped in wine instead. If we were to offer a shared chalice as well, it would be helpful to know how many people would want to receive it this way – I will continue to dip wafers in the wine as standard as well.   We could also revert to kneeling (or standing) at the Communion rail to receive Communion if we want, instead of at the chancel steps as we do now, but I am aware that some find it difficult to climb the steps and don’t want to exclude anyone. (I am always happy to bring Communion to you in your seat if you can’t come up).   Please help by completing this short survey to tell me how you feel about these possible changes (Please don't fill in the survey if you aren't a communicant at Seal!) MESSY CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY DO YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL FOODBANK? You may wish to use this link to see what foods are needed right now, and what there would appear to be a surplus of https://www.donation-genie.co.uk  This was featured in this bbc article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65574441 CALLING ALL KNITTERS AND CROCHETERS AGAIN! So, now we have seen what some of the village talent can achieve, by way of our magnificent pillar box topper, Chris Rampton is making a request - well in advance - for anybody to come forward to make as many poppies as they possibly can please. She says the more the merrier, as we will be needing an awful lot of this this November, so if you get started now, we will be in with a chance of receiving sufficient. I believe these will be used on the pillar box, and to decorate our church for Remembrance Sunday too. Chris says, you can use any pattern you can find - always good to have some diversity - but abundance is the keyword. Sounds like this will be another terrific show.  SEAL PRIMARY SCHOOL NURSERY OPEN EVENTS Wednesday June 7th and Wednesday June 14th NURSERY TOUR 1 9.30 am - 10am HEADTEACHER TALK 10-10.20am NURSERY TOUR 2 10.25-10.55 Seal Primary School Nursery is  school based nursery and is run by a qualified teacher, to give our children the best possible start in their school journey. Pupils experience learning through inspired play, Forest School and Farm Education. Come and join our open event to find out more. To book, please contact the school office on 01732 762388. DO YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL FOODBANK? You may wish to use this link to see what foods are needed right now, and what there would appear to be a surplus of. https://www.donation-genie.co.uk This was featured in this bbc article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65574441 SEAL PRIMARY SCHOOL'S PTFA SUMMER FETE- ALL YOU NEED FOR A GREAT FAMILY DAY OUT! Sat June 17th from midday - 3pm. 12-1pm Fire and Rescue Visit 1.15-1.45 Student Performances Street Dance, Musical Theatre, Young Voices, School Choir, Sneak Preview of Year 6 Musical. 2-2.30 Free races and games 2.30 Tug of War 2.45 Grand draw of raffle BBQ, Bar, Refreshments, Games, Stall, Arts and Crafts. VISIT OUR FARM - BOOK TO VISIT via QR code on posters in the village,

ECO CHURCH Thanks to Babs, Lise and her team for all their hard work last week, hosting our "Count on Nature" event. We were blessed with lovely weather, and identified a huge list of species of flora and fauna in the churchyard - including some bats one evening.  Here are a couple of photos.   Sun burst lichen on a gravestone. We had long conversations about umbellifers like this. They all look very similar, but which are cow parsley and which are hemlock...!