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St Mary's Church
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The ‘Teacher’s Gospel’
Over the last few months, we have been focusing on Jesus’ teaching in Matthew’s Gospel (his teachings on his calling, the mission of the church and more generally on community life together) and we will be concluding these readings before Advent starts, at the end of November……
Rev Peter Francis
Our new link church in Tanzania
The Diocese of Gloucester is linked with the Anglican Diocese of Western Tanzania, a large and mainly rural diocese.
As part of this relationship a direct link has been formalised between St.Mary’s, Woodchester and St.Paul’s church, Muyama in Western Tanzania……
Venezuela Earthquake Appeal
Tearfund is an agency that we support, as a benefice, that works with local churches to support areas of utmost need in our world. If you would like to help in the Venezuelan relief effort following the two earthquakes, Tearfund have provided detailed prayer guidance, from their people on the ground as well as a facility to donate…….
While most in our community welcome the sound of the church bells we realise the need to limit ringing times, so no one living nearby starts to think they are getting too much of a good thing!
We’ve taken a couple of steps recently to help with this……..
Diocese of Gloucester Visit to Theological College in Western Tanzania
In February, a small team from the Diocese visited the theological college in Tanzania where our two sponsored ordinands Obadiah and Redemta are studying……….
Can you help give a Bible to College students in Tanzania?
The Gloucester Diocese link team with the Diocese of Western Tanganyika in Tanzania (DWT) have recently heard that the Bible College students in DWT are short of Bibles. It would be great to fund new Bibles for them, particularly needed by those who are studying in English. The Bibles can be purchased locally in Tanzania.
We invite you, if you would like, to contribute towards this cause………
Outside church, members of our congregation try to live out their faith in all sorts of ways depending on their individual gifts, strengths and interests. We have invited some church members to summarise their particular ministries: how they witness to others in their every day lives………
No 1. Elizabeth Cole - Science and Faith for Children