Category: Weekly notices

Dear Friends

There are just a few updates to last week’s notices, along with reminders of what’s coming up:

• The Minster-wide bank holiday service this Sunday

• Looking forward to Holiday Club next week

• Sunday 1 September: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to Patrick and Sheila (All Age service followed by a BBQ) – everyone’s invited! Please sign up.

• Independence Day for Ukraine 24 August – fundraising events in Godalming

This Sunday

25 August

Wedding Water: Simply the Best
Readings: John 2:1-12

10am Minster-wide Bank Holiday Service at Church Street

6pm Evening Worship [HC]
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

1 September

9am Choral Eucharist
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

10am Morning Worship
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am Morning Worship
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

11am Holiday Club Celebration Service & BBQ
when we will be saying goodbye to the Samuels
at Brighton Road. All welcome at 11am, or to come along for the BBQ at about 12 noon!

9am and 10am services take place at Church Street, Hambledon and Franklyn Road beforehand. Church in the Park (Muddy) and Classic will fuse at the 11am Holiday Club Service.

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

Notices

SAVE THE DATE: 13th October for John & Sue’s farewell and harvest lunch

We are delighted for John and Sue that they have accepted the offer of a clergy retirement property. This has not been an easy period of waiting and John and Sue’s faithfulness is something that we have all witnessed. Our love and prayers go with them as they prepare to move.

This opportunity has come sooner than expected, so there will be a number of chances to say farewell.  John and Sue will be at the Classic Service (10am) on 22nd September, at Hambledon (10am) on Sunday 29th September, and at the Choral Eucharist (9am) on 6th October.

John and Sue’s final service will be Sunday 13th October at the Church Street Contemporary, followed by a bring and share farewell and harvest lunch. Please put this date in your diary. All are welcome to the service and lunch. During the lunch, we will be giving John and Sue a gift of love and gratitude. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

John and Sue will move to Cornwall soon after 13th October.  Please pray for John and Sue as they begin their retirement from parish ministry.

John’s moving soon means that our two clergy posts which are being advertised can progress smoothly.

We are now advertising two exciting Associate Minster roles for Franklyn Road and Mission and Evangelism, and for Hambledon and Discipleship. The jobs are advertised on New Wine, The Church Times, CofE Guilford and Pathways. Please do pray and share the ads with prospective candidates. Please see our vacancies page for details, pray for the right candidates, and help share the ads!

Minster members might like to read the Godalming Minster Parish Profile as it has a helpful description of how far we’ve come as a Minster in just a few short months. The profile has been written with input from many people, including congregational team members in Hambledon and at Franklyn Road, clergy, LLMs, the PCC standing committee and others. It has been a fantastic team effort. Page 6 outlines some of the vision material we’ll be preaching into at the Minster Vision Sunday on Sept 8th 2024.  Put this date in your Sunday diary and be at a service!

Coming Up

August

Holiday Club 28-30 August

Please pray for all the children who are coming, for the team leading them and everyone who has volunteered to help. The pirate ship is pretty full but we do have a few spaces left on Wednesday and Thursday for primary age children in school years R-6.

September

Sunday 1 Sep – 2 happy endings: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to the Samuels
Godalming Minster will host the Holiday Club finale, and say a fond farewell to the Revs Sheila and Patrick Samuels at a special 11am All Age service at Godalming Minster Brighton Road.

This will be followed by a fun filled BBQ in the Busbridge Old Rectory Garden. There’s a suggested donation of £5 per person. Please SIGN UP.

We would like to present the Samuels with a gift of appreciation at the BBQ. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

Can you help with the BBQ?
If you would like to
a)bring and share a salad or pudding,
b) help on the day
c) BBQ for the masses
Please contact vic.hicks@godalmingminster.org.

Patrick’s licensing as Priest-in-Charge in The Parishes of St Andrew Wraysbury St Michael Horton & St Thomas Colnbrook will be on Thursday 5th September at 7.30pm at St Andrews’s Church, St Andrew’s Close, Windsor Rd, Wraysbury TW19 5DG. Patrick would be delighted to see any people from the Minster family at the service and for refreshments after. RSVP  by 27th August CHWchurches@gmail.com.

Next up at Nexus – Penguins Galore with Frances Shaw, Thu 5 Sep at 8pm

Frances and Peter Shaw were fortunate enough to go on an amazing journey to the southernmost part of our world for an Antarctic adventure.  It must have been exhilarating and Frances will share their experiences with us.

We’ll get to see magnificent landscapes and incredible wildlife as we ‘visit’ the islands on route from South America and then in Antarctica itself.

Come along and enjoy this awe-inspiring adventure without needing to don layers of winter clothing!! Guests: £5.00 contribution towards speaker costs,

Alpha starting September
Weds evenings 25th Sept – 27th Nov & Thurs lunchtimes 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses this Autumn, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions.

A huge thank you to those of you who have already volunteered to help with food and who have signed up to pray for Alpha.  We have catering in place for the evening sessions but we still need the following;

• Additional catering for lunch time sessions, including the Saturday session (when both groups come together) eg soup, sandwiches or bread & cheese, sausage rolls etc and a traybake, cookies or equivalent

• One or two volunteers to help -preferably every week at lunch time or evening – to meet and greet, help set up tables and ensure that the catering group that evening know what to do

Please volunteer via the website, or by email direct to Sandra Wilkin – sandra.wilkin@godalmingminster.org

Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

The sign up button takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes instead.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Church Family News

We send our love to several members of our church family who have been bereaved recently.   

Please pray for Jane Lambert following the death of her mother last week, and for Arthur ‘Ginge’ Blackman following Sue’s death.  (Funeral details to follow.)  We send love also to Alan and Janet Harvey whose elder son, Graham, died last month.

Please pray for them all, and for their families, that they may know God’s love and comfort.

Mission Update

Saturday, August 24th, The Ukrainian communities from Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, and Cranleigh united to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day. Our goal is to remind everyone that Ukraine is currently fighting for our right to be an independent country and people. We are organizing a Ukrainian charity event (as we did in February) to raise money for the volunteers of Ukraine Mission once again. They directly deliver help where it is needed – to rescue services in cities and towns near the front line, paramedics, struggling people, and more. 

Simon Taylor will be there to lead part of the event at Crown Court at 11am and programme of cultural folk arts will continue in the Wilfrid Noyce Community Centre.

Elsewhere

Godalming Bandstand Concerts summer 2024 programme can be found here.

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

Restart in September!

Community & Fellowship

The Hub at Franklyn Road provides a free lunch and time to socialise every Tuesday from 12-2.30pm. Open to all in the area, and across the Minster. (Donations of homemade cakes are always welcome.)

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. More about Nexus.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

Please note the café will be closed on Saturday 3rd August.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.

Dear Friends

In the notices this week:

• Prayer request for Holiday Club

• Sunday 1 September: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to Patrick and Sheila (All Age service followed by a BBQ) – everyone’s invited!

• Hymns & Pimm’s – 8th September

• We’re Hiring – job ads for 2 Associate Ministers and a new editor for the Bridge Magazine

• Alpha and post-Alpha Courses this Autumn

• Other dates for the diary

This Sunday

18 August

Flowing Water : Life and Healing
Readings: Ezekiel 47:1-12; John 7.37-39

Continuing our Sermon Series “Water, water, everywhere!”,

Services

3rd Sunday services are taking place as usual:

9am Choral Eucharist
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

10am Classic Service
Brighton Road (Busbridge)
The Classic service will be followed by coffee and cake in the Busbridge Old Rectory Garden, which might last a bit longer than usual. Please plan to stay and enjoy a good catch up, or the chance to meet new people.

10am Morning Worship
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am Morning Worship
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

10.30am ALL AGE Contemporary Service
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

25 August

Wedding Water: Simply the Best
Readings: John 2:1-12

10am Minster-wide Bank Holiday Service at Church Street
6pm Evening Worship

1 September

9am Choral Eucharist
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

10am Morning Worship
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am Morning Worship
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

11am Holiday Club Celebration Service & BBQ
when we will be saying goodbye to the Samuels
at Brighton Road. All welcome at 11am, or to come along for the BBQ at about 12 noon!

9am and 10am services take place at Church Street, Hambledon and Franklyn Road beforehand. Church in the Park (Muddy) and Classic will fuse at the 11am Holiday Club Service.

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

Notices

SAVE THE DATE: 13th October for John & Sue’s farewell and harvest lunch

We are delighted for John and Sue that they have accepted the offer of a clergy retirement property. This has not been an easy period of waiting and John and Sue’s faithfulness is something that we have all witnessed. Our love and prayers go with them as they prepare to move.

This opportunity has come sooner than expected, so there will be a number of chances to say farewell.  John and Sue will be at the Classic Service (10am) on 22nd September, at Hambledon (10am) on Sunday 29th September, and at the Choral Eucharist (9am) on 6th October.

John and Sue’s final service will be Sunday 13th October at the Church Street Contemporary, followed by a bring and share farewell and harvest lunch. Please put this date in your diary. All are welcome to the service and lunch. During the lunch, we will be giving John and Sue a gift of love and gratitude. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

John and Sue will move to Cornwall soon after 13th October.  Please pray for John and Sue as they begin their retirement from parish ministry.

John’s moving soon means that our two clergy posts which are being advertised can progress smoothly.

We are now advertising two exciting Associate Minster roles for Franklyn Road and Mission and Evangelism, and for Hambledon and Discipleship. The jobs are advertised on New Wine, The Church Times, CofE Guilford and Pathways. Please do pray and share the ads with prospective candidates. Please see our vacancies page for details, pray for the right candidates, and help share the ads!

Minster members might like to read the Godalming Minster Parish Profile as it has a helpful description of how far we’ve come as a Minster in just a few short months. The profile has been written with input from many people, including congregational team members in Hambledon and at Franklyn Road, clergy, LLMs, the PCC standing committee and others. It has been a fantastic team effort. Page 6 outlines some of the vision material we’ll be preaching into at the Minster Vision Sunday on Sept 8th 2024.  Put this date in your Sunday diary and be at a service!

Coming Up

August

Holiday Club 28-30 August

Please pray for all the children who are coming, for the team leading them and everyone who has volunteered to help. The pirate ship is pretty full but we do have a few spaces left on Wednesday and Thursday for primary age children in school years R-6.

