What's On, Oct-Dec 2017
Welcome!
Key areas of church life
Whoever you are and whatever you believe you are warmly welcome to St Thomas with St Stephen.
New to St Thomas with St Stephen?
Our Sunday morning worship is at St Thomas’ Church at 10.15am with groups for children and young people. Our shorter communion service is on the 1st Sunday of the month at 9am at St Thomas’. Next services are October 1, November 5 and December 3. Our Sunday evening worship is at St Stephen’s Church at 7pm. Our focus over the next few years is to Grow the church Develop disciples Reach the community
Welcome! It’s great to have you with us. Please fill in a welcome card. Our next welcome lunch for new people is Sunday 12 Nov 2017.
Home groups Everyone is encouraged to join a home group. 10 groups meet weekly/fortnightly for food, discussion and prayer.
Youth nights, 7pm Our youth nights take place at St Stephen’s on Tuesdays (year 9-13) and Thursdays (years 6-8).
Little Bears, 9.30am A toddler group with toys, craW and snacks followed by a short celebraXon with Bible story and singing. Every Wednesday during term Xme from 9.30am at St Thomas’.
What’s On Oct-Dec 2017 Our main Sunday service is the 10.15am morning service during which we have a range of Sunday school groups for children and young people. Coffee at 10am. The focus in our morning services before Christmas is on what it means to belong to church. In the evening our focus is our iden?ty in Christ on the 1st Sunday and on our new Prayer School on the 3rd Sunday.
Wednesday club lunch, 12.30pm 12.30pm in St Thomas’ cafe every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. A chance to connect with others.
Men’s group, 8pm Office: St Stephen’s Church Centre, Weir Road, SW12 0NU, www.stwss.org.uk, 020 8675 5086 offi[email protected], 9am-1pm, Monday-Thursday.
MeeXng monthly, see stwss.org.uk/men
Baptisms and weddings Please contact the office.
Our next Alpha Course starts with the Alpha Supper in St Thomas cafe on Tuesday 3 October at 7.30pm. More details at www.stwss.org.uk/alpha Details of all of our Christmas services are inside.
10.15am Sunday services, St Thomas’
7pm Sunday services, St Stephen’s
Christmas services
Our morning service with something for everyone. We offer different Sunday school age groups for 0-18s. Come for coffee at 10am.
AlternaXng between contemporary evening worship; our new prayer school; our Transform gathering and night prayer
Our 4.30pm services are aimed more at children, our 10.15am services for all the family and our evening services more to adults.
Belonging to Church
Evening services
Special Christmas services
Oct 1 All Age
Oct 1
Sunday Dec 3 Friday Dec 8
Christmas Fair and Chris?ngle 3-6pm, St Thomas’ Chris>ngle at 5pm Christmas Ignite youth service 7-9pm, St Stephen’s
Sunday Dec 10
Christmas Transform 4pm, St Stephen’s Focused on Clapham Park
Weds Dec 13
Community carols 4.30pm, St Stephen’s With ac>vi>es and food
Sunday Dec 17
All-comers na?vity service 10.15am, St Thomas’ Come dressed in character!
Sunday Dec 17
Carols by candlelight 7pm, St Thomas’
Sunday Dec 24
Crib service 4.30pm, St Thomas’ Come dressed in character!
Sunday Dec 24
Midnight Communion 11pm, St Thomas’
Monday Dec 25
Christmas day service 10.15am, St Thomas’ All age family communion
Come - to worship (Harvest) Luke 14:15-24
Oct 8
Belong - to a group Hebrews 10:19-24
Oct 15
Give - to mission and ministry MaUhew 6:19-24
Communion
Oct 8 Oct 15
Evening service Worship, teaching and ministry Transform (4pm) Focused on Clapham Park Prayer School with communion Equipping in prayer
Oct 22
Communion
Serve - on a team Ephesians 4:1-16
Oct 22
Night prayer 30 minute reflec>ve service
Oct 29
Communion
Bible Sunday Nehemiah 8:1-12; Rom 1:16-17
Oct 29
Night prayer 30 minute reflec>ve service
Nov 5 GiW Day
The end of all things RevelaXon 7:9-17; MaU 5:1-12
Nov 5
Evening service Worship, teaching and ministry
Nov 12
Communion
Remembrance 1 These 4:13-18; MaU 25:1-13
Nov 12
Transform (4pm) Focused on Clapham Park
Nov 19
The faithfulness of God 1 These 5:1-11; MaU 25:14-30
Nov 19
Prayer School with communion Equipping in prayer
Nov 26
Christ the King Eph 1:15-23; MaU 25:31-46
Nov 26
Night prayer 30 minute reflec>ve service
Dec 3 BapXsm Dec 10
Advent 1 Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37
Dec 3 Dec 10 Dec 17
Christmas Fair and Chris?ngle 3-6pm, St Thomas’ Christmas Transform (4pm) Focused on Clapham Park
Dec 24
Midnight Communion (11pm) St Thomas’
Dec 31
No evening service
Communion
Communion
Advent 2 Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8
Dec 17
Communion
Na?vity Various
Dec 24
Advent 4 Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-14
Communion
Dec 31
Communion
New Beginnings
Is 61:10-62:3; Luke 2:22-40
Carols by Candlelight (7pm) St Thomas’
Memorial service Our annual service to remember those we have lost will take place on Monday November 6 at 8pm at St Thomas’ Church
Key areas of church life
Whoever you are and whatever you believe you are warmly welcome to St Thomas with St Stephen.
