St Matthew's RedhillNewsletter
ST MATTHEW’S PARISH CHURCH REDHILL
NEWSLETTER FOR SUNDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2026
Through worship and outreach, God’s love is revealed in the community it serves. Together we navigate and explore the fullness of life offered to us through Christ. Whether strong in the faith or filled with questions and doubts, all can find space here with God. Based on the teaching of Jesus, St Matthew’s is an open, inclusive, and growing church. Please contact any member of the staff or welcome teams to get involved in the life of the church.
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This week at St Matthew’s
Sunday 8th Feb (2nd before Lent)
8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion (
Hymns: Lord of beauty, thine the splendour; For the beauty of the
earth; Seek ye first the
Anthem: Look at the world - John Rutter (b.1945)
This Sunday's Anthem "Look at the world", by the contemporary composer John Rutter, was commissioned by the Council for the Protection of Rural England. In the Composer's own words it is "on the theme of the environment and our responsibility towards it". The Anthem provides a reflection on this Sunday's Gospel - Matthew 6 - 'Do not worry about anything; consider the lilies of the field who neither reap nor sow.'
Voluntary:
Monday 9th Feb
8:30 am Morning Prayer
9 am – 3 pm Foodbank
9:30 am Craft Group in the vestry
9:45 am Toddler Group in the Parish Room
2 pm New Testament Greek
Tuesday 10th Feb
8:30 am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 11th Feb
8:30 am Morning Prayer
10 am Said Holy Communion today
11 am – 3 pm Foodbank
2:30 pm CAMEO Group (see below)
Thursday 12th Feb
8:30 am Morning Prayer
9 am Gardening Group
1:10 pm Lunchtime Music The Kelleth Piano Trio
7 pm Choir Practice
Friday 13th Feb
9 am – 3 pm Foodbank
Saturday 14th Feb
8:30 am Morning Prayer
Sunday 15th Feb (Sunday before Lent)
8 am Holy Communion
10 am Community Communion (no
Songs: King of my heart (CR); We seek your kingdom; Yet not I but through Christ (CR); Living hope; Glory & Honour
5 pm Choral Evensong
Dates for your diary
18th Feb Ash Wednesday – services at 10 am and 7:30 pm
20th – 22nd Feb Parish Retreat to Wychcroft
Rev Anna's contact details - Day Off on FRIDAY
Email here or 01737 511495 / 07960 088613
Parish Administrator Julia Elfred: email or phone 01737 249066
If you would like to include any notices in the weekly newsletter please contact: Tracey Jennings – email or phone 01737 760590 by Wednesdays 10 am but please note that there will be no updated newsletter until Sunday 31st August.
Pastoral Care And Pastoral Support - If you need any help at all please do contact any member of the Staff Team - we are always ready to do what we can to help.
Rev. Anna (Vicar) As above or
Anne Currie (Reader) email here or
Julie Knight (Reader) email here
Caring for the Church Family
Lately, a few members have been unwell without the staff team’s knowledge. The team can offer support through prayer, visits, home communion, and practical tasks, but we can only help if we know!
If you are aware of someone in need of support, please:
- Ask their permission to share the news with the staff.
- Contact any
member of the team —we would much rather hear the same update three
times than not at all.
Sponsor Rev. Anna’s Leap of Faith
In
an act of supreme divine inspiration, Rev. Anna is undertaking a feat of
genuine insanity to raise funds. We’re talking "defying gravity and common
sense" levels of bravery. She’s
planning to abseil down the
We need you to put your money where her courage is. You can sponsor her using the card machine in church, or online here.
"I’ve spent years telling the congregation to have faith. Now, I’m just hoping the harness has some too." — Rev. Anna
CAMEO Group (Come And Meet EveryOne) – previously the Winter Group
We changed the name as it will be a year round group now. Not just for winter! CAMEO meets every other Wednesday at 2.30pm in Church. Open to anyone from the St. Matthew’s congregation (bring a friend if you wish). A meeting place for friendship, board games, puzzles, bring your own craft project to work on, or just to sit and chat over a cuppa! Look forward to seeing you there. Next meeting Wednesday 11th February.
12 February 1.10pm – Lunchtime Music
The Kelleth Piano Trio – Rachel Ellis (violin), Siriol Hugh-Jones (cello ), Stephen Carroll-Turner (piano)
Songs
by Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann, arranged for piano trio by François Saint-Yves and Stephen Carroll-Turner
Robert Schumann - Piano Trio in D minor op. 63