September

Sunday 1 Sep – 2 happy endings: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to the Samuels
Godalming Minster will host the Holiday Club finale, and say a fond farewell to the Revs Sheila and Patrick Samuels at a special 11am All Age service at Godalming Minster Brighton Road.

This will be followed by a fun filled BBQ in the Busbridge Old Rectory Garden. There’s a suggested donation of £5 per person, We would like to present the Samuels with a gift of appreciation at the BBQ. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

Can you help with the BBQ?
If you would like to
a)bring and share a salad or pudding,
b) help on the day
c) BBQ for the masses
Please contact vic.hicks@godalmingminster.org.

Patrick’s licensing as Priest-in-Charge in The Parishes of St Andrew Wraysbury St Michael Horton & St Thomas Colnbrook will be on Thursday 5th September at 7.30pm at St Andrews’s Church, St Andrew’s Close, Windsor Rd, Wraysbury TW19 5DG. Patrick would be delighted to see any people from the Minster family at the service and for refreshments after. RSVP  by 27th August CHWchurches@gmail.com.

Next up at Nexus – Penguins Galore with Frances Shaw, Thu 5 Sep at 8pm

Frances and Peter Shaw were fortunate enough to go on an amazing journey to the southernmost part of our world for an Antarctic adventure.  It must have been exhilarating and Frances will share their experiences with us.

We’ll get to see magnificent landscapes and incredible wildlife as we ‘visit’ the islands on route from South America and then in Antarctica itself.

Come along and enjoy this awe-inspiring adventure without needing to don layers of winter clothing!! Guests: £5.00 contribution towards speaker costs,

Alpha starting September
Weds evenings 25th Sept – 27th Nov & Thurs lunchtimes 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses this Autumn, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions.

A huge thank you to those of you who have already volunteered to help with food and who have signed up to pray for Alpha.  We have catering in place for the evening sessions but we still need the following;

• Additional catering for lunch time sessions, including the Saturday session (when both groups come together) eg soup, sandwiches or bread & cheese, sausage rolls etc and a traybake, cookies or equivalent

• One or two volunteers to help -preferably every week at lunch time or evening – to meet and greet, help set up tables and ensure that the catering group that evening know what to do

Please volunteer via the website, or by email direct to Sandra Wilkin – sandra.wilkin@godalmingminster.org

Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

The sign up button takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes instead.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Mission Update

Saturday, August 24th, The Ukrainian communities from Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, and Cranleigh united to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day. Our goal is to remind everyone that Ukraine is currently fighting for our right to be an independent country and people. We are organizing a Ukrainian charity event (as we did in February) to raise money for the volunteers of Ukraine Mission once again. They directly deliver help where it is needed – to rescue services in cities and towns near the front line, paramedics, struggling people, and more. 

Simon Taylor will be there to lead part of the event at Crown Court at 11am and programme of cultural folk arts will continue in the Wilfrid Noyce Community Centre.

Elsewhere

Godalming Bandstand Concerts summer 2024 programme can be found here.

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

Restart in September!

Community & Fellowship

The Hub at Franklyn Road provides a free lunch and time to socialise every Tuesday from 12-2.30pm. Open to all in the area, and across the Minster. (Donations of homemade cakes are always welcome.)

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. More about Nexus.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

Please note the café will be closed on Saturday 3rd August.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.

Dear Friends

Godalming Minster celebrated 90 years since the laying of St Mark’s foundation stone at a special service at Franklyn Road yesterday. Present and past incumbents, and the now Mayor of Godalming, Councillor Paul Rivers, shared their testimonies and poignant memories of the life of the church, and the immeasurable contribution it has made in the Ockford Ridge and Aaron’s Hill community. The worship was joyful, the talks were inspiring the tea that followed was top notch! Credit and thanks was rightfully given to those who have served so faithfully over the years and continue to do so today. Prayer, Patience and Persistence are the 3 Ps (coined by Revd David Tomlinson) which aptly sum up 90 years of St Mark’s Franklyn Road. A further celebration will take place on 18th December to mark the consecration of St Mark’s in 1934.

In the notices this week:

• Churches Together Bandstand Service this Sunday, 10.30am

• Save the Date for the St Mark’s 90th Thanksgiving Service

• Holiday Club

• Sunday 1 September: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to Patrick and Sheila (All Age service followed by a BBQ) – everyone’s invited!

• News from John and Sue

• We’re Hiring – job ads for 2 Associate Ministers

• Alpha Courses this Autumn

• Other dates for the diary

This Sunday

Sunday 10 August

10.30am Godalming Churches Together Bandstand Service
Join us in the Jack Philips Memorial Park at the Bandstand!
no morning services across Godalming Minster

Welcomers needed! If you can help to welcome and hand out service orders please email michaeleashing@aol.com, and/or arrive by 10.05am in time to don a Hi-viz vest and take to your station.

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

18 August

Flowing Water : Life and Healing
Readings: Ezekiel 47:1-12; John 7.37-39

Continuing our Sermon Series “Water, water, everywhere!”,

Services

3rd Sunday services are taking place as usual:

9am Choral Eucharist
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

10am Classic Service
Brighton Road (Busbridge)
The Classic service will be followed by coffee and cake in the Busbridge Old Rectory Garden, which might last a bit longer than usual. Please plan to stay and enjoy a good catch up, or the chance to meet new people.

10am Morning Worship
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am Morning Worship
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

10.30am ALL AGE Contemporary Service
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

The rest of August…

25 August

Wedding Water: Simply the Best
Readings: John 2:1-12

10am Minster-wide Bank Holiday Service at Church Street
6pm Evening Worship

1 September

11am Holiday Club Celebration Service & BBQ
when we will be saying goodbye to the Samuels
at Brighton Road

9am and 10am services take place at Church Street, Hambledon and Franklyn Road beforehand. Church in the Park (Muddy) and Classic will fuse at the 11am Holiday Club Service. All welcome at 11am, or to come along for the BBQ at about 12 noon!

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

Notices

SAVE THE DATE: 13th October for John & Sue’s farewell and harvest lunch

We are delighted for John and Sue that they have accepted the offer of a clergy retirement property. This has not been an easy period of waiting and John and Sue’s faithfulness is something that we have all witnessed. Our love and prayers go with them as they prepare to move.

This opportunity has come sooner than expected, so there will be a number of chances to say farewell.  John and Sue will be at the Classic Service (10am) on 22nd September, at Hambledon (10am) on Sunday 29th September, and at the Choral Eucharist (9am) on 6th October.

John and Sue’s final service will be Sunday 13th October at the Church Street Contemporary, followed by a bring and share farewell and harvest lunch. Please put this date in your diary. All are welcome to the service and lunch. During the lunch, we will be giving John and Sue a gift of love and gratitude. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

John and Sue will move to Cornwall soon after 13th October.  Please pray for John and Sue as they begin their retirement from parish ministry.

John’s moving soon means that our two clergy posts which are being advertised can progress smoothly.

We are now advertising two exciting Associate Minster roles for Franklyn Road and Mission and Evangelism, and for Hambledon and Discipleship. The jobs are advertised on New Wine, The Church Times, CofE Guilford and Pathways. Please do pray and share the ads with prospective candidates. Please see our vacancies page for details, pray for the right candidates, and help share the ads!

Minster members might like to read the Godalming Minster Parish Profile as it has a helpful description of how far we’ve come as a Minster in just a few short months. The profile has been written with input from many people, including congregational team members in Hambledon and at Franklyn Road, clergy, LLMs, the PCC standing committee and others. It has been a fantastic team effort. Page 6 outlines some of the vision material we’ll be preaching into at the Minster Vision Sunday on Sept 8th 2024.  Put this date in your Sunday diary and be at a service!

Coming Up

August

Holiday Club 28-30 August

Holiday Club is now full on Friday 30 August, with a few spaces remaining on Weds and Thursday! Please pray for all the children who are coming, and for the team leading them.

This is the first Godalming Minster Summer Holiday Club! It’s for primary age children in school years R-6. Invitations are going to the our church schools next week, and spaces are limited this year.

You are never too old to look for the greatest treasure, and this Holiday Club will be as much fun for older members of the crew as our young buccaneers. If you’d like to join the adventure, please get in touch with Jenny Lansdowne e: jenny.lansdowne@godalmingminster.org.

September

Sunday 1 Sep – 2 happy endings: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to the Samuels
Godalming Minster will host the Holiday Club finale, and say a fond farewell to the Revs Sheila and Patrick Samuels at a special 11am All Age service at Godalming Minster Brighton Road. This will be followed by a fun filled BBQ in the Busbridge Old Rectory Garden. The 11am service replaces Muddy/Church in the Park and the Classic service, and allows for the other congregations to join the 11am service and/or the BBQ.

The congregations will have the chance to say goodbye to Patrick during July (14th July at Classic, 21st at Choral Eucharist and Contemporary, 28th at Franklyn Road). Sheila’s last Sunday is 1st September (Patrick will be returning from his new parish) and we would like to present them with a gift of appreciation at the BBQ. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

Next up at Nexus – Penguins Galore with Frances Shaw, Thu 5 Sep at 8pm

Frances and Peter Shaw were fortunate enough to go on an amazing journey to the southernmost part of our world for an Antarctic adventure.  It must have been exhilarating and Frances will share their experiences with us.

We’ll get to see magnificent landscapes and incredible wildlife as we ‘visit’ the islands on route from South America and then in Antarctica itself.

Come along and enjoy this awe-inspiring adventure without needing to don layers of winter clothing!! Guests: £5.00 contribution towards speaker costs,

We’re running Alpha!
Weds evenings 25th Sept – 27th Nov & Thurs lunchtimes 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses this Autumn, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions. Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

The sign up button takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes instead.

To volunteer to help host, cook or set up please use the form below.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Church Family News

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH

We’re deeply grateful to our friends in the church family for all the loving kindness shown recently, following the loss of our beloved son Graham. You were so helpful at a very sad time  – God bless you all. With much love, Janet and Alan

Mission Update

Foodbank Update

URGENT LIST

• Tuna 

• Pasta sauces

• UHT semi skimmed milk

• Tinned Peas / Carrots and Tomatoes

• Biscuits and crackers

• Orange/Blackcurrant squash

• Orange/Apple 1 litre juice cartons

• Tea bags/Coffee/Hot chocolate

The latest shopping list can be found here. Please take a look and add a few items to your next shop.

