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ST. MARY'S MATTERS
Fruit sculptures at Remix
Dear Friends
At last week's Remix the young people had fun making fruit sculptures (some of the more creative ones are pictured above!) We're so grateful to our new Remix volunteers who have been so helpful in making sure that the young people can continue to get involved with games, crafts, sports, music and Xbox, as well as building relationships and finding out more about church. It's a great place to be, and there's always room for more helpers, so please drop Joel a line if you'd like to find out more. (youth@stmaryscnorton.com)

In this week's Mary's Matters we have an invitation from the "Monday Mums", and a great website recommendation in "Resource of the Week".

Wherever you are we pray that you know God's care this week.

Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15 When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.


Matthew 19:13-14

MONDAY MUMS
Monday mums has been up and running for a few months now and is proving to be a real encouragement for those of us who are part of the group. As the name suggests, we are a group of mums with small children who meet together in the Parish Rooms on a Monday morning to chat, eat cake, study the Bible together and pray for one another. This term we are delving into Romans which is a tricky book at times! It has been hugely encouraging to work through passages together and help one another understand God’s word better, and then think about how we can be putting it into practice. We are so thankful that there is a crèche available for our children, meaning that we are able to really focus during this special time together. Our thanks go to Bekah Wiseman and Anna Mitchell in particular for taking such great care of our little ones, and for giving up their time to serve us mums in this way.

We would LOVE more mums with small children to be able to join us, so we are looking at changing the day and time when we start up again properly in September. If you would like to join us please do get in touch with Katy McFaul or Meg Carter (katymcfaul@googlemail.com/ megan.bray@cantab.net) and we will try to find a more suitable time. Do then keep an eye out for more information when this has all been decided.

What a blessing and a privilege it is to be able to meet in this way and to carve out a time each week to support one another and to study the Bible together.

FIRST PRIORITY PRAYER
Joint prayer meeting with the North Cotswolds Gospel Partnership.
Wednesday 7th July - 7.45pm - via Zoom

It's always so uplifting to meet with other local churches and feel a sense of being part of something bigger. We'd love you to join us to pray for our wider communities and give encouragement to our neighbouring brothers and sisters.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81494924195?pwd=NWtLTGtGcnRMY01sOWNrUkR3NHRkQT09
 
Meeting ID: 814 9492 4195
Passcode: PMNCGP

SETTING A WATCH
We continue to meet to pray via Zoom at 6am and 6pm daily for Building to Serve, as well as our world, nation, community, church and each other.

Topic: 'Setting a Watch' prayer time

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98265036092?pwd=VEZqNEl5K0t2T1NYU1k0OXBkV0NIUT09

Meeting ID: 982 6503 6092
Passcode: SetAWatch

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/a1VRI10kA

RESOURCE OF THE WEEK

Website: the Hope-Filled Family

This excellent website is run by mother-of-four, Lucy, with the aim of honestly sharing the challenges and joys of family life, with all its ups and downs.

The website is packed with useful and interesting articles designed to explore family life from a faith perspective, as well as hundreds of fun ideas for activities and resources to use with children.

There's also an option to subscribe to Lucy's weekly newsletter. This week's email includes tips to survive summer, some useful ideas for cheap and free summer activities, and some great little book reviews with input from Lucy's children.
 
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