News in The Pews

Sunday 30^th December – 6^th January

Epiphany

Collect for Sunday 30^th December

God in Trinity,

eternal unity of perfect love:

gather the nations to be one family,

and draw us into your holy life

through the birth of Emmanuel,

our Lord Jesus Christ.

Post Communion Prayer

Heavenly Father,

whose blessed Son shared at Nazareth the life of an earthly home:

help your Church to live as one family,

united in love and obedience,

and bring us all at last to our home
in heaven;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Services Today

Services today will be led by our archdeacon The Ven Richard Worsfold

St Andrew's	8:00am	Holy Communion BCP
St Cuthbert’s	10.30am	Holy Communion with   Methodists

KIM is away until the 7^th January,
If urgent matters arise during this time,
please contact the Church Wardens

Thank you to everyone who supported the Christmas Tree Festival at Burton Overy.  

The favourite trees were:

Adult Section

1.     It's blooming Christmas by Zoe Williamson and Louisa Rawlings.  

2.    While shepherds washed their socks by night by Barbara Lloyd

3.    A lava-tree by Diane Delahooke

Zoe and Louisa enter a tree every year and create a masterpiece each time.  Their entry this year, covered in crafted flowers, is still in church - do have a closer look.

Children's Section

1.     Festive Fiesta! by Lottie King

2.     Farmer Christmas by George, Arthur and Charlie Barbour

3.     Christmas Truce by St Cuthbert's Primary School 9-10years

The proceeds of £8734 will be shared between St Andrew's Church, Burton Overy Village Hall and Dementia UK to support an Admiral nurse to assist local families coping with dementia.

Our thanks to Caroline Carson and her large team of helpers for their hard work for the Festival - it brought a lot of joy to many people

Please Pray for:

Those who are ill:

·   Mollie Alexander

·   Margaret Bannister

·   Sue Burnham

·   Christine Hadley

·   Elizabeth Tacey

·   Martin Tacey

·   Andrew and Mary Porter

·   Maureen Snow

·   Kris Plant

·   Baby Willow Coates 

Those who have died and their families: Bill Miller, Jim Walters

Thank you to the flowers Ladies both of Great Glen and Burton Overy for the beautiful Christmas flowers. Both Churches looked absolutely amazing.

House Group every Monday Night, 7:30pm at 6 Hilltop Avenue
Starting again on the 7^th Jan, If you are interested in being part of this group that meets together to go deeper in the understanding of Christ and his word, please come and talk to Kim or Linda for more details.

Sound and Vision

We are now developing more services using sound and vision; using the digital projector and mixing the sound through the sound desk. We are keen to get more people involved in helping to set up and "tech" some of these services both at St Andrew's and St Cuthbert's. If you think this is something you could help with, please speak to Dave or Simon.

Collect for Sunday 6^th January

O God, who by the leading of a star

manifested you only Son to the peoples of the earth:

mercifully grant that we,

who know you now by faith,

may at last behold your glory face to face; Through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion, 6^th January

Lord God, the bright splendour whom the nations seek: may we who with the wise men have been drawn by your light discern the glory of your presence in your Son, the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ladies Night Out

Advance notice –

Wednesday 16^th January 2019
7.30pm, Oadby Grange Farm Pub.

For more information, or to book your place or arrange lifts contact:

Carole      tel: 0116 240 3368
      email: hensonc@talk21.com

Mo John   tel: 0116 2593504

      email: mojohnal@gmail.com

Sparklers and Toddler Cafe
are having their Christmas Parties this week. They will resume again on the Monday the 7^th and Wednesday the 9^th Jan 2019.

DIARY

Sunday 6^th January – Epiphany

St Andrew's      8:00 am Holy Communion BCP

                                       Led by Rev Tricia

St Cuthbert’s    9:15 am    Informal Family Communion

                                       Led by Rev Bernard Higgins

St Cuthbert's 10:30 am Holy Communion 

                                       Led by Rev Derek Hole

Sunday 13^th January – 3^rd Sunday of Christmas

St Cuthbert’s    8:00 am Holy Communion BCP

St Cuthbert’s    9:15 am    Informal Service

St Cuthbert’s  10:45 am Holy Communion

St Andrew’s    18:30 pm Evensong

Rev Rachel Bennett from the Community of the Tree of Life will be preaching at both morning services