Karen, the community centre coordinator, updates the shopping list each month with items most needed. You can find the latest shopping list for March on the Foodbank page.

Elsewhere

Saturday, August 24th, The Ukrainian communities from Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, and Cranleigh united to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day. Our goal is to remind everyone that Ukraine is currently fighting for our right to be an independent country and people. We are organizing a Ukrainian charity event (as we did in February) to raise money for the volunteers of Ukraine Mission once again. They directly deliver help where it is needed – to rescue services in cities and towns near the front line, paramedics, struggling people, and more. 

The event will begin at Crown Court at 11am (official part) and programme of cultural folk arts will continue in the Wilfrid Noyce Community Centre.

Godalming Bandstand Concerts summer 2024 programme can be found here.

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

Monday Morning Reflections on Zoom
If you would like to start your week in quiet reflection over a passage of scripture do join us at 8.45am on Mondays using the link above – you will be very welcome. For any further information please contact: Gertrud Sollars or Shan Hallam.

Wednesdays at 9am:
Morning Prayer at Godalming Minster Hambledon
Morning Prayer on Zoom via link above.

Community & Fellowship

The Hub at Franklyn Road provides a free lunch and time to socialise every Tuesday from 12-2.30pm. Open to all in the area, and across the Minster. (Donations of homemade cakes are always welcome.)

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. More about Nexus.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

Please note the café will be closed on Saturday 3rd August.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.

Dear Friends

Phew, it’s been a little warm this week, and the families who went to New Wine are to be congratulated for camping through it. We hear that the programme and the worship was truly inspiring, and the time away together incredibly special. If you’d like to join the Godalming Minster party at New Wine in 2025, please look out for the notices about tickets in the new year.

Nexus and Prime Time have also been undeterred by the heatwave, enjoying a history walk around Busbridge this afternoon, and a wonderful summer garden party at the Old Rectory last Friday. Thank you to everyone involved.

In the notices this week:

• Services this Sunday

• Alpha Courses this Autumn

• Save the Date for the St Mark’s 90th Thanksgiving Service

• Holiday Club

• Sunday 1 September: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to Patrick and Sheila (All Age service followed by a BBQ) – everyone’s invited!

• Other dates for the diary

This Sunday

Chaotic Water – In the beginning
Reading Genesis 6: 9-7

Continuing our Sermon Series “Water, water, everywhere!”, the people God created with such love and hope have turned away from him and only one righteous man remains: Noah. In the face of mockery and hostility, Noah builds a boat to God’s very precise specifications. Are we ready to respond like Noah?

Services

9am Choral Eucharist
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

10am Classic Service [HC]
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

10am Morning Worship
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am Morning Worship
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

10.30am ALL AGE Contemporary Service
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

The rest of August…

Sunday 10 August

10.30am Godalming Churches Together Bandstand Service
Join us in the Jack Philips Memorial Park at the Bandstand!
no morning services across Godalming Minster

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

18 August

3rd Sunday services are taking place as usual.

25 August

10am Minster-wide Bank Holiday Service at Church Street
6pm Evening Worship

1 September

11am Holiday Club Celebration Service & BBQ
when we will be saying goodbye to the Samuels
at Brighton Road

9am and 10am services take place at Church Street, Hambledon and Franklyn Road beforehand. Church in the Park (Muddy) and Classic will fuse at the 11am Holiday Club Service. All welcome at 11am, or to come along for the BBQ at about 12 noon!

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

We’re running Alpha!
Weds evenings 25th Sept – 27th Nov & Thurs lunchtimes 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses this Autumn, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions. Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

The sign up button takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes instead.

To volunteer to help host, cook or set up please use the form below.

Coming Up

August

Men’s Breakfast this Saturday
Please join us at 8.15am this first Saturday of the month, 3rd August, at our men’s breakfast in the Old Rectory. Porridge with all the trimmings awaits.

This month we will be doing Americana – seeking to understand what is going on there. Just why do 80% of evangelical Christians support a man who seems to spend most his time insulting his opponents and a tenuous grasp on what is truth? Just when our UK politicians, especially our local man, have been really nice to each other. We know that won’t last, but will name calling ever become part of our everyday political life? We seek not to condemn … just to understand!

90th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at Franklyn Road – 8th August at 3pm
St Mark’s Church is 90 years old this year. The Foundation stone was laid on 8th August 1934. We are holding a Thanksgiving Service on Thursday 8th August at 3pm followed by a cream tea. We would love for people across Godalming Minster to be there to give thanks for the history of St Mark’s church and more recently its community centre, and to pray for its future serving the Franklyn Road area. There will be a celebratory cream tea after the service so an idea of numbers would help the congregation plan. You can sign up using the link above.

Holiday Club 28-30 August

Holiday Club is now full on Friday 30 August, with a few spaces remaining on Weds and Thursday! Please pray for all the children who are coming, and for the team leading them.

This is the first Godalming Minster Summer Holiday Club! It’s for primary age children in school years R-6. Invitations are going to the our church schools next week, and spaces are limited this year.

You are never too old to look for the greatest treasure, and this Holiday Club will be as much fun for older members of the crew as our young buccaneers. If you’d like to join the adventure, please get in touch with Jenny Lansdowne e: jenny.lansdowne@godalmingminster.org.

Sunday 1 Sep – 2 happy endings: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to the Samuels
Godalming Minster will host the Holiday Club finale, and say a fond farewell to the Revs Sheila and Patrick Samuels at a special 11am All Age service at Godalming Minster Brighton Road. This will be followed by a fun filled BBQ in the Busbridge Old Rectory Garden. The 11am service replaces Muddy/Church in the Park and the Classic service, and allows for the other congregations to join the 11am service and/or the BBQ.

The congregations will have the chance to say goodbye to Patrick during July (14th July at Classic, 21st at Choral Eucharist and Contemporary, 28th at Franklyn Road). Sheila’s last Sunday is 1st September (Patrick will be returning from his new parish) and we would like to present them with a gift of appreciation at the BBQ. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Job Vacancies

Please see our vacancies page. We have potential candidates to interview for the position of Yew Tree Café manager and the Children Pastor (please pray), and will be shortly advertising two exciting Associate Minster roles.

Mission Update

Foodbank Update

URGENT LIST

• Tuna 

• Pasta sauces

• UHT semi skimmed milk

• Tinned Peas / Carrots and Tomatoes

• Biscuits and crackers

• Orange/Blackcurrant squash

• Orange/Apple 1 litre juice cartons

• Tea bags/Coffee/Hot chocolate

The latest shopping list can be found here. Please take a look and add a few items to your next shop.

Karen, the community centre coordinator, updates the shopping list each month with items most needed. You can find the latest shopping list for March on the Foodbank page.

Elsewhere

Godalming Bandstand Concerts summer 2024 programme can be found here.

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

Monday Morning Reflections on Zoom
If you would like to start your week in quiet reflection over a passage of scripture do join us at 8.45am on Mondays using the link above – you will be very welcome. For any further information please contact: Gertrud Sollars or Shan Hallam.

Wednesdays at 9am:
Morning Prayer at Godalming Minster Hambledon
Morning Prayer on Zoom via link above.

Community & Fellowship

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. More about Nexus.

Ladies’ Drinks take place every 1st Friday of the month, 7.30PM at the The Pavilion by Howling Owl.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

Please note the café will be closed on Saturday 3rd August.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.

Dear Friends

The notices for this Sunday (28th July) have been pre-scheduled. Therefore there are no new items, apart from the updated list of services.

In the notices this week:

• Services this Sunday

• Alpha Courses this Autumn

• Staycation events in The Octagon

• Save the Date for the St Mark’s 90th Thanksgiving Service

• Holiday Club

• Sunday 1 September: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to Patrick and Sheila (All Age service followed by a BBQ) – everyone’s invited!

• Other dates for the diary

This Sunday

Chaotic Water – In the beginning
Reading Genesis 1: 1-23

Our new Sermon Series “Water, water, everywhere!” begins in the beginning!
Water is an important feature which (excuse the pun) runs through the whole of the Old and New Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation.  Perhaps it is not surprising that water plays such an important part in the story of God’s people throughout the biblical narrative.  It is such a precious commodity.  We know that in many places, water is either scarce or contaminated, or both.  As we find ourselves travelling with some of the saints of old (Noah, Elijah, Ezekiel) and with Jesus at a wedding and at a well, we are invited to reflect on our place in God’s big story, and to see also where we might lead people to the living water – those with whom we share our lives, at work, at home, at the school gate, or wherever we find ourselves.

Services

10am Classic Service
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

10am Morning Worship
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am Morning Worship [HC]
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

10.30am Contemporary Service
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)
Children’s groups in the Octagon. Coffee from 10.15am.

5pm Choral Evensong
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

Pastoral Team News
Our thanks and congratulations to Liz Sadler and Simon Callaghan having recently completed the Diocesan Pastoral Training Course. We welcome them onto the Minster Pastoral Support Team.

Liz will mainly be seen at services in Godalming Minster Church Street. Her role will focus on supporting members of those congregations and the families who attend the Octots and the baby group held mid-week at Church Street.

Simon will be seen mainly at the 6pm service at Brighton Road, and occasionally the Contemporary service at Church Street. Simon is exploring bereavement visiting and supporting those with mental health difficulties.

We are also blessed by the addition of Gavin Harper to the Pastoral Care Team. Gavin is an experienced pastoral visitor, having worked in this role previously at St Andrew’s Church, Oxshott. He will be mainly found at Godalming Minster Hambledon.

Their pictures have been requested and will be available soon, and each will be introduced in services in the coming weeks.

Following the recent PCC meeting, we are delighted to formally welcome Mitchell Farquharson as our new Principal Organist for the Minster’s choral worship. Mitchell is an outstanding organist and he has previously been at Chichester Cathedral. Everyone is welcome can experience Mitchell’s playing at the Choral Eucharist and Evensong services.

