This Sunday  - 25th May - Sixth Sunday of Easter

This Sunday we have an 8am BCP Morning Prayer service and a 10am Holy Communion service, both led by Revd Lucy Fyfe-Jamieson.  At 10am we are delighted to be welcoming guest preachers Martin and Margot Hodson from the John Ray Initiative. The 10am service will be livestreamed here.   This week’s altar flowers are sponsored by Derek Portwood in loving memory of Barbara.

Collect for Sixth Sunday of Easter Risen Christ, by the lakeside you renewed your call to your disciples : help your church to obey your command and draw the nations to the fire of your love, to the glory of God the Father.  Amen. Prayers this week For those in our prayer diary here. Communion readings Genesis 41:1a, 8-40 Luke 12:22-31 Church Diary for next week, please click here. Team Diary for next week, please click here. St Mary’s June Services, please click here.

News this week

Junior Church – It’s half term so no Junior church this week. Next week at our All Age service we will hear lots about the Environment, so please do come along.  We look forward to welcoming you back to Junior Church when we start back again on Sunday 8th June.  We’ll then run every week to the summer holidays. Download the June programme here. Concert for Peace – helpers: Friday 20th June in the evening.     A huge thank you to those who have already said that they can help.  We will write with details asap.   We still need more volunteers!   Please either sign up at back of church or email wendygodrich@btinternet.com.   Thank you.   The Beaconsfield Country Fair will take place this August Bank Holiday: Monday 25 August 2025. The Fair committee is working hard to organise events and attractions for the day, including the church and charity stalls, cream teas and other refreshments and the Dog Show. We will be asking for volunteers to help and contributions for the church stalls in the next few weeks so please put the date into your diary and look out for further notices.

Reminders and Community News

Lunchtime Recital Saturday 24th May at 12.30pm Elena Vorotko will perform Mozart’s piano Sonata in A Minor and Chopin’s Scherzo in B-flat Minor. Poster here. Prayer diary update We publish a diary each week of individuals and organisations to pray for - to ensure our regular cycle of prayers includes all that it should.  This has grown organically over the years and is now in need of review.  We will of course include all members of the Electoral Roll in our revision.  If you are not on the Electoral Roll but would like to be included, please let the office know.  Similarly, if you are on the Electoral Roll but prefer not to have your name published in the prayer diary, please do say. Newham Day Out – Wednesday 28th May Our visitors from Newham will be coming for tea at the Fitzwilliams Centre after their visit to Bekonscot. Please signup on the list at the back of church if you are able to donate a cake, traybake or small cakes. There is also a list to sign if you are able to come to welcome and chat to our visitors from 3.30pm on the day. With thanks, Dilys Grey. Seeking the Psalm Please join Revd Sharon Roberts for six sessions on exploring the psalms in the CCRC meeting room at St Michael’s on Mondays from 7.30 to 8.45pm on 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th June.  All welcome from across our three churches, no need to book and no need to come to every session! Sacred Space - A new 40 minute reflective space of words, music, images and prayer will start from 15th June.  See the poster here. Concert for Peace - 20th June A special concert remembering the end of WW2, with the involvement of St Mary’s choir, school and local choirs. Featuring the Choral Suite from 'The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace’ and a new arrangement of 'Fallen Soldier’. For tickets & information, please click here. Tickets include refreshments. Poster here. Lighthouse Beaconsfield 11-15 August 9.15am – 2pm at the Beaconsfield School Little Lighthouse: 9:30-11am in the Fitzwilliams Centre. Children’s registration is open and the team we really need more adult helpers - especially from Beaconsfield’s Christian community.  Please do sign up here. If you can help in the kitchen at Light Lighthouse (no DBS needed) please contact Margot. We also collect craft supplies as per this list in the box at the back of the church. Thank you!