Worship this Week
Monday 4 November |
Noon prayers for peace and justice |
Wednesday 6 November |
10.00 - Eucharist |
Thursday 7 November |
Noon prayers for peace and justice |
Next Sunday |
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10 November Remembrance Sunday |
10.00 - Family Eucharist and Act of Remembrance |
Sunday 3 November
ALL SAINTS AND ALL SOULS
Family Eucharist 10.00
A warm welcome from Father Gavin and everyone at St Augustine’s
The Mottingham Food Bank still needs our urgent help. Donations of tinned and packaged food can be left in the church entrance lobby for onward delivery to the Food Bank. No fresh food please.
St Augustine’s needs financial support to continue its ministry in Grove Park
CHURCH NOTICE BOARD
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Mothers’ Union - The autumn edition of Southwark News can be reached via our Mothers’ Union page. Craft evening on Wednesday 6 November
Quiet Day at Aylesford Priory - This will be on Saturday 16 November. Please sign up in church or by contacting Father Gavin.
Christmas Market - Saturday 30th November – It’s time to start collecting items for sale.
Donations wanted- Complete toys, games and jigsaws, jewellery and toiletries, craft items, unwanted Christmas decorations, bottles for the tombola, raffle prizes, and Bric-a-Brac. Cakes, preserves and plants a few days before.
Please do not bring electrical items of any sort, furniture, clothes and accessories, books, dvd’s, records or cassettes or any broken or incomplete items.
Please leave any donations on one of the two benches in the Narthex.
Volunteers also wanted to run stalls and it would be helpful to have a publicity manager.
Church Cleaning - Many thanks to those who have volunteered to join our bi-weekly cleaning teams. Your efforts are greatly appreciated and the church is looking splendid. We have two teams so anyone offering to help would be on rota one in every four Saturday mornings.
Father Gavin’s Retirement - Gavin will be retiring as vicar of St Augustine’s next Candlemas (2 February 2025) after 31 years’ service. Our love, gratitude and prayers go to him, Louise and all his family.
Ann Orton is chairing a small group looking at the future needs of the Parish. She will keep everyone informed of progress and will undertake wider consultation in due course. Please feel free to speak to Ann in the meantime.
Safeguarding - St Augustine’s is a responsible, caring
church which takes seriously the care and well being of its users.
Follow the link at the top of the page for details of our
Safeguarding Policy.