Update on Sunday Worship

Sunday 24th August 

Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Sunday24th August
9:15 am  Family Communion at St Lawrence, Towcester
10:15 am  Benefice Sunday Worship via Zoom
11:15 am  Holy Communion at St Bartholomew's, Greens Norton
11:15 am  Holy Communion at St Augustine's, Caldecote


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Our weekly news contains details of services for this and next weekend, as well as daily bible readings, prayer requests and notices for forthcoming events. 

Looking ahead to events and services that are happening please do look at the Monthly Calendar for August

Copies are available in churches for collecting especially for those who do not have emails. 

Changes to Service pattern in September at St Bartholomew’s
Holy Communion will be taking place at St Bartholomew’s, Greens Norton on Sunday 14^th September and on Sunday 21^st September there will be Family Worship at Greens Norton Primary School, followed by a Fun Day.

Dear all,

This is the time of year when young people may be receiving examination results. The results may determine what happens next – a university course, perhaps, or VI^th form. There may well be a variety of emotions; elation, relief, surprise, and disappointment. We hope that those who have received results will be pleased and will go forward encouraged and onto the next stage with confidence. One hopes that there is a ‘good fit’. When we don’t get the results needed and don’t end up going in the direction we had hoped, we may find that the alternative is actually better and leads to greater fulfilment. As we get older there can be a sense of a guiding hand at work even when we are not really aware of it.

Today I’ve been checking over the monthly calendar and information for the Greens Norton News. It causes me to think of all the different ways we communicate. There is quite a task involved in keeping everything up to date and coordinated. Whatever organisation we are in it seems that a common complaint is about ‘communication’.

You may well be reading this because it has been emailed out to you, or you may be reading it on the benefice website. Within the mailing are links to the Weekly News and Monthly Calendar (paper copies of both are in the churches). The calendar exists because we found that there were so many items to get onto the Weekly News and we thought people might wish to know what is happening several weeks ahead rather than just in the coming week. Hopefully this aids planning.

The Weekly News contains information about the current and next Sunday together with Bible readings for the week, notices and the Collect and Post-communion Prayers – these are often so rich and meaningful. We hope it is useful to have the readings – which can be referred to during the sermon and indeed, taken away for further reflection.

The Monthly Calendar contains, firstly, information about regular and repeating events such as the 10.15 Wednesday Service, Tots groups, Daily prayer on Zoom. Then there is a week-by-week calendar with all that is on. This information also appears on posters on notice boards and may well be advertised via social media as well.  Have I forgotten anything !?

With every Blessing
Greg

Our next Confirmation Course will begin in September. 
We will meet on Thursday evenings in the Chantry house starting on September 11^th at 7.30 pm, for eight weeks. Please do let a member of the clergy know if you would like to be part of the group or whether a family member or friends may be interested to proceed to confirmation or join us as a refresher in the faith. These groups are great opportunities to ask any questions about faith, life, the Bible.
 

IMPORTANT

We have been made aware of scam emails circulating in our community.
Please be assured that no member of clergy—or anyone from the church—will ever contact you asking for money or gift vouchers.
If you receive such an email, please check the sender’s email address carefully and do not respond.
If in doubt, contact the church office directly for confirmation.

Ride and Stride - 13th September 2025

Renew169 is a wellbeing café in Towcester and is a place where it is OK not to be OK. The café is part of the national Renew network which began in Nottingham. We are open to everyone in the community with a view to helping people to feel less isolated and also supporting them with their mental health. The charity was started in 2018 as a Churches Together initiative. We have had quite a few changes at trustee level and are now in need of some new trustees, up to a maximum of three. In particular, we urgently need someone who could be our treasurer – if that could be you, please contact Dr Lynn Suter, Chair of Trustees at lis@suter.uk.com. Other people who feel called to be a trustee may also contact Lynn at the same email – thank you.

The Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride
This will be taking place on Saturday 13^th September with churches in Northamptonshire taking part along with many more all over the country.  Participants plan a route to walk, cycle, horse ride etc, on their own or in a group, visiting churches, many of which are open with people to welcome them and nearly all with basic free refreshments.  Some participants drive round the churches which is ok as long as their sponsors don’t mind! 
St Lawrence Towcester is planning to be open between 10am and 6pm on the 13^th September and we are looking to set up a rota of people willing to spend an hour or two in the church to welcome any visitors. It is very unlikely you be inundated and you may not be able to welcome anyone at all during your hour.  Welcomers can be sponsored but it is not essential.  We are also hoping to have participants raising sponsorship by cycling or walking (50% of the basic amount excluding Gift Aid is returned to the church of your choice)
I am planning on either cycling or walking between some of the local, or maybe not so local, churches and would be happy to have anyone else with me. I would also welcome sponsorship and will be putting a sponsor form in the Chantry Office.
Anyone interested in finding out more, please contact Val Hartley on 07511 636883 or val.e.hartley@btinternet.com
Other churches in the benefice are also taking part:-
St Michael, Bradden will be open, unmanned from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
St Mary, Easton Neston will be open and manned from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
St Bartholomew, Greens Norton will be open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, manned from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with refreshments.
There is information about NHCT and Ride and Stride on the NHCT website www.nhct.org.uk also showing photos of 2024 participants and their stories.

     

Forthcoming Events

Worship for this coming week