We’re running Alpha!
Weds evenings 25th Sept – 27th Nov & Thurs lunchtimes 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses this Autumn, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions. Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

The sign up button takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes instead.

To volunteer to help host, cook or set up please use the form below.

Thanks to the two heroes that came forward after our appeal for new volunteers in the Yew Tree Café. There is room for more, particularly on Tuesday afternoons and Fridays. No experience required as full training will be given! Volunteers do everything and anything from serving tables, taking orders, making drinks and sandwiches, clearing up and cleaning, and of course talking to our lovely customers and giving a listening and caring ear as needed.

If your skills are in baking then we’d love you to join our very small band of bakers to produce the yummy cakes we serve – all done in the Old Rectory kitchen with full instructions, equipment and ingredients.

If you can’t commit to a full half day then other options are available – do ask us! Or fill in the volunteer form. We’d love to have you on board.
The Café Leadership team.

Please note the café will be closed on Saturday 3rd August.

Coming Up

July

The Lammas Handbell Ringers invite you to a concert and supper on Sat 27th July at 6.30pm. “Our Dancing Day overlooking the River Wey” will take place in The Octagon at Godalming Minster Church Street. Tickets £12 including a 2-course supper are available from Helen 07760 494 703 or Barbara 01483 415600. During Staycation The Lammas Handbell Ringers are holding an Introduction to Handbell Ringing on Thursday 8th August at 4-5pm or 6-7pm. It’s FREE, but numbers will be limited so please contact Barbara to reserve your space.

Also in the Octagon during Godalming Staycation, Janet Davies is holding a “Sew Simple” hand embroidery session on Weds 7 August from 9 until 12 noon. All equipment and materials provided. Tea/coffee, cake and crafting. Telephone Janet on 07967 683443 to book a place. Limited to 12 people (under 18 to be accompanied by adult). Free but donations welcome to help cover costs. Any profit will go to Godalming Minster.

August

Nexus Summer Outing – History Walk of Busbridge. Thu 1st August 2-4.30pm
Join Nexus and Martyn Sandford on a history walk around Busbridge, ending at The Pavilion by Howling Owl at about 4pm for a cup of what you fancy. Meet at 1.45pm outside the Busbridge Old Rectory at Godalming Minster Brighton Road and enjoy the font of Martyn’s knowledge about the local history of the area.

90th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at Franklyn Road – 8th August at 3pm
St Mark’s Church is 90 years old this year. The Foundation stone was laid on 8th August 1934. We are holding a Thanksgiving Service on Thursday 8th August at 3pm followed by a cream tea. We would love for people across Godalming Minster to be there to give thanks for the history of St Mark’s church and more recently its community centre, and to pray for its future serving the Franklyn Road area. There will be a celebratory cream tea after the service so an idea of numbers would help the congregation plan. You can sign up using the link above.

Holiday Club 28-30 August
Sign up now for the first ever Godalming Minster Summer Holiday Club! It’s for primary age children in school years R-6. Invitations are going to the our church schools next week, and spaces are limited this year.

You are never too old to look for the greatest treasure, and this Holiday Club will be as much fun for older members of the crew as our young buccaneers. If you’d like to join the adventure, please get in touch with Jenny Lansdowne e: jenny.lansdowne@godalmingminster.org.

Sunday 1 Sep – 2 happy endings: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to the Samuels
Godalming Minster will host the Holiday Club finale, and say a fond farewell to the Revs Sheila and Patrick Samuels at a special 11am All Age service at Godalming Minster Brighton Road. This will be followed by a fun filled BBQ in the Busbridge Old Rectory Garden. The 11am service replaces Muddy/Church in the Park and the Classic service, and allows for the other congregations to join the 11am service and/or the BBQ.

The congregations will have the chance to say goodbye to Patrick during July (14th July at Classic, 21st at Choral Eucharist and Contemporary, 28th at Franklyn Road). Sheila’s last Sunday is 1st September (Patrick will be returning from his new parish) and we would like to present them with a gift of appreciation at the BBQ. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Church Family News

One of the young adults in our church family is looking for a room or house share where she can live affordably and independently. The location needs to be suitable for a non-driver, with walkable access to public transport and amenities. If you can think of any possible options, please contact the office.

Job Vacancies

We have taken the decision to re-advertise the posts of Children and Families Pastor (4-11’s) and Yew Tree Café manager, and are invited applications by the end of July. Details can be found on the vacancies page here. Please be praying for the right people to fill these special roles, and help share the ads.

Mission Update

Foodbank Update

URGENT LIST

• Tuna 

• Pasta sauces

• UHT semi skimmed milk

• Tinned Peas / Carrots and Tomatoes

• Biscuits and crackers

• Orange/Blackcurrant squash

• Orange/Apple 1 litre juice cartons

• Tea bags/Coffee/Hot chocolate

The latest shopping list can be found here. Please take a look and add a few items to your next shop.

Karen, the community centre coordinator, updates the shopping list each month with items most needed. You can find the latest shopping list for March on the Foodbank page.

Volunteer Vacancy: HMP Send Multifaith Chaplaincy
[Godalming Minster has a small group of volunteers who serve with the HMP Send Multifaith Chaplaincy, where until recently Rev Lesley Mason was the Prison Chaplain.]

Have you thought about joining a friendly team of volunteers who are dedicated to working with vulnerable people? The Chaplaincy is seeking volunteers to assist with administrative tasks. If you enjoy collaborating with like-minded people and can spare half a day or more each week, this could be the perfect volunteering opportunity for you.

We are looking for individuals with strong communication skills who can use email, Microsoft Word, and Excel. While experience with these programs is beneficial, it is not required as we provide training.

To learn more or express your interest, please email chaplaincysend@justice.gov.uk addressed to our Managing Chaplain. We are here to help you discern if this opportunity is a good fit for you.

Elsewhere

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

9am Morning Prayer
9am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with Rev Sheila Samuels at Godalming Minster Franklyn Road.

Monday Morning Reflections on Zoom
If you would like to start your week in quiet reflection over a passage of scripture do join us at 8.45am on Mondays using the link above – you will be very welcome. For any further information please contact: Gertrud Sollars or Shan Hallam.

Wednesdays at 9am:
Morning Prayer at Godalming Minster Hambledon
Morning Prayer on Zoom via link above.

Community & Fellowship

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. More about Nexus.

Ladies’ Drinks take place every 1st Friday of the month, 7.30PM at the The Pavilion by Howling Owl.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.

Dear Friends

The notices for this Sunday and the next (28th July) have been pre-scheduled. Therefore there are no new items, apart from the updated list of services.

In the notices this week:

• Services this Sunday

• Alpha Courses this Autumn

• Marriage MOT course

• Staycation events in The Octagon

• Save the Date for the St Mark’s 90th Thanksgiving Service

• Holiday Club

• Sunday 1 September: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to Patrick and Sheila (All Age service followed by a BBQ) – everyone’s invited!

• Other dates for the diary

This Sunday

Stay open minded !
Reading Acts 15: 1-21

We continue the sermon series: Build on a Rock – based on the life of the disciple Peter. The readings for each week, and a short topic descriptor can be picked up at Minster services this Sunday, and can be printed here.

Services

9am Choral Eucharist
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

10am Classic Service
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

10am Morning Worship
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am Morning Worship
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

10.30am Contemporary Service [HC]
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)
Children’s groups in the Octagon. Coffee from 10.15am.

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

Pastoral Team News
Our thanks and congratulations to Liz Sadler and Simon Callaghan having recently completed the Diocesan Pastoral Training Course. We welcome them onto the Minster Pastoral Support Team.

Liz will mainly be seen at services in Godalming Minster Church Street. Her role will focus on supporting members of those congregations and the families who attend the Octots and the baby group held mid-week at Church Street.

Simon will be seen mainly at the 6pm service at Brighton Road, and occasionally the Contemporary service at Church Street. Simon is exploring bereavement visiting and supporting those with mental health difficulties.

We are also blessed by the addition of Gavin Harper to the Pastoral Care Team. Gavin is an experienced pastoral visitor, having worked in this role previously at St Andrew’s Church, Oxshott. He will be mainly found at Godalming Minster Hambledon.

Their pictures have been requested and will be available soon, and each will be introduced in services in the coming weeks.

Following the recent PCC meeting, we are delighted to formally welcome Mitchell Farquharson as our new Principal Organist for the Minster’s choral worship. Mitchell is an outstanding organist and he has previously been at Chichester Cathedral. Everyone is welcome can experience Mitchell’s playing at the Choral Eucharist and Evensong services.

We’re running Alpha!
Weds evenings 25th Sept – 27th Nov & Thurs lunchtimes 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses this Autumn, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions. Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

The sign up button takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes instead.

To volunteer to help host, cook or set up please use the form below.

Thanks to the two heroes that came forward after our appeal for new volunteers in the Yew Tree Café. There is room for more, particularly on Tuesday afternoons and Fridays. No experience required as full training will be given! Volunteers do everything and anything from serving tables, taking orders, making drinks and sandwiches, clearing up and cleaning, and of course talking to our lovely customers and giving a listening and caring ear as needed.

If your skills are in baking then we’d love you to join our very small band of bakers to produce the yummy cakes we serve – all done in the Old Rectory kitchen with full instructions, equipment and ingredients.

If you can’t commit to a full half day then other options are available – do ask us! Or fill in the volunteer form. We’d love to have you on board.
The Café Leadership team.

Please note the café will be closed on Saturday 3rd August.

Coming Up

July

Prime Time Summer Celebration – 19 July 2.30-4.30pm
Helpers and participants are invited to the second annual Summer Celebration at the Busbridge Old Rectory. It’s a lovely afternoon (with tea and cake) and a great chance to meet people involved with Older People’s Ministry. If you’d like to augment the Prime Time hospitality team which is rather depleted for this event, please contact penny.naylor@godalmingminster.org.

