News in the Pews

TWO WEEKS COMMENCING 17th OCTOBER 2010


SERVICES SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER TRINITY 20

8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen
Celebrant The Very Revd Derek Hole

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Great Glen with
Celebrant The Very Revd Derek Hole

6.30 p.m. MP Evensong at Great Glen
Leader Revd Gordon Richmond

SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY 24th OCTOBER
LAST AFTER TRINITY

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

10.30 a.m.Mattins (BCP) at Burton Overy
Leader The Vicar

SERVICES SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER 4 BEFORE ADVENT

8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) at Burton Overy
Celebrant The Vicar

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Great Glen with
Celebrant The Vicar
Preacher Angela Allen

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, 18th October
NO Sparklers
NO Alpha Course

Wednesday,20th October
9 a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Church

Thursday, 21st October
10.30 a.m. Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church

Friday, 22nd October
7.15 p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church

Monday, 25th October
9 30 a.m. Sparklers at Methodist Church Hall
7 p.m. Alpha Course (5) at Methodist Church Hall

Wednesday, 26th October
9 a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage

Thursday, 27th October
10.30 a.m. Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church
7.45 p.m. All Sorts Meeting at St. Cuthbert’s Vicarage

Friday, 28th October
7.15 p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church

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

NOTICES
Christian Praise at De Montfort Hall – Shall we go on Tuesday, 26th, or Wednesday, 27th October? The speaker on Tuesday is Rachel Hickson, who heads up Heartcry Ministries, and speaks to inspire the Church with a message about the nature and importance of prayer. The speaker on Wednesday is Steve Gaukroger who is back after his amazing visit in 2009 to speak at the outreach focussed at the Wednesday night event - bring all those contacts from your Church fringe! If you would like to go, please speak to Mary.

All Souls Service is on Tuesday, 2nd November, at 7.30 p.m. at St Cuthbert’s Church. A gentle service for those who wish to remember the loved ones they have lost. During the service there is an opportunity to light a candle in their memory and the names of loved ones are read out during the service. Letters of invitation are sent out to all those who have been bereaved in the last two years, but all are very welcome.

Did you know that the church has a service of Thanksgiving for the Birth of a Child? This enables families to celebrate the birth of their child in a special way. We will be having a Thanksgiving within the 10.30 a.m. All-Age Service on Sunday, 21st November, and within the Christingle Service at 4 p.m. on 12th December, both at St Cuthbert’s Church.

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). This lecture is open to all.

New Lighting in St Cuthbert’s Church includes two extra lights that are operated by a sensor that turns them on when anyone walks in through the north door (they stay on for 20 minutes). The sensor and lights are controlled by the switch labelled ‘Altar Spot’ behind the north door – this must be switched OFF when the rest of the lights are put on, and switched back ON when everyone leaves the church.

St. Cuthbert’s Church is only open during school hours so it will be closed during half-term week from Monday 18th October.

Home for Christmas? Would you share your festivities with an international student at a UK university who might otherwise be stuck on an empty campus? HOST is looking for invitations for two or three days fro students from China and many other countries. Hosting makes a worthwhile contribution to international goodwill. Please see www.hostuk.org or call HOST on 020 7739 6292.

BBC ‘Down to Earth’ recording on Thursday, 21st October, at Thorpe Arnold Church. Another live recording of ‘Down to Earth’, the popular BBC Radio Leicester gardening programme. Come along and bring your questions for the experts to answer. Seated by 7.15 p.m. for recording at 7.30 p.m. £5. including light supper. Enquiries to 01664 564 411

The War in Afghanistan – The St Andrew’s Annual Lecture – A talk to be given by Asaf Hussain on Thursday, 21st October, at St Andrew’s Church, Old Church Street, Aylestone at 7.30 p.m. Admission free.

Concert on Saturday, 30th October, at St Nicholas Church, Fleckney commencing at 7.30 p.m. Music will be provided by Anthony Wilson, Director of Music at St Mary’s Church, Knighton. An evening of classical and popular music. Tickets cost £5. (to include refreshments) available at the door.

An Evening of Light Entertainment by Professor David Hughes (voice) and Ian Imlay (piano and organ) takes place on Friday, 22nd October, at St Giles, Medbourne, at 7.30 p.m. The programme includes Flanders and Swann, Betjeman, and more. It is in aid of The Parish Project 2010 Hamlin Fistula UK. Tickets £5. (to include first glass of wine) are available from David Tyler on 01858 565 242 or Neville Hackett on 01858 565 265 or Medbourne Village Stores or ABC Music.

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.

Humour is a gift: Children’s Wit:
“If it is less than 90 degrees, it is a cute angel.” (from Blackboard Blunders by R Bernson)

Please pray:-
· For all who are ill or suffering.
· For those in need.
· For those whose smile brightens our day.
· We give thanks for the safe rescue of the Chilean miners.
· For our government to make wise choices in the big decisions concerning both cutbacks and the organization of the NHS
· For the people in Hungary affected by the toxic sludge that flooded their valley.

Proverb of the Week: “Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.” (Proverbs 14 v10)