Coming Events
Thursday 11 September
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s
2pm Communion Service at Barley Manor Care Home. The St Mary’s Team will hold a Service in the home.
7pm Thursday Lecture in the Community Room. ‘Pig to human transplants – right or wrong.’ Looking at the ethics of xenotransplantation. Talk by Revd Dr Julie Norris. Writer and teacher of ethics as well as Vicar at St Mary’s. This is the area of Julie’s research, and you might like to learn more about a new medical treatment and the ethical thinking around it.
Saturday 13 September
The New Friends of All Saints are offering a complimentary breakfast talk. - The speaker is our renowned Castle Camps resident author, Mr Russell Kent. The talk is at All Saints Church Castle Camps at 9.00am, Russell will be talking about his recently published book The Curiohaus Trials. If you would like to attend please contact Lindi Kent lindi.allen.kent@gmail.com / 07801 790213 this to give an idea of numbers for catering
Also Cambs Historic Churches Trust Ride & Stride. Information at https://camhct.uk/ride-and-stride/ Join us and get sponsored to visit beautiful churches and chapels by bike, foot, horse or whatever way takes your fancy. All money raised will be shared between the Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust, your chosen church or chapel of any denomination and will help to repair and maintain these amazing buildings.
Sunday 14 September Thirteenth after Trinity
8am Holy Communion using the Book of Common Prayer
10am Family and Parish Communion and Pet Service. Grumpy catfish, stick insects, dogs on leads, and other pets are all welcome—please ensure dogs are on leads, small animals are in pet boxes, or bring a photo if your pet might become distressed. If you do not have a pet, you may if you wish bring a toy pet or an imaginary one. Invite friends and family; our pets help everyone feel relaxed and included. There will be a short Communion at the end of the service Pets who need to be taken out can leave in the last hymn before this. Refreshments and treats will be in the Community Room.
Monday 15 September
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s
2pm Pilgrim Group at the Vicarage
Wednesday 17 September
PCC Meeting at the Vicarage 7pm
Thursday 18 September
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s
11am Holy Communion in the Cambridgeshire Care Home
Sunday 21 September Feast of St Matthew See below about Road Closures
8am Holy Communion using the Book of Common Prayer
10am Sung Parish Communion including Sunday Club for children
The Youth Group will meet after the morning worship until 12.15pm in Church. Those who came last time were asked to think of a name for the group, and this will be chosen. There will be cake and a drink, games and thinking together.
Road closures on the morning of Sunday 21 September will allow for the Shelford Fun Run 5k. The following roads will be closed from 10:15am (until approx 12:15pm): Great Shelford: Woollards Lane, Church Street and Bridge Lane Little Shelford: Whittlesford Road, High Street and Church St. If you are travelling by car to church please arrive early and be prepared to leave a bit later than usual.
Monday 22 September
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s
2.30pm; The funeral of David Coggins at St. Mary's
Wednesday 24 September Quiet Space.
7pm We meet in the Church for meditation, silence and mindfulness.
Sunday 28 September
8am Holy Communion using the Book of Common Prayer
10am Sung Parish Communion including Sunday Club for children
5pm Sung Evensong. A reflective evensong service, combining music and readings with opportunities for congregational singing of psalms, canticles, and responses.
Monday 29 September
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s
2pm Pilgrim Group at the Vicarage
Other regular weekly services:
Mondays and Thursdays at 8.30am Join us for Morning Prayer
The Church is open daily for prayer 9.30am–4pm.
Sundays 6.30pm: Online Service held via Zoom. These services give a lovely space to pause and listen to music and readings which, at the end of the weekend, can prepare us for the week ahead. You can find the Zoom link on the Pew Sheet
Local choir Note Bene will be giving a concert at St Mary’s at 7.30pm on Friday 10th October. Their programme is a mix of sacred favourites and well-known show tunes and jazz numbers, supplemented by items on the organ from our very own Kim Lane. This promises to be a most enjoyable evening. Please put it in your diary now and watch out for more information.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD (SHOEBOXES) will be going ahead this year Last year nearly 12 million boxes were filled and sent to many countries. This is just a little bit of a nudge if you wanted to take part this year, to start collecting items such as stationary, soap, small toys, knitted items, balls, games, small clothing items, knitted toys or to get knitting or sewing pencil cases, tote bags No sweets or toothpaste. More details next month. Thank you, Jane Furlow 07745046921
We are seeking to make the church a place to drop into for solace and space during the week. You are welcome to come in and look around at the historical features of the building, some dating from Saxon times. We have historic information to read, and photographs of the church interior to view. There is an area where children can come and read some books, a space to light a candle and leave a prayer request. There are books on how to pray. There is also a book stall where people can bring books and buy books for a small charge or donation.
Please take a look at our church calendar: