Monthly Archives: October 2019

Events

Surviving the Break Up

Booking Form: Surviving-the-Break-Up-19-FlyerDownload

Programme

The Adult Experience of Divorce.
The evening covers some of the feelings experienced by people – anger, sorrow, low esteem and helplessness. Some ways of dealing with these feelings are also explored.
The Effect of Divorce on the Children.
This session looks at how children react to separation and divorce, with suggestions for making this period as easy as possible for them.
Legal Aspects of Divorce.
A local solicitor gives advice and information on the financial and legal aspects of divorce.
Happiness, Confidence & Independence.
An opportunity to explore who we are, who we can be and how to move forward towards our own happiness.
Quotes From Former Participants.
‘… it was good to be with other people who knew how I was feeling, because they were feeling it too.’
‘… the solicitor helped us to see what questions we needed to ask and which practical issues needed to be faced.’
‘… the specialists helped us to understand what was happening and were a springboard for the discussions that followed.’
‘… the course took me forward.’

This is a 4-session course designed for anyone who is at any stage of separation, break up or divorce. It has been created to help people understand the process involved in splitting up. There is an opportunity to meet and gain support from other people in a similar situation.
Each evening consists of a short talk, followed by the chance to discuss experiences in small groups.
Dates: Wednesday evenings at 8:00pm
6th, 13th, 20th and 27th November 2019
Venue: St Sebastian’s Parish Centre,
Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham.
Cost: There is a small fee of £10.00 to cover refreshments, administration costs, etc. However, please do ask if this proves difficult as fees can be reduced or waived.
Please Contact: St Sebastian’s Parish Centre, Nine Mile Ride,
Wokingham, RG40 3AT
Telephone: 01344 761050
(9:00am – 3:00pm Monday-Friday)

Prayer Cycle

Prayer Cycle for October

No. 82                                          October 2019

This month our special focus is on St John the Baptist Church Crowthorne

 Please pray for:

  • Vicar:  Rev’d Dr. Lisa Cornwell
  • Associate Priest:  Rev’d David Ramsbottom
  • LLMs:             Gillian Gyenes, Hazel Berry, Julia Norton, Dr Lewis Simmons
  • Church Wardens:   Leslie Richardson, Leigh Welham
  • PCC Secretary:        Mary Harwood
  • Treasurer:                  Rebecca Al-Jadir
  • Assistant Treasurer: Julie Sharpe
  • Choir Director:       Katherine Bond Smith

In the Parish please pray for:

  • Our clergy and all those who lead services and preach, intercessors and those who read the lessons
  • Carol Frost in her training as an LLM.
  • Our PCC
  • The Choir and the visiting organists who play for our services
  • The Net (our Sunday School): for the teachers, children and parent helpers.
  • Pathfinders, the leaders and the young people attending
  • Minus 5s, those who lead, singing, pray and tell stories to the children and their parents.
  • More leaders for all the children and young people’s work
  • The Church yard team and those who will cut and strim the hedges ready for winter.
  • Our continuing Christian Spirituality Course, October 7the Formed Spirituality/ John Calvin, October 14 The Spirituality of Compassion/ Jean Vanier, Oct 21 Spirituality of Cynthia Bourgeault/ Centering Prayer
  • Our annual ‘Tea and Favourite Hymns’ on 20 October
  • The All Souls and All Saints services
  • Our Mindfulness Quiet Day in November lead by Tim Stead.
  • All the groups who use our hall during the week

In the Deanery please pray for:

  • St George’s Church in Owlsmoor, someone to please come forward to become Treasurer
  • The Church Urban Fund event at the Exeter Hall in Kidlington, on October 7th when there will be an afternoon of discussion around church growth, discipleship and social action, to which all will be welcome.
  • All the many new communities in our Deanery
  • All young people going away to University and College.
  • All the work done by C.R.O.W. – ‘Crowthorne reduce our waste’

Hazel Berry: sonningdeaneryprojects@googlemail.com