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1 2016 7th August 14th August 21st August 28th August Ordinary 19 Ordinary 20 Ordinary 21 Ordinary 22 Lectionary Isa 1:1,10-20 Isa 5:1-7 Jer 1:4-10 Jer 2:4-13 Readings Psalm 50:1-8,22-23 Psalm 80:1-2,8-19 Psalm 71:1-6 Psalm 81:1,10-16 Heb 11:1-3,8-16 Heb 11:29-12:2 Heb 12:18-29 Heb 13:1-8,15-16 Luke 12:32-40 Luke 12:49-56 Luke 13:10-17 Luke 14:1,7-14 Burnham MacKenzie Hicks HC AA LA Rooley 6.30 Cct at St Andrew's Colnbrook Dudley HC US S Barker US@Old Windsor McLuskey & Poyle 6.30 Cct at St Andrew's Cookham Mensah-Brown A Baker Hindle HC Mensah-Brown Rise 6.30 Cct at St Andrew's Eton Wick Long US@Burnham MacKenzie Bakhsh 6.30 Dudley Dudley HC Cct at St Andrew's Homewood Hampshire Walton Howard HC St John's LA Richardson Avenue 6.30 Cct at St Andrew's High Street 9.00 Hicks HC Maidenhead Crockett LA Shaw Homewood HC Cct at St Andrew's Ledgers St Andrew's Walton LA Ridley Road 6.30 L Tottingham Hicks Cct at St Andrew's Mensah-Brown Old Windsor Dr M White HC A Packer Jeffery LA pm Manor Cct at St Andrew's St Andrew's 8.00 Hicks HC English Hicks HC/AA Mensah-Brown AA LA Clifford AA 6.30 Cct Open Air Service HC St Andrew's 4.30 Hicks HC Reffell-Wyse A Packer Urdu 6.30 Cct at St Andrew's St Mark's Hindle HC B Jeffery Richardson L Packer J Barnett Cct at St Andrew's Windsor 9.00 Dudley HC Ridley Dudley HC Dudley Hurst 6.30 Dr M White HC L Packer Cct at St Andrew's Long Woodlands D Tottingham LA Hicks HC A Packer Park 6.30 Cct at St Andrew's See below for list of preachers and legend Changes from the Plan as originally published are shown in blue.

2 2016 4th September 11th September 18th September 25th September Ordinary 23 Ordinary 24 Ordinary 25 Ordinary 26 Racial Justice Sunday Lectionary Jer 18: 1-11 Jer 4:11-12,22-28 Jer 8:18-9:1 Jer 32:1-3a,6-15 Readings Psalm 139:1-6,13-18 Psalm 14 Psalm 79:1-9 Psalm 91:1-6,14-16 Philemon Tim 1: Tim 2:1-7 1 Tim 6:6-19 Luke 14:25-33 Luke 15:1-10 Luke 16:1-13 Luke 16:19-31 Burnham Clifford A Packer Hicks HC J Barnett HF 6.30 Windsor Colnbrook Dudley US HC Amponsah McLuskey MacKenzie & Poyle 6.30 Windsor Cookham Jeffery Garde Shaw Hicks HC Rise 6.30 Windsor E Tottingham Alt Eton Wick Richardson E Tottingham Rickman Hurst HC 6.30 Dudley HC Windsor Jeffery Homewood Hampshire Hicks Howard HC US L Packer Bell HF Avenue 6.30 A Packer/Hicks AiS Windsor High Street 9.00 Homewood HC Homewood HC Maidenhead Mensah-Brown Dr M White HC Homewood P/HF/B 3.30 Messy Church 6.30 Windsor Ledgers L Packer Hicks HC S Barker Jeffery HF Road 6.30 H Ave AiS Windsor Mensah-Brown Hicks HC Old Windsor Rooley Dudley HC Walton HF LA 6.30 Windsor St Andrew's 8.00 Hicks HC English A Packer D Tottingham Richardson Hindle HC 6.30 H Ave AiS Windsor St Andrew's 4.30 Crockett Hicks Bell HC Urdu 6.30 Windsor St Mark's Homewood Cov Crowle Homewood HF D Tottingham Rickman Windsor Dudley Windsor 9.00 Dudley HC Dr M White A Baker Dudley HC Dudley HF 6.30 Homewood Circuit Healing Sv HC Hicks Dudley Café Style Staff + White/Smith Woodlands Bakhsh Homewood HC A Packer Ridley Park 6.30 Windsor See below for list of preachers and legend Changes from the Plan as originally published are shown in blue.

