News in the Pews

SERVICES SUNDAY             16th SEPTEMBER               TRINITY 15

 8.30 a.m.  Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen

             Celebrant  The Vicar

 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion Glen Methodist Church followed 
                   by general meeting and lunch

             Celebrants The Revd Gordon Webb & the Vicar

6.30 p.m. Evensong at Burton Overy

             Leader     Angela Allen

 

SERVICES SUNDAY             23^rd SEPTEMBER             TRINITY 16

 8.30 a.m.  Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen

             Celebrant  Revd Gordon Richmond

 10.30 a.m. Matins at Burton Overy

             Leader     Roger Flowers

 

At Communion Services

If you are a communicant member of a Christian Church, you are welcome to come up to receive the bread and wine.   Otherwise you are welcome to either remain in your seat or come up to receive a blessing.  Keeping your hands down by your side will signify to the Vicar that you wish to receive a blessing.   If you have difficulty coming up to the Communion Rail and would like the Vicar to come to you, then please inform a sidesman.

DIARY

Monday, 17th September

9.30 a.m.      Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church Hall

Tuesday, 18^th September

1.30 pm. LEP Steering Committee at Glen Methodist Church

7.30 p.m.      Bible Study House Group at The Springs, Burton Overy

Wednesday, 19^th September

9 a.m.     Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage

Thursday, 20^th September

10.30 a.m.    Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church

Friday, 21^st September

7.15 p.m.      Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church

Monday, 24^th September

9.30 a.m.      Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church Hall

NOTICES

LUNCH TODAY will be served in the Methodist Church Hall following the meeting about working with the Methodist Church.  Do come and join us, we had a great time sharing breakfast with our Methodist friends at Easter!

Thank you to Sylvia Hucknall and everyone else who helped raise £53.52 at the recent Bake & Brew Morning in aid of the Children’s Society.  The Children’s Society boxes were emptied and they raised a further £369.63 thanks to many people’s generosity.   Thanks are also due to Martin Tacey who patiently counted an awful lot of coins!!

Bible Study House Group meets onTuesday 18th September 7.30pm at The Springs, Carlton Lane, Burton Overy to finish their study of St Matthew's Gospel.  At our next meeting after this we intend to watch Pasolini's famous film of 'The Gospel According to St Matthew' following the biblical text.

Flower Demonstration by Rosemary Mason in aid of St. Cuthbert’s Church funds: The final sum raised from this event amounted to £330, thank you Amy and everyone who attended this fascinating event.

Midweek Holy Communion - Each month there is a short Holy Communion Service at 11.30 a.m. at St Cuthbert's Church after the Drop-In on a Thursday morning.  This is usually the second Thursday in the month but sometimes has to be a different Thursday depending upon the Vicar's diary.  Do come and bring any friends who might appreciate this.  It is usually a BCP service, depending on the wishes of those present.

The next Messy Church takes place in the Art Room at St. Cuthbert’s School on Wednesday 26^th September, 3.30-4.30pm.  Suitable for all children under 11 years.  Do come with your children – they will have a great time!  We start with juice, fruit and biscuits.

Services in October - As you may have seen in the Parish Magazine, in October and early November there will be a run of non-communion services at the 10.30 a.m. services. Burton Overy has their Harvest Festival in October because the young families who organise their Harvest lunch are involved in running Team BOGG in September and St Cuthbert's Harvest Festival is also in October to allow the Primary School choir enough time at the beginning of the school term/year to prepare their contribution.  We also try to involve the Team BOGG youngsters in running a family service once their Grand Challenge is over and ... so it continues!  We hope you will understand and enjoy these special services as well as encouraging the young families who come - there is always Holy Communion at 8.30 a.m. and on Sunday, 21st October, there will be a lovely BCP Holy Communion at Carlton Curlieu at which St Cuthbert's choir will sing.

Have you written your will yet?  Twenty four offices of local solicitors have kindly agreed to reduce their Will Writing charge to £35 + VAT for a single uncomplicated Will, an estimated saving of at least £100. Anyone wishing to take advantage of the Will Writing Promotion should simply contact Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland on 0116 2992233 for names of the Solicitors participating in the scheme in their local area.

Last Night of the Proms on 29^th September at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Lower Church Street, Syston. Doors 7pm for 7.30pm.  An evening of musical entertainment featuring Syston Brass Band, a large choir and some great solo items plus several surprise acts The concert will feature a spectacular traditional second half; very fitting for this Jubilee year and will raise money for the church. Tickets at £6.00, and family tickets at £15 are available from Felicity Austin tel: 0116 2692543. Do not forget to bring your Union Jack flags!

Leics Red Cross Big Wheel Appeal – If you can donate to this please hurry as we are about to send the money in.

BEFRIENDING THE BEREAVED: 5 week course starting Monday 22nd October led by Canon Brian Davis, Diocesan Advisor for Wholeness and Healing at St Andrew’s, Countesthorpe on Monday evenings, 7.30 – 9.30pm starting on 22nd October. To book a place on the course contact Geoff Kirk 0116 2778025, 11 Holyrood Drive, Countesthorpe LE8 5TQ or Canon Brian Davis, 62 Lubenham Hill, Market Harborough LE16 9DQ revbdavis@aol.com

 Humour is a gift – Little Johnny and his family were having Sunday dinner at his Grandmother's house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served. When Little Johnny received his plate, he started eating right away.  "Johnny! Please wait until we say our prayer." said his mother. "I don't need to," the boy replied.  "Of course, you do "his mother insisted.

"We always say a prayer before eating at our house."  "That's at our house." Johnny explained. "But this is Grandma's house and she knows how to cook."

Hearing Loop – St Andrew’s Church at Burton Overy has a hearing loop as part of the loudspeaker system.  If you wear a hearing aid, adjust the switch to the T position and you will hear the service clearly.

Lifts to Services - If you need a lift to any of our services, please contact Howard Bartlett (259 3747) at Glen or Richard Bloor (259 2440) at Burton and they will arrange one for you.

Please pray:-

·         For Margaret Kirby, Richard Shepherd, John Spencer, Myra Humphrey, Jim Dunning, Judith Buffrey’s grandson Joel, Marion McArragher, and all who are ill.

·         For the families and friends of Philip Bannister, Peter Blagburn (Kate Alexander's father), Denys Bauldreay (Myra Humphrey's father) and Tony Poole who all died recently.

·         For the families and friends of the people murdered near Annecy, France, and the USA embassy staff killed in Libya.

·         For wisdom concerning material posted on the internet, that it may produce peace and understanding rather than anger and conflict.

·         For those working for peace in Northern Ireland, Syria and the Middle East.

 Proverb of the Week:  “Wise speech is rarer and more valuable than gold and rubies.” (Proverbs 20 v15)