St Mary Redcliffe Church Parish Magazine - July/August 2018

church matters
Redcliffe Festival
15th July 10:30 am
The Choir Memorial; 1932 Photo: Emily Wickfield Wicks
W
E ARE HAVING a new celebration this year, which
we are calling the Redcliffe Festival. It will be a
celebration of the life of SMR, including baptisms and
admission to communion for some of our congregation
members, an end of term celebration of the choir, the
procession of banners celebrating the different groups
and activities that contribute to the life of the church,
and will be rounded off with a church picnic afterwards
in the South Churchyard. It’s an all-age service so we’ll
all be staying together for the whole service.
This celebration incorporates some elements of our
Patronal Festival from years past — we felt that trying to
celebrate the life of the church, and to honour our patron
saint all in one service didn’t do justice to either, so we’ve
created a new summer celebration to focus just on giving
thanks for the wonderful community that is SMR! Please
note the later start time of 10.30, which will enable us to
move directly from coffee to a picnic in the churchyard. Bring
some finger food to share, and please bring something
to sit on — picnic rugs, or garden chairs if you need one.
G
OD OF THE AGES,
who stirred our ancestors
to build this house of prayer to the glory of your name,
inspire us with that same longing to be a beacon of your kingdom;
bless our current endeavours, that, begun, continued and ended in you,
what we build in stone, may be woven into a community of hope
where your name is praised, your story is told, and your love is shared;
so that this and future generations may be heard
singing the song of faith and justice;
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.
SMR Prayer
Revd Dan Tyndall
Kat — Revd Kat Campion-Spall, Associate Vicar
QUIZZINGO! … October 6 … SAVE THE DATE!
The Servers are taking on the Congregation in an evening of Quizzingo!
A fun quiz with a difference and an element of luck! Your team needs the
correct answer in the right place to give a straight line of 5 correct answers —
can you do it? Come and try! £1 — 7:30pm, Faithspace Community Centre