A prayer on the death of Her Majesty The Queen

Gracious God, we give thanks
for the life of your servant Queen Elizabeth,
for her faith and her dedication to duty.
Bless our nation as we mourn her death
and may her example continue to inspire us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF RAPHAEL & ANN SEDGWICK
WE HAVE TWO ALMSHOUSES AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT.

 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: HAVE A CONNECTION WITH PENN OR PENN FIELDS, BE ON INCOME SUPPORT OR HOUSING BENEFIT, AND OWN NO PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTACT EITHER: JILL FIELDHOUSE 01902 620149,

JULIAN HOLLINGTON  01902663180, OR REVD BEN WHITMORE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE DWELLINGS ARE ONLY SUITABLE FOR ONE PERSON.

Move it or lose it !!

Mondays inthe Oakroom 1.30pm till 2.30pm starting 12^th September..

Please just turn up and meet Vanessa who will support you all the way.

This group is a light exercise class for any age group and would also suit our more matureladies and gents as most or all the exercises are done by sitting on a chair. 

See you there.

Martial Arts Group.

There will be a mixed martial arts session every Friday night between 6pm and 7pm in the church hall. This is aimed at children up to the age of 16 years of age. Beginners are very welcome and children that have had a dabble before or experienced children.

This is another new class, so please turn up a few minutes before to book yourself in, get the paperwork sorted and meet the qualified DBS instructor's.

Bart’s Butterflies: Thursdays at 1.45pm in the Lady Chapel.

Please join us for lots of singing, stories and fun. All are welcome.

Mothers’ Union Holy Communionwill be held in Church on Wednesday 14^th September at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome.

Advancement notice- Biblically Inspired Art project

10th December 2022 11 30am to 5pm in The Oak Room.

No artistic talent needed, just come with heads and hearts open, come prepared to be led and inspired by scripture and the Holy Spirit.

All materials provided- oils, acrylics, watercolours, boards, canvases, paper, pastels, crayons, craft material and finger paints (yes really!)

The day will included brief tuition on the materials, how to use them and what effects you might achieve.

Simple lunch- homemade soup, bread and cakes.

Tea and coffee facilities throughout the day.

After lunch, the prayerful reading of a passage from the Bible through three times with prayerful active listening.

Sit with any words, phrases or images that strike you and use that to inspire your art.

It really doesn’t matter if you draw match-stalk men and match-stalk cats and dogs.

It really doesn’t matter if you doodle with the finger paints (when else do grown ups get the chance to finger paint!). Let God and scripture lead you and inspire you.

We will spend the last 20 minutes sharing (not obligatory) what inspired us and how we tried to portray that image or emotion.

Suggested minimum donation £5For further information please speak to Rev’d Alison 

Sedgwick College in association with The Almshouse Charity of Raphael & Ann Sedgwick presentAn Afternoon at the Opera Garden Party on Saturday 24th September

from 1pm to 3pm

Join us for an afternoon of popular opera and musical theatre classics performed by trained opera singer Austine Gavin with an afternoon tea box and drink included. Tickets are £12 per person (standard) bring your own picnic blanket or chair

or £20 per person VIP tickets including reserved table seating and a glass of prosecco.

https://www.sedgwick.aatrust.co.uk/event/an-afternoon-at-the-opera-garden-party/

On behalf of the Friends of St Bart's and St Anne's I would like to thank everyone who came on our Bristol trip to hear our choir sing in the Cathedral. We had a lovely day and were blessed with lovely weather. It was a wonderful end to our day to hear our choir sing so magnificently at Evensong.  Thank you Paul, Julia and all the choir members. All the money we raise goes to help our wonderful churches and fantastic choirs. We were able to donate £1000 towards the choir tour this year. 

Please continue to support the Friends and please consider joining.

Leaflets can be found at the back of the Church, or contact me on 01902 337478 and I will be happy to help you.

Thank you everyone. God Bless. Anne Edwards.

The flowers in Church this weekend are in loving memory   of Christine Currie

Please Pray for: Those for whom extra prayer is needed:

Brian Hopson,  Jeanette Saunders,  Wendy Carly,Jackie Evans,Paul Challenor,Jane Turner,  Christine Plowman,Thomas Griffiths,  Vi Bayliss,Julia Bishop, Dave Charles,Dennis Pitt,

Jill Dodd,  Bishop Steven Abbarrow, Megan Pickering,  Rose Ferrier,  Judy Bates,  Florian Tushi,

 Lin Vawer,  Alice Corbett, Grace Simkin,  Lucy Harris.

Please pray for: The family and friends of those who have died:

Baby Grayson,  Marion Greene,  Barbara Hopkins,  Peter Thorrington.

The Church will be floodlit on the evening of

Saturday 17^th September together with flowers in the Lady Chapel in loving memory of Michael Harrison