3 2016 2nd October 9th October 16th October 23rd October 30th October Ordinary 27 Ordinary 28 Ordinary 29 Ordinary 30 Ordinary 31 Prisons Sunday Lectionary Lam 1:1-6 Jer 29:1,4-7 Jer 31:27-34 Joel 2:23-32 Hab 1:1-4,2:1-4 Readings Cant: Lam 3:19-26 or Ps 137 Psalm 66:1-12 Psalm 119: Psalm 65 Psalm 119: Tim 1: Tim 2: Tim 3:14-4:5 2 Tim 4:6-8, Thess 1:1-4,11-12 Luke 17:5-10 Luke 17:11-19 Luke 18:1-8 Luke 18:9-14 Luke 19:1-10 Burnham Crowle McLuskey Hicks HC C Hicks Jeffery pm St. Andrew's Colnbrook St Thomas Richardson A Packer McLuskey HF Bell & Poyle pm St. Andrew's Cookham Hicks HF J Barnett LA Bell Hicks HC Rise 6.30 Hicks HC 4 pm St. Andrew's Hicks Alt Eton Wick Clifford MacKenzie Crockett Dudley HC Ridley 6.30 Dudley LA 4 pm St. Andrew's C Hicks Crowle Ladies Club Anniv Hampshire LEP John HC Bell HC Mensah-Brown Richardson A Packer Avenue pm St. Andrew's St A High Street 9.00 Homewood HC Homewood HC Maidenhead Garde Rickman S Barker Homewood HC Crowle 3.30 Messy Church pm St. Andrew's Ledgers Crockett Hicks HC Rooley Mensah-Brown MacKenzie Road 6.30 Hicks Bakhsh 4 pm St. Andrew's LA Hicks HC Old Windsor Dudley HC Hurst Shaw Hicks Amponsah pm at Manor Dudley 4 pm St. Andrew's St Andrew's 8.00 Bell HC English Bell AA HF Ridley Bell HC L Packer Walton pm Circuit Missions Bell Bereavement St Andrew's 4.30 Rickman Bell 4 pm St. Andrew's Bell HC Reffell-Wyse Urdu 6.30 St Mark's LA Mensah-Brown Homewood HC Hindle Homewood 3.45 Messy Church 6.30 Homewood HC 4 pm St. Andrew's Windsor 9.00 Dudley HC L Packer Dudley H5S B Dudley HC Collinson WGA Dr M White 6.30 Bell Dudley HC 4 pm St. Andrew's Dudley Café Style SASRA Prayer Sv Woodlands Homewood HF HC A Baker Jeffery Garde LA Park pm St. Andrew's See below for list of preachers and legend Changes from the Plan as originally published are shown in blue.

4 NOTE: All requirements and details of special services for the December 2016 February 2017 Preaching Plan must be sent in writing or by to Rev Gary Homewood not later than 14 th October 2016

5 2016 6th November 13th November 20th November 27th November Ordinary 32 Ordinary 33 Sunday before Advent Advent 1 Remembrance Sunday Lectionary Hag 1:15b-2:9 Isa 65:17-25 Jer 23:1-6 Isa 2:1-5 Readings Ps 145:1-5,17-21 or Ps 98 Cant Isa 12:1-6 Ps 46 or Cant Lk 1:68-79 Psalm Thess 2:1-5, Thess 3:6-13 Col 1:11-20 Rom 13:11-14 Luke 20:27-38 Luke 21:5-19 Luke 23:33-43 Matt 24:36-44 Burnham J Barnett St Peter's Hicks HC LA 6.30 Colnbrook Dudley HC St Thomas' McLuskey D Tottingham & Poyle 6.30 Cookham Rickman Bakhsh S Barker Hicks HC Rise 6.30 Hicks HC A Packer Alt Eton Wick Mensah-Brown Walton Dudley HC L Packer 6.30 Hicks Dudley HC Homewood Dr M White Hampshire D Tottingham Bell HC A Baker Bell LEP US Avenue 6.30 High Street 9.00 Homewood HC Homewood HC Maidenhead A Packer Hicks Homewood HC Homewood B 3.30 Messy Church 6.30 Ledgers Hicks HC AA E Tottingham Rickman Hindle Road 6.30 Richardson Homewood Amponsah/Hicks HC Hicks Old Windsor Ridley MacKenzie Dr M White HC Jeffery 6.30 St Andrew's 8.00 Bell HC English Bell AA Garde Bell HC Reffell-Wyse 6.30 A Packer BB Enroll St Andrew's 4.30 A Packer Bell Dudley Bell HC Urdu 6.30 St Mark's Rooley Homewood HC A Packer Dr M White Homewood Bell Bereavement Windsor 9.00 Dudley HC Clifford Dudley HC Shaw Dudley TS 6.30 Dudley Bereavement LA Dr M White HC Dudley Café Style Woodlands Homewood HC A Packer L Packer Mensah-Brown Park 6.30 See below for list of preachers and legend Changes from the Plan as originally published are shown in blue.

