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have been up to, or what we are going to be doing.
DO BE SURE TO READ RIGHT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, THERE"S LOTS TO READ ABOUT!!!
‘Ascension News’
Tuesday, 19th May 2020
"The ocean cares for each wave until it reaches the shore. You are given more help than you will ever know."
Rumi 1207-1273, Persian poet, Sufi mystic & theologian
Last Sunday, in honour of the N.H.S., Care & Key workers, the children drew
RAINBOWS.
to show us during our
ZOOM-ing
Here is Leo, (with Chris & Jo, his parents, & brother Luca) proudly showing us his.
Altogether, there were 64 of us, and we were delighted to welcome Esther Taiwo & her son, Elijah who logged in from Africa!
ASCENSION DAY
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Thursday, May 21st at 7pm
(finishing in time to join the NHS clap!)
Do join us on ZOOM
All links in next week's eNews
please start logging in by
6.45
(it’s very difficult for us
to admit latecomers entering the
‘Waiting Room’ after we start at 7pm.)
The Joining links
are included in our regular eNews,
which you can sign up to receive
here on our website,
or email:
and ask to be added to our eNews database.
The words of hymns and readings should all be visible on your screen, but we are including the link to them as well.
Hymns
Readings
Our lovely Children's worker, Anne Kruse suggested the children might like to make and show us a 'LAVA LAMP' full of ascending bubbles!
Simply go to YouTube and search for
DIY Lava Lamps!
Once again, we will
ZOOM
our Sunday service,
the 7th Sunday after Easter, or, Sunday after Ascension Day
will be live from
the Vicarage
May 24th at 10am
please start logging in by 9.45
(it's very difficult for us to admit latecomers entering the 'Waiting Room' after we start at 10am.)
The Joining links
which are new each week
are including in our regular eNews, which you can sign up to receive here on our website,
or email:
The words of hymns and readings should all be visible on your screen, but we are including the link to them as well.
Readings
Hymns
For those of you missing
CHORAL
to find a list of Virtual Evensongs
around the country, go to:
https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/virtual-evensongs-around-britain-and-ireland.php
for details.
MORE EXCITING NEWS!
Our next
St. Andrew's ZOOM 'Social' event
'An Evening of Favourite Works of Art'
(paintings, sculpture, installations etc.)
will be live on
WEDNESDAY, May 27th @ 7pm
You have plenty of time to think about yours!
Do join John Abbot, Tim, Lindy and all others
who want to share their choice.
COVID19
CHURCH FINANCES UPDATE
(completely separate from the 'Heart of Totteridge' capital project)
Perhaps inevitably, with churches closed and no cash or credit card collections taking place, or income from Hall bookings received, national Church finances up and down the land have suffered enormously.
Sadly, outgoing payments have not suffered the same fate, and it has become necessary to reiterate to all who want to continue to support the St. Andrew's Church Family, that we must now put out an
APPEAL
We are grateful to those who have already signed up to the...
but would encourage more to join it now.
To make the process easier for you to do, the PGS have now provided a telephone number you can call to set up a regular Direct Debit (D/D) donation to St. Andrew's over the phone:
0333 002 1271
An administrator will take you through the required process, and you will need to have the following to hand:
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Personal Bank A/C details
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The name of the Parish you wish to donate to i.e.: St. Andrew's Totteridge
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Whether you are happy to have your gift index-linked in line with annual inflation. (We'd be grateful if you can agree to this)
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Confirmation of your eligibility for Gift Aid (which increased your gift by 25%)
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You will be asked for the PGS code for St. Andrew's: 320632029.
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You will then receive written confirmation (via post or email) of your new D/D.
We sincerely hope that, whilst you have more time at home to do so, you will please take the opportunity to call them at the PGS to sign up.
Thanking you in advance,
Revd. Tim & the St. Andrew's PCC
COMMUNITY
WE HOPE YOU HAVE BEEN FINDING ALL THE SHOPPING AND CHARITY DONATION INFORMATION IN THIS SECTION USEFUL, AND IT CAN ALL STILL BE FOUND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADD NEW INFORMATION HERE, SO DO LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU THINK WOULD BE USEFUL FOR US TO ADD.
MANY THANKS
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy
in this time of uncertainty and distress.
Sustain and support the anxious and fearful,
and lift up all who are brought low;
that we may rejoice in your comfort
knowing that nothing can separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
Please take care, be safe, and be wise – and let’s all put others
ahead of ourselves.
Go with God and may the peace of the Lord be with you all
Our very best love to you all,
Rev. Tim & Mrs. Vicar
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Next Sunday, 24th May,
Revd. Christopher Huitson
will be celebrating the Golden Anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
For those who didn’t know him, Christopher was Vicar at St Andrew’s from 1996 – 2011, when he retired to Sherborne, Dorset,
and on this important anniversary,
he will be preaching at the
Parish Eucharist in Sherborne Abbey.
The service will not be live, but can be viewed online from late morning onwards on the 24th. via a link on the ‘Welcome’ page of the Sherborne Abbey website.
