The next week in the St Faith’s Community

Sunday 7th July

8.00am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion

9.30am Parish Eucharist

11.00am Sundays@11

6.00pm Evening Prayer

Tuesday 9th July

9.30am Rainbow Toddlers

Thursday 11th July

11.30am Eucharist

2.00pm Cuppa & Company

Friday 12th July

2.00pm Knit & Natter

Saturday 13th July

6.00pm Youth Group at St Mary’s, Alverstoke

Sunday 14h July

8.00am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion

9.30am Parish Eucharist

11.00am Sundays@11

6.00pm Evening Prayer

Morning and Evening Prayer are said in the church most weekdays at

8.30am and 5.00pm. Everyone is welcome.

House groups meet during the week for prayer, discussion, friendship and

Bible study. For more information, please speak to one of the clergy.

Welcome to St Faith’s. If you are a visitor, we hope you enjoy your time with us. If

you would like to know more about St Faith’s, please fill in a

Welcome Card which is found on the desk near the entrance to the church.

Weekly Notes

7th July 2019

3rd Sunday after Trinity/The environment

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Contemporary Issues sermon

series continues today Over the coming months we will be holding an

occasional sermon series on Contemporary Issues. Mary started the series of sermons by

looking at the place of women, which can be

heard on the St Faith’s website. Last week Paul

preached about the environment and will do so

again this Sunday. The question is:- What is

our place as Christians in caring for our world, and what do we need to do

in response?

New People &

Planet Group

at St Faith’s The sta te o f the

environment, and caring

for it, is one of the most

pressing issues in our world today. We would like to start a new group,

People and Planet, looking at this issue and advising the church on what we

can do to respond. Our new group will pray for the world, and seek ways

to reduce our impact on the environment as a church, in our communities

and in our personal lives, and encourage others to do the same.

If you would like to be involved with the People and Planet Group,

please contact Becca Chamberlain on 023 9200 6184, or at

beccachamberlain@gmail.com

Reading at the Parish

Eucharist and at Evening

Prayer Yes, it is that time again when we need

volunteers to read at the Parish

Eucharist and at Evening Prayer. The

period of time is from 4th August to the

27th October and the last date is when

British Summer Time ends. What a

thought! The rotas are all on the table at the back of church.

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Music from the Silver Screen Saturday 13th July at 7.30pm,

St Faith's Church

featuring Lee Choral Society and

The Lowry Girls Tickets £10, available from choir members,

St. Faith's Church Office, on the door or call

023 9211 3534

Come along and enjoy music and songs from

South Pacific, Oliver, Mamma Mia, Oklahoma,

Bohemian Rhapsody, and more!

Safeguarding Training For Anyone

Tomorrow Evening at 7.30pm Safeguarding is about making sure that the ways we operate as a church

keep everyone safe from harm. Many people in our church community have to attend safeguarding

training because they are working with children, or vulnerable adults, as

part of their volunteering for the church, but safeguarding is something

which should concern us all.

The new Church of England Safeguarding Policy, which we need to follow as

a church, therefore recommends that a much wider group of people

undertake safeguarding training. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Welcome Team

• Refreshment Helpers

• Flower Team

Choir Members

• Music Group Members

• Sound Team

If you are on one of those teams, but have not previously been to

safeguarding training at St Faith’s , we would like to invite you to

come to training, in the church, at 7.30pm on Monday 8th July.

For more information, you can speak either to Paul, Margaret Hunt, Pam

Rigg or Becca Chamberlain, the church’s safeguarding team.

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Sea Sunday – 14th July Next Sunday, 14th July, we are celebrating Sea Sunday, with special services at

9.30am and 11.00am. The 9.30am will not be a Eucharist, but will still focus

on the themes of Sea Sunday. Sundays@11 will be an all-age service, again

around the same themes.

If you know people who might be interested in coming to Sea Sunday themed

services, please invite them along.

Games

Afternoon

21st July On Sunday 21st July we

will be holding a games

afternoon for all

ages. Come and have

fun playing board

games, or outdoor

games, and much

more. Invite your

friends to come along

as well!

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New hymn book As we have mentioned in the past, we are planning on

purchasing a new hymn book, to replace the green

New English Hymnal, which is now not very new!