Saturday 20 July Marriage MOT evening – Make a good thing even better!  Join us for a fantastic opportunity for couples build and enrich their relationship, however long you’ve been married. More details >

The Lammas Handbell Ringers invite you to a concert and supper on Sat 27th July at 6.30pm. “Our Dancing Day overlooking the River Wey” will take place in The Octagon at Godalming Minster Church Street. Tickets £12 including a 2-course supper are available from Helen 07760 494 703 or Barbara 01483 415600. During Staycation The Lammas Handbell Ringers are holding an Introduction to Handbell Ringing on Thursday 8th August at 4-5pm or 6-7pm. It’s FREE, but numbers will be limited so please contact Barbara to reserve your space.

Also in the Octagon during Godalming Staycation, Janet Davies is holding a “Sew Simple” hand embroidery session on Weds 7 August from 9 until 12 noon. All equipment and materials provided. Tea/coffee, cake and crafting. Telephone Janet on 07967 683443 to book a place. Limited to 12 people (under 18 to be accompanied by adult). Free but donations welcome to help cover costs. Any profit will go to Godalming Minster.

August

Nexus Summer Outing – History Walk of Busbridge. 2-4.30pm
Join Nexus and Martyn Sandford on a history walk around Busbridge, ending at The Pavilion by Howling Owl at about 4pm for a cup of what you fancy. Meet at 1.45pm outside the Busbridge Old Rectory at Godalming Minster Brighton Road and enjoy the font of Martyn’s knowledge about the local history of the area.

90th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at Franklyn Road – 8th August at 3pm
St Mark’s Church is 90 years old this year. The Foundation stone was laid on 8th August 1934. We are holding a Thanksgiving Service on Thursday 8th August at 3pm followed by a cream tea. We would love for people across Godalming Minster to be there to give thanks for the history of St Mark’s church and more recently its community centre, and to pray for its future serving the Franklyn Road area. There will be a celebratory cream tea after the service so an idea of numbers would help the congregation plan. You can sign up using the link above.

Holiday Club 28-30 August
Sign up now for the first ever Godalming Minster Summer Holiday Club! It’s for primary age children in school years R-6. Invitations are going to the our church schools next week, and spaces are limited this year.

You are never too old to look for the greatest treasure, and this Holiday Club will be as much fun for older members of the crew as our young buccaneers. If you’d like to join the adventure, please get in touch with Jenny Lansdowne e: jenny.lansdowne@godalmingminster.org.

Sunday 1 Sep – 2 happy endings: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to the Samuels
Godalming Minster will host the Holiday Club finale, and say a fond farewell to the Revs Sheila and Patrick Samuels at a special 11am All Age service at Godalming Minster Brighton Road. This will be followed by a fun filled BBQ in the Busbridge Old Rectory Garden. The 11am service replaces Muddy/Church in the Park and the Classic service, and allows for the other congregations to join the 11am service and/or the BBQ.

The congregations will have the chance to say goodbye to Patrick during July (14th July at Classic, 21st at Choral Eucharist and Contemporary, 28th at Franklyn Road). Sheila’s last Sunday is 1st September (Patrick will be returning from his new parish) and we would like to present them with a gift of appreciation at the BBQ. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Church Family News

One of the young adults in our church family is looking for a room or house share where she can live affordably and independently. The location needs to be suitable for a non-driver, with walkable access to public transport and amenities. If you can think of any possible options, please contact the office.

Marcus and his family will be saying farewell at the Contemporary Service on Sunday 21st July. If you would like to contribute to a leaving gift, please drop it into the Minster Office at the Old Rectory, or use Donate to give something online. Please include ref: Marcus.

Job Vacancies

We have taken the decision to re-advertise the posts of Children and Families Pastor (4-11’s) and Yew Tree Café manager, and are invited applications by the end of July. Details can be found on the vacancies page here. Please be praying for the right people to fill these special roles, and help share the ads.

Mission Update

Foodbank Update

URGENT LIST

• Tuna 

• Pasta sauces

• UHT semi skimmed milk

• Tinned Peas / Carrots and Tomatoes

• Biscuits and crackers

• Orange/Blackcurrant squash

• Orange/Apple 1 litre juice cartons

• Tea bags/Coffee/Hot chocolate

The latest shopping list can be found here. Please take a look and add a few items to your next shop.

Karen, the community centre coordinator, updates the shopping list each month with items most needed. You can find the latest shopping list for March on the Foodbank page.

Volunteer Vacancy: HMP Send Multifaith Chaplaincy
[Godalming Minster has a small group of volunteers who serve with the HMP Send Multifaith Chaplaincy, where until recently Rev Lesley Mason was the Prison Chaplain.]

Have you thought about joining a friendly team of volunteers who are dedicated to working with vulnerable people? The Chaplaincy is seeking volunteers to assist with administrative tasks. If you enjoy collaborating with like-minded people and can spare half a day or more each week, this could be the perfect volunteering opportunity for you.

We are looking for individuals with strong communication skills who can use email, Microsoft Word, and Excel. While experience with these programs is beneficial, it is not required as we provide training.

To learn more or express your interest, please email chaplaincysend@justice.gov.uk addressed to our Managing Chaplain. We are here to help you discern if this opportunity is a good fit for you.

Elsewhere

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

9am Morning Prayer
9am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with Rev Sheila Samuels at Godalming Minster Franklyn Road.

Monday Morning Reflections on Zoom
If you would like to start your week in quiet reflection over a passage of scripture do join us at 8.45am on Mondays using the link above – you will be very welcome. For any further information please contact: Gertrud Sollars or Shan Hallam.

Wednesdays at 9am:
Morning Prayer at Godalming Minster Hambledon
Morning Prayer on Zoom via link above.

Community & Fellowship

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. More about Nexus.

Ladies’ Drinks take place every 1st Friday of the month, 7.30PM at the The Pavilion by Howling Owl.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.

Dear Friends

Simon Taylor writes:
Great news! 42 children are already signed up for the holiday club. If you’re an adult, please sign up to join us and help, including for the end of holiday club party BBQ and farewell to Patrick and Sheila. If you have children, sign up now to avoid disappointment!

More great news. Across the Minster we’ve got new people joining us and exploring our breadth of worship. If you’re new then fill a ‘Hi’ card in and well get you a free coffee at the Yew Tree Café to chat to you and answer your questions.

Great date for your diary. Sunday 8th Sept. Minster Vision Sunday in all congregations. Surely, you’ll want to be here for it.

In the notices this week:

• Services this Sunday

• Alpha Courses this Autumn

• Marriage MOT course

• Staycation events in The Octagon

• Save the Date for the St Mark’s 90th Thanksgiving Service

• Holiday Club

• Sunday 1 September: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to Patrick and Sheila (All Age service followed by a BBQ) – everyone’s invited!

• Other dates for the diary

The notices for this Sunday and the next two (21st and 28th July) have been pre-scheduled as Vic is on leave. Therefore there are no new items, apart from the updated list of services.

This Sunday

Be ready to be surprised!
Reading Acts 12: 1-18

We continue the sermon series: Build on a Rock – based on the life of the disciple Peter. The readings for each week, and a short topic descriptor can be picked up at Minster services this Sunday, and can be printed here.

Services

8am BCP Holy Communion
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)
followed by breakfast in the Octagon

10am Classic Service
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

10am Morning Worship [HC]
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am Morning Worship
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

10.30am Contemporary Service
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)
Children’s groups in the Octagon. Coffee from 10.15am

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

Pastoral Team News
Our thanks and congratulations to Liz Sadler and Simon Callaghan having recently completed the Diocesan Pastoral Training Course. We welcome them onto the Minster Pastoral Support Team.

Liz will mainly be seen at services in Godalming Minster Church Street. Her role will focus on supporting members of those congregations and the families who attend the Octots and the baby group held mid-week at Church Street.

Simon will be seen mainly at the 6pm service at Brighton Road, and occasionally the Contemporary service at Church Street. Simon is exploring bereavement visiting and supporting those with mental health difficulties.

We are also blessed by the addition of Gavin Harper to the Pastoral Care Team. Gavin is an experienced pastoral visitor, having worked in this role previously at St Andrew’s Church, Oxshott. He will be mainly found at Godalming Minster Hambledon.

Their pictures have been requested and will be available soon, and each will be introduced in services in the coming weeks.

Following the recent PCC meeting, we are delighted to formally welcome Mitchell Farquharson as our new Principal Organist for the Minster’s choral worship. Mitchell is an outstanding organist and he has previously been at Chichester Cathedral. Everyone is welcome can experience Mitchell’s playing at the Choral Eucharist and Evensong services.

We’re running Alpha!
Weds evenings 25th Sept – 27th Nov & Thurs lunchtimes 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses this Autumn, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions. Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

The sign up button takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes instead.

To volunteer to help host, cook or set up please use the form below.

Thanks to the two heroes that came forward after our appeal for new volunteers in the Yew Tree Café. There is room for more, particularly on Tuesday afternoons and Fridays. No experience required as full training will be given! Volunteers do everything and anything from serving tables, taking orders, making drinks and sandwiches, clearing up and cleaning, and of course talking to our lovely customers and giving a listening and caring ear as needed.

If your skills are in baking then we’d love you to join our very small band of bakers to produce the yummy cakes we serve – all done in the Old Rectory kitchen with full instructions, equipment and ingredients.

If you can’t commit to a full half day then other options are available – do ask us! Or fill in the volunteer form. We’d love to have you on board.
The Café Leadership team.

Please note the café will be closed on Saturday 3rd August.

Coming Up

July

Prime Time Summer Celebration – 19 July 2.30-4.30pm
Helpers and participants are invited to the second annual Summer Celebration at the Busbridge Old Rectory. It’s a lovely afternoon (with tea and cake) and a great chance to meet people involved with Older People’s Ministry. If you’d like to augment the Prime Time hospitality team which is rather depleted for this event, please contact penny.naylor@godalmingminster.org.

Saturday 20 July Marriage MOT evening – Make a good thing even better!  Join us for a fantastic opportunity for couples build and enrich their relationship, however long you’ve been married. More details >

The Lammas Handbell Ringers invite you to a concert and supper on Sat 27th July at 6.30pm. “Our Dancing Day overlooking the River Wey” will take place in The Octagon at Godalming Minster Church Street. Tickets £12 including a 2-course supper are available from Helen 07760 494 703 or Barbara 01483 415600. During Staycation The Lammas Handbell Ringers are holding an Introduction to Handbell Ringing on Thursday 8th August at 4-5pm or 6-7pm. It’s FREE, but numbers will be limited so please contact Barbara to reserve your space.

