Update The Parish of Cogges Week beginning Sunday 22nd August 2010 12th Sunday after Trinity If you are new to the church we'd like to get to know you and help you to find out more about us. If you would like to find out Who's Who in the Church look in the Green book on the Shelf by the door. Please fill in a welcome card from the shelf by the main church door and hand it to one of the clergy. Please also sign the visitor's book on the table at the door. If you would like to Gift Aid your giving today, there are envelopes available on the shelf by the church door or from Jen Osman t. 704577. 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Church Breakfast, St James' 11.00 am Morning Worship, St Mary's Thursday 10.00am Prayer Meeting the house Back to normal on the 2nd September. 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Morning Worship, St James' 11.00 am Morning Worship, St Mary's During the school holidays the children will remain in Church during the 11am services. The dates will be 25 July to 29 August inclusive. However, we would like to ask for volunteers to take the young ones out of Church during the sermon - either for games or to watch a DVD - or something else? If you feel you could help with this, please let the office know. Thank you Mo & Elaine. Fun in the Garden. The Plough Inn on the High Street is kindly hosting a Barbeque and music event in aid of the Besom in Witney. With many live bands on from 3pm and a classic disco from 9.30pm onwards this should be good fun! Everyone is welcome on Sunday 29th August from 3pm. Healing Service, Sunday 5th Sept, 7.30pm The theme is 'Reaching out...' This gentle, prayerful service provides a opportunity to reach out to God for healing of body, mind and spirit. Invitations for friends and neighbours are available near the main door of the church. Prayer for you. Members of the Prayer Ministry Team are always available to pray with you after the 11am services. Some members of the team (in pairs) can also offer a longer prayer appointment at a time to suit, normally for those who have been a member of the church for 6 months or more. If you are seeking God for guidance , would value prayer for a particular issue or situation or simply want to move forward in your Christian life you may find this helpful To find out more or to ask for an appointment please speak to Hilary Warner on 771809. Baby Sitters Available Naomi Everett (17) and Hannah Everett (14) are both available to baby sit. Please contact Lisa on 01993 779375. www.coggesparish.com/sermons has been updated with the following :- 15th August - Andrew Pritchard. The prayer chain is up and running. If you have an emergency prayer request please contact either Jenny Allen on 702555 or Lynda Young on 864849. Church Opening during Summer. We would like to show our church to people visiting in the summer. To do this we need help to keep the church open from people who are available during August. A Key is available to collect/return from the Church Office during the week. If you would like to share our church with others and are available during these times please sign the list at the back of the church. Thank you. Adventure Plus have a growing team of gap year volunteers, but this means we need to purchase some more furnishings for our homes. Also, we need to renew some stuff. Adventure Plus desperately need the following for their gap year/staff houses: 1) electric oven 2) single bed 3) Wardrobes, chests of drawers, chairs & desks for increased volunteer team 4) dining table to enable communal eating rather than dinner on laps (folding table for 6-8) 5) two new living room carpets (need about 5m x 4m). We also need volunteers to help between 30 Aug and 4 Sep to paint, hoover and lay carpets. We have allocated some funds towards refurbishments, so if you have something suitable but you do not feel you can give away, please let us know. Creative Repair The Oxford Christian Institute for Counselling (OCIC) is celebrating 25 years of existing and offering service to the community in the areas of counselling, supervision and training workshops. There will be a half day Workshop on exploring the importance of the creative arts in sustaining leaders, therapists and carers. Sat 18th Sept, 9am - 1pm (?25). More details on church notice board or OCIC website. Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust We are looking for volunteers to do either a sponsored cycle ride or stride around Oxfordshire churches. This is an ideal event for families. For those who take part it is an opportunity to visit some interesting churches knowing that they will be open and it is an enjoyable event. Of the monies we raise from this event, 50% will go towards repairing our church and 50% to the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust who give out grants for repairs and refurbishment - our Church will probably need their support again in the future. I have prepared a number of suggested routes, available free by email only from david.eaton28@btopenworld.com. In the past some members have gone striding around the Oxford churches and for a suggested route around Oxford churches, please email Valerie Hill on valerie.hill@tesco.net. We will also need volunteers on the day to be welcomers at the Church to greet Riders and Striders, they to can be sponsored - Gill Curwood will be organising this. For those who wish to be a welcomer, the list of time slots that need to be covered is in Church so please sign up. The sponsorship forms are now available in Church, at 11am service please see David Lockwood and at 8am myself, so I hope many of you are will take part or support those who do. If you are looking for someone to sponsor, speak to David Lockwood or myself. David Eaton contact no. 01993 704554 Madley Park Community Centre It is very exciting to see the Centre coming to completion. I now have a few suggestions of what we might want to use the centre for....But do you have any ideas? Please let me know if you do. I am also looking for one or two people who would like to represent the Church with me on a management committee; a real opportunity to serve God and the people on Madley Park. Do get in touch if you have an interest in this. Andrew P(The Madley Parkite) Logos Hope News The log books for the two ports of call in Ghana are on the notice boards in the church and the church centre. They make interesting reading, so please have a look. Pakistan floods If you would like to give to this situation TEAR fund are working there -money can be sent by post to Tear fund,100 church road, Teddington, TW11 8QE or by phone 0845 355 8355 Thirteen organisations form the Disaster Emergency committee including TEAR fund and Christian Aid you can give on line www.dec.org.uk Every one pound helps and many drops make an ocean. Allen Moxham is going to Ethiopia with Open Doors from the 15th to 26th August. They are flying in to Addis Ababa and visiting a widow and widower, a school graduation ceremony. As well as encouraging persecuted Christians. Please pray for safety, health, wisdom and compassion. Praying for Blake School We have an opportunity to pray for the staff and pupils of the Blake Primary School before the new school year begins in September. Anyone is welcome to come. We will meet at the school's main entrance on Tues 31st Aug at 8pm and spend some time going round the school praying for God's presence and blessing throughout. A few people regularly pray for the school during Andrew Sweeney's weekly assembly. Anyone interested is welcome to join us. We meet at 9am every Wednesday during term time in the school library - please sign in at reception. To find out more speak to Ali Laithwaite (773615) or Judith Ledden (779021) Staff Vicar Revd Andrew Sweeney 702155 Email vicar@coggesparish.com Curate Revd Andrew Pritchard 07944 522098 Email andrewjdp@yahoo.co.uk Associate Minister - North Leigh Revd Miri Keen 880095 NSM Revd Tim Edge Youth Pastor Ugo Anagor 07872069834 Parish Office Mo & Elaine 779613 E mail address: office@coggesparish.com Website Address: www.coggesparish.com OUR MINISTERS Andrew Sweeney is on holiday Andrew Pritchard's day off is Friday Miri is on holiday 1 1