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St. Mary's Newsletter 14th June
Blog readers, Berkeley Benefice Songs of Praise This evening at 6pm at St Michael's, Hill Come and join together with the congregations of Berkeley, Hill and Stone for an evening of your favourite hymns. Light refreshments served afterwards.
Work Party and Barbecue Saturday 11th July The fence at the former Breadstone Church site needs YOU! It needs quite a bit of tlc in the form of  removing vegetation, preparing and painting. Can you help? Saturday 11th July, 10am until 1pm. Then bbq at Marlpool Farm Breadstone. Bring your own tools and gloves etc.(fence covered in ivy / flaking paint) Free lunch for workers, £2.50 charge for adults £1.50 for children who just want lunch, to cover costs. Home produced liquid refreshments will also be available, or bring your own bottle! Please let Jenny or David Frith know if you're coming! Phone 01453 811206 , by Wednesday 8th July at the latest.	Sunday, 14 June 09:30 Choral Communion 11:00 Informal Worship 18:00 Songs of Praise at St Michael's Hill Tuesday, 16 June 08:30 Morning Prayer 11:30 Interment of Ashes of Vernon Clark 13:00 Amberley Primary School visit to St Mary's Church Wednesday, 17 June 19:30 Bell Ringing Practice Friday, 19 June 08:30 Morning Prayer 10:00 Little Fishes 19:00 Choir Practice Sunday, 21 June 09:30 Parish Communion 11:00 Informal Worship 18:00 BCP Communion Tuesday, 23 June 08:30 Morning Prayer Wednesday, 24 June 19:30 Bell Ringing Practice Friday, 26 June 08:30 Morning Prayer 10:00 Little Fishes 19:00 Choir Practice Sunday, 28 June 09:30 Parish Communion 11:00 Informal Communion 18:00 Evensong Tuesday, 30 June 08:30 Morning Prayer 20:00 Eleven Team BBQ at Price's (26 Salter Street) Wednesday, 1 July 19:30 Bell Ringing Practice Thursday, 2 July Friday, 3 July  Quiet Day at The Puffins 08:30 Morning Prayer 10:00 Little Fishes 19:00 Choir Practice   Dates for your Diary Tuesday 16th June Magazine deadline Tuesday 23rd June 10.30-11.30am St Mary's Coffee Morning 16 Hillcrest, Berkeley Saturday 27th June 7.30pm Old Tyme Music Hall in All Saints', Stone Friday 3rd July 10.00-4.00pm First Friday at the Puffins, Halmore Saturday 4th July 10.00am Big Day in Gloucester Saturday 4th July Barnabas Fayre at Stone Saturday 4th July David Atkinson's 25th anniversary at St Mary's Saturday 11th July 10.00am-1.00pm Breadstone Work Party Saturday 18th July 12.00-3.00pm 'Maxwell' BBQ
Maxwell visit Peter and Mary Maxwell are back from New Zealand in July to attend Matthew's graduation and are coming to Berkeley for a visit.  John and Jean Stanton are offering the venue for a picnic on Saturday the 18th of July at Canon House for Benefice friends who would like to say hi. Bring your pack lunch and rug (and umbrella?) and come between 12 and 3pm.  Please RSVP to Jean Stanton 511081.
Church youth fellowship had a great day at Cadbury World
Organist's 25th Anniversary On Saturday 4th July David Atkinson will celebrate 25 years as organist of St Mary's, Berkeley. To mark this special achievement there will be a musical evening at St Mary's Church, including organ music performed by David and some fellow organists.
St Mary's Coffee Morning at the home of Jane Fisher, 16 Hillcrest, Berkeley  Tuesday 23rd June from 10.30 to 11.30am Come along for a drink and meet other people for a  chat in friendly company.
Pentecost Praise The 'Churches together in Berkeley' service with the Painswick Beacon Gospel Choir raised £50 for World Vision.
BIG DAY – 4th July 2009 Gloucester From 10.00am on Saturday July 4th children and families from Berkeley have been invited to join hundreds of others from across the Diocese in The Park in Gloucester. Gather near the Robert Raikes statue, then at 10.30am we will be joined by clowns, marching bands and 3 bishops to lead us through the city to the cathedral. At the cathedral we will be met at 11.00am by The Psalm Drummers and their incredible music. They will give a concert which will get us in the mood to dance, to sing, to change the world! THEN from 11.45am all the workshops and other activities will begin. Including — Have a go workshops Archery Breakdancing Clowning Karate – from Karate World Football for under 7s with supastrikers Football for over 7s African drumming Story telling – with several different authors Cartoon drawing Creative writing Illustrating Singing – for fun and in choir Animation – make a mini movie Willow craft Mask making Mini- crafts – face painting, badges, flowers and more Ballet dancing Drama workshop – for all the family Magic and ventriloquism Poetry – performed! Smoothy making Puppets For more details see The Herald / website	Readings for this Sunday 9.30 am Choral Communion 2 Corinthians 5:6-17 Mark 4:26-34 11.00am Eleven - Informal Worship Ezekiel 17:22-24   Mark 4:26-34 6.00pm Benefice Songs of Praise at St Michael's, Hill
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