Parish of Westborough – Guildford

All age pub walk after the service on Sunday 9^th October leaving the church at 11.30am

We will be walking along the river through the riverside park and then enjoy lunch at the Beefeater Parkway

Choose your own lunch, there is a good choice from just a soup and roll, burger or Sunday lunch with options for special diets check the Beefeater website

We will be walking for about an hour and the walk is mainly flat and accessible for pushchairs

Next walk January 14^th 2018

Tea party and Songs of Praise

October 1st at 4pm

If you have a favourite hymn drop it in an envelope addressed to Diane and we will try to incorporate it. It would be good to have a line or two of why it is your favourite.

Dean Dianna Gwilliams will be attending for the blessing of the Memorial Window

The Basics of Faith group starts on 16th September 4.00- 6.00 pm, afternoon tea included. Wednesday 20th, 27th September, Monday 2nd October, Wednesday 11th, 18th October- all 7.30 – 9.00 pm and Saturday 1.00 – 6.00 pm, lunch included.

You don’t need to know anything about the Bible. You won’t be asked to read aloud, pray or sing. You can ask any question you want. Please feel free to let people know about this opportunity and to bring any friends or neighbours you think might be interested.

Ride & Stride – 9^th September 2017

Most counties in England have an annual ‘Ride & Stride’, on the second Saturday in September (9th September) to raise money for church restoration and repair. The idea is that cyclists (and walkers) are given a list of participating churches in their area. They map out their own route to visit churches by bike or on foot, and then get friends to sponsor them for a fixed amount per church visited.

The money that is collected is divided into two. Half the monies go to the church of the cyclists choice; the other half is retained by the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust for distribution to churches in need (that apply for a grant). In the dozen or so years that the Bike Ride has been running in Surrey we have raised over £250,000.
Cycle Routes

There are a number of suggested routes which riders (and walkers) might like to consider.

The first route is for seven churches in the centre of Guildford, the second route, for eight churches around Wonersh, and the third route covers 43 churches in Mid-Surrey. The instructions start at Epsom railway station (although the route may be joined or left at any point). Towns visited include Ashtead, Leatherhead, Great Bookham, Dorking, Tadworth, Banstead, Cheam and Ewell.
The bike ride is a fun way to spend time on a pleasant afternoon in September, whilst at the same time supporting a worthy cause. Why not make up a group and join in this year?

One of the churches visited will be St Francis and we will need to have people here to welcome and to provide refreshments.

Jamie and Sayah are taking part in this event and would be delighted if you could sponsor them!

If you would like any further information please, contact Hamish Donaldson the Bike Ride organiser (01428 644473).
If you would like details of other County Trusts, please visit www.rideandstrideuk.org

We can only play our part if people can help by organising refreshments, welcoming etc. Please   volunteer!

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Many thanks to our riders. £435.20 was raised by Satyah, James, William, Sam, Theo, Alex, Edward, Alexander and Christopher – well done!

A big THANKYOU to Catherine for all her hard work playing and teaching the children on Sundays in the St Francis Hall. So many pictures, sculptures and memories for all the children that have participated over the years.

In presence and prayer

We celebrated the Ordination to the Priesthood of

Reverend Diane Peters

By the Bishop of Dorking

On Saturday 1^st July 10.30 am

At the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford

We then celebrated

The first celebration of Holy Communion

At which Reverend Diane Peters was presiding

Wedding of Aileen and Satyah with family,friends and

members of St Francis celebrate their wedding day.

Chicken Foot Night & Supper

12th August

StFrancis Hall

Chicken Foot evening is on Saturday 12th August at 6.00pm to enable children and those who don’t enjoy late evenings to come along!

Please come along its great fun if you can play domino’s you can play Chicken Foot

Chicken and Chip supper
£8 adults

£3 for under 10’s

A new group starting which may continue if we get enough people coming along
Gentle Yoga for older people starting on THURSDAY 29th June 6.30- 7.30
Come along and try it out relax de-stress and increase your flexibility and core strength
Run by certified Yoga teacher more details ring Natalie 077092214370

The Benefits of Yoga for Seniors

Yoga is incredible for an older population to help them maintain their balance, keep their joints flexible, maintain bone health and muscle mass, as well as learn how to cope with their mental state.

Try Praying: prayer could make such a difference in people’s lives, if only they would give it a serious try! That’s why St Francis Church are reaching out to local non-churchgoers and non-Christians to present them with a simple challenge: just try praying, for one week, and see what happens.

How are we doing this? We have three resources produced by the nationwide campaign TryPraying: a detailed booklet, a concise flyer, and a postcard with space for prayer requests for people in the community to return to us.

We want to place these resources in letterboxes, in community centres and waiting rooms, on public transport, in libraries, around the university, and into the hands of friends and family who might be open to the challenge! The possibilities are endless.

The resources are mainly being distributed by Jamie, Stefanie, Charles, and Dawn, but we would be delighted if you have some ideas about where to put them and would like to give it a try yourself. Just speak with Jamie and he can give you advice and supply you with the materials.

But don’t underestimate the power of prayer. This whole project is about prayer and the number one thing you can do to help is to pray for its success! Pray that people may realise not only that God is real and loves them, but also that they need to form a relationship with Jesus, the Lamb of God, so that their sins may be forgiven and they can be rescued from death and despair, once and for all.

TryPraying Book

Trypraying-youth-book

free-for-kids-web-book