We are doing this because:

Our vision statement commits us to being a

‘progressive’ church - which means doing new

things. So we want to continue to update our

music, retaining the great hymns of the past but

making the most of the great hymns and songs of

the present.

We want to make sure we are using inclusive

language where possible (so we do not sing ‘men’ when we mean ‘men and

women’ - do listen to Mary’s sermon on women from a couple of weeks ago for more on this important topic).

The good news is, we do not need to purchase huge numbers of books,

because many people use the screen these days. So we’re going to purchase

60 copies of Ancient & Modern - Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship. We

know this will be enough for everyone who wants one. (The choir have been

secretly using this for a couple of years now!) This will cost us £560, and we

will take this from our reserves, as this is a key investment in the life of our

church.

The version we will be purchasing contains the words only. We know some people also like having the music. If you would like to contribute towards

the cost of a copy or two of the melody version (which has the tune

printed), or even the SATB (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) book, please will

you let Richard Dewland know? The melody version is £20 per copy, and

the SATB version is £27 a copy.

We will be purchasing the books at the end of July, so do let Richard know in

the next few weeks! His contact details are on the back of the Notes.

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St Faith’s finances - update We are now half way through 2019, and as part of our commitment to

regularly reporting the church finances, on the page opposite you will find

the church finances for January to June this year.

Things to notice:

We are pretty much on budget so far - thank you to everyone who gives

regularly to the life of our church, though financial giving, and through

giving of your time and talents.

Most of the giving to St Faith’s comes through Standing Order or the

Parish Giving Scheme. Information about both of these is available on

the notice stand in the south porch

Our biggest expense is the Parish Share, which funds both ministry here

at St Faith’s and in the wider Church of England.

Although we are on budget, the budget is for an £18,000 deficit. In other words, we think our expenses will be £18,000 more than our

income this year. This is because as a church community we continue to

not give enough to fund the life of our church.

Photos from Steve’s ordination as a priest, 29th June

Above - Bishop Christopher,

and the newly ordained priests

Right - Paul preached at both

the ordination of priests and

the ordination of deacons

services - and he also led the

pre-ordination retreat

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January to June 2019 2019 Budget Budget Actual Difference

Income from Giving Gift Aided Regular Income 42,500 43,321 821 85,000 Loose Plate Collections 5,192 4,760 -432 10,800 Non Gift Aided Regular Income 720 708 -12 1,440 Other giving 2,800 3,375 575 5,600 Total Income from Giving 51,212 52,163 951 102,840

Other Income Total Income from Fundraising 5,100 3,753 -1,347 9,200 Gift Aid 9,180 6,319 -2,861 18,360 Legacies 1,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 Fees for weddings and funerals 2,450 1,750 -700 4,600 Other Income 850 633 -217 1,700 Total Other Income 18,580 16,455 -2,126 35,860

Total Church Income 69,792 68,618 -1,174 138,700

Expenditure Parish Share 54,963 54,920 43 109,926 Clergy Expenses 1,465 1,111 354 2,930 Music 5,072 4,079 993 10,144 Altar Requisites 475 1,393 -918 950 Salaries 4,492 4,349 142 8,983 Church Administration 4,134 3,459 675 8,268 CCLI and PRS 500 529 -29 1,000 Insurance 2,000 1,899 101 2,000 Church Maintenance 1,250 1,443 -193 2,500 Gas and electricity 2,030 2,397 -367 4,061 Other costs 1,025 944 81 2,050 Mission giving 125 30 95 4,364

Total Church Expenses 77,531 76,554 978 157,176

Surplus/Deficit -7,739 -7,936 -197 -18,476

Message from Steve and Jayne Dent Thank you so much for the amazing 'last lunch', as well as all of your kind

words and very generous gift. Jayne and I plan to buy two new priest stoles

and garden furniture as a reminder of St Faith’s; such a wonderful church

family to be part of. You will remain in our thoughts and prayers.

God bless you all, Steve and Jayne

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Live Nativity & Christmas Fayre in December This year we are planning on doing

something a little different with the

Christmas Fayre. In addition to some of

our usual Christmas Fayre stalls, we are

going to hold a Live Nativity. This has live

animals with Mary and Joseph, and a

journey in which guests encounter adults

dressed as shepherds, angels, and finally,

wise men on camels, each with a witty

script and plenty of banter.

