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    MORNING PRAYER:      Every Monday morning at 9.30am in the Upper room.
    EUCHARIST SERVICE:  Every Thursday morning at 9.30 am.
                                                 Every Sunday morning at 10.00am.
     

    PARISH OFFICE: please note there is now NO Parish Office on a Monday evening. If you know of family, neighbours or friends who are intending to enquire about Baptism or Marriage at St Philip and St James please ask them to telephone the Vicarage on 020 8894 1932.
     

    'THIRD SUNDAY' P & J SERVICE. This Is An Informal Half-hour Service Once A Month, Aimed Particularly At Young Families And The Young In Heart. If You Want To Come To Church But Are worried About Keeping Your Toddlers Or Primary Age Children Still During A Longer Service, Perhaps The P & J Service Is One You Might Try.
     

    HALL BOOKINGS: The hall booking contact no. is  0776 3251803. Please phone between 9am and 8pm. Hall charges are posted in the Hall, in the Church porch and on the web-site. For any queries involving keys please phone Angela Bowman on 8893 4918. If you use the Hall and find a problem please contact the Churchwardens, Russell Nimmo 8755 4480 or Wendy Wickstone 8898 1052 as quickly as possible. This helps to minimise issues with the next hirer, and can lead to quicker action in sorting something out.
    The Hall now has new facilities, including Wheelchair access for disabled visitors and a Baby nappy changing unit.
     

    ADVANCE NOTICE From the middle of September until the last week of October, Robin Goodgame will be working on Wednesday afternoon instead of  Thursday morning. I hope that this will not inconvenience anyone.
     

    GRAND COFFEE MORNING 11th September in the Church Hall from 10.30 am.  If you are able to help, please talk to a Churchwarden.
     

    THE MONDAY BIBLE STUDIES start again on 13th Sept. running fortnightly twice a day at 10.30 am and 8.00 pm. The venue will be 5 Willowdene Close and the subject 'Living the Christian Life', with a view to really challenging us and moving us on in our faith. There are leaflets with details at the back of the church and for further information please contact Joan Parks on 8894 7039.
     

    FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP The next Food and Fellowship is going to be on Wed. 15th September and will be at Brouge at the Old Goat pub, 241 Hampton Road, diagonally opposite Squires Garden Centre. It will start at 7.30 pm and have a Belgian theme (But no mussels) Please let Debby or Mark know by Sunday 12th September on 8894 0613 or debbyandmarkat52@btinternet.com
     

    TRAIDCRAFT: Diana Sell has taken this on, and will be operating on the first Sunday of each month, either outside the church or in the hall, depending on the weather. We are very grateful to Diana for undertaking this, which supports small industries in developing countries. For any further details please contact her on 8894 6152.
     

    BUDDING COOKS: The Whitton Baptist Church runs a Lunch Club every Thursday providing a simple hot meal and pudding. They are looking for a reserve team leader. Team leaders choose the menu, buy the goods and delegate the cooking of the meal to various experienced team members. If anyone is interested or wants to know more, contact Jacqui Saville on 8898 0057, and you will be given the phone number of the organiser.

    PERFORMANCE ACADEMY LONDON announces the opening of a new children's drama class stating in September in the church hall on Thursdays.
    It's for children 8-12 years old, no previous drama experience necessary. Pick up a flyer from the church or the hall,
    or call Robert Wells on 07854 252442 or e-mail info@plrformanceacademylondon.co.uk for further information.
     

 

Help Wanted

To keep the church running is hard work and currently there are only a few who are giving lots of their time covering a number of jobs.
To spread the load more we need help in a number of areas:
o       Brass Cleaners
o       Choir
o       Church Cleaners
o       Churches Together in Whitton (CTiW) Parish Representative
o       Deanary Synod Representative
o       Holiday Club Helpers
o       Grounds Maintenance
o       Guide Leaders
o       Flower Arrangers
o       Musicians
o       Servers
o       Stewardship Recorder
o       Tea & Coffee Rota
o       Tradecraft Management
o       Welcomers

If you would like to find out more about any of the above or can help is any way please contact Angela, Anne-Marie or Wendy

Angela Bowman (Church Warden)
Tel: 020 8893 4918 email: albowman@btinternet.com

Anne-Marie Philp (PCC Secretary)
Tel: 020 8755 1066 email: anne-marie.philp@blueyonder.co.uk

Wendy Wickstone (Church Warden)
Tel: 020 8898 1052 email: wawickstone@aol.com
 
 

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