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For news and info from across Berrow and Brean and the wider church
Dates for your diary
Sunday Services this month
12th Sept 9:00am Harvest Service, St Bridget’s Brean
10:00am Holy Communion, St Mary’s Berrow
19th Sept 9:00am Holy Communion, St Bridget’s Brean
10:00am Harvest Service, St Mary’s Berrow
26th Sept 9:00am Morning Praise, St Bridget’s Brean
10:00am Holy Communion, St Mary’s Berrow
3rd Oct 9:00am Holy Communion, St Bridget’s Brean
10:00am Morning Praise, St Mary’s Berrow
Night Prayer (on Zoom)
Take place every Wednesday at 8:00pm online. Please
contact us if you would like to join us. You can access Zoom
online or by phone if you prefer.
Berrow and Brean Community Cafés and Hubs
Every Tuesday 1:00-3:00pm Berrow Village Hall
Every Thursday 1:00-3:00pm Brean Village Hall
Friday Fun Club (see over)
Friday 10th Sept 6:00-7:30pm St Mary’s Church Room
Some Thing (see over)
Friday 24th Sept 6:30-8:30pm St Mary’s Church Room
Advance Notice
The monthly Evening Prayer service, Nosh and Natter,
Encounters, Julian Group and Bible Meditations will be
resuming from the beginning of October. For more
information please see the calendar on our website. Dates
will be included in our next newsletter.
Contact details Revd Jonathan Philpott (Rector) [email protected] 01278 751806
Revd Jo Healey (Assistant Curate) [email protected] 01278 781014
Website www.berrowandbrean.co.uk
Dear all,
Firstly, thank you to all of you for your patience with
and careful following of the guidance that we issued
following the lifting of restrictions. It appears that
the pace of change seems to be fitting for most
people and so we will continue to do our best to
make wise and appropriate decisions as we see what
happens over the coming months. Rotas have been
produced until the end of November now, and the
details are on the calendar on the church website.
You will see that our harvest services are taking
place this month, and there is advance notice of the
All Souls service on 31st October and our
Remembrance Sunday services on 14th November.
We have not yet set the rotas for December as we
would like to see how things are a bit nearer the
time - so watch this space.
I would also like to say a huge thank you to all those
who came to my licensing service as Rector on
Sunday 5th September. It was lovely to have so
many people there, and I know there were others
who could not come. Thank you to all those who
worked so hard to provide the food and furniture
moving after the service. It was a really special day
and I look forward to seeing what God is asking of us
in the years that lie ahead together.
Thank you also to all those who contributed to the
very generous gift, and to the lovely and extremely
thoughtful book of messages. It was very moving to
see what you have shared and it will be a special
memento that I can look back at particularly when
times feel tough. We really feel loved and valued by
you, so thank you.
Finally (and this appears over the page in more
detail) our love and prayer are with Jo and Sam on
Saturday 12th September as we celebrate the first
anniversary of their marriage. Hope it will be a fab
day.
Rev Jonathan Philpott
7th September 2021
Harvest 2021 Our harvest services will be taking place this month. St
Bridget’s service will be on 12th September, and St
Mary’s service will be on 19th September. We will be
collecting produce which will be taken to the Foodbank
as in previous years. Produce should be in tins and
packets please, and funny as it may sound please check
that it is in date! Unfortunately we cannot accept fresh
produce.
St Mary’s Car Park Now that we are up and running fairly normally again,
we are in need of a small team to help keep the car park
behind the Church Room tidy and under control. If you
are interested in being involved please see John Hance.
We would particularly love to hear from you if you have
a hedge cutter or a brush cutter as these will help!
For your prayers As you may know, we have a Prayer Diary for Berrow
and Brean, and we would love to encourage you to join
us in praying each day using this as it is a really great
way of being united in our prayers.
Please also pray for the different things that are in this
newsletter, and for the groups that offer people the
chance to grow in their faith. Please also continue to
pray for our community cafe and hubs.
This month, we continue to pray for those leading the
process for the appointment of the new Bishop of Bath
and Wells. The following prayer has been offered for
our use:
God of love, lead us through this time of vacancy.
Guide all those involved in the appointment process,
Give us all ears to listen, eyes to see,
hearts to pray and minds to think,
placing the needs of others before ourselves,
always seeking your will and your kingdom. Amen.
Young People’s Groups starting/re-starting There is nothing like a curious name appearing in a
newsletter or notice to show that groups for young
people are starting/re-starting. On Friday 10th
September at 6:00pm, Fun Club is re-starting after an
absence of nearly 18 months. This is our youth club for
children in school years 4-6. Then, on Friday 24th
September at 6:30pm a new group called “Some Thing”
is starting for young people in school years 7-9. We are
really excited about getting both groups going, and
there are further plans down the line for more provision
for children and young people. More information can
be found on the website and your prayers for these
groups are very much appreciated.
Readings and Collect for 12th Sept (Trinity 15) Lord God, defend your Church from all false teaching
and give to your people knowledge of your truth, that
we may enjoy eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Genesis 45:4-7 Numbers 6:22-27 (St Bridget’s)
James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 (St Mary’s)
Readings for 19th Sept:
James 3:13a-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 (St Bridget’s)
Genesis 45:4-7 Numbers 6:22-27 (St Mary’s)
Readings for 26th Sept:
James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50
Congratulations On 28th July, the following people attended and passed
the First Aid at Work course - Angela Hope, Bev Vincent,
Della Harrison, Patrick Barber, Jill Davies, Julia Gaunt,
June Jenkins, Marion Hance, Richard Harrison and Verity
Boulger. Well done all, and thank you for being first
aiders for our churches.
Prayer Ministry at St Mary’s
There will be a 'prayer request' box near the prayer
area for you to put your prayer needs in. The
prayer ministry team will collect these each week
and prayer into your requests.
From Sunday 3rd October we will once again offer
face to face prayer ministry after the main service
with the following safety measures:-
• All participants should wear a face covering
unless exempt.
• Chairs will be spaced out for the safety and
protection of the ministry team on duty.
Jo and Sam’s Blessing of Marriage Congratulations to our curate Jo and her husband Sam
on almost reaching their first wedding anniversary.
Although we couldn’t be with them last year, many of us
will be joining them for a blessing of their marriage at St
Mary’s Wedmore on Saturday 12th September. Our
love, thoughts and prayers are with them as they mark
this special day.