You are welcome to join us at the Women's Breakfast on Saturday 24th June 2023. It is run jointly between All Saints' Gobowen, St Mary's Selattyn and Holy Trinity Oswestry, and will be held in the All Saints' Church Hall.
All women are welcome, for a Saturday morning with friends over breakfast at 9am, with a short talk from Barbara Leonard.
To book please visit tinyurl.com/wbsummer23
Coronation Events
Coronation Events
Thursday 4th – Friday 5th May 2023
St Mary’s “Flowers in Praise” & Church Café open.
St Mary’s church will be open 10am-4pm displaying a flower festival for the Coronation of King Charles III with a café serving refreshments.
Saturday 6th May 2023
A live streaming of the Coronation Service in Gobowen Church Hall.
St Mary’s Church open 10-4pm for quiet reflection and prayer (no café)
Sunday 7th May 2023
9:30am St Mary’s Selattyn Coronation Celebration Communion
11am All Saints’ Gobowen Coronation Celebration Communion
Monday 8th May 2023
Bring & Share Afternoon Tea for the Coronation in the Gobowen Church Hall at 3pm including a Coronation Quiz and live music.
Prayer Diary: April-June 2023
Our very many thanks to Dorothy Pedley for compiling the Gobowen Prayer diary. Paper copies are available at the back of church. Click the black button below to download a copy.
Bible Overview Course
God's Big Picture
You are invited to join us for a short series giving an overview of the Bible’s story and of God’s great plan of grace from Genesis to Revelation. All the sessions will be in the church hall in Gobowen and will each be repeated in the daytime and evening. If you can’t make some of these dates, feel free to come to the ones you can manage.
Sessions on Thursdays April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, repeated at 1:30-2:30pm and 7-8pm in the church hall.
Easter 2023
Maundy Thursday Communion – 6th April
6pm, St Mary’s Selattyn.
Good Friday Family Easter Event – 7th April
A family activity service with crafts, songs and food.
11am-12pm, St Mary’s Selattyn. 4-5pm, All Saints’ Gobowen.
Good Friday Meditation – 7th April
2pm, St Mary’s Selattyn.
Easter Sunday All Age Celebration Communion – 9th April
9:30am, St Mary’s Selattyn and 11am, All Saints’ Gobowen.
Mothering Sunday Activity Service
Sunday 19th March 2023
Join us for a family-friendly activity service in thanks for those who care for us.
11am, All Saints’ Gobowen.
Egyptian Adventure Holiday Club 2023
Egyptian Adventure Holiday Club 2023
Tuesday 21st - Friday 24th
and Sunday 26th February
You are invited to join us for a week of adventure, discover, games, drama, food, music, crafts and Bible stories for children in school years 1-6. Hosted at Holy Trinity Church Oswestry in partnership with All Saints’ Gobowen. Completely free holiday club at February half term: 9;30-11:50am Tuesday 21st-Friday 24th February and a celebration for all the family on Sunday 26th February.
To book those in school years 1-6:
https://holytrinitychurch.churchsuite.com/events/q2anjenq
To book those in school years 7-13 to come as junior leaders:
https://holytrinitychurch.churchsuite.com/events/vl9gbewu
Fish & Chip Supper with a Quiz
Quiz and Fish and Chip Supper, All Saints' Church Hall, 7pm, Friday 17th March (about £5). To book contact Linda Lindup.
Term card: Spring 2023
Please click the box below to download a copy of our term card for the coming months. Paper copies are available at the back of church.
Prayer Diary: Jan-Mar 2023
Our very many thanks to Dorothy Pedley for compiling the Gobowen Prayer diary. Paper copies are available at the back of church. Click the black button below to download a copy.
Hope Explored
There are few emotions more powerful than hope. But these days, hope often feels hard to come by. Where can we find a hope that won’t disappoint us?
Hope Explored shows that Christianity is about real hope: a joyful expectation for the future, based on true events in the past, which changes everything about my present. Over three sessions this series explores the themes of hope, peace and purpose in the account of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in Luke’s Gospel.
We will be hosting this excellent three-week course starting 8pm on 10th January 2023 at the Vicarage, Old Chirk Road, Gobowen. You would be very welcome to join us.
Christmas Services & Events
You are warmly invited to join us at any of our Christmas events or at our weekly services every Sunday at 11am.
Candlelit Carol Service
Sunday 18th Dec, 6pm, All Saints’ Church,
A traditional service of readings and carols.
Village Carol Singing
Tuesday 20th Dec, 6pm, Outside the Cross Foxes Pub
Families welcome. If wet, we’ll meet inside the Cross Foxes.
