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Please remember in your prayers: Simon and Sarah Burges, Pauline Welton, Mary and Andrew Cowan, June Rainger.
Please pray for those who have died: Alison Bailey, Shirley Palmer and Phyllis Scott.
Those in our congregation who have long term concerns are prayed for regularly.
Churches Together in Dorking Prayers. Members of CTD all pray for one church, community, congregation or initiative each week, this week for St Martin’s Church, Dorking.
The Diocesan Calendar of Prayer is available at
www.cofeguildford.org.uk/about/christian-calendar/calendar-of-prayer. In April we pray for the deaneries of Epsom and Leatherhead.
Merciful Lord, absolve your people from their offences, that through your bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the chains of those sins which by our frailty we have committed;
grant this, heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
God of Mission, who alone brings growth to your Church, send your Holy Spirit to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, and power to our witness. Help our church to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to you, and in service to our local community, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
(from Leading Your Church into Growth)
This year we have reached the stage in the six-year cycle when a new church electoral roll has to be compiled from scratch. This means that everybody who wishes to be on the roll, regardless of whether they are on the existing roll, needs to complete a new application form. These forms are available at the back of church in both St Martin’s and St Mary’s Pixham, and from mid March should be available to download from the website, stmartinsdorking.org. Completed forms must be submitted by Sunday 27 April at the latest; they can be handed to me (Elizabeth Dobson), to a warden or sideman at a service, or delivered to the Church Office in the Christian Centre.
What is the point in being on the roll? You can be every bit as much part of the worshipping community without it. However, membership of the electoral roll entitles you to vote at the annual parochial church meeting, and to stand for election to the PCC. There is also some significance for St Martin’s and St Mary’s as a whole: for example, the number of people on the church’s electoral roll determines how large a representation our parish has in the higher layers of church governance (Deanery Synod and upwards), and more broadly it is used as one measure of a church’s health. (Those with long memories should note that the size of the roll no longer has the bearing it used to on the amount of money a church pays to the Diocese, so that is not a reason to keep the numbers low.)
There are three declarations you have to make to qualify for membership of the roll: that you are aged 16 or over; that you have been baptised; and that you either live within the parish or have worshipped regularly at St Martin’s or St Mary’s for the last six months, and count yourself a member of the Church of England (which may be in addition to membership of another denomination). If you are wondering whether you live in the parish, by all means ask me. The parish is shaped something like a fat C, with St Paul’s parish occupying the space in the middle: as a rough guide, east of Cotmandene and the bypass, north of Marlborough Hill and Arundel Road, and west of Vincent Lane and Coldharbour Lane, you are probably within St Martin’s parish.
Elizabeth Dobson, Electoral Roll Officer
We are delighted to welcome Reverend Canon Anthony Rustell as our new parish priest. Click below to read an introduction from Anthony.
News and Notices for the next issue of the Weekly News Sheet need to be submitted by the close of business on Tuesday. Please send them to: stmartinsdorkingchurchoffice@gmail.com or call 01306 884229 where messages will be picked up regularly.
Life sometimes delivers severe blows and problems that are just too much to cope with on your own. The Church and Christian Centre, are here to support you and the community of Dorking both pastorally and spiritually. If you need somebody to talk to in complete confidence, for whatever reason, we are here to help. The Church Pastoral team has two trained and authorised Pastoral Assistants who are experienced and can offer understanding and prayerful support. The Christian Centre Chaplain is usually available on Monday mornings plus variable other weekday mornings, but you may prefer to make an appointment to see him via The Centre Managers.
Holy Eucharist services take place at 10:00am every Sunday and on Wednesdays 11:00am. Details of our services can be found here:
The Church is open daily for private prayer from 9:30am-4:00pm during the summer and 9:30am-3:00pm during winter.
Services will take place at 11am most Sundays. Church open for private prayer by arrangement.
Services will take place at 10:30am most Sundays. Church open for private prayer by arrangement.
A summary of St Martin's APCM reports and accounts from the APCM which took place on 12 May 2024 can be downloaded below. Paper copies are available at the back of the Church.
As part of the GDPR regulations, St Martin's Church, Dorking complies with its obligations by ensuring all personal data is kept up to date, that it is stored securely and destroyed when no longer required. We will not collect or retain excessive amounts of data and the data collected will be protected from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure.
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