6 THAMES VALLEY CIRCUIT 36/4 CHAIR OF THE SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT MINISTERS SUPERNUMERARY MINISTERS MINISTERS RESIDING IN THE CIRCUIT Rev John Hellyer Rev Sonia Hicks Rev Mindy Bell Rev Margaret Dudley Rev Gary Homewood Deacon Andy Packer Rev David W Smith Rev Dr Malcolm White Rev Conrad Hicks Rev Graham Hindle LOCAL PREACHERS IN THE THAMES VALLEY 1963 Mr Arthur Baker 1959 Mr Sid Barker 1995 Mrs Jean Barnett 1989 Mrs Sue Clifford 2003 * Mr Richard Cracknell 2011 Mrs Patie Crockett 1975 Mr Alan Crowle 1990 Mrs Allison Hadwin 1960 * Mr Richard Hall 1982 * Mr Peter Hardiment 1951 * Miss Daphne Hogg 1989 * Mrs Vicky Homewood 2003 Mrs Connie Jeffery 1989 Mr Vincent Leslie 1950 Dr John Long CVO 2015 Mrs Kay MacKenzie 2011 Mr Henry Mensah-Brown 1990 Deacon Andy Packer 1992 Mrs Lynn Packer 2011 Ms Yoko Reffell-Wyse 1993 Mr Evan Richardson 2016 Mrs Kathryn Rickman 1995 Mr David Ridley 1991 Mrs Nicola Shaw 2014 Mr David Tottingham 2015 Mrs Elizabeth (Liz) Tottingham 1953 * Miss May Tribe 2008 Mr Neville Walton 1970 * Mr Peter White * not available to preach ON TRIAL Mr Edward Amponsah Mr Azeem Bakhsh Mr Jon Garde ON NOTE Mr Elijah Kommu

7 VISITING PREACHERS Rev Nigel Collinson Rev George Howard Rev Canon Dr Jeremy Hurst Rev John Mackerness Rev Andrew McLuskey Mr Richard Rooley Contact details for visiting preachers are given in the printed Preaching Plan LEGEND AA: All Age AiS: Alive in Slough Alt: Alternative Worship B: Baptism BB: Boys Brigade CA: Church / Chapel Anniversary Cct: Circuit Service Cov: Covenant Service F: Family Worship G&M: God and Marmalade GCM: General Church Meeting H: Healing H5S: High Five Sunday HC: Holy Communion IF: InterFaith LA: Local Arrangement LEP: Local Ecumenical Partnership P: Parade SASRA: Soliders & Airmen's Scripture Readers Association SoP: Songs of Praise T: Taxi / Transport Required TS: Toy Service US: United Service WGA: Wesley Guild Anniversary CIRCUIT MINISTERS' REGULAR REST DAYS Monday: Rev Gary Homewood Rev Sonia Hicks Deacon Andy Packer Friday: Rev Mindy Bell Rev Margaret Dudley

8 CIRCUIT WORSHIP DIRECTORY This Worship Directory was originally compiled at the request of the Circuit Local Preachers Meeting to assist preachers in their preparation for worship. To ensure it is kept up to date, Church Stewards are requested to send alterations to the Circuit Webmaster. Important note regarding CCL Licences For churches with a licence, material covered by the scheme may be reproduced, with the licence number included. Copyright material may not be reproduced for churches without a licence. Burnham OHP: CCL licence: About 15 20, mostly white and retired. A small number may be present. They return to the service after the prayers of intercession, tell what they have been doing, and take up the offertory. NB The children like to bring their instruments (tambourines, etc) with them and accompany the final hymn. Preachers are asked to choose a suitable hymn! Hymns & Psalms, Songs of Fellowship (Books 1 & 2), Partners in Praise, Junior Praise Music copy of Singing the Faith available. Methodist Worship Book. Yes; also printing facilities Good News Yes None Can be provided if prior notice is given. Given by Steward at commencement of service. Steward likes to have hymns and readings by Thursday evening. Colnbrook & Poyle CCL licence: Offertory: 9-12, of mixed age and race, though mainly white elderly Usually no children present. Singing the Faith (preferred), Hymns & Psalms. Other hymns can be printed off. Digital Hymnal, and CD ROMs of Songs of Fellowship. No so only hymns out of copyright can be printed Revised English Bible (limited number). None. Available on request Given at the beginning, To fit in with preacher. Steward will make contact for hymns, etc, on Thursday by telephone, or contact Mr Bob Quarterman.

