St Margaret's On Sunday 1st June, 2025
30 May 2025 16:00
Greetings from the new Rector - The Rev’d Dr Thomas Plant
Thank you for your kind welcome.
On the reverse of this pew sheet, you will find a full list of
services, and I will soon be ready to make home visits.
Please feel free to contact me by either of the means
below, noting that my day off will be Friday.
Let us follow our patron saint’s example of valour, lifting
high the Cross to combat the evils that afflict our world
and our souls, and calling the people of England back to
the ancient Christian faith. St Margaret of Antioch, pray
for our mission in Iver Heath!
Email: stmargaretofantioch@icloud.com
Tel. 07404 603679
Supporting our Foodbank
St. Margaret’s has a collecting box at the back of Church for donations to the Slough Foodbank.
Thank you for your generous support.
Sunday after Ascension Day
Services:
- 8:00 Said Mass
- 9:30 Mattins
Lessons: Isa. 65:17-end, Lk. 24:36-end
- 10:30 Sung Mass
Hymns: 130, 134, 128, 365
- 17:00 Evensong and Catechesis
Lessons: Jer. 31:1-13, Eph. 5:1-14
O God, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven: We beseech thee leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Prayer requests
Our Bishop, Paul of Oswestry
Sick and Housebound
Mark, Mamen Chandy, Dumitru Isvoranu, Leslie and Gabriella Watkins, Uma, Matthew Ittycharia, John Pollard, Diane Parsons, Avi, Christopher, Vanessa, John Jinman, Margaret, Neil, John Lowe, Alfred Armstrong, Don Ackrell, Betty Morrison, Emily Scobie, Stan Smith, Joy Clark
Year’s mind
Eric Brown, Ronald Denman
Recently departed
Elaine Almond
Weekday Service Times
- Monday 2nd June
Mattins: 8:30-9:00
Mass: 9:00-9:30
Evensong: 17:00-17:30 - Tuesday 3rd June
Mattins: 8:30-9:00
Mass: 9:00-9:30
Evensong: 17:00-17:30 - Wednesday 4th June
Mattins: 8:30-9:00
Mass: 10:00-10:45
Bible Study: 11:00-12:30
Evensong: 17:00-17:30
- Thursday 5th June (S. Boniface)
Mattins: 8:30-9:00
Evensong: 17:00-17:30
Mass: : 17:30-18:00
- Saturday 6th June
Evensong: 17:00-17:30 (Confession available)
Next Sunday
- Sunday 7 June: Whitsunday (Pentecost)
Said Mass: 8:00-9:00
Matins : 9:30-10.00
Sung Mass: 10:30-11:45
Evensong and Catechesis: 17:00-17:30
Further Ahead
Patronal Festival, Sunday 2nd July
Mass: 8:00; Mattins: 9:30; Sung Mass 10:30
3pm Evensong and Benediction
Preacher: The Bishop of Oswestry
All services are based on the historic 1662 Book of Common Prayer, Grounded in Scripture and enriched with ancient music and ceremonial of the Church
Notices - Email List
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Sermons are recorded and the podcasts can be accessed via the website podcast page here.
Parish Giving Scheme
Did you know that, for those of us who are in a position to give regularly to the work of the church, the Parish Giving Scheme is the optimum way for us to make our donations. It might mean cancelling an existing Standing Order, but once that is done, and a new one made out to the Parish Giving Scheme, the job is done.
Donations can be monthly, quarterly, annually, or “one-offs”. The Parish Giving Scheme is a church-owned, not for profit company which deals only with churches’ giving. The Scheme is paid for by receiving interest from the money which it holds for a few days, before passing it on to the relevant church account. The advantage for our parish is that the Scheme deals with all the administration, including Gift Aid claims, which cuts out a lot of work for our Treasurer who only needs to deal with the monthly statements received from the Scheme. It also avoids the need to take cash to a bank – not in Iver! Please use the contact details below should you wish to join.
Bible Study
Our weekly Bible Study group now meets aafter Wednesday Mass between 11am until 12:30pm.
Vintage JAM
The next lunch for the over 65s is on Thursday, 5th June, 2025 - 12 noon – 1.30 p.m.
Our Welcome Team- a service opportunity!
We need new members for our Welcome Team at the 10.30 service on Sundays- are you able to help us with this important job- welcoming people to our services? Could you join the rota to help once a month? Contact Sue Boon.
St, Margaret’s also needs help to run our worship services, and children’s ministry as well as our Community activities (the Jam Ministries).
Serving together in God’s family is something to which he calls all Christians according to their gifts and talents. In serving Christ:
- Our faith is strengthened through depending on him
- Our fellowship grows as we get to know and love our brothers and sisters in the Church family
- Our Father God is given glory through our service-
‘ let your light shine before others, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven’ (Matthew 5:16)
We have several opportunities for you to serve in the family of St. Margaret’s- check out these and see if God wants you to help!
Coffee after Services
We serve coffee etc. on Wednesdays after the 10 a.m. service and on Sundays after the 10.30 a.m. service. Could you help on a rota basis?
The Vintage Jam Team
Vintage Jam is a monthly free lunch for Senior Citizens. We serve lunch in the Parish Room on the first Thursday of each month from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. If you would like to help us on a rota basis (we have two teams), please contact Sue Boon
Brass Cleaning
Our Brass Cleaning team cleans all the brasses in the Church. We meet once a month on a Wednesday and work as a team. If you could help, contact Sue Boon
Washing Linen
Each week we have some linen to wash that has been used in Church services. If you could help by washing linen occasionally, please contact Dee Singleton.
Churchyard Team
We meet on Saturday mornings during the growing season to maintain the Churchyard- mowing, strimming etc. If you would like to help please speak to John Lane .
Serving and Reading
At each celebration of the Eucharist one or more servers is needed. At every service we seek to have members of the congregation reading the Scripture readings. If you are interested in Serving or Reading please speak to Sue Boon
Bishop Paul's visit - 2023
Jean and Margaret preparing flower arrangements for the Confirmation and Bishop Paul's visit
A downloadable and printable version of St Margaret's on Sunday is available ChurchPewSheet