Also in the Octagon during Godalming Staycation, Janet Davies is holding a “Sew Simple” hand embroidery session on Weds 7 August from 9 until 12 noon. All equipment and materials provided. Tea/coffee, cake and crafting. Telephone Janet on 07967 683443 to book a place. Limited to 12 people (under 18 to be accompanied by adult). Free but donations welcome to help cover costs. Any profit will go to Godalming Minster.

August

Nexus Summer Outing – History Walk of Busbridge. 2-4.30pm
Join Nexus and Martyn Sandford on a history walk around Busbridge, ending at The Pavilion by Howling Owl at about 4pm for a cup of what you fancy. Meet at 1.45pm outside the Busbridge Old Rectory at Godalming Minster Brighton Road and enjoy the font of Martyn’s knowledge about the local history of the area.

90th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at Franklyn Road – 8th August at 3pm
St Mark’s Church is 90 years old this year. The Foundation stone was laid on 8th August 1934. We are holding a Thanksgiving Service on Thursday 8th August at 3pm followed by a cream tea. We would love for people across Godalming Minster to be there to give thanks for the history of St Mark’s church and more recently its community centre, and to pray for its future serving the Franklyn Road area. There will be a celebratory cream tea after the service so an idea of numbers would help the congregation plan. You can sign up using the link above.

Holiday Club 28-30 August
Sign up now for the first ever Godalming Minster Summer Holiday Club! It’s for primary age children in school years R-6. Invitations are going to the our church schools next week, and spaces are limited this year.

You are never too old to look for the greatest treasure, and this Holiday Club will be as much fun for older members of the crew as our young buccaneers. If you’d like to join the adventure, please get in touch with Jenny Lansdowne e: jenny.lansdowne@godalmingminster.org.

Sunday 1 Sep – 2 happy endings: Holiday Club Finale & Farewell to the Samuels
Godalming Minster will host the Holiday Club finale, and say a fond farewell to the Revs Sheila and Patrick Samuels at a special 11am All Age service at Godalming Minster Brighton Road. This will be followed by a fun filled BBQ in the Busbridge Old Rectory Garden. The 11am service replaces Muddy/Church in the Park and the Classic service, and allows for the other congregations to join the 11am service and/or the BBQ.

The congregations will have the chance to say goodbye to Patrick during July (14th July at Classic, 21st at Choral Eucharist and Contemporary, 28th at Franklyn Road). Sheila’s last Sunday is 1st September (Patrick will be returning from his new parish) and we would like to present them with a gift of appreciation at the BBQ. To contribute to this, please see ways to donate.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Church Family News

One of the young adults in our church family is looking for a room or house share where she can live affordably and independently. The location needs to be suitable for a non-driver, with walkable access to public transport and amenities. If you can think of any possible options, please contact the office.

Marcus and his family will be saying farewell at the Contemporary Service on Sunday 21st July. If you would like to contribute to a leaving gift, please drop it into the Minster Office at the Old Rectory, or use Donate to give something online. Please include ref: Marcus.

Job Vacancies

We have taken the decision to re-advertise the posts of Children and Families Pastor (4-11’s) and Yew Tree Café manager, and are invited applications by the end of July. Details can be found on the vacancies page here. Please be praying for the right people to fill these special roles, and help share the ads.

Mission Update

Foodbank Update

URGENT LIST

• Tuna 

• Pasta sauces

• UHT semi skimmed milk

• Tinned Peas / Carrots and Tomatoes

• Biscuits and crackers

• Orange/Blackcurrant squash

• Orange/Apple 1 litre juice cartons

• Tea bags/Coffee/Hot chocolate

The latest shopping list can be found here. Please take a look and add a few items to your next shop.

Karen, the community centre coordinator, updates the shopping list each month with items most needed. You can find the latest shopping list for March on the Foodbank page.

Volunteer Vacancy: HMP Send Multifaith Chaplaincy
[Godalming Minster has a small group of volunteers who serve with the HMP Send Multifaith Chaplaincy, where until recently Rev Lesley Mason was the Prison Chaplain.]

Have you thought about joining a friendly team of volunteers who are dedicated to working with vulnerable people? The Chaplaincy is seeking volunteers to assist with administrative tasks. If you enjoy collaborating with like-minded people and can spare half a day or more each week, this could be the perfect volunteering opportunity for you.

We are looking for individuals with strong communication skills who can use email, Microsoft Word, and Excel. While experience with these programs is beneficial, it is not required as we provide training.

To learn more or express your interest, please email chaplaincysend@justice.gov.uk addressed to our Managing Chaplain. We are here to help you discern if this opportunity is a good fit for you.

Elsewhere

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

9am Morning Prayer
9am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with Rev Sheila Samuels at Godalming Minster Franklyn Road.

Monday Morning Reflections on Zoom
If you would like to start your week in quiet reflection over a passage of scripture do join us at 8.45am on Mondays using the link above – you will be very welcome. For any further information please contact: Gertrud Sollars or Shan Hallam.

Wednesdays at 9am:
Morning Prayer at Godalming Minster Hambledon
Morning Prayer on Zoom via link above.

Community & Fellowship

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. More about Nexus.

Ladies’ Drinks take place every 1st Friday of the month, 7.30PM at the The Pavilion by Howling Owl.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.

Dear Friends

In the notices this week:

• Services this Sunday

• Alpha Courses this Autumn

• Nexus talk about the Farncombe Community Garden

• Marriage MOT course

• Staycation events in The Octagon

• Save the Date for the St Mark’s 90th Thanksgiving Service

• Holiday Club

• Other dates for the diary

This Sunday

Keep listening and engaging
Reading Acts 11: 1-18

We continue the sermon series: Build on a Rock – based on the life of the disciple Peter. The readings for each week, and a short topic descriptor can be picked up at Minster services this Sunday, and can be printed here.

Services

9am Choral Eucharist
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

10am Classic Service [HC]
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

10am Morning Worship
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am All Age Service
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

10.30am Muddy Church (All Age)
Jack Phillips Memorial Park, between the bandstand and the cloister
BYO cup for coffee and hot choc. Dogs and all welcome.

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

We’re running Alpha!
Weds evenings 25th Sept – 27th Nov & Thurs lunchtimes 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses this Autumn, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions. Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

The sign up button takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes instead.

To volunteer to help host, cook or set up please use the form above.

Thanks to the two heroes that came forward after our appeal for new volunteers in the Yew Tree Café. There is room for more, particularly on Tuesday afternoons and Fridays. No experience required as full training will be given! Volunteers do everything and anything from serving tables, taking orders, making drinks and sandwiches, clearing up and cleaning,  and of course talking to our lovely customers and giving a listening and caring ear as needed.

If your skills are in baking then we’d love you to join our very small band of bakers to produce the yummy cakes we serve – all done in the Old Rectory kitchen with full instructions, equipment and ingredients.

If you can’t commit to a full half day then other options are available – do ask us! Or fill in the volunteer form. We’d love to have you on board.
The Café Leadership team

Coming Up

July

Nexus, 8pm on Thursday 4th July
Nexus meets on first Thursdays of the month, and this month’s guest speaker is Dr Martin Brunet, Trustee of Farncombe Community Garden, on the topic of Growing Community Wellbeing. The General Election does clash, but we can vote earlier and get home in time to watch the exit polls on TV!  In the meantime, come and enjoy an hour or so socialising and hearing Martin speak about the development of Farncombe Community Garden, which is our Nexus charity for 2024.   Come along to find out more and discover how we might get involved! More about Nexus and this event >

Men’s Breakfast, 8.15am this coming Saturday, 6th July, in the Old Rectory.
Please join us for our monthly feast of food for the body and for the mind. After our usual fare of porridge, toast and coffee etc, we will move on our time of discussion.

A lot has happened since we last met, not just in the UK (where by Saturday we will know the outcome of the general election) but also in France, Europe more generally, and of course also in the USA. Personal and political meltdowns seem to be the order of the day, and we will reflect generally on what has been happening, noting that polarisation of thought seems to be a common theme.

All Minster Men are welcome, and if you know of anyone who you think might like to come, please bring them along…

Alan & Dudley, for Godalming Minster Men’s Group

Yew Tree Café – Closed Sat 6 July
While we are running without a café manager, there are a couple of shifts that are without a staff member to lead. The cafe will therefore be closed next Sat 6 Jul, and also on Sat 3 August.

Saturday 20 July Marriage MOT evening – Make a good thing even better!  Join us for a fantastic opportunity for couples build and enrich their relationship, however long you’ve been married. More details >

The Lammas Handbell Ringers invite you to a concert and supper on Sat 27th July at 6.30pm. “Our Dancing Day overlooking the River Wey” will take place in The Octagon at Godalming Minster Church Street. Tickets £12 including a 2-course supper are available from Helen 07760 494 703 or Barbara 01483 415600. During Staycation The Lammas Handbell Ringers are holding an Introduction to Handbell Ringing on Thursday 8th August at 4-5pm or 6-7pm. It’s FREE, but numbers will be limited so please contact Barbara to reserve your space.

Also in the Octagon during Godalming Staycation, Janet Davies is holding a “Sew Simple” hand embroidery session on Weds 7 August from 9 until 12 noon. All equipment and materials provided. Tea/coffee, cake and crafting. Telephone Janet on 07967 683443 to book a place. Limited to 12 people (under 18 to be accompanied by adult). Free but donations welcome to help cover costs. Any profit will go to Godalming Minster.

August

90th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at Franklyn Road – 8th August at 3pm
St Mark’s Church is 90 years old this year. The Foundation stone was laid on 8th August 1934. We are holding a Thanksgiving Service on Thursday 8th August at 3pm followed by a cream tea. We would love for people across Godalming Minster to be there to give thanks for the history of St Mark’s church and more recently its community centre, and to pray for its future serving the Franklyn Road area.

Holiday Club 28-30 August
Sign up now for the first ever Godalming Minster Summer Holiday Club! It’s for primary age children in school years R-6. Invitations are going to the our church schools next week, and spaces are limited this year.