9 Cookham Rise About 18 in the morning, and 9-15 in the evening, mainly in upper age range Small number may be present for first minutes, leaving with a blessing after second hymn. It is appreciated if their presence is acknowledged Singing the Faith (preferred), Songs of Fellowship (volumes 1-4) Words of other hymns can be printed off CCL licence: NIV available One member of congregation is available to read a lesson, or play some other part in worship. Request to steward by Friday evening. Available on printed sheet; any additional ones given at beginning of service. A letter will be sent to the preacher 10 days before the service, with details of Steward and Organist on duty. Hymns should be notified to the organist. A screen, projector and laptop can be available with sufficient notice. Eton Wick 6-8 (morning), & about 15 (evening). (Evening includes some from Burnham.) None at present Hymns & Psalms, Mission Praise (combined) Other hymns can be duplicated. Gulbransen Digital Hymnal used for accompaniment (includes above hymn books, and 6 others) CCL licence: TNIV None at present. Will be offered when available. Printed. Offertory may be at any time. Preachers are normally contacted towards end of week. Contact is Mr Peter Morris, (not ) Parking is best adjacent to recreation ground. Morning Worship is preceded by Introit, following which the preacher is introduced by the Steward. A Vesper follows the benediction at the Evening Service.

10 Hampshire Avenue, Slough CCL licence: 20 to 30 mainly from African and Caribbean backgrounds. Present for opening worship, returning after Sermon Hymns & Psalms, Songs of Fellowship (used equally) Accompaniment by Music Box Yes. Photocopying NOT available. Good News (some available for congregation) Available on request. Readers are available on request to Steward / Secretary. Given by Steward before end of service. Steward will telephone during previous week, or preacher to steward or secretary by Thursday. High Street, Maidenhead 9 am (1 st & 3 rd Sunday) about for Communion with short sermon am about pm (Thursday) lunchtime Communion, about 6 The 9 am service and the Thursday lunchtime Communion are usually held in a Side Chapel. Children come in for the start of the am service, and there is a children s address after the first hymn. For Parade Services they stay for the full service. Otherwise they go to their separate Junior Church after the address. Messy Church takes place three times a quarter on a Sunday afternoon. Singing the Faith (preferred), Songs of Fellowship. Hymns projected at morning service, hymn books used for other services. Methodist Worship Book. CCL Licence no: 4890 Worship Leader Good News Elijah Kommu Available for all services, please confirm with Steward in advance. Printed; any additional ones given at beginning of service. The for the preacher is usually sent 12 days ahead. Material for projection should be sent one week ahead. A projector is available for the am service only. A parking space is reserved at rear entrance in Nicholson s Lane. A lapel microphone is provided, with sound controlled from sound desk. All services are recorded for members unable to attend.

11 Ledgers Road, Slough Morning about 40-60, mainly of Caribbean background. Evening (including St. Andrew s members except on first Sundays) 2-12 (average 4) and Sunday School each week except for first Sunday. Children leave after the second hymn and usually come back to report on their activities at the end of the service. Singing the Faith, Hymns & Psalms, Mission Praise Methodist Worship Book. No projection or electronic music available. CCL licence: Prayer Book: Contact Good News available for congregation None Available via Steward. Read by the Duty Steward, timing at discretion of preacher. Provided for inclusion in the prayers of intercession By Senior Steward. Old Windsor About 8, mainly over 70 in age. Rarely present. Hymns & Psalms (preferred), Singing the Faith, Songs of Fellowship Methodist Worship Book. CCL licence: Included on Windsor s CCL, number (Hymns can be reproduced if sufficient notice is given.) Offertory: Good News (in pews); TNIV (a few available on request) Yes By prior arrangement Given by Steward at start of service. As directed by the Preacher. Worship Leader will make contact (by where possible) about 10 days before. Lapel microphone for use by preacher Microphone at the lectern. Hearing Loop.

