Trinity 13 News

Priest-in-Charge Fr John Ainslie (revjohnainslie@gmail.com; 01628 629827)

A very warm welcome to any new readers, and to visitors and newcomers to St Michael's.
                   Do please join us for Tea, Coffee, and Cake after the service !!

Services this week: Thursday, Said Mass 10.30am; next Sunday Sung Mass 10.30am, to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham, with Holy Baptism. All services followed by Tea, Coffee and Cake. Do join us !!

THANK YOU TO All who helped with Heritage Open Day and Ride and Stride, and especially to our Ringers and to Malcolm Coates and Levente Vas who provided the organ music.

SUNDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER is our PATRONAL FESTIVAL, the Feast of St Michael and All Angels – A Sung Festival Mass at 10.30am followed by a Bring-and-Share Parish Lunch in our Hall. Please note the date and hope to come!! There is a list at Back of Church for you to indicate what you intend to bring towards the lunch.

The following Sunday, 5th October, will be our celebration of Harvest Festival with a collection of goods for Maidstone Homeless Care.

FOR OUR PRAYERS: For our Open Day, and for all who came into our church building – that they will have seen a glimpse of the love of God and be drawn to find out more. For all who live or work in our Parish. For peace throughout the world, in our nation and community, and in our hearts. For Bishop Luke and all the parishes and clergy under his care, and especially parishes in vacancy.

We pray for those in need, and especially Glynis Reynolds, Yvonne Young, Jessica O’Sullivan, Lindsay Wheeler, Martyn Nash, Fran, Ellie Tomlinson, David Green, Norman Farrington, Chris Jenkins, Bridget Humphries and Bob Humphries.

We pray for the recently departed. We remember those who have faithfully served God in this Church in previous generations, and we pray for those whose year’s mind occurs this week: George Mason, Marguerite Hart, Opal Fallows.

FROM THE BELLTOWER: Sunday, 7 September 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by R Allton 1 Callum Clark 2 Mike Birkbeck 3 Jacqueline M Barlow 4 Svetlana Sokolova 5 Paul Barton 6 Mark Elvers 7 Rona Joiner (C) 8 Nigel Pointer Remembering HM Queen Elizabeth II 8/9/2022

Friday, 5 September 1440 Spliced Surprise Minor (2m) 720 Cambridge Surprise Minor, 720 London Surprise Minor, 10 combinations. 1 E Lesley Barclay 2 Jacqueline Barlow 3 Jane Kostelnyk 4 Kath White 5 Mark Elvers 6 Stephen Coaker (C) With best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ann Jenner, Shirley McGill and Pam Thomas. SUPPORT ST MICHAELS: to make a donation towards the work and worship of St Michael’s Church go to: www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/maidstone-st-michael-and-aa-maidstone/