This will be an opportunity to engage

people who don’t normally come to

church with the Christmas story, and

is very successful in other places. We

want to do this, because while anyone

can put on a Christmas Fayre, our

unique message as a church is the

birth of Jesus, and we want to talk

about this more.

We are in the early stages of planning

for this, but we think the Live Nativity

will take place in the church, with refreshments and stalls in the Bulson Hall, at the

end of the Fayre.

We have applied to the Mission Opportunities Fund from the Diocese, and have

been granted £1,225 to help with the start-up costs of the Live Nativity, which is

wonderful.

We are looking to form a team of people to organise the Live Nativity

and Christmas Fair. If you would be interested in helping, then please let

Mary Kells know (her details are on the back of the Notes).

The Live Nativity and Christmas Fair will be

on Sunday 8th December, 1.00 - 4.00pm.

That morning we will hold the 8.00am and

9.30am services, and then it will be all hands

on deck for setting up the Live Nativity in the

church, ready for 1pm.

Please pray for this exciting new venture, and

get involved if you can.

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In the Church and Parish Centre 7th July– 14th July

Church Bulson Hall Lowry Room

Sun

7th

July

8.00 Holy Communion

9.30 Parish Eucharist

11.00 Sundays@11

6.00pm Evening Prayer

Refreshments

Traidcraft Stall

11.15 Sundays@11

9.00 Choir

11.15 Sundays@11

1.30-4.30 Private Party

Mon

8th

July

8.00 Silent Prayer

8.30 Morning Prayer

5.00pm Evening Prayer

9.30-12.30pm Lunch Club

5.15-5.45pm Zumba Gold

6.15-7.15pm Yoga

10.00-11.00 Pilates

1.30-2.30pm Clinical

Pilates

3.00-5.00pm Freshwater

Court AGM

6.15-7.15 Zumba

8.00-9.00pm Dance

Fitness

Tue

9th

July

8.00 Silent Prayer

8.30 Morning Prayer

5.00pm Evening Prayer

9.30-11.15 Rainbow

Toddlers

1.30-2.30pm Pilates

2.45-3.45pm Pilates

6.15-7.15pm Yoga

9.30-10.30 Zumba

11.03.00pm Pianos being

tuned

3.30-4.30pm Starz Ballet

5.30-7.00pm Brownies

Wed

10th

July

8.00 Silent Prayer

8.30 Morning Prayer

5.00pm Evening Prayer

7.30pm Lee Choral

Society

10.00-12.00 Civil Service

Pensioners’ Alliance

1.00-4.00pm Home

Instead Tea Dance

9.30-12.30pm Lee Bridge

Group

1.00-3.00 Weight

Watchers

5.15-6.15pm Clinical

Pilates

7.30-8.30 Zumba

Thu

11th

July

8.00 Silent Prayer

8.30 Morning Prayer

11.30 Eucharist

5.00pm Evening Prayer

9.30-10.30 Yoga

2.00-3.00pm Cuppa &

Company

5.30-6.30 Yoga

6.45-7.45 Pilates

10.00-1.00pm Lowry Art

Group

7.00-8.00pm Zumba

Fri

12th

July

8.00 Silent Prayer

8.30 Morning Prayer

5.00pm Evening Prayer

1.00-2.00pm Zumba Gold

7.30-9.30pm ‘Shall we

Dance?’ Ballroom, Latin

and Sequence dancing

evening

10.00-11.00 Jiggy

Wrigglers

2.00-4.00pm Knit &

Natter

6.30-9.00pm Choir

Sat

13th

July

9.30 Concert Rehearsal

7.30pm Concert by Lee

Choral Society and the

Lowry Girls

9.30-10.30 Zumba

7.30-10.00pm Lee Choral

Society and the Lowry Girls

Want to hire the church or a

hall? Then ring 023 9255

6445

Sun

14th

July

8.00 Holy Communion

9.30 & 11.00 Sea Sunday

services

6.00pm Evening Prayer

Refreshments

11.15 Sundays@11

9.00am Choir

11.15 Sundays@11

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Sunday 7th July - 3rd Sunday after Trinity 8.00am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion

A traditional communion service using the 1662 order of service

President: Paul Chamberlain Assistant: Alison King Readings: Psalm 19, John 1:1-14 Collect: Page 210