12 St Andrew s Slough (English Speaking) am about 90 mixed in age and ethnicity About 30, including toddlers. About 15 more for Parade services. Leave after first hymn, returning towards the end, to tell what they have been doing. Singing the Faith, Hymns & Psalms. Orders of Service and Hymns are normally projected, with hard copies available for those who prefer. CCL licence: Prayers: New Revised Standard Bible There are three members of the congregation who are able to assist in the leading of worship. They can be contacted through the steward on duty. There is a Readers Rota and the Steward on duty will contact the readers as required. Printed notices. Any extra notices will be announced by the Steward before the service begins. Before the service starts the congregation sings an introit, and a member of the congregation reads the collect for the day. In the vestibule there is a prayer request sheet, which a steward will bring to the preacher just before the service begins for inclusion in the intercessions. A letter will be sent to the preacher about 10 days before the service. It would be appreciated if the preacher, not later than the Thursday before the service, would send the Order of Service and any other information, including any pictures to be projected, to the duty steward, who will then pass them on to the other people involved in the service. However the preacher may wish to contact the musicians directly. When the Band is playing, parts may have to be written for the different instruments, so early notification of hymns is vital. Services are recorded so that they can be sent to housebound members. St Andrew s, Slough (Urdu Speaking) 26 CCL Licence: leave to take part in Sunday School Own Urdu hymn book, from which they will choose hymns. No 25 Urdu Bibles Mrs Kosar David, Azeem Bakhsh and Sarwat Bakhsh Steward will arrange this

13 Prayers: By Church Council Secretary or Stewards before the last hymn Worship Leaders lead prayers in Urdu (or arrange for others to do so), as well as the preacher leading in English. Steward will contact the preacher 2-3 weeks before a service to establish what readings will be used, and arrange for appropriate psalms/songs to be chosen and learnt. They will be glad to know /discuss the theme and direction of the service to help in this choice. St. Mark s Crescent, Maidenhead am around 50, mostly over 50 in age, almost exclusively white. pm around 10, mainly older people. Messy Church about 6 families, mostly young children. Junior Church usually first Sunday of month. Children may be present at any service. Singing the Faith, Songs of Fellowship (Book 1), Hymns & Psalms. All hymns normally projected, with paper copies available as necessary. Hymns can be played through computer or CD if required. Good News CCL licence: Worship Leader: Mrs Eileen Chislett. There is a readers rota and the steward on duty will make arrangements. Printed, with additional notices given by Steward at beginning of service. Offertory when preacher wishes. Benevolent Fund collection during communion hymn. A letter will be sent about two weeks before the service giving contact details for the steward on duty. Steward will make contact on Wednesday or Thursday prior to the service for Hymns (needed for Friday evening practice) and readings. Modern form of Lord s Prayer is preferred. Lapel microphone, hand held microphone, with static microphones on lectern and pulpit. Hearing loop CD player

14 Windsor Morning about 70 to 80, mainly over 60 years old, and white English. 40 on register. Children s Talk appreciated. Leave with a blessing after second hymn. Lord s Prayer should be included while children are present. Singing the Faith (preferred), Songs of Fellowship (combined) Hymns can be projected by arrangement, given notice no later than midday on the preceding Thursday. Methodist Worship Book. Today s NIV CCL licence: Yes Available for Morning Service via Steward. Printed, with additional notices given at beginning. Offertory when the preacher directs. Letter is sent by Steward about 10 days before service. Hearing loop. CD/DVD player/ recorder Electronic keyboard, Hymnal Plus, Piano and Organ available Lapel radio microphone, with static microphones on lectern and pulpit. Woodlands Park About 15, mostly elderly No Sunday School. If any children present, although congregation is very happy for them to stay throughout the service, a supervised space is available should parents wish to take them out. Communion Service children (if any) stay in for Communion. Hymns & Psalms, Singing the Faith, Songs of Fellowship (Part 1), Junior Praise No projection, or mechanical reproduction. For other hymns, preachers please bring copies, and music. Methodist Worship Book. CCL licence: Offertory Good News available, but not kept in pews. None Available via Steward. Printed; any additional notices given at beginning of service. As directed by Preacher. The Steward on duty is responsible for contacting the Preacher a few days before the service for hymns and readings, and to discuss any other needs. There is a Loop System for those with hearing difficulties. Preachers are asked to speak near the microphones, please there are two (one at the pulpit, the other at the lectern).

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