Sunday 16th August 2015

 'Bringing the community to life'

All are welcome whatever their background.

Why not join us for refreshments after the service?

About Today's Service
Sunday 16th August 2015, 10am, Trinity 11 
Leader/Celebrant/Preacher: Revd Clive 
Assistant: Sandra B 
Welcomers: Sandra A, Stella & Carolyn 
Bread & Wine: Marika & Jean 
Readings: Romans 12; 1-9 read by Stella 
                  John 6; 51-58 
Prayers: Peter 
Climbers: Lorna & Nikki 
Sunday Club: Sharon, Andrea, Lynette & Darrell 
Projector: Stella 
Music: Nic, Ben 
Tea: Jill, Jean & Jan 

Notices 

Refreshments: Tea, coffee, squash and biscuits are available after the service at the back of church. Please do feel free to come and help yourself at our self service tables. Donations acceptable.

This September we will be running The LIFE Course, a six week skills based course which enables the participants to live fuller, richer lives, lives without stigma or guilt. Places will be limited so please speak to Clive to register your interest. 

Quiz,Games Night with Ploughman’s Supper - Saturday 19th September at 7pm. Tickets  from Jill, Marika or Lynette.  £3 Adults, £1.50 Children.  If anyone has bales of hay we can borrow, please see above. 

Christmas Fayre - Saturday 21st November – donations of choclates, toiletries, gifts, wine, beer welcome please give to Carolyn or Angie 

85th Celebration Service St Anne & All Saints – Sunday 6th September 4pm. If you know anyone that we should invite to this Service please can you give contact details to Stella. History of St Anne & All Saints – if you have any memories, photos etc. that we can use in a display, please see Stella or Carolyn. 

Coventry Food Bank most needed product is cartons of Long Life Milk please 

Charity Collections - Please remember to bring & put in drawers at rear of church: 
• used stamps for the Leprosy Mission. 
• ring pulls from cans for the Philippine Community Fund. 
• The Coventry Foodbank contents are taken each week to the Hope Centre in Hillfields. New Shopping Lists are available to help you 
• Coins to put in our I Hate Coppers bottle as we support Canon Andrew White and the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East at St.George's Church, Baghdad, Iraq. 
• Individual collection boxes for The Children’s Society. Please see Janice 

Please pray: 
• For the peace of the whole world, for the welfare of the Holy Church of God, and for the unity of all. 
• For all those using our building 
• For God's blessing upon the church members and the local community. 
• For blessing and protection for Clive, Ali and all the family. 
• We thank God for the rest and fun that many children will enjoy this summer. We pray for families for whom the extended holiday can bring extra tension, conflict or hardship. 
• We pray for safe travel for all those going on holidays this summer. Please give care and wisdom to all responsible for carrying passengers on public transport. 
• We remember our brothers and sisters who can no longer get to church for worship and meeting together. May God bless them with opportunities to meet with other Christians in new ways. The Litany: “For all the members of the Church in their vocation and ministry, that they may serve him in truth and love 
• We thank God for all those who lead children's and youth work 
• We pray for those who are struggling financially. We remember especially those searching for work and those in need of food and shelter. We give thanks for all those seeking to meet these needs in Churches, charities, the welfare system and foodbanks. 

Pray for those in special need at this time and those recovering from illness: 
Colin O’Shea; J R Lindsey; Kaine Veal; Angela Justice; Chris Edmunds; Brian Groves; Ross Spriggs; Jackie Adams 

Prayer for Today 
God of glory, the end of our searching, help us to lay aside all that prevents us from seeking your kingdom, and to give all that we have to gain the pearl beyond all price, through our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.