You are never too old to look for the greatest treasure, and this Holiday Club will be as much fun for older members of the crew as our young buccaneers. If you’d like to join the adventure, please get in touch with Jenny Lansdowne e: jenny.lansdowne@godalmingminster.org.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Church Family News

One of the young adults in our church family is looking for a room or house share where she can live affordably and independently. The location needs to be suitable for a non-driver, with walkable access to public transport and amenities. If you can think of any possible options, please contact the office.

Marcus and his family will be saying farewell at the Contemporary Service on Sunday 21st July. If you would like to contribute to a leaving gift, please drop it into the Minster Office at the Old Rectory, or use Donate to give something online. Please include ref: Marcus.

Job Vacancies

We have taken the decision to re-advertise the posts of Children and Families Pastor (4-11’s) and Yew Tree Café manager, and are invited applications by the end of July. Details can be found on the vacancies page here. Please be praying for the right people to fill these special roles, and help share the ads.

Mission Update

Foodbank Update

URGENT LIST

• Tuna 

• Pasta sauces

• UHT semi skimmed milk

• Tinned Peas / Carrots and Tomatoes

• Biscuits and crackers

• Orange/Blackcurrant squash

• Orange/Apple 1 litre juice cartons

• Tea bags/Coffee/Hot chocolate

The latest shopping list can be found here. Please take a look and add a few items to your next shop.

Karen, the community centre coordinator, updates the shopping list each month with items most needed. You can find the latest shopping list for March on the Foodbank page.

Elsewhere

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

9am Morning Prayer
9am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with Rev Sheila Samuels at Godalming Minster Franklyn Road.

Monday Morning Reflections on Zoom
If you would like to start your week in quiet reflection over a passage of scripture do join us at 8.45am on Mondays using the link above – you will be very welcome. For any further information please contact: Gertrud Sollars or Shan Hallam.

Wednesdays at 9am:
Morning Prayer at Godalming Minster Hambledon
Morning Prayer on Zoom via link above.

Community & Fellowship

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. More about Nexus.

Ladies’ Drinks take place every 1st Friday of the month, 7.30PM at the The Pavilion by Howling Owl.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar event for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.

Dear Friends

It’s a rare-ish fifth Sunday of the month which seems to be a cause for celebration by a couple of congregations. Franklyn Road offers bacon butties before the service at 10am, and the Brighton Road 6pm congregation will be celebrating the goodness of God with an extended time of praise and worship, followed by time to gather socially with drinks & snacks.  Everyone welcome!

The notices are being resent as the Classic service is definitely on, and now included in the service list for this Sunday. Classic will be marking St John the Baptist day (24 Jun).

Please keep reading for

• Services this Sunday

• Alpha Courses this Autumn

• Yew Tree Café news

• Nexus talk about the Farncombe Community Garden

• Marriage MOT course

• Save the Date for the St Mark’s 90th Thanksgiving Service

• Holiday Club

• Other dates for the diary

This Sunday

Keep listening and engaging
Reading: Acts 11: 1-18

We continue the sermon series: Build on a Rock – based on the life of the disciple Peter. The readings for each week, and a short topic descriptor can be picked up at Minster services this Sunday, and can be printed here.

Services

9am Choral Eucharist
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

10am Classic Service
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

10am Morning Worship
Hambledon (St Peter’s)

10am Sunday Service
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

10.30am Muddy Church
Jack Philipps Memorial Park, between the bandstand and the Cloister
BYO Cup for coffee and hot choc. Dogs and all welcome!

6pm Evening Worship
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

We’re running Alpha!
Weds evenings 25th Sept – 27th Nov & Thurs lunchtimes 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses this Autumn, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions. Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

The sign up button takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes instead.

To volunteer to help host, cook or set up please use the form above.

Our Yew Tree Café has a wonderful team of volunteers but a few have moved on and we really need 2 or 3 folk to fill gaps, particularly on Tuesday afternoons and Fridays. No experience required as full training will be given! Volunteers do everything and anything from serving tables, taking orders, making drinks and sandwiches, clearing up and cleaning,  and of course talking to our lovely customers and giving a listening and caring ear as needed.

If your skills are in baking then we’d love you to join our very small band of bakers to produce the yummy cakes we serve – all done in the Old Rectory kitchen with full instructions, equipment and ingredients.

If you can’t commit to a full half day then other options are available – do ask us!

It’s a joy and a privilege, and often a lot of fun to serve in the cafe, hard work but so worth it, do pop in and chat to the managers in the cafe or chat to Karen Hart, Carol Jones or any of our great team. Or fill in the volunteer form. We’d love to have you on board.
The Café Leadership team

Coming Up

July

Nexus, 8pm on Thursday 4th July
Nexus meets on first Thursdays of the month, and this month’s guest speaker is Dr Martin Brunet, Trustee of Farncombe Community Garden, on the topic of Growing Community Wellbeing. The General Election does clash, but we can vote earlier and get home in time to watch the exit polls on TV!  In the meantime, come and enjoy an hour or so socialising and hearing Martin speak about the development of Farncombe Community Garden, which is our Nexus charity for 2024.   Come along to find out more and discover how we might get involved! More about Nexus and this event >

Men’s Breakfast – Sat 6 July
Please join us at 8.15am this coming Saturday, 6th July, in the Old Rectory for our monthly feast of food for the body and for the mind. After our usual fare of porridge, toast and coffee etc, we will move on our time of discussion.

A lot has happened since we last met, not just in the UK (where by Saturday we will know the outcome of the general election) but also in France, Europe more generally, and of course also in the USA. Personal and political meltdowns seem to be the order of the day, and we will reflect generally on what has been happening, noting that polarisation of thought seems to be a common theme.

All Minster Men are welcome, and if you know of anyone who you think might like to come, please bring them along…

Alan & Dudley, for Godalming Minster Men’s Group

Yew Tree Café – Closed Sat 6 July
While we are running without a café manager, there are a couple of shifts that are without a staff member to lead. The cafe will therefore be closed next Sat 6 Jul, and also on Sat 3 August.

Saturday 20 July Marriage MOT evening – Make a good thing even better!  Join us for a fantastic opportunity for couples build and enrich their relationship, however long you’ve been married. More details >

August

90th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at Franklyn Road – 8th August at 3pm
St Mark’s Church is 90 years old this year. The Foundation stone was laid on 8th August 1934. We are holding a Thanksgiving Service on Thursday 8th August at 3pm followed by a cream tea. We would love for people across Godalming Minster to be there to give thanks for the history of St Mark’s church and more recently its community centre, and to pray for its future serving the Franklyn Road area.

Holiday Club 28-30 August
Sign up now for the first ever Godalming Minster Summer Holiday Club! It’s for primary age children in school years R-6. Invitations are going to the our church schools next week, and spaces are limited this year.

You are never too old to look for the greatest treasure, and this Holiday Club will be as much fun for older members of the crew as our young buccaneers. If you’d like to join the adventure, please get in touch with Jenny Lansdowne e: jenny.lansdowne@godalmingminster.org.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Church Family News

One of the young adults in our church family is looking for a room or house share where she can live affordably and independently. The location needs to be suitable for a non-driver, with walkable access to public transport and amenities. If you can think of any possible options, please contact the office.

Marcus and his family will be saying farewell at the Contemporary Service on Sunday 21st July. If you would like to contribute to a leaving gift, please drop it into the Minster Office at the Old Rectory, or use Donate to give something online. Please include ref: Marcus.

Job Vacancies

We have taken the decision to re-advertise the posts of Children and Families Pastor (4-11’s) and Yew Tree Café manager, and are invited applications by the end of July. Details can be found on the vacancies page here. Please be praying for the right people to fill these special roles, and help share the ads.

Mission Update

Foodbank Update

URGENT LIST

• Tuna 

• Pasta sauces

• UHT semi skimmed milk

• Tinned Peas / Carrots and Tomatoes

• Biscuits and crackers

• Orange/Blackcurrant squash

• Orange/Apple 1 litre juice cartons

• Tea bags/Coffee/Hot chocolate

The latest shopping list can be found here. Please take a look and add a few items to your next shop.

Karen, the community centre coordinator, updates the shopping list each month with items most needed. You can find the latest shopping list for March on the Foodbank page.

Elsewhere

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

9am Morning Prayer
9am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with Rev Sheila Samuels at Godalming Minster Franklyn Road.

Monday Morning Reflections on Zoom
If you would like to start your week in quiet reflection over a passage of scripture do join us at 8.45am on Mondays using the link above – you will be very welcome. For any further information please contact: Gertrud Sollars or Shan Hallam.

Wednesdays at 9am:
Morning Prayer at Godalming Minster Hambledon
Morning Prayer on Zoom via link above.

Community & Fellowship

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. More about Nexus.

Ladies’ Drinks take place every 1st Friday of the month, 7.30PM at the The Pavilion by Howling Owl.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar event for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.

Dear Friends

Yesterday Ben Rogers completed a mad-ish and massive 37 miles, barefoot, from Brighton back to Busbridge along the Downs Link. The route took him more than 28 hours including a short night’s sleep enroute, and was a real test of stamina and willpower. Thank you Ben for gritting it out, and for the £4000+ you have raised in sponsorship. There’s a few posts from different stages of the walk on Instagram and Facebook for updates, and it’s not too late to sponsor Ben on gofundme.

Ben is raising money for the repairs to the Busbridge church tower, and you might like to read the lastest Rector’s Reflection on how it’s all going.

Classic and Hambledon congregations will be enjoying the weather at the Hambledon Festival Service on the Cricket Green this Sunday at 10am. Please do join them, particularly if you haven’t ever visited this corner of the Minster in a lovely little pocket of Surrey! (The Hambledon Festival involves a fete on Saturday too which is also worth a visit).

Please keep reading for

• Services this Sunday

• Alpha Courses this Autumn

• Nexus talk about the Farncombe Community Garden

• Marriage MOT course

• Dates for the diary

This Sunday

Reading: Acts 8: 9-25

We continue the sermon series: Build on a Rock – based on the life of the disciple Peter. The readings for each week, and a short topic descriptor can be picked up at Minster services this Sunday, and can be printed here.

