News in the Pews

WEEK COMMENCING 19th SEPTEMBER 2010



SERVICES SUNDAY 19th SEPTEMBER TRINITY 16


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

10.30 a.m. All-Age Service and Baptism at Burton Overy
Leader The Vicar
Preacher Angela Allen

6.30 p.m. M.P. Evensong at Great Glen
Leader The Vicar


SERVICES SUNDAY 26th SEPTEMBER TRINITY 17
BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY


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

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Great Glen
Celebrant The Vicar

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
Sunday, 19th September
7.30 p.m. Ignition at Burton Overy Village Hall

Monday, 20th September
9.30 a.m. Sparklers in the Methodist Church Hall
7 p.m. Alpha Course Week 1

Tuesday.21st September
7.30 p.m. Camp De-Brief meeting at 5 Bailey’s Lane, Burton Overy

Wednesday, 22nd September
9 a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage

Thursday, 23rd September
10.30 a.m. Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church
3.30 p.m. All Sorts at St Cuthbert’s Primary School

Friday, 24th September
9.30 a.m. Stoneygate School Year 2 visit at St Cuthbert’s Church
NO Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church

Saturday, 25th September
Team BOGG Grand Challenge at Rutland Water

FUTURE EVENTS
Tuesday, 28th September at 7.30 p.m. - Bible Study House Group at The Springs, Carlton Lane, Burton Overy

Saturday, 9th October at 7 p.m. – Salvation Army Band Concert at St Cuthbert’s Church

Tuesday, 26th, and Wednesday, 27th October at 7.30 p.m. – Christian Praise at De Montfort Hall, Leicester

NOTICES
Alpha Course – We have had the Alpha Course Introduction but it is still possible to sign up. The course runs from Monday, 20th September, to Monday, 29th November. Please contact Mary if you wish to participate or for further details.

Back to Church Sunday - 26th September. It is a fact that sometimes people simply get out of the habit of going to church. This year, we’re taking part in this nationally recognised event designed to encourage anyone who has got out of the routine of attending church to come back. Personal invitations are at the back of church for you to give to anyone you feel might be interested.

Burton Overy Harvest Festival Service and Lunch is on Sunday, 3rd October. Service in Church at 10.30 a.m. – harvest gifts welcome. They will be taken to Care Village at Shangton. As in previous years, the collection will be given to provide the transport to bring inner city schoolchildren out to Burton Overy for a day on a farm. The Harvest Sunday Lunch will be in the Village Hall, 1 p.m. for 1.30 p.m. – a hot two-course meal. Adults £7. Children under 12 £3.50. To book a place, please phone Rebecca Broughton on 259 0055.

Great Glen Harvest Festival Lunch is on the 10th October from 12.30 p.m. onwards. This year, we are having a bring-and-share lunch – everybody very welcome!

Salvation Army Band Concert – The Leicester South Salvation Army Band, under their conductor, John Broadhurst, will be giving a concert in St Cuthbert’s Church at 7 p.m. on Saturday, 9th October. The programme will offer a variety of musical styles with something to suit everyone’s taste and will last a little over two hours including an interval. Proceeds from the concert will be going to St Cuthbert’s Church. The cost will be £8. per adult and £2. per child. Refreshments will be provided for donations.

Provost Derek Hole Annual Public Lecture takes place on Thursday, 28th October, at 5.30 p.m. at the Ken Edwards Building, Lecture Theatre 1. The lecture is entitled “Living the Virtues in a Time of Austerity” with The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster (and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales). For further information, contact Barbara O’Neill on 0116 252 5386 or email bjd5@le.ac.uk. This lecture is open to all.

Green Fair – at St Catherine’s Church, Burbage on Saturday, 25th September, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Stalls and home-made refreshments and children’s activities.

Kibworth Area on TV – A new six-session series presented by Michael Wood starts on Wednesday, 22nd September, at 9 p.m. It’s called “Story of England” and, if you watch it closely, you might perhaps catch a glimpse of your vicar (who spent two hours filming with Michael Wood in Priory Farm (opposite Fratelli Restaurant). Should be a fascinating series for Leicestershire people! It will be repeated on BBC HD later on.

From Attending to Belonging to Contributing – Bob Jackson (author of ‘Hope for the Church’) is coming to talk to us about how we can help people become a real part of our church on Wednesday, 13th October. The morning session is 9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at St Paul’s Church in Oadby and is repeated in a shorter form from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. at Emmanuel Church, Loughborough. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear from someone with a national reputation for analysing what helps churches to grow! Please can a few people from each of our churches attend one of these sessions. To book a place, email barry.hill@leccofe.org or phone 0116 248 7435.

Children during the 10.30 a.m. Communion Services are invited to move into the north aisle (whether at Glen or Burton) after the Gloria to engage with the day’s bible story in ways that they will appreciate. They rejoin their parents in the pews at The Peace.

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 Overy and they will arrange one for you.

Laughter is a gift: Church Bloopers:
“GOD IS GOOD Dr Hargreaves is better" – On a church bulletin during the minister’s illness.


Please pray:-
· For couples as they embark on married life.
· For those who are all who are ill or suffering.
· For all those facing unexpected tax bills.
· For successful peace talks in the Middle East.
· For those picking up the pieces and trying to rebuild after the recent devastating floods.


Proverb of the Week: “Valid criticism is as treasured by the one who heeds it as jewellery made from the finest gold.” (Proverbs 25 v12)