Newsletter

ST MATTHEW’S PARISH CHURCH REDHILL

NEWSLETTER FOR SUNDAY 16th NOV 2025

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 16^th Nov (2^nd Sunday before Advent)

8 am                          Holy Communion

10 am                        Community Communion (no Junior Church)

Readings:                  2 Thessalonians 3: 6 – 13 and Luke 21: 5 – 19

Worship Songs:          King of my heart (CR); This is amazing grace; My Jesus, my Saviour (CR); Waymaker (CR); How deep the Father’s love for us

NB There is no Choral Evensong today

Monday 17^th Nov

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                                 NT Greek Group in the vestry

3 pm – 5 pm              Cards for Good Causes

8:15 pm                     PCC in the Parish Room

Tuesday 18^th Nov

8:30 am        Morning Prayer

10 pm – 4 pm Cards for Good Causes

Wednesday 19^th Nov

8:30 am                     Morning Prayer

10 am                        Said Holy Communion

Readings:                  Revelation 4 and Luke 19: 11 - 28

11am – 3pm              Foodbank

2:30 pm                     Winter Group meeting in church

3 pm – 5 pm              Cards for Good Causess

Thursday 20^th Nov

8:30 am                     Morning Prayer

10 am – 4 pm             Cards for Good Causes

1:10 pm                     Lunchtime Music - Violin Recital

2:15 pm                     Gardening Group

7:00 pm                     Choir Practice

Friday 21^st Nov 

9 am – 3 pm Foodbank    

3 pm – 5 pm Cards for Good Causes

Saturday 22^nd Nov

8:30 am                     Morning Prayer

10:30 am                   Christmas Fair in church

Sunday 23^rd Nov (Christ the King)

8 am                          Holy Communion

10 am                        Parish Communion (Junior Church starts off in church)

Readings:                  Colossians 1: 11 – 20 and Luke 23:  33 – 43

Dates for your diary

5^th Jan 2026  Lads at Large Twelfth Night meal out at the Toby Carvery

9^th Jan 2026  Ladies Night in the Parish Room

20^th – 22^nd Feb        Parish Retreat to Wychcroft

Advent & Christmas Services

30^th Nov                     Advent Carol Services at 5 pm

7^th Dec                       Messy Christingle Service at 4 pm

21^st Dec                     Nine Lessons & Carols at 5 pm

24^th Dec                     Crib Service at 4 pm

24^th Dec                     First Mass of Christmas at 9 pm

25^th Dec                     Christmas Day Eucharist at 10 am

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 31^st 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

Thank you to everyone who came to the Quiz Evening. We hope you enjoyed it, and £600 was raised which will go into church funds.

Louise 

Christmas Fair – Saturday 22 November 2025 – 10.30-2.30pm – in the Church

Only 1 week to go and we need to start collecting for the fair.  Collecting boxes for donations will be in the church from this Sunday (26 Oct) onwards. We need:-

Chocolate (for Chocolate Tombola)

Anything Christmassy (for Christmas Gift Tombola)

Bottles (for Bottle Tombola)

Toiletries (only new)

Nice/good condition Bric-a-Brac

Toys

Jigsaws

Raffle Prizes

Cakes (on the day please)

If you can provide any of the above Louise Hill would love to hear from you.  Email Louise here.

BETHLEHEM BAUBLES

Bethlehem baubles and Peace lights are handblown using recycled glass by Muslim artisans in Hebron, hand-painted by Christians in Bethlehem before being shipped by Israel.

 

Bethlehem Baubles, founded over ten years ago, was created to bring together communities of different faiths through shared craftsmanship, and it continues to provide vital income for families today.

 

By working with Bethlehem Fair Trade, they help ensure artisans receive a fair living wage - something that is vital today.  Each design is unique to its year, and every bauble comes with a dated ribbon.

 

How the church benefits

 

• For every item purchased with the church code C55, £3.50 will go directly to your church.
• Each sale provides vital employment for families in Hebron and Bethlehem
• Buying these beautiful decorations is an easy way to share the story of Bethlehem and to support both St Matthew’s and Palestinian families.

Please take a leaflet from the back of the church.  NB Postage and packing is quite expensive, so why not buy with a friend?

20 November – Lunchtime Music

Violin Recital - Karolina Csáthy

J S Bach - "Ciaccona" from Partita No. 2
Fritz Kreisler - Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice
Niccolò Paganini - Caprices Op. 1, Nos 18 and 21