Events this coming week

Monday        Notices for week beginning 30.09.24.

Tuesday         

Wednesday     10.00 – 12.00  Baby & Toddlers Group meet in the church hall

2.30 – 4.00 pm Cuppa and Chat in the church hall. All welcome.

Thursday     

Friday

Saturday    

Sunday        10.30 am.    Our Harvest Festival when our superintendent minister, Rev Richard Hall, will lead our worship at 10.30am. This will be followed by a bring and share lunch and then Richard will tell us about his trip to Rwanda earlier this year. Coffee will be served immediately after the service. 

Advance Notice:     “ENGAGING ISSUES”
The first in the annual series of talks for 2024/2025 will take place at the URC
Church Stretton on Tuesday 8th October commencing at 7.30 pm. The talk is
entitled
“Artificial Intelligence – Staying Human in the age of AI” , Speaker Nathan
Mladin , Senior Researcher at the London – based Christian think tank Theos.
Leaflets detailing dates and topics for the whole of the 2024/2025 series are
available at the back of the church.

Stretton Foodbank Update  Food donations can be left in the baskets at the Coop or at the Mayfair Centre This week we especially need:
  1. Pasta (dried)
  2. Cooking oil
  3. Tinned carrots
  4. Tinned peas
  5. Tinned tomatoes
  6. Honey
  7. Peanut butter
  8. Small bags of sugar

Each week we also have to buy a substantial amount of food. This is funded by donations. To help us financially, the easiest way to donate money is by using this link to make a payment. https://tinyurl.com/SFBgive

Thank you Stretton.

Eco Church.  Our church is an Eco Church, having gained the silver award. Eco Church is an award scheme for churches operated by A Rocha. It believes that caring for God’s earth is a necessary and joyful part of Christian worship and discipleship. We have had to pause in our collecting of blister packs to recycle, BUT tetra packs are still being collected.

Our church is involved in local ecumenical activities, including; Churches Together in the Strettons, Stretton Traidcraft, Christian Aid, The Bible Society and The United Nations Association.   A major refurbishment of our church has provided greater flexibility to reflect the need for a variety of worship styles in the 21st century and provide full disabled access to all areas. The pews have gone and we have comfortable upholstered chairs. There is a new worship area with movable pulpit and communion rail. This flexibility provides for a variety of community uses of the church, making it more suitable for meetings, concerts etc. The worship platform has disabled access and an induction loop facility is available for those with hearing impairment in both the church and the hall. The church area, hall and vestry are available for use by the community. Please contact the lettings secretary for details. Mrs. Carole Coles Tel: 01694 724377

History of the Church Our book on the history of Methodism in Church Stretton and our church over the last 100 years. Copies are available in the church – £3.00 Contact Jon Cooke Tel: 01694-720353 for further details.

Our church has “accreditation” from the Fair Trade Organisation and is recognised as a Fair Trade Church. Church Stretton is a Fair Trade Town.