New to St Thomas with St Stephen?
Our Sunday morning worship is at St Thomas’ Church at 10.15am with groups for children and young people. Our shorter communion service is on the 1st Sunday of the month at 9am at St Thomas’. Next services are October 1, November 5 and December 3. Our Sunday evening worship is at St Stephen’s Church at 7pm. Our focus over the next few years is to Grow the church Develop disciples Reach the community
Welcome! It’s great to have you with us. Please fill in a welcome card. Our next welcome lunch for new people is Sunday 12 Nov 2017.
Home groups Everyone is encouraged to join a home group. 10 groups meet weekly/fortnightly for food, discussion and prayer.
Youth nights, 7pm Our youth nights take place at St Stephen’s on Tuesdays (year 9-13) and Thursdays (years 6-8).
Little Bears, 9.30am A toddler group with toys, craW and snacks followed by a short celebraXon with Bible story and singing. Every Wednesday during term Xme from 9.30am at St Thomas’.
What’s On Oct-Dec 2017 Our main Sunday service is the 10.15am morning service during which we have a range of Sunday school groups for children and young people. Coffee at 10am. The focus in our morning services before Christmas is on what it means to belong to church. In the evening our focus is our iden?ty in Christ on the 1st Sunday and on our new Prayer School on the 3rd Sunday.
Wednesday club lunch, 12.30pm 12.30pm in St Thomas’ cafe every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. A chance to connect with others.
Men’s group, 8pm Office: St Stephen’s Church Centre, Weir Road, SW12 0NU, www.stwss.org.uk, 020 8675 5086 offi[email protected], 9am-1pm, Monday-Thursday.
MeeXng monthly, see stwss.org.uk/men
Baptisms and weddings Please contact the office.
Our next Alpha Course starts with the Alpha Supper in St Thomas cafe on Tuesday 3 October at 7.30pm. More details at www.stwss.org.uk/alpha Details of all of our Christmas services are inside.
10.15am Sunday services, St Thomas’
7pm Sunday services, St Stephen’s
Christmas services
Our morning service with something for everyone. We offer different Sunday school age groups for 0-18s. Come for coffee at 10am.
AlternaXng between contemporary evening worship; our new prayer school; our Transform gathering and night prayer
Our 4.30pm services are aimed more at children, our 10.15am services for all the family and our evening services more to adults.
Belonging to Church
Evening services
Special Christmas services
Oct 1 All Age
Oct 1
Sunday Dec 3 Friday Dec 8
Christmas Fair and Chris?ngle 3-6pm, St Thomas’ Chris>ngle at 5pm Christmas Ignite youth service 7-9pm, St Stephen’s
Sunday Dec 10
Christmas Transform 4pm, St Stephen’s Focused on Clapham Park
Weds Dec 13
Community carols 4.30pm, St Stephen’s With ac>vi>es and food
Sunday Dec 17
All-comers na?vity service 10.15am, St Thomas’ Come dressed in character!
Sunday Dec 17
Carols by candlelight 7pm, St Thomas’
Sunday Dec 24
Crib service 4.30pm, St Thomas’ Come dressed in character!
Sunday Dec 24
Midnight Communion 11pm, St Thomas’
Monday Dec 25
Christmas day service 10.15am, St Thomas’ All age family communion
Come - to worship (Harvest) Luke 14:15-24
Oct 8
Belong - to a group Hebrews 10:19-24
Oct 15
Give - to mission and ministry MaUhew 6:19-24
Communion
Oct 8 Oct 15
Evening service Worship, teaching and ministry Transform (4pm) Focused on Clapham Park Prayer School with communion Equipping in prayer
Oct 22
Communion
Serve - on a team Ephesians 4:1-16
Oct 22
Night prayer 30 minute reflec>ve service
Oct 29
Communion
Bible Sunday Nehemiah 8:1-12; Rom 1:16-17
Oct 29
Night prayer 30 minute reflec>ve service
Nov 5 GiW Day
The end of all things RevelaXon 7:9-17; MaU 5:1-12
Nov 5
Evening service Worship, teaching and ministry
Nov 12
Communion
Remembrance 1 These 4:13-18; MaU 25:1-13
Nov 12
Transform (4pm) Focused on Clapham Park
Nov 19
The faithfulness of God 1 These 5:1-11; MaU 25:14-30
Nov 19
Prayer School with communion Equipping in prayer
Nov 26
Christ the King Eph 1:15-23; MaU 25:31-46
Nov 26
Night prayer 30 minute reflec>ve service
Dec 3 BapXsm Dec 10
Advent 1 Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37
Dec 3 Dec 10 Dec 17
Christmas Fair and Chris?ngle 3-6pm, St Thomas’ Christmas Transform (4pm) Focused on Clapham Park
Dec 24
Midnight Communion (11pm) St Thomas’
Dec 31
No evening service
Communion
Communion
Advent 2 Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8
Dec 17
Communion
Na?vity Various
Dec 24
Advent 4 Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-14
Communion
Dec 31
Communion
New Beginnings
Is 61:10-62:3; Luke 2:22-40
Carols by Candlelight (7pm) St Thomas’
Memorial service Our annual service to remember those we have lost will take place on Monday November 6 at 8pm at St Thomas’ Church