Services

10am Hambledon Festival Service on the Green
Hambledon Village Cricket Green, Vann Lane, GU8 4HF
The Hambledon and Brighton Road Classic congregations will meet on the cricket green this Sunday!

10am Sunday Service
Franklyn Road (St Mark’s)

10.30am Contemporary Service
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)
Coffee from 10.15am and children’s groups in the Octagon.

5pm Choral Evensong
Church Street (St Peter & St Paul’s)

6pm Evening Worship [HC]
Brighton Road (Busbridge)

Look up services for next Sunday and find more information about congregations and service times on ChurchSuite, or the Sundays page on the web site. If you are on a rota, ChurchSuite will ping you a reminder by email, but you can also use the ChurchSuite app to check yourself.

Fifth Sunday Special at 6pm: 30 June at Brighton Road

Celebrating the goodness of God!

An extended time of praise and worship, followed by time to gather socially with drinks & snacks.  Everyone welcome!

Please put this evening in your diary!  We will enjoy a special extended time of praise & worship led by Simon Willets, followed by time to gather socially with drinks and snacks provided.  Do come if you can!  Feel free to bring a snack to share (sweet or savoury) – but don’t feel obliged and come as you are.

We’re running Alpha!
Godalming Minster is going to run two courses this Autumn:
Weds evenings from 25th Sept – 27th Nov Thurs lunchtimes from 26th Sept – 28th Nov

Rev Lesley Mason is leading the courses, and we’d like everyone to consider whether they would like to join in as a participant, or as a member of the team who helps lead, host and cater for the 12 sessions. Look out for invitations, posters and social media posts and please share them and encourage people along.

To find out more or register for a place go to https://godalmingminster.org/alpha

This takes you to the Wednesday evening course, but gives the option to sign up for Thursday lunchtimes too.

Clergy news
Last Sunday we announced the news that Patrick Samuels has accepted the post of Vicar of the new Benefice of Horton, Wraybury and Colnbrook in the Buckingham Archdeaconry of Oxford Diocese.

Naturally Sheila will go to Buckingham with Patrick, and Bishop Andrew has accepted her resignation here, with her last Sunday being 1st September. The clergy team and Franklyn Road congregation are already making plans for life after Sheila, aiming to ensure services and mission activities continue.

We’re thrilled for Patrick, though he and Sheila will be greatly missed. We are planning to say farewell to the Samuels at the Holiday Club BBQ on Sunday 1st Sept.

John and Sue Harkin will be with us a little while longer whilst they continue to work with the Church of England to find a suitable retirement property. The Bishop has granted an extension to John’s existing contract (3 days per week) for up to one more year. John will continue ministry to the Church Street congregations in addition to supporting ministry in Hambledon whilst we advertise for a new Associate Minister to live in Hambledon. We are very grateful for them both, but pray for the right home to be available soon. The Hambledon post will be advertised shortly once the Archdeacon has signed off the role specification and related documentation.

Congratulations to David Brockman for being accepted by the Diocese to become a Licensed Lay Minster (LLM). David has been working with Andy Spencer, Simon Taylor and others on hearing a call to develop his God given gifts in preaching and services, discipleship support and small groups. Thanks to Andy Spencer for Andy’s work on discernment with David and several others in the Minster congregations.

Many people have been asking about the plans for John Harkin’s retirement on June 30th 2024.  This week the PCC unanimously agreed to ask the Bishop to extend John’s existing contract (3 days per week) for up to one more year, whilst John and Sue continue to work with the Church of England to find a suitable retirement property. The extension of John’s licence and living is supported by the Archdeacon and the Bishop of Guildford so John will be licensed before the end of June to enable him to continue to serve across the Minster.

Following the successful funding appeal in Hambledon, Godalming Minster is now in a position to advertise for a new Associate Minister to live in Hambledon. Whilst we advertise for this post, John will continue ministry to the Church Street congregations in addition to supporting ministry in Hambledon.  This way, we gain an immediate increase in clergy involvement for Hambledon.

The Hambledon post will be advertised shortly once the Archdeacon has signed off the role specification and related documentation.  The advert will invite ‘expressions of interest’, rather than have a definite interview date, to give us flexibility in how we proceed and will enable us to have conversations with prospective clergy candidates. There will be further announcements on Sunday which support having John with us for a while longer.

Congratulations to David Brockman for being accepted by the Diocese to become a Locally Licensed Minster (LLM). David has been working with Andy Spencer, Simon Taylor and others on hearing a call to develop his God given gifts in preaching and services, discipleship support and small groups. Thanks to Andy Spencer for Andy’s work on discernment with David and several others in the Minster congregations.

Coming Up

June

Hambledon Village Service on the Green – Sunday 23rd June at 10am.
This Sunday the Busbridge Classic and Hambledon morning congregations are joining in this special, bi-annual service in the marquee on Hambledon Cricket Green. Come along, meet people, grab a coffee at the village shop afterwards. It’s a chance to support our Hambledon congregation. On Sat 22nd June, pop along to the unique Hambledon Village Fete (afternoon), on the Green. A more quintessential village event you will find hard to beat!

The Bereavement Café next meets on Tuesday 25th June in the Busbridge Old Rectory from 2.30pm-4pm. Information about Bereavement Support can be found under What’s on.

July

Nexus, 8pm on Thursday 4th July
Nexus meets on first Thursdays of the month, and this month’s guest speaker is Dr Martin Brunet, Trustee of Farncombe Community Garden, on the topic of Growing Community Wellbeing. The General Election does clash, but we can vote earlier and get home in time to watch the exit polls on TV!  In the meantime, come and enjoy an hour or so socialising and hearing Martin speak about the development of Farncombe Community Garden, which is our Nexus charity for 2024.   Come along to find out more and discover how we might get involved! More about Nexus and this event >

Saturday 20 July Marriage MOT evening – Make a good thing even better!  Join us for a fantastic opportunity for couples build and enrich their relationship, however long you’ve been married. More details >

August

Holiday Club 28-30 August
Save the Date for the first ever Godalming Minster Summer Holiday Club! We need an army of leaders and helpers, as well as children so please watch this space, or chat to Ben Barnes for details.

What’s on Where

See the events coming up next and look up dates further ahead in the full Minster Calendar.

Job Vacancies

We have taken the decision to re-advertise the posts of Children and Families Pastor (4-11’s) and Yew Tree Café manager, and are invited applications by the end of July. Details can be found on the vacancies page here. Please be praying for the right people to fill these special roles, and help share the ads.

Mission Update

URGENT. The Cellar Camino Cafe was closed the last two Saturdays (when the town was busy) because of lack of staff. A mature and capable volunteer is urgently needed to help between 10 and and 2-30 pm on a Saturday. This is a big ask and could be done on a rota basis. Please contact Debbie or Emma at the Cellar if you can help. The Cellar Camino Café is part of the Warehouse Christian Trust – one of Godalming Minster’s local mission partners. Thanks to everyone who has served the community of Godalming through The Cellar and Skillway over the years, and who are involved today.

Foodbank Update

URGENT LIST

• Tuna 

• Pasta sauces

• UHT semi skimmed milk

• Tinned Peas / Carrots and Tomatoes

• Biscuits and crackers

• Orange/Blackcurrant squash

• Orange/Apple 1 litre juice cartons

• Tea bags/Coffee/Hot chocolate

The latest shopping list can be found here. Please take a look and add a few items to your next shop.

Karen, the community centre coordinator, updates the shopping list each month with items most needed. You can find the latest shopping list for March on the Foodbank page.

Elsewhere

The National Trust Munstead Wood are running Chance to Chat sessions at Godalming Museum from 10-12 noon on the third Saturdays of the month. More details >

Life Issues 2024 – a programme of talks and course run by Godalming Baptist Church.

Next Life Issues: Revd Peter Jackson will lead a Life Issue session on Saturday 22nd June on ‘Loneliness’ ,such an issue for folk of all ages in our society today. Please do come as Peter will lead the subject of loneliness with great empathy and sensitivity as indeed he did last year when he led a Life Issue on Bereavement. To book a place, please contact Sally Pollard (contact details as above.) There is no charge but donations appreciated towards the work of ‘Silverline’

Can we pray for you?

***Please send prayer requests to prayer@godalmingminster.org***

Mid-week Prayer Gatherings

9am Morning Prayer
9am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with Rev Sheila Samuels at Godalming Minster Franklyn Road.

Monday Morning Reflections on Zoom
If you would like to start your week in quiet reflection over a passage of scripture do join us at 8.45am on Mondays using the link above – you will be very welcome. For any further information please contact: Gertrud Sollars or Shan Hallam.

Wednesdays at 9am:
Morning Prayer at Godalming Minster Hambledon
Morning Prayer on Zoom via link above.

Community & Fellowship

Nexus meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, with talks and activities for church members and the community. See the 2024 Nexus programme, and updates on Nexus.

Ladies’ Drinks take place every 1st Friday of the month, 7.30PM at the The Pavilion by Howling Owl.

The Men’s Group meets for breakfast at 8.15am on the 1st Saturdays of the month. See the calendar event for details.

Hambledon Coffee Morning and Hearing Aid Clinic takes place 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 10.30am.

The 2024 Prime Time programme is now available. For all events and details, see Prime Time.

Get Involved / Join a team

We’re passionate about people feeling like they’re a part of our church family and one of the best places to do that is as part of a team.

No matter your age or experience, there’s a team that you can join, serving alongside others and getting to know people better in the church. You can find out about all our opportunities to serve and offer your time and talents on the Join a Team page.

Don’t forget about…

MyChurchSuite is an app for members of Godalming Minster to check dates, rotas, church emails, look up church members and sign up to events (without having to enter your details again and again!). Contact the Minster Office if you’ve lost your login details or would like to request an account. See more instructions.

The Yew Tree Café at Godalming Minster Brighton Road is open 8.30am-4pm weekdays in term time, and 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 9.30am-4pm during school holidays. There’s wi-fi and power for those that want to work, and Prime Time hosts a drop in session for anyone who’d like a coffee and a chat every Monday from 10.30-11.30am.

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know at church, are in need of support and care, please contact Sandra Wilkin via the Minster office, or e: pastoral@godalmingminster.org.

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@godalmingminster.org or call 01483 421267.