Tewkesbury Abbey Ninth Sunday after Trinity 13 August 2017

We would be happy to bring you communion in your seat - please tell a sidesman before the start of the service.

Holy Communion (Lady Chapel) Book of Common Prayer Collect and Readings for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity

8.00am

There is a quiet play area set up in the North Aisle for pre-school children and their parents during the 11am service. LINK for children will next meet on Sunday 10 September.

9.15am

10.15am 11.00am 5.00pm

Parish Eucharist

Refreshments in the Visitor Centre Sung Eucharist sung by Lauda

Choral Evensong sung by Lauda For Your Prayers

Those who were married this weekend Zoe Fowler & Thomas Cooke

Those who were Baptised this weekend Oliva Rose Nash & Amelia Valerie Nash

The Sick Bernard Beecher, Patricia Burford, Vicky Clokey, Ruth Davis, Gordon Long, Shirley Scott

The Departed Frederick Ashplant, Joan Bevan, Ian Flannigan, Harold Grant, Elisabeth Nunn, Roger Osborne, Judith Smith, Frank Tilley

Year’s Mind Elizabeth Colthurst, Judith Green, Gladys Newman, Liz Strawford If you know of someone who is sick and ought to be on the bulletin please forward their name to the Abbey Office having first obtained their permission to do so.

Thank You

Thank you to our visiting choir, Lauda, for singing today. Fr Paul

The pig, Chris P Bacon, currently outside the Abbey Visitor Centre is part of the Henson Pig Trail. He is here for the summer and at the end of the Pig Trail all the pigs will be auctioned off at a charity auction at Highnam Court at the Pied Piper 20th Anniversary Ball on the 23 September. Funds raised will be donated to the Pied Piper Appeal, Glos Arthritis Trust and Theatre Gloucestershire. A plaque with these details will be installed next week and a map of the locations of all the pigs in the county is available to download from TIC’s. Healing in All its Fullness Saturday 9 September 10am - 4pm at Harnhill Diocesan Advisory Group: A Day Exploring the Ministry of Healing and Wholeness For more information lease contact Sheila Appleton 07946 723851

Liturgy and Music Committee is looking for a representative from both 9.15am and 11am congregations to join the committee for 6 meetings a year. Please contact Katie Etherington [email protected] Abbey Office: 01684 850959 [email protected]

TEWKESBURY ABBEY LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALS Tuesdays at 1pm

AUGUST 15 August David Rice (Organ Scholar, Dean Close School and Tewkesbury Abbey) 22 August Greg Abrahams (Australia) 29 August Simon Bell (Dean Close School, Cheltenham)

SEPTEMBER 5 September Mark Swinton (Assistant, St Mary’s, Warwick) 12 September Anthony Pinel (St Chad’s, Shrewsbury) 19 September Keith Hearnshaw (Droitwich) 26 September Carleton Etherington (Tewkesbury Abbey) Admission free – retiring collection Pre and Post Recital Lunches

The tearoom is open before and after the recital on Tuesdays for home made cakes and scones, and lunches including home made soups and home made bread. Last orders 2pm

Visitor Chaplaincy We are only half way through our season and would welcome new members to our team. Please speak to Fr David for more information. 293523 or [email protected] The clock is right! The ‘Bongs’ for the hour are not working!

Assistant Verger We need to recruit at least one more person to our team of Assistant Vergers, who support the full time Vergers. Assistant Vergers work shifts when needed on the rota, covering busy periods in the Abbey calendar and colleagues’ absences. If you would like further details or an informal chat about the role please contact

[email protected] Closing date: Friday 18 August 2017 Foodbank The latest newsletter is available at the back of the Abbey.

We now need tinned fruit and pasta sauce, please. If you deliver food direct to the foodbank, please tell them (or write on it) that it is credited to the Abbey.

Pencil Cases Please can you fill a pencil case for the foodbank to give to the children when they start school in September? Please leave them with the Vergers or the Abbey Office. Thank You. What is a Dignity Bag? 1 it is a gym bag 2 it is filled essential items 3 its is sent to women and girls in Syrian refugee camps

These women and girls have been through tremendous hardships and most face a very bleak future. We would like you to fill a bag which contains some of the essential items they will need just to maintain a basic sense of dignity. Please can you fill one? Leaflets are at the back of the Abbey.

Katherine Watson, Philippa Shaw and others will be taking part in this years Ride + Stride on Saturday 9 September. They will be looking for sponsors!

Please contact the Abbey Office 850959 or if they are in the Abbey please ask for their sponsorship form. The money is split 50% to the Abbey and 50% to The Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust.

Almshouses Available There are currently two Almshouses available in Tewkesbury, a one bedroom flat in the Abbey grounds and a one bedroom cottage near the town centre. Both are intended for older people and provide a home for life at a monthly cost well below market rents. For further details phone Linda Jeffreys, 298368.

Tower Tours

Sunday 13 August 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm Monday 14 August 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm 4pm Tuesday 15 August 11am, 12noon, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm Wednesday 16 August 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm 4pm Thursday 17 August 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm 4pm Friday 18 August 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm Saturday 19 August 11am, 12 noon, 1pm Sunday 20 August 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm Tickets are £5 for over 16’s and £2 for 8 - 16’s

SERVICES AND EVENTS THIS WEEK

Monday 14 - Maximilian Kolbe, friar, martyr, 1941 8.30am Morning Prayer (St John the Baptist & St Catherine) 12.30pm Holy Communion (St John the Baptist & St Catherine) 5.30pm Evening Prayer (St Margaret) Tuesday 15 - The Blessed Virgin Mary 8.00am Morning Prayer (St John the Baptist & St Catherine) 8.30am Holy Communion (Lady Chapel) 1.00pm Organ Recital - David Rice 5.30pm Evening Prayer (St Margaret) Wednesday 16

8.30am 3.00pm 5.30pm 7.00pm

Morning Prayer (St John the Baptist & St Catherine) Thanksgiving Service for Elisabeth Nunn Evening Prayer (St Margaret) Holy Communion (St John the Baptist & St Catherine)

Thursday 17 8.30am Morning Prayer (St John the Baptist & St Catherine) 10.30am Holy Communion - Book of Common Prayer (Lady Chapel) 12 noon Funeral of Joan Bevan 5.30pm Evening Prayer (St Margaret) 7.30pm Bell Ringing Practice (Tower) Friday 18 7.30am Morning Prayer (St John the Baptist & St Catherine) 8.00am Holy Communion (St Margaret) 5.30pm Evening Prayer (St Margaret)

Saturday 19 8.30am Morning Prayer (St John the Baptist & St Catherine) 9.00am Holy Communion (St John the Baptist & St Catherine) 11.00am Celebrate Light (89 York Road) 12 noon Wedding of Jack Boskett & Ellie Burden 5.00pm Choral Evensong sung by Chiara

Sunday 20 - Tenth Sunday after Trinity 7.30am Morning Prayer (St John the Baptist & St Catherine) 8.00am Holy Communion Book of Common Prayer (Lady Chapel) 9.15am Parish Eucharist 11.00am Sung Eucharist sung by Chiara 2.00pm Holy Baptism of River-Lee Watts 5.00pm Choral Evensong sung by Chiara