Our special evening service will take place this year on Sunday 25th October at
6:00pm. We will remember before God those who are dear to us who have
passed away. The service will include words of hope from the Scriptures, quiet
prayer and well-known hymns. On request we will read the names of those to
be remembered as we light a candle for them.

Please note that work will begin on the repairs to the tomb by the side of the path from Bishopstone Road on MONDAY OCTOBER 12th.

This means that the path will be closed at times while the work is done. If the planning permission is also in place by then for us to do the path work, the path will at that point be closed completely. Please be aware of any danger at all times and keep away from the cordoned off areas.

Thanks be to God for this work.

Many thanks to Revd. Phil Groves and the walkers who joined him on a pilgrimage walk at Ride and Stride.

The walkers managed to visit 10 Churches in the day, stopping and praying at each Church.

If you would like to sponsor them, it is not too late to make a donation online at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/philip-groves-19

Revd. Phil Groves started the walk at Aston Sandford with Jenny Pickup, Ian Cairns and Jan Lemos and finished at Stone with Jenny Pickup, Bryan Wardley, Enid Robinson

Role description:  Christian Aid Coordinator for Stone, Bishopstone and Hartwell

Please contact Richard Smith for more information or if you would be interested in this role: Richard.Smith@stonedintonhartwell.com

We are seeking someone to be a link person for Christian Aid for Stone, Bishopstone and Hartwell.  Sue Spinks, who has held this responsibility for many years, has recently retired.

Christian Aid is a global charity whose aim is to eliminate poverty, particularly where this has come about through natural disaster. 

There are many ways in which churches can work with, and support Christian Aid, but this is most often done by raising funds and raising awareness of the work of the charity, particularly during Christian Aid week (10-16 May 2026), and around Harvest and Christmas.

The traditional fundraising method of door-to-door collections is becoming less popular and less effective as fewer people carry cash these days, although envelopes now carry QR codes for those who wish to donate on-line. 

Christian Aid has many resources including posters, leaflets, video presentations, special orders of service and other fundraising materials which can be ordered or downloaded free of charge.  It is also possible to book speakers to give live presentations at local events.

The main responsibilities of our local Christian Aid coordinator will be to work with the SJB committee by:

• Contributing ideas for local events to raise funds for Christian Aid and helping to coordinate these events.
• Obtaining promotional materials from Christian Aid (usually available to order from late February)
• Keeping in touch with other local Christian Aid coordinators.

To find out more, you are welcome to contact David Blackmore, who is a very experienced Christian Aid coordinator based in Weston Turville (davidbblackmore@gmail.com)