Monthly Newsletter

Weekly Services - All Are Welcome

• Sunday at 10:30 - 11:45: Communion Service with Ed’s Kids. Please join us for a cuppa afterwards.
• Tuesday at 08:30 - 08:50: Morning Prayer.
• Wednesday at 19:00 - 19:30: Evening Prayer.
• Thursday at 08:30 - 08:50: Morning Prayer.
• Friday at 9:00 - 9:30: Morning Prayer.

Other Church Services This Month

• Sunday, 6th October and Sunday, 20th October at 18:00 - 18:45: Soul Space. Small, peaceful service.

Dates for Your Diary

• Wednesday, 2nd October at 19:00: Wellbeing Event at St. Lukes, Eltham Park. For more information, please email Elaine at [email protected].
• Saturday, 5th October at 10:00 - 12:00: Community Table Top Sale. Bag a bargain! On the church green, (inside if the weather is unkind). Please email Ruth at [email protected] if you would like to book a pitch.
• Sunday, 6th October at 10:30 - 11:45: Revd Anne Hoad’s Farewell Service. Please join us for a glass of wine, cake and nibbles after the service.
• Sunday, 13th October at 10:30 - 11:45: Patronal Festival Service (St Edward’s Day).
• Sunday, 20th October at 12:00: Together Outside. Fun outdoor activities for families. On the church green (in the church if the weather is poor). For more information, please email [email protected] or call the parish phone on 07422 653952.
• Saturday, 2nd November at 10:00 - 11:30: Monthly Litter Picking. Meet at the Co-Op.
• Wednesday, 6th November at 14:00: Remembrance Afternoon Tea. Tickets are £5. Please contact Pat on 07849 436 207 for more details.
• From Wednesday, 6th November at 17:00 - 18:30. Christmas Community Choir Rehearsals at Mottingham Methodist Church, 62 Mottingham Road SE9 4QR. All are welcome to sing! Please contact Beverley on 07890 366 744 for more details.
• Saturday, 7th December at 11:00 - 15:00: St Edward’s Christmas Fair. Please email Ruth at [email protected] for more details or if you would like to book a pitch.
• Please note - there will be no Litter Picking on Saturday, 5th October.

Community Activities

Foodbank: Please come at the usual times below to donate or collect:

• Wednesday 17:30 - 18:30.
• Friday 9:30 - 12:00.
• Saturday 10:00 - 11:30.

We are extremely grateful for donations of non-perishable goods, such as tinned fish and meat, tea bags, coffee, sugar, cereals, biscuits, tinned and packet soups, instant noodles, tinned fruit and vegetables, etc. Please call 07395 565984 or email [email protected] for more information.

Fuel, Benefits, Debt and Housing: Signposting to information is available, just ask if you think we can help.

St Ed’s Community Garden 

Meets as usual:

• Tuesday 13:30 - 16:30.
• Friday 10:30 - 16:30 (with a break for lunch).

For more details, please contact Neal on 07484 218 429, at [email protected] or just turn up!

Community Lunch

Every Friday at 12:30 - 14:00 in the church. Three courses and a quiz for £5. Come and see old friends and make new ones!

Other Weekly Activities

• Monday at 10:00 - 11:00: Pilates. Class currently full.
• Monday at 17:30 - 18:30: Beavers (ages 6 & 7 yrs) and 18:45 - 20:00: Cubs (ages 8 - 10 yrs). For boys and girls. Contact Charlotte at [email protected] for more information or if you would like to volunteer.
• Tuesday at 17:30 - 19:00: Slimming World. Contact Carol at [email protected] or on 07982 252 357.
• Tuesday at 19:45 - 20:45: Zumba. Contact Sam at [email protected] or on 07860 861 433. 
• Wednesday at 10:00 - 14:00. Second week of the month only: Young Mum’s Hub. Drop-in.
• Wednesday at 11:00 - 12:00: Zumba Gold. Contact Sam at [email protected] or on 07860 861 433.
• Wednesday evening. Time TBC. Watch this space for Scouts Taster Sessions (ages 10 - 14 yrs) coming soon. Contact Siobhan at [email protected].
• Thursday at 09:00 - 15:00. Every 2 weeks: Nail Clipping Service. By appointment only. Email [email protected] or call 020 8315 1853 / 1867. 
• Friday at 11:00 - 11:45: Seated Zumba Gold. Contact Sam at [email protected] or on 07860 861 433. 
• Friday at 18:30 - 19:30: Let’s Dance Classes for Adults. Contact Simona at [email protected] or on 07758 467 283.
• Friday at 18:30 - 19:30 & Saturday at 10:00 - 11:00. My Dog is Nuts Training & Behaviour Classes. Contact Elena at [email protected] or on 07472 257 257.
• Please note - due to work on the hall floor, there will be no parties or classes in there on Friday, 11th and Saturday, 12th October.

Church Contacts/Volunteers

• Clergy: We are currently in an interregnum - no Vicar or Curate.
• Pastoral Assistants: Pat Dockree and Ruth Slater.
• Churchwardens: Errol Furlong and Paul Betts.
• Deputy Wardens: Claudette Mills, Atim Robinson and Elaine McNaughton.
• PCC Secretary: Elaine McNaughton.   
• Hall Hire and Finances: Please contact Ruth Slater at [email protected] or on 07542 721322. Thank you to all who give regularly by standing order or in church; your donations help to pay the bills and keep the mission of St Ed’s going.
• To contact the Parish, please call 07422 653952 or email [email protected]. 

 

In Our Prayers

Those who are unwell at this time:

Peter Jordan-Dering, Rachaela Musto, Derek and Sam Gillman, Mary Maguire, Kim Ward, Gary Wakeman, Barbara Godfrey, Maggie Gregory, Mari Kirk, Ann Louise Neill, Betty Walsh, Philip Sewell, Dave Gorman, Shirley Stockwell, Barbara Spooner, Anna Gray, Kyra Cornelius Decruz, Elaine Daley, Robert Clarke, Christopher Walker, Frances Raggett, Dennis Brown, Ismay John, Paul Jolly, Przemek Jackowiak, Teresa Callow, Elizabeth Reyes, Tracy Dunbar/Kelleghar, Germaine Frazer, Colin, Aaron, Donald Greenway, Jenny Millen and Guy Stallard.

We also pray for those who have died or who have anniversaries who fall at this time:  

Vivienne Grindall, Brian Palmer and Paul Maguire.