Weekly Bulletin
News and Notices
New PayAz Machine
You will see that we have a new arrival of the Welcome Desk. A contactless PayAz machine has joined the church family. If you would like to make a one-off donation to the running of our church, simply select the amount and tap'n go. There are 4 suggested amounts to choose from or alternatively you can input a figure of your choice.
Kintsugi Hope Mental Wellness Course
We are running a free mental wellness course in September called Kintsugi Hope. It aims to encourage emotional well-being and community support. Inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold to create something more beautiful than before, Kintsugi Hope emphasises that our struggles and brokenness can lead to greater strength and beauty.
Date of Launch: September 11th. For more information on Kintsugi Hope visit,www.kintsugihope.orgalternatively feel free to get in touch with the office.
Space To Live In - Save the Date
Our next worship night "Space To Live In" will be taking place on the 1st of September starting at 7 pm and running through to 9 pm. Space To Live In is a night of extended worship, prayer, reflection and waiting. We aim to create a Space for people to spend time in God's presence. This will be replacing our usual Encounter service that day.
Newcomers Tea
Our next Newcomers tea will be taking place on Sunday 21st July right after the 10:30am service at St Andrew's in the main church. If you have joined St Andrew's recently and would like to find out more about what goes on, and chat with key members and staff, please feel free to join us.
After School Club
St Andrews is excited to be opening our drop-in after-school club from September this year on Wednesdays from 3:15pm-4:45pm. We need two teams of volunteers to alternate with helping with the group fortnightly. This would mainly involve helping to set up and pack down as well as building relationships with the families who attend through crafts, games and most importantly conversations with both children and adults! For more information or to volunteer, contact Kate by emailingchildren@stastb.church
Encounter - Summer
Our last Encounter evening before the summer is going to be this coming Sunday (21st July) at 6pm. We'd love you to join us - even if you've not been before - for a time of extended worship and as we continue our focus for the year on Spiritual Gifts. This will be the last Encounter for the summer as we will not be meeting during August. We'll be joining back again on Sunday 1st September for Space to Live In (7-9pm). You can find the remaining Encounter dates for 2024 here:https://www.stastb.church/encounter
Summer Holiday Activity Morning
St Andrews Under The Sea Activities morning will be taking place on Wednesday 7thAugust. This is a drop off event for children aged 4-11 and we encourage you to invite and bring along your friends for a fantastic morning of crafts, games, pirate puppets, water experiments, miraculous Bible stories and more! To find out more or to volunteer, email Kate onchildren@stastb.churchor you can sign up on Churchsuite using this link:Under the Sea Activities Morning (07-Aug-2024) · ChurchSuite Events
BLT Kitchen Team
St Andrews run BLT (Babies, Lunch and Toddlers) every Wednesday during term time from 11:30am-1:00pm and we have a wonderful, friendly team of volunteers who meet on a Wednesday morning to make us some delicious soups for lunch and who then stay to serve the families and clear away. At the moment, our kitchen team is very small so we would LOVE to welcome some more volunteers onto the team to help either weekly, fortnightly or monthly. To volunteer or to find out more, please contact Kate at:children@stastb.church
New Wine - Online
If you are unable to join us in Shepton Mallet for New Wine Festival this summer, we will be live streaming our Big Top celebrations at 10.30 am and 7 pm daily, via New Wine Online for free!
Small Hall Refresh
Our kids teams would love soemwhere they can display their artwork and crafts. In order for us to facilitate that we would need to refresh the small hall by painting it white. We are putting together a team, if you are able to help pleasesign up here.
Monthly Newsletter - July
Our monthly newsletter for July is now out! Pleaseclick hereto subscribe if you missed it!
If you would like to include any updates in the weekly bulletin, send them toAdam. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday at 1pm.
Giving at St Andrew's and St Bartholomew's
Generous giving is an integral part of Christian discipleship. The apostle Paul says that giving is a primary responsibility for Christians: 'But since you excel in everything – in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you – see that you also excel in this grace of giving. 2 Cor 8:7. For more information on how to give and where your money goes please download our giving flyerhere.
Pleaseclick hereto make a one-off donation or set up a direct debit.
Upcoming Events
Our website is a great place to find out what events we have coming up this year,click hereto find out more.
21st July - Newcomers Tea
25th-30th July - New Wine
2nd-7th August - Satellites Youth Festival
1st Sept - Space To Live In
11th Sept - Kintsugi Hope Wellness Course Starts
20th-22nd Sept - Impact Weekend
19th Oct - Women's Day
You can also sign up for events byclicking here.
Pastoral Care
As part of our Christian community, we provide mutual support for one another. Much of this happens informally with friends within the church and through the connect groups. However, sometimes people will require more personal support and encouragement either as a 'one-off chat' or on a more ongoing basis. We have a pastoral care team who can provide this type of care. Please contact Nigel Roe (Team Leader) on 07780 994827 or Rosi White on 07426 357967.
Weekly Prayer Zoom Details
Every Thursday
7.30pm Zoom Prayer
Meeting ID:726 2837 5971 Passcode: STAPRAYER
Green Tips
Nature: considering growing flowers this year? Try and make them pollinator friendly by large open flowers. Grow a variety of types for different types of pollinators.
Monthly Newsletter
Sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay connected and inspired! Get updates on events, reflections, and more. Quick and easy - click the link and enter your email. Join us on this journey!Click here to sign up.
Follow us!
Instagram
Facebook
Youtube
If you wish to join our private Facebook pleaseclick here.
Contact us
St Andrew's Church Centre, Station Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2JT
www.stastb.church
01452 712154
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 12.30pm
Closed Tuesday 9.30am - 11.30am
Click here to get in touch with someone in the team.