WELCOME TO ST MARY'S AND ALL SOULS
Why Buy Fair Trade Products? Fair Trade means that in the production of the products you are buying, there has been no child or enslaved labour involved. The working conditions are safe. The producers receive a fair price for their products; this is done by setting a minimum price, which is guaranteed even if the market price drops below it. They are paid on time, and all this helps them plan for the future. By switching to fair trade, maybe just one or two items in your weekly shopping, you can change the lives of workers in developing countries, knowing that they are getting paid a fair price for their labours, so they can live with justice and dignity, being able to feed, clothe and send their children to school, improve their living conditions and afford healthcare. So when out shopping, look for the Fair Trade symbol and change lives for the good |
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Take a look at the churches in the Benefice from the air |
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St Mary's and All Souls Services We will post any revisions to services here and on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StMarysAndAllSouls |
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St Mary's and All Souls latest Newsletter |
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PCC Papers You can now download minutes and other PCC documents from the PCC page |
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Food Bank latest needs: https://bromleyborough.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/ *PLEASE DON'T SEND US FROZEN OR CHILLED ITEMS AS WE DON'T HAVE THE CORRECT STORAGE FOR IT AND IT SPOILS BEFORE WE CAN DISTRIBUTE IT* WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF PASTA, CEREAL & BISCUITS
Thank you!
Judith Simmonds will be taking the Parish contributions towards the end of the month so please drop your donations into our box in the porch before then. |
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The Church Of England Daily Prayer |
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Reverend Susan writes:
November can feel like a sad month as the darkness draws in, the trees stand bare, and the morning sun is shrouded in mist. It is a time of remembering. How often have we heard the phrase “Remember, remember the fifth of November…” but there is more than just Fireworks night for us to remember this month.
The second Sunday (9th) is the Sunday nearest to the eleventh day of the eleventh month. A time for remembering those who fell in the defence of freedom, not only in the two World Wars but also in other conflicts that have shattered nations and people since.
We look backward to honour those who gave lives in war, but we must also look forward to keeping faith with them and using our energies to build the sort of world that they held dear. There is an old saying that “those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it”. That is why all of us need to remember and pray that the world’s rulers and politicians may make wise and honourable decisions on behalf of their people.
There will be a special service of remembrance in each of our four churches on Remembrance Sunday. Remembrance Sunday comes just a week after the Church’s special period of remembrance. All Saints’ Day (1st Nov) commemorates all the unsung heroes of Christian discipleship, the ordinary men and women of every age who have been faithful and loving in their service of God and their fellows.
They are our inspiration to persevere in what we believe to be truly good and noble, especially when things get tough for us. Within the Christian family, they remind us too, that life in Christ endures beyond physical death, and our fellowship with those we love is not severed when we die. We will also pause this month on All Souls’ Day (2nd Nov) to recall our own loved ones who have died along with others associated with the Benefice who have died over the last two years.
One way in which we express our continuing love and respect for those who have died is by preserving their values and sharing their vision. There is much in the world today that causes us deep concern and anxiety and the shadow of conflict and war hangs over so many lands.
To quote Pope John Paul II:
“War should belong to the tragic past, to history; it should find no place on humanity’s agenda for the future”.
Pope John Paul II at Coventry, England, May 30, 1982. This is a reminder to us all. That is why we pause to remember and consecrate ourselves to a new future of peace and justice for all. We pray for world peace in all areas of unrest.
Rev. Susan
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