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Saturday 21 July the Wanderers are taking a walk around Stadtpark.

Meet at the Altona Bhf bus station at the metro 20/25 stop at 10.30 am to travel to Winterhuder Marktplatz, arriving shortly after 11.00 am. Tha Stadtpark is only a few mins walk. Alternatively, if it is more convenient go directly to Winterhuder Marktplatz and join the group there(bus 109 also stops there).

The plan is to have a shared picnic lunch, but no-one needs to cater for the entire group!! Have clothes for all weather conditions!

Please let Cicely know by Friday evening if cou are coming: Cicely-hollingsworth (at) t-online.de; 049/86 07 90 ; mobile no. 0182 635 93 98

Spotted on the ABC's website, a BBC Radio 4 Programme by pop-star turned priest Richard Cole on 'The Voice of God'. No, this is not the BBC getting above itself, but an exploration of the way God speaks to us depicted within literature, theatre, music and film, and within sacred texts.

If you are quick you can still listen to it on the
Radio 4 website.

The church will be open this Saturday afternoon as part of the activities to 'Extend a Welcome' and provide an opportunity just to pop in and have a look round.
WELCOME!

As announced on Bishop David's Blog, The Revd Matthew Jones, the Chaplain of St Thomas Becket Church, has been appointed the Bishop’s Advisor for Healing & Deliverance Ministry.

This is a very special and demanding ministry for which we offer Fr Matthew our prayers and good wishes.

Our intrepid Becket News editor has pulled off another miracle and produced yet another action packed Golden-plus-one edition of our parish magazine!

Wishing readers a very good summer, and gute Lektüre!

Well if you are interested in an opinion before the crucial Synod vote, the Church Times has a Leader on the matter.

On the Services page you will find the services for July – August. We hope if you are visiting Hamburg for business or holiday over the summer, you will feel welcome. There is an opportunity to visit the church 7 July when we have 'Open Church'.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has named the Right Reverend David Hamid, Suffragan Bishop in the Diocese in Europe, as the Anglican Co-Chair of the International Anglican Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM).
This is an important role for developing relations with the Roman Catholic Church taht has been vacant for some time. We and we wish Bishop David every success in this challenging capacity.
Read article on the Diocese in Europe website.

Bishop David Hamid asks for our prayers for these candidates in preparation for their ordination: The Revd Jennifer Elliott de Riverol and Revd Nigel Thomas to be ordained as priests on 30 June. Mrs Dana English, Dr Mary Styles and Ms Verna Veritie to be ordained as deacons on 01 July.

Our Chaplain has pointed out that much of Jesus ministry involved food and wine. So appropriately Irene and Eileen have been gathering favourite recipes from members of the congregation and associates to produce a magnificent 400th Anniversary Cook Book. It costs just 10 euros and will be a sell out. The money earned will go towards the 400th anniversary fund.

A big thanks to Irene and Eileen for taking the initiative on this.