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St. Mary's Newsletter 5th July
Blog readers, Sea Sunday Service at Sharpness 6pm Sunday July 12th at Sharpness Coastguard Station (Picnic Area) The plate collection will be for The Mission to Seafarers. The Sharpness and District Band will be playing. Evensong tonight, celebrates David Atkinson's 25th Anniversary as Organist and Choirmaster at Berkeley. The choir is joined by former members and friends.
Organists at Berkeley 1792-1796 John Radcliffe 1796-1829  Dr. J. C. Hands 1829-?1845 John Wall ? James Newth c.1867 Mr. Bevan 1868-Jan. 1898 A. M. Moffat Dec. 1903 G. S. Evans May- Sept. 1905 W. I. J. Sellar 1905-1909 G. C. Chambers 1909-1916 A. P. Stinchcombe 1916-1919 H. House 1919-1920 A.P. Stinchcombe 1920-1928 J. H. Fussel 1928-1929 E. Mason 1929-1930 D. G. Richards 1930-1932 L. R. Lacey 1932-1940 E. Mason 1940-1963 L. T. A. Edmonds 1964-1975 H. G. Lyall 1976-Oct. 1976 A. J. Viner 1977-1978 D. Bayer 1978-1980 D. E. Collins 1980-1984 H. G. Lyall 1984- D. J. Atkinson	Sunday, 5 July 09:30 Parish Communion 11:00 Informal Worship 14:30 Cream Teas at Hill 18:00 Evensong Tuesday, 7 July 08:30 Morning Prayer 19:30 Joint Council Wednesday, 8 July 19:30 Bell Ringing Practice Friday, 10 July 08:30 Morning Prayer 10:00 Little Fishes – Berkeley Evangelical 19:00 Choir Practice Saturday, 11 July 09:30 Breadstone working party & BBQ   Sunday, 12 July 09:30 Choral Communion 11:00 Informal Worship & Baptism 18:00 Sea Sunday Service Tuesday, 14 July 08:30 Morning Prayer 19:30 Bell Ringing Practice Thursday, 16 July 19:30 PCC meeting Friday, 17 July 08:30 Morning Prayer 19:00 Choir Practice Saturday, 18 July 12:00 Maxwell Picnic   Sunday, 19 July 09:30 Parish Communion 11:00 Informal Worship 18:00 BCP Communion Tuesday, 21 July 08:30 Morning Prayer Wednesday, 22 July 19:30 Bell Ringing Practice Friday, 24 July 08:30 Morning Prayer 19:00 Choir Practice   Sunday, 26 July 09:30 Parish Communion 11:00 Informal Communion 18:00 Evensong
Hill Cream Teas & Cake! Today 2.30—5.30pm at Hill Village Hall
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.
Holidays With the holidays coming up you may find the pew sheet changes. If you do have any material please can you send it to pewsheet@stmarys-berkeley.co.uk it will then be directed to whoever is compiling the pew sheet for that week.
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.
DAYHOUSE FARM OPEN DAY Sunday July 19th   Noon onwards Farm Trail and other activities Barbecue     Cream Teas http://www.multimap.com/s/hnD1Pk7M
The anthem this evening is based on Psalm 81: 1-4 O sing joyfully unto God our strength make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take the song, bring hither the tabret the merry harp with the lute. Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon even in the time appointed, and upon our solemn feast-day. For this was made a statute for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob.	Readings 9.30am Holy Communion 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 11.00am Eleven - Informal Worship Ezekiel 2:1-5 Mark 6:1-13 6.00pm Evensong Ezekiel 2:1-5 Mark 6:1-13
Vicar- Rev'd Richard Avery Phone 01453 810294 E-mail  averys@rjavery.co.uk Not available on Mondays except in emergency Curate- Rev'd Christine Birkett Phone  01453 511080 E-mail  christine.birkett@virgin.net Not available on Mondays except in emergency To have items included in next week's pew sheet  contact  Peter Yardley Phone  01454 319749 E-mail  pewsheet@stmarys-berkeley.co.uk The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Berkeley Website  www.stmarys-berkeley.co.uk Stop receiving the newsletter