Dates for your Diary:​​

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Harvest Supper - Saturday 3rd October, 7pm. Tickets now on sale
All Saints Day - Sunday 1st November. 
All Souls’ Day - Monday 2nd November, 9.30am & 7.30pm Mass of Requiem.
St Martin’s Day - Wednesday 11th November, 7.30pm Sung Mass followed by a party.
Martinmas Fair - Saturday 14th November.

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Notices​​

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Walsingham. The final balance of £158 and £58 for the coach is now due.  Please pay Gill in the parish office.​​

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​HARVEST SUPPER
Saturday 3rd October, 7.00pm, St Martin’s Church Hall
Join us for a Beetle Drive, Quiz & Raffle.
Tickets £15 adults, £10 children, available from the 6th September from the social committee or
the parish office.

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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.

 

​Martinmas Fair

If you are able to host an estate agents board, please sign the sheet at the back of church.

 

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

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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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