9.30am Parish Eucharist

A formal choral service of Holy Communion

President: Mary Kells Deacon: Paul Chamberlain

Preacher: Paul Chamberlain Intercessions: Ann Dent

Readings: Psalm 19 (Jan McCready); John 1:1-14 (Jo Drew)

Chalice: Margaret Hunt, Bill Delicate, Mary Bucks and Frankie Gunns

Hymns: Hymns are on the screen, on a separate sheet, or in the books

Processional: God in his love for us lent us this planet

Offertory: Gracious God, in adoration (on sheet)

Anthem: J. Rutter: Look at the world (on sheet)

Communion: 297: Lord, Jesus Christ (living Lord)

Closing Hymn: 413: Now thank we all our God

11.00am Sundays@11 with Holy Communion

A service for all ages, with a music group, various media, and activities for adults

and children.

Leader & Preacher: Paul Chamberlain

Songs: Over all the Earth; There is a voice; Light of the world

Who can know; How great thou art

6.00pm Evening Prayer

A traditional reflective service with music and a sermon

Officiant & Homily: Mary Kells

Hymn: 334: All people that on earth do dwell

Psalm: 65

Readings: Genesis 29:1-20; Mark 6: 7-29 Alison King

Hymn: 341: Blest are the pure in heart

Intercessions: Gillian Sinclair

Hymn: 391: King of glory, King of peace

Collect for 3rd Sunday after Trinity

Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin

and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts

whereby we call you Father:

give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,

that we and all creation may be brought

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to the glorious liberty of the children of God;

through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever. Amen

For your prayers during the next week

Those to be christened: Penelope Rossiter and Reggie Turner

Those to be married: Darren Mason and Emma Clack

Those who are unwell: Martin Over, Sue Harrap, Margaret Parker, Doug

Griffiths, Terry Wilson, David Almond and Matthew Beer

Those who have died: Brian Humphrey, Yvonne Gibbs and Leonard

Gardner

Anniversaries of death: Helen Self and Olwen Penfold (7th); Eric Brown

(9th); Christopher Suter (10th); Leonard Prince and Monica Noonan (11th);

Henry Baxandall and Sidney Collins (12th).

Parish Centre update As you may know, the PCC have plans to do more with the Parish Centre in

the coming years. The Centre has been in existence for neatry 20 years, and

it’s time for an upgrade! We would love the Centre to be used more, and in

new ways, by our community. As part of this, we plan to:

Install a projection system into the Bulson Hall and start a community

cinema Install a bar in the Centre foyer so we can better cater for parties (the

Bulson Hall is the biggest space for parties in Lee!)

Upgrade the Bulson kitchen air extraction system, to meet current

regulations

Install a screen and sound in the Lowry Room, so it can better be used for

meetings and events

Replace the worn out signs by the south porch, and put new signs on the

south east and south west corners of the Square, so people know what

our buildings are (not everyone does!)

We also need to brick up an old window in the Lowry Room which is

letting in water, and put in a new loft hatch to the Lowry Room loft.

We will give you more information about these exciting plans in the weeks

ahead!

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Church & Parish Centre Contact Details

Vicar

Revd Dr Paul Chamberlain

023 9200 6184

vicar@stfaithslee.org.uk

Curate

Revd Dr Mary Kells

01329 556151

mary.kells@stfaithslee.org.uk

Director of Music

Richard Dewland

07561 318 355

musicdirector@stfaithslee.org.uk

Churchwarden

Cliff Rook

023 9255 1300

cliff.rook9@gmail.com

Churchwarden

Rita Morgan

023 9255 4078

ritamorgan54@outlook.com

Church Office

Church Administrator: Andrew Munro

Telephone 023 9255 6445

The Church Office is from 10.00am-12.30pm each weekday.

For Church enquiries: churchadmin@stfaithslee.org.uk

For Parish Centre enquiries: centreadmin@stfaithsparishcentre.org.uk

St Faith’s Church & Parish Centre

Victoria Square, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, PO13 9NF

www.stfaithslee.org.uk

www.stfaithsparishcentre.org.uk

St Faith’s Vision: Our vision is to be a welcoming

progressive Christian community of all ages and all stages of

faith, nurturing spiritual growth, and representing God’s