Service and Event times for July
Sunday 5th	8am BCP Holy Communion, Blendworth Church Centre 9.30am Holy Communion, St Michael’s 9:30am Mattins, St Hubert’s 11am Morning Prayer, Sowing Seeds, Blendworth Church Centre
Monday 6th	10am Grandparents and Toddler Group
Thursday 9th	9.30am Coffee Morning
Friday 10th	9am Morning Prayer, St Hubert’s
Saturday 11th	2.30pm Messy Church Goes Wild 6.30pm New Arts Opera, St Hubert’s
Sunday 12th	9:30am Holy Communion, St Hubert’s 9.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s 11am Informal Communion, Blendworth Church Centre
Monday 13th	10am Grandparents and Toddler Group
Thursday 16th	9.30am Coffee Morning
Friday 17th	9am Morning Prayer, St Hubert’s
Saturday 18th	11am Summer Fete & Dog Show, Blendworth House, More….. 2.30pm Purbrook Summer Concert, St Michael’s, More…..
Sunday 19th	8am BCP Holy Communion, Blendworth Church Centre 9.30am Mattins, St Hubert’s 11am Blendworth @ St Michael’s Formal Holy Communion
Monday 20th	10am Grandparents and Toddler Group
Thursday 23rd	9.30am Coffee Morning
Friday 24th	9am Morning Prayer, St Hubert’s
Sunday 26th	9.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s 9.30am Morning Prayer (CW), St Hubert’s 11am Parish Communion, Holy Trinity 2.30pm Stephen Jones, Milliner, St Michael’s More…..
Monday 27th	10am Grandparents and Toddler Group
Thursday 30th	9.30am Coffee Morning
Friday 31st	9am Morning Prayer, St Hubert’s

Summer Fete

Saturday 18th July, 11am – 3pm
Blendworth House

Come along to our community fete on 18th July. Music, entertainment, Dog Show, games, face painting, glitter tattoos, refreshments, raffle, tombola & much more. If you would like a stall please message Gill 07443 488864. More…..

Purbrook Summer Concert

Saturday 18th July, 2.30pm
Saint Michael and All Angels, Chalton

Join us for our annual summer community fundraising concert as the choir share songs in glorious harmony. Sample the excellent homemade cake with a cuppa after the singing.

Tickets £7 each. All proceeds to The Rowans Hospice. More…..

Stephen Jones, Milliner

Sunday 26th July, 2.30pm
Saint Michael and All Angels, Chalton

Stephen Jones has been described as ‘the maker of the most beautiful hats in the world’.

Tickets £15 on the door, cash or card. More…..

From the Ministry Team

On the second Sunday in July Christians are encouraged to give thanks for the world’s seafarers, nearly 1.89 million men and women, to think about their daily life on bulk carriers, tankers, container ships, cruise ships, ferries, trawlers etc., and to ask God to bless them and protect them. How often do we consider the everyday lives of seafarers ? The ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf have given us an insight into life on board. It is a way of life totally different from ours. Sailors leave their homes and cultures for up to a year, usually to support their families. A Filipino sailor can be supporting 15 family members. The work environment is constricted. Life can be very boring. Turnaround times are swift. Sometimes sailors have no internet connection to contact home. In some places – the Horn of Africa and the South China Sea – ships can be attacked by pirates. Pay can be late; there is little job security.

In 1836, an Anglican priest, John Ashley, saw the ships in the port of Bristol. He sowed a seed, as in today’s gospel, and founded the Anglican missionary agency, the Mission to Seafarers, which works with ecumenical partners to show God’s love and care wherever and whenever seafarers are in need. Today we are encouraged to pray for the Mission, and to support its work in our charitable giving. The Mission is active in 50 countries and over 200 ports around the world, through its Seafarer’s Centres, its chaplains and volunteers, providing practical help, rest and recreation to seafarers of all faiths and of none. The Mission has been very active recently in the Persian Gulf. Its work is a practical expression of Christian love.
Revd Canon Terry Louden

Here is the weekly notice sheet and I look forward to meeting you this Sunday.

Blessings,
Revd Joy