St Thomas Becket Church is part of the Diocese in Europe, which actually takes a fairly extensive view of where Europe begins and ends! Four times a year the Diocese Communications team puts together a colourful and informative magazine 'The European Anglican' (TEA) to provide interesting perspectives from all corners of the Diocese. The Autumn Edition of TEA is available here, or as a hardcopy in church.
For almost daily updates on what is going on, do visit Bishop David's Eurobishop blog.
A reminder to those coming to church during September that we are collecting things for a Harvest Festival Bring and Buy sale. During September you can bring non-perishable goods and leave them in church marked with the price you paid. These will then be sold after the Harvest Eucharist 3 October.
On the day before, 2 October, there will be a special Ghana Event.
The proceeds from both events will go to the mission projects being supported.
Following last month's great outing to Ratzeburg, this Saturday the Wanderers are walking closer to home – Wedel to Rissen (about 10 km)
Saturday, 11 September meeting at 11:00 am at exit to Wedel Station.
Please contact Cicely if you are coming. More info on “Wanderers” page under “Activities”.
The Rt Revd Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham, – known simply as Alan Wilson to Guardian Readers for whom he writes a regular column – has written some thoughts on the Book of Common Prayer and Baptism, that make cheerful if not thought provoking reading.
Click here to access.
This piece noted from the Eurobishop Blog.
The next Young Adults meeting will be on Friday 10th September – further details on location and time is given on Young Adults Page. Topic for disucssion – will be a surprise!
Young adults are welcome – church attendance not required!
Well summer seems to be rather broke. But this should not deter …
The weather perhaps puts other things on hold to read a new Pause for Thought for September.
Many things are happening this autumn. Dates to note are Creation Sunday 19th September and Harvest Weekend 2nd-3rd October with a special Ghanaian Event in support of the church's mission projects.
There are still places free on the bus for the Church Outing on Saturday 4th September. This promises to be a great day out, good company, interesting weather (well interesting to see what it will be!), and a very economical way to see Töning and St Peter Ording – all for 15 Euros!
Good way to get to know people who regularly and occasionally come to church! Newcomers welcome too.
Friday 20th August Junior Church Staff Meeting.
Saturday 21st August Confirmation classes resume.
REMINDER – Church Outing Saturday 4th September!
Visit to Tönning and St Peter Ording. An opportunity for friends and relatives to join regulars for a fun day. 260 km round trip for just 15 Euros – do join the party! Notification to Emmanuel in church or contact the churchwardens or Chaplain.
Sunday 1st August we have baptisms and so this is a suitable time for a chance to mingle over a shared lunch.
The Monthly Eucharist will take place Thursday 29th July at 19.00 at Schulterblatt 14 – please tell Rosie Curran (4390281) if you are coming!
And don't forget the church outing 4th September
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, was the invited keynote speaker at the LWF Assembly being held in Stuttgart until 27 July. His talk was on the theme of the conference “Give us today our daily bread”.
Dr Williams noted that “Give Us Today Our Daily Bread” is “a prayer than inevitably looks beyond the present moment and the settling of immediate needs … It is as if in order to live in peace and hope today, we have to ask for that foretaste or ‘advance payment’ of God’s future.”
“The bread that is shared among Christians is not only material resource, but the recognition of dignity…and to recognise human dignity in one another is indeed to share the truth of what humanity is in the eyes of God. We feed each other by honouring the truth of the divine image in each other.”
The report from LWF is available here.
The full text can be read on the Archbishop's website.
There is also a note and comment on the Europbishop blog