St Mary Redcliffe Church Parish Magazine - July/August 2018

church matters <strong>Redcliffe</strong> Festival 15th <strong>July</strong> 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 <strong>Redcliffe</strong> 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 <strong>Church</strong>yard. 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