Dates for your Diary:​​

 

St Martin’s Day - Wednesday 11th November, 7.30pm Sung Mass, Preacher: Bishop Peter Eagles, followed by a party.

Martinmas Fair - Saturday 14th November.

Parish Christmas Dinner - Friday 11 December, 7.30pm

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Notices​​

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​BWI School’s annual Fireworks Display. Sunday 8th November from 4pm. Please see posters for full details.

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St Martin's are raising money to buy BWI School a new lectern to be used in School worship and other events. The cost is around £500 so if you would like to contribute towards this please give any
donations to Fr Robert. Thank you for supporting our church school.

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​In order to ensure that St Martin's looks its best, we are arranging a ‘Clean-in’ on Saturday 20th November starting at 10:00am if you are able to spare some time to help.​

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St Martin's Day 11th November, 7.30pm Mass followed by a party.

Preacher Bishop Peter Eagles

food list is now available at the back of church.

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​CALLING ALL OUR WONDERFUL BAKERS
Katie and team will be holding a Cake Stall at the Martinmas Fair and request donations of home made cakes, cookies, biscuits and sweets plus marmalades, jams, pickles and chutney. All offerings would be gratefully accepted to assist in our fund raising. Please bring donations to the Church Hall on the afternoon of
Friday 14th Nov to enable pricing. Cakes should be packed in secure sealed bags or covered in cling film. Short details of contents to be clearly written on labels attached to each item to meet H&S requirements.

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Martinmas Fair

We are looking for donations of gifts and toiletries - new and unused - bottles, books, chocolates, toys etc . Donations box is now available or leave with Gill in the office.

​Books of raffle tickets are now available- do please buy some if you are able and also sell to family friends and neighbours so we can reach as many people as possible.. don’t forget to return ticket stubs and money before or at the Martinmas Fair.

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Church Work-In

In order to ensure that St Martin's looks its best, we are arranging a ‘Clean-in’ on Saturday 20th November starting at 10:00am if you are able to spare some time to help.

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Harvest Supper

Thank you to all those who came and supported Harvest Supper. Of the proceeds, a donation of
£300 was raised for Crisis at Christmas.

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​​​Chancel Roof autumn update

Bat surveys completed outcome-no bats! Next process is submission of Faculty applications to the DAC. Current amount raised now stands at £70K. Our continuing thanks to everyone who
has contributed to date.

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​​​​​Sandwich & Scripture, 12.30-1.30pm.  Join us for a weekly informal deep dive into Sunday's gospel reading following Mass on Tuesdays in Church.  All welcome!  Bring your own lunch and bible. ​

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​​​Church Welcome

A really big thank you to all those who have been part of the welcome team, your help is greatly appreciated. There are still many gaps to fill and we would be very pleased to have more people join the team. Please speak to Mary Coulthurst if you are interested.

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Intinction: Dipping the Bread

into the Chalice

People receiving holy communion are reminded not to dip (intinct) the bread (host) into the wine. Such practice is heavily discouraged by the Church of England and, at St Martin’s, we have some people who are severely allergic to the gluten in the wafers.  The slightest presence of it causes anaphylaxis. If your are concerned about spreading infection, you can simply receive the bread only; this is just as sacramentally valid.

Thank you! Fr Robert.

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​​​​Hillingdon Foodbank

If you are able to help, please leave your donation in one of the receptacles in the church hall foyer.   We are particularly short of: Noodles, tinned meat, fruits, vegetables & spaghetti, long-life milk & juice, tea & coffee, biscuits & sugar, jam and other spreads, puddings, condiments.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​Record of Family Worship 

If you wish your child to be considered for a school place in a local Church School, you must ensure you sign the  Record of Family Worship Forms. The clergy wish to give as much support as possible to any applications.  Parents must provide evidence they have worshiped at St Martin’s for the length of time required by the school’s admissions criteria.

Make sure you check the school’s website for details. 

Attendance sheets available in two places in the Church.

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Toddler Group 

Fridays in term time, 10.00am-11.45am.  Come and join in the fun with crafts, free play, music, singing and stories.  £2.00 per adult, £1.00 per child/baby, includes refreshments.

We are looking for volunteers to help on Fridays in term time, from 9.30am-12.00noon.  Please contact Gill Dargue in the Parish Office if you are able to help.​

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Sing-a-long group 

If you enjoy a good sing-a-long, why not pop along to our singing club on Thursdays from 11.00am - 12.00 noon in the Church Hall, term-time.  Absolutely no singing skills required!

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Thursday Lunches 

Please can you spare a few hours to help our team.  For more information please speak to Sweelin Cunliffe.  

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Hillingdon Food Bank 

The cost of living crisis is forcing increasing numbers of people to use food banks.​ Please help to maintain our stocks by donating food, either using the collection  bins in the foyer of the church hall or at your local supermarket. Please only give items that have a long shelf-life.

HIGH PRORITY FOOD ITEMS:​

TINNED FRUIT

TINNED VEGETABLES

JAM

TOILETRIES

SUGAR

LONG LIFE MILK

SAUCES

TINNED MEAT AND FISH

RICE PUDDING/ CUSTARD

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Young Church 

If you would like to volunteer to be a helper, and be part of the team that inspires the next generation to embrace the Christian faith, please contact Vicky Golby.

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Outlook Magazine

If you have any articles you would like included, Miranda Reading, our Outlook editor, would love to hear from you.  Please email Miranda at : mirandaatstmartins@gmail.com

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Weekday worship

Do you realise that prayer continues to be offered day by day in Saint Martin's? It is something that we, as members of the church in Ruislip, should make every effort  to attend. It would be wonderful if more could join one of the daily opportunities to pray together. Wednesday evening Mass is one such time. We can hear the word of God, praise Him and receive the body of Christ. "From the Eucharist comes strength to live the Christian life and zeal to share that life with others."

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DAILY HOPE 

This is a free phone line with a talk from the Archbishop of Canterbury, hymns, reflections and prayers. 0800 804 8044.

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