St Mary's Church are
holding a harvest Barn Dance on Saturday, 9th October at 18.00 hours.
There will be fun and dancing as well as a delicious Ploughman's
Supper. Tickets are available from St Mary's Parish Office: 02102 8569
7312. Adults £10, Children under 12 £5, Family Tickets (2 Adults and 2
Children) £25. Please see poster at the back of the church.
The Kensington Area
Study Morning entitled "giving for growth" will take place on Saturday
9th October 2010 at St Stephen's Church, East Twickenham. The morning
is open to everyone but will be particularly relevant for church
officers and members of the PCC. The aim is to focus on how to foster a
culture of giving in the life of the church. It will include thelogical
reflection, as well as practical advice and ideas designed to help
churches to increase the gift of giving. if you are interested in
attending, please sign the list at the back of the church.
Next Sunday we will
celebrate the richness of our diversity, both as a congregation and a
nation. Following the Short Mass we will enjoy a bring-and-share lunch
and the Revd. Rosie Hoad will join us on this occasion. If you are able
to bring a suitable dish, please sign the list at the back of the
church.
Sr. Bernadette, who
is the resident icon painter at St Vincent's Church, has kindly offered
to give a talk about icons, with illustrations, on Thursday 26th August
at St Vincent's Church at 19.30 hours, followed by refreshments. This
will be a fascinating insight into icons and if this is something you
would be interested in, please sign the list at the back of the church.
The next Parish
Lunch will be on Sunday 8th August when our cooks will be Tim and
Michelle. We are grateful to Tim and Michelle for this and look forward
to a very special treat. If you would like to have lunch on that day,
please sign the list at the back of the Church.
Area Study Morning
The Kensington Area
Study Morning entitled "giving for growth" will take place on Saturday
9th October 2010 at St Stephen's Church, East Twickenham. The morning
is open to everyone but will be particularly relevant for church
officers and members of the PCC. The aim is to focus on how to foster a
culture of giving in the life of the church. It will include thelogical
reflection, as well as practical advice and ideas designed to help
churches to increase the gift of giving. if you are interested in
attending, please sign the list at the back of the church.
Multi-Faith Walk
This year this walk
begins at St Paul's Church, Brentford and includes visits to three
other places of worship including Euro Datta Yoga Church Centre in
Beech Avenue, Brentford, the Brentford and Isleworth Quakers in Quaker
Lane and culminating at the West London Jamatkhana in London Road. Some
people walk all of the way, others take other forms of transport. If
you are interested in taking part in this walk, please see the notice
on the board at the back of the church.
Hounslow
Symphony Orchestra
Hounslow Symphony Orchestra will be
holding a concert on Saturday 27th March at 8pm, at St Francis of
Assisi Church. Tickets are £10 (concessions £7 and children £1 ). You
can pay at the door or in advance at
www.hounslow-symphony.org.uk
.
The concert will feature:
Tchaikovsky:
Fantasy Overture
Romeo and Juliet
Elgar:
Sea
Pictures
mezzo-soprano:
Olivia
Ray
Ravel:
Piano concerto in G
major
piano solo: Samantha Ward
conductor: John Andrews
leader:
Nicola Garty
Hounslow Symphony
Orchestra
The
Hounslow
Symphony Orchestra are holding their summer concert at St
Mary's Church, Spring Grove, on Saturday, 3rd July 2010 at 1930 hours.
The programme includes Mozart, Vaughan Williams and Schubert. Please
put this date in your diary.
Lent
Lunch
There
will be a Lent Lunch every Wednesday during lent at St Francis of
Assisi
Church Hall at 1230 hours. All welcome.
Confirmation
Service
There is to be a
Deanery Confirmation Service at St Mary's Church on Sunday, 18th April
at 10.00 hours when Bishop Paul will confirm several members of this
parish. This will be a very special occasion and you are all invited to
attend and support them and their families. If you intend to attend the
service at St Mary's please sign the list at the back of the church so
that we can get an idea of the numbers attending.
St. Francis of Assisi
Isleworth
Church of England Parish
Church
St. Francis of Assisi
865 Great West Road
Isleworth
TW7 5PD
Emergency
Appeal for Haiti
Haiti
is
one of the poorest countries in the world and the people need our
help now! Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti on 12th
January, donations are urgently needed to assist in providing emergency
food, medicine and shelter. There is a plate at the back of the Church
- please give generously.
What
is
our vision for the future of this church? This is an important
question and one we must take seriously as we prepare our case to have
a new priest for this parish. Do you want to have your say in what this
vision should be? If so, please come to the vision day on Saturday,
13th March in the Community Hall from approximately 10.30 hours to
15.30 hours. A simple lunch will be provided. The Area Dean, The
Reverend Derek Simpson, has kindly agreed to help us in this task and
it is important that as many people as possible, including children,
attend. Please put this date in your diary now and make sure you are
there!
Ecumenical Visit to the
National Gallery
On Tuesday, 19th
January a group from St Francis, St Mary's and St Vincent's Chruches
are planning to go to the National Gallery to see the exhibition
'Sacred and Real'. Entry will be £7.00 and the tour will begin at
approximately 14:30 hours. The group will meet at Osterley Station at
12:30 hours and travel together up to London. There is the option of
having a snack at the cafe at St Martins-in-the-Fields Church prior to
going to the exhibition. If you would like to go on this visit, please
sign the sheet at the back of the church; names
and
payments
need
to
be
submitted
by
the
21st
December.
Please see Revd.
Anne if you have any questions.