Christmas Eve Service
Saturday 24th Dec, 5pm, All Saints’ Church
A carol service for the whole family including lighting a Christingle in aid of the Children’s Society.
Christmas Day Services
Sunday 25th Dec, 10am, All Saints’ Church
Women's Breakfast
You are welcome to join us at the Women's Breakfast on Saturday 8th October. It is run jointly between All Saints' Gobowen, St Mary's Selattyn and Holy Trinity Oswestry, and will be held in the All Saints' Church Hall.
All women are welcome, for a Saturday morning with friends over breakfast at 9am, with a short talk from Emma Addison on 'Jesus the Servant King'.
To book please visit tinyurl.com/breakfastOct22
Remembrance Services
13th November Remembrance Sunday
NOTE 10AM START TIME
Services starting at 10am at All Saints'. We will move to gather at their the village memorial outside Co-op by 10:50 for an Act of Remembrance.
Gift of Life Service (30th October 2022, 4:00pm)
A service to remember with thanksgiving those whom we love and miss. Any are welcome to join us, however long-standing or recent their bereavement. No amount of time ever makes the sense of loss any less acute. Our prayer is that this service may be a small help in your journey. If you would like a name read out at the service, please get in touch.
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
As our nation pauses to remember and to grieve, our prayers are most of all with the Royal Family and King Charles.
Our churches will be open for prayer during the time of mourning and I have some information to pass on to you about what is planned locally during the period of national mourning.
Almighty God, Father of all mercies and giver of all comfort: deal
graciously, we pray thee, with all those who mourn, the members of the
Royal Family, this Nation and all Nations of the Commonwealth, that
casting every care on you, we may know the comfort of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving
Join us at 6pm on Sunday 18th September for a service of thanksgiving and prayer in All Saints’ Gobowen. On the eve of the funeral, local churches are invited to gather to pray and give thanks for her life. We will follow the official commemorative services including prayers, readings and hymns chosen for the occasion.
Pastoral Support
At this time of national mourning, we have many emotions and it is a natural time to look back over our lives and over the recent history of the reign of Elizabeth II. I’m very happy to talk with anyone if you would find it helpful. Many of you might find that conversations with friends and neighbours naturally turn towards the bigger questions of life. I am praying for all of us, that as we grieve and answer, many might be assured of the hope and life we know in Jesus to face grief, suffering and death.
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26)
The Queen knew the Saviour and spoke of him as her “inspiration and anchor.” Mark Greene of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity has written a warm and heartfelt reflection on her faith which is well worth a read. (https://licc.org.uk/resources/obituary-queen-elizabeth-ii-beacon-of-grace/)
Churches Open for Prayer
All Saints’ Gobowen open daily from 8am-6pm.
St Mary’s Selattyn open daily from 9am-5pm.
If you are a keyholder and would be able to help with opening and closing the buildings, please be in touch.
Floral Tributes
If you would like to lay floral tributes, please remove cellophane or plastic wrapping and place them in the areas designated by the Parish council. In Selattyn, flowers may be laid by the sundial in the churchyard. In Gobowen, flowers may be laid in the area by the railings on Chirk Road. Please note: flowers will be removed on the day after the funeral.
Selattyn Show (Sat 10th September)
The Selattyn Show is going to continue and will include a time for prayer and reflection as we remember Queen Elizabeth II. A book of condolence will be available throughout.
It will be a good time to gather together as a community at this time of national grief. At times, access to the church may be limited for brief periods on the morning of Sat 10th.
Services
Our services this week and next week will mark the occasion in our prayers, and this week we will conclude with the National Anthem.
With my prayers,
Steve
Online Bookstall
We have just launched a new online church bookstall in partnership with 10ofThose.com. You can find it from the website menu above under CONNECT>>Bookstall. Or you can click here.
Fish & Chip Supper with a Quiz
Quiz and Fish and Chip Supper, All Saints' Church Hall, Friday 30th September (about £5). To book contact Linda Lindup.
Term card: Autumn 2022
Please click the box below to download a copy of our term card for the coming months. Paper copies are available at the back of church.
Celebrate Harvest
Join us to give thanks to God for our farmers, for this year’s harvest and for all his good gifts. If you feel able to contribute, we will be making a collection of non-perishable items in support of local foodbanks.
St Mary’s Church, Selattyn
Harvest Thanksgiving Service with a meal afterwards
Thursday 29th September, 7:30pm
To book for the meal, please contact Betty
Harvest Activity Service
Sunday 2nd October, 10am (note start time is later than usual)
All Saints’ Church, Gobowen
Harvest Activity Service with lunch afterwards
Sunday 16th October, 11am
Followed by a Harvest Lunch from 12:30pm in the Church Hall
