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See, I am doing a new thing! Isaiah 43:19
stephen’s house Change of focus
St Laurence’s PCC The demands of financial management,
has recently building maintenance and re-ordering in
secured a new 99- the benefice have been immense over
year lease on 2 the last few years. The time and effort
College Street, fully spent has borne fruit and both St John’s
funded by generous and St Laurence’s are now on a steady
local donations and footing. The goals for early 2022 are to
it has been agreed complete the coffee shop and boiler
to name the house projects at St Laurence and a
building Stephen’s kitchen upgrade at St John’s.
House, in honour of We can now shift the focus onto the
our dear friend spiritual and pastoral and pursue our
Stephen Treasure who played such a mission to reach out to the local
huge part in the life of St Laurence’s community - putting people ahead of
over many years and, sadly, died in June bricks and mortar.
2021.
We have reviewed our services, aiming
The building will continue to serve as to offer something more accessible and
our parish office but in addition, and in convenient, particularly for those who
line with Stephen’s wishes, we want to do not attend Sunday services.
use it to further the mission of St
Laurence’s, assisting local people, in Daily prayer will move to 9.30am
particular the sick and less fortunate from Monday 28 February with anyone
and individuals and families suffering will be welcome to join us. It will be at
from life's many traumas and troubles. St Laurence’s on Monday, Tuesday and
This work was dear to Stephen’s heart. Thursday and at St John’s on Wednesday
and Friday, with an invitation to stay on
Building on the outreach work already for tea and toast on Wednesdays.
being undertaken in the community
Stephen’s House will provide a central Midweek Holy Communion will
safe space where we can help, guide and move to 12.30pm after Lent (from
care for the physical needs of those we Wednesday 13 April) and will be at St
meet when they are facing difficulties Laurence’s. From May onwards on the
and crises. first Wednesday in the month there will
also be an evening Holy Communion at
To achieve this we will have to repair, 6.00pm to cater for working people.
modernise and re-configure the
building. Discussions are already under New, more informal, services will
way and details of the plans, including start in August, on Saturday afternoon,
how they will be funded, will be shared including a creation-based outdoor
before long. service in the Mortimer Forest.
Revd Kelvin Price
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