St Chad's Church Patchway

Worship and Events 

Services at St Chad's

 Sunday 9th February 2025 10:00am: Holy Communion led by Chris with Samuel preaching Win reading and Dawn as Intercessor.

Tea and Coffee will be available after the service


                                     Other Events

   

 Tues 4th Feb        9.15 – 9.45am Prayer Meeting

                                2.00pm Tuesday Fellowship

Wed 5th                  9.15 - 9.45am Prayer Meeting

Thurs 6th                9.30am - 12 noon Mustard Seed Café in the hall

                              10.00am – 12 noon Foodbank

           6.30pm Explorers Club in the hall

           7.45pm Pathfinders Club in the hall

Fri 38th                  9.15 – 9.45am Prayer Meeting



                     We look forward to welcoming you!


Other Activities 

DATES FOR TUESDAY FELLOWSHIP MEALS

We will be having a cooked dinner on Tuesday 25th February.

The proceeds from this will be sent to our new mission for 2025 – Transform Trade for which the January event raised £80.00.

On March 11th, 18th and April 1st we will be offering soup lunches. Proceeds from these will be sent to Tear Fund.

PATCHWAY TOWN COUNCIL EASTER EGG APPEAL

Calling all residents, teams & businesses!

Together lets once again build the ‘Great Easter Egg Wall of Patchway’!

Please donate Easter Eggs for us to distribute to children across the town through our primary schools.

Please drop Eggs at Patchway Town Council, Callicroft House (10am – 3.30pm, Mon-Fri) by 28th March for us to distribute in last week of term. TIP: ‘Freddo’ Size/type are the perfect egg!

METHODIST LEARNING NETWORK 2024/2025

Please find a link below to the Methodist Learning Network brochure for 24/25.  It contains information about many of the training and facilitation courses offered by the learning network over the course of this year.

https://media.methodist.org.uk/media/documents/Learning_Network_Brochure_October_2024.pdf

MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ

The Community Café is open from 09.30am to 12.00pm on Thursdays, and is for anyone from the community or church who wish to attend. It is a warm place to meet new friends or catch up with old ones. There are many helpful groups attending including one to help with phones and computers, Citizens Advice and another, on an ad-hoc basis, helping people find work.

CONISTON COMMUNITY CENTRE WELCOME SPACE

The Warm Room is open Monday to Friday in Coniston Café 2pm – 4pm. Drinks are free.

The Methodist Centre In Bristol has changed it's name to “Turnaround Bristol”. 

New FREE Mental Wellbeing Workshops and Courses open for booking

  • Understanding Trauma Course – 4 weeks starting 30 January
  • Building Resilience Workshop – 27 February
  • Coping with Low Mood Course – 4 weeks, starting 6 March

To Book please go to South Gloucestershire webpage, or call 0117 914 5498, email Bristol.wellbeing.college@second-step.co.uk   

SHOW YOU CARE, FOSTER

We’re recruiting foster carers in South Gloucestershire.  Have you got what it takes to change a child or a young person’s life?

Get in touch to find out more: 01454 866423 - www.fostersouthglos.org.uk

RHYTHM OF LIFE – Diocese of Bristol

Create a Rhythm of life that works for you.  We are all different.  The demands of life change constantly so our spiritual rhythms adapt to match them.  Our Rhythm of Life resources are there to help you explore and find the rhythms that work for you in different seasons.

Upcoming 2025 Taster Sessions

27th February – Breathing

27th March – Celtic          24th April – Herschel

29th May – Anglican        19th June – Ignatius

17th July – Wilderness    28th August – Action

25th September Ikons     30th October – Franciscan

27th November – Music  11th December – English Mystics

All sessions are on a Thursday and can be attended either 7-8pm or 8.30-9.30pm

Rhythm of Life - Contact: 0117 906 0100 bristol.anglican.org    

ALVESTON St HELEN’S CHURCH CONCERT SERIES

St Helen’s church Alveston have started an afternoon concert series January to April 2025 on the fourth Sunday of each month at 4pm, known as 4@4.  These concerts last about 45 minutes and will feature regional performers and be followed by tea and cake.

The programme for the next season is:

February 23: Cantante, A Cappella voices

March 23: Flying guitars, Father and Son duo

April 27: Brief illustrated talk explaining the refurbishment of the organ at St Helen’s, followed by a short recital.

Heather and Penny went along to one of the events in November and thoroughly enjoyed it. If you would like to come along on the 26th, please let Penny or Heather know so that transport can be arranged if needed. Please contact the Church office in the first instance.

  


     

David Brae and Family

Adrian  Ellie ChrisCarol

 Rev. David Brae  Priest-In-Charge. David is joined by his wife Emma and children James and Hannah.

New Priest