It is with much sadness that we leant a few days ago that Wendy Priddle passed away suddenly. We have not heard anything else since the email was sent out on Wednesday. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.
Kingswood Foodbank needs are tins of veg & fruit, cartons of long-life milk, custard, rice pudding, deo, washing up liquid and surface cleaners. Thank you all very much.
If you are aged 75 to 79 years old, you can now benefit from a free RSV vaccine. RSV stands for Respiratory Syncytial Virus. It can affect the airways, causing coughs, sore throat, sneezing and a runny nose. In older adults RSV can be particularly serious for those with existing medical conditions like heart or lung disease. Contact your GP today to ask about boosting your protection with the vaccine.
The Methodist Prayer Handbook for 25/26 is now available. More details can be found here: Methodist Prayer Handbook 2025/2026 Our Story, Our Song - A5 book - 9781858525372. If you are not the internet and would like more details/ a copy ordered for you, please talk to Peter.
Kingswood Town Council and the Friends of Kingswood Park are hosting an outdoor cinema in Kingswood Park on Saturday 9th August. Being shown from 4.15pm to 4.45pm is Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. From 5.15pm to 6:45pm, The Lion The Greatest Showman, from 7.15pm to 9:30.
Lectionary 3rd to 9h August. Ecclesiastes 1.2,12-14; 2.18-23; Psalm 49.1-12; Colossians 3.1-11; Luke 12.13-21. A new focus. Paul invites those who have been raised with Christ to have a new focus: to look beyond everyday realities to the life hidden with the risen Christ, who is seated at God’s right hand. Those who share Christ’s new life have stripped off the old self and must put to death old ways of living that separated them from God. Setting our minds on godly things has profound practical consequences on our day-to-day living, both for ourselves and those whose needs we see more clearly as a result.
S Glos Council is running a food support campaign ‘What’s On Your Plate’. The blurb says “Drop into one of our roadshow events for information on local financial and food support, advice on cutting down on food waste and other money saving ideas.” The local one is on Wednesday 6th August, in Kings Chase, from 10am to 2pm.
The school summer holidays are underway which means Fun Finders is on the horizon. We will be holding the event on Thursdays 21st and 28th August.
Weekly giving envelopes for the year 25/26 are now available, at the back of the church. Thank you Bob for arranging this.
A reminder. We now have a list at the back of the church which allows you to volunteer to do one of the Bible readings on a nominated Sunday. Please do add your name and save Sue constantly having to seek out readers. A reminder is needed as, last time I looked, no one had signed up.
The purpose of Kingswood Methodist Church is to respond to God's Love in Christ and to live out that love in God's world.