Parishes of St James’ Chipping Campden & St Eadburgha’s Ebrington

If you were unable to introduce yourself today, please do call one of our churchwardens, who would love to hear from you.

David Hallett (841275) or David Atkinson (840382) at St James, and

Peter Banton (593446) or Peter Satterthwaite (593248) in Ebrington.

A big Thank You to all who helped with St James’ Fete yesterday.

The Special Collection at St James’ today is for the Southern Africa Church Development Trust.

Finding a Faith: Our course continues on Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm at Seymour House, High Street Campden (the home of Peter and Sarah Taylor and opposite Lloyds’ Bank) Our topic this week is ‘The Route to Faith: The Person of Jesus’.

The Ebrington Fete takes place on Saturday July 12^th at the Cricket Ground in Ebrington, starting at 2 pm. Please come and enjoy everything that’s on offer – see the magazine and posters for details.

Badgers Field Communion will take place as usual next Monday(14^th July) at 2.30 pm.

St James’ School End of Term Service will take place on Friday July 18^th at 9.30 am in St James’ School.

On Sunday July 20th we will be celebrating our Patronal Festival at St James’ at the 9.30 service. At the 11.00 service there will be three Baptisms – Mackenzie Townsend, Phoebe Proud and Caspar Davies.

A reminder that the magazine deadline is now the 15^th of every month, starting this month with Tuesday 15^th July.

Notice of closure of St James’ Church – Monday 14^th to Friday evening 18^th July and Monday/Tuesday 21^st -23^rd July. This is necessary to facilitate the installation of new light fitments at high level throughout the church. Choir practice should be unaffected and the plan is for the 10.30 am communion service on Wednesday 16^th July to be held in the North Chapel. Most of the church will be clear for near-normal use from Friday evening through Saturday and Sunday. Church watch duties are suspended for days of closure and resume on Wednesday 23^rd July.

• We give thanks for all in our two parishes who are so involved in our community life, with high levels of commitment. We pray that in all of this we will all be ‘salt’ and ‘light’ (Matthew 5: 13-16).
• We pray for the family and friends of Sara Anne Clarke whose funeral takes place at St Eadburgha’s on Monday at 11 am. (Sara taught for a number of years at Ebrington School).
• We continue to pray for Sarah Parker and all involved in work amongst our young people and children.
• We continue to pray for our country, with the problems of knife-crime, debt and rising prices.
• We continue also to pray for Zimbabwe and its future.

Verse for the week

"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." Matthew 11: 28-29