News in the Pews

SERVICES 12th DECEMBER ADVENT 3


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
Preacher Roger Flowers

4 p.m. Christingle Service at Great Glen
Leader The Vicar


SERVICES SUNDAY 19th DECEMBER ADVENT 4


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

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Burton Overy
Celebrant The Vicar

6.30 p.m. Nine Lessons and Carols at Great Glen
Leader 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
Monday, 13th December
9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Methodist Church Hall

Wednesday 15th December
9 a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage
7.15 p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church

Friday, 17th December
2.00 p.m. Funeral of Lili Parrington at St. Cuthbert’s Church

Saturday, 18th December
3.30 p.m. Wedding of Luke Brooks and Rebecca Stone

Monday, 20th December
9.30 a.m. Sparklers Party at Methodist Church Hall
10.30 a.m. Primary School rehearsal at St Cuthbert’s Church

FUTURE EVENTS
Tuesday, 21st December at 10.30 a.m. – Primary School Crib Service at St Cuthbert’s Church


NOTICES

Women’s Aid – Please can you all make a special effort to include an extra item in your shopping basket to donate to Women’s Aid. We have supported this charity for a number of years at Christmas time and they are always very grateful. They need donations such as non-perishable food, tins and packets, biscuits, tea and coffee, soft drinks, jams, toiletries, etc. Please place donations in the box in church by Sunday, 19th December.

Easy Fundraising for St Cuthbert’s Church : How it works – Easy Fundraising are providing a FREE service where you can shop with your favourite online stores and, at no extra cost, raise funds for any charity, good cause or group you choose to support. You still shop directly with each retailer as you would normally but simply by using the links from the easy fundraising site first, each purchase you make will generate a cashback donation to the cause you wish to support. We have recently registered St Cuthbert’s as a worthy cause. For example, spend £25. with WH Smith and 3.5% will be donated. You will have raised 88 pence at no extra cost to your purchase. Make any purchase from Amazon and 2.5% will be donated. \Insure your car with Direct Line and raise £35. or purchase a mobile phone from O2 and earn £17.50 and so on. You can shop with 2000+ brand name retailers (Amazon, Argos, eBay, Debenhams, etc) and to raise funds you just use the links from the easy fundraising site first – it’s that simple! If you already shop online, why not help good causes at no extra cost from the purchases you would make anyway. To start shopping and donate to St Cuthbert’s, log on using the following link : http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stcgreatglen or click on the link on St Cuthbert’s web page.

Christmas Cards for Church friends – Why not put a card to all your church friends on the church notice board and give the money saved to charity (or the church)? A good idea from Jennie Wearne.

Carol Services – There will be a traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols followed by mince pies and mulled wine at 6.30 p.m. on the 19th December at St Cuthbert’s Church. There will be a Candlelit Carol Service with poetry, Christmas memories and light refreshments at Carlton Curlieu Church at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 22nd December and there will be a Family Carol Service with Children’s Tableau at St Andrew’s, Burton Overy at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Tree Festival – The results from last weekend’s Christmas Tree Festival at Burton Overy are:-

Adult Section
1st The Cyril Tree by Margaret Lee
2nd The Lost Sock Tree by Doreen Randall and Judith Randall
3rd All Wrapped Up by Louisa Rawlings and Zoe Williamson
Junior Section
1st A Fir Cone Tree by Eleanor Broughton
2nd Strictly Moose by Harriet and Freddie Gill
3rd A Scalextric Christmas by Henry Broughton

Well done to the winners! A really big thank you to all who entered a tree, it wouldn’t have been possible without you. The church looked absolutely beautiful, lit up with the tree lights. Thank you to those who decorated the church too! Everyone worked so hard to make it a success. Thank you. Lizzie King

Cards for Good Causes are now on sale at Leicester Cathedral and St Dionysus Church, Market Harborough until the 17th December. 75p in every pound goes to the charity as opposed to a few pence from charity cards bought in retail shops.

Christmas Services in the Benefice – There will be a Midnight Communion Service at 11.30 p.m. on Christmas Eve at St Cuthbert’s Church. On Christmas Day, there will be a BCP Communion Service with carols at St Andrew’s Burton Overy at 8.30 a.m. and a Family Communion Service at St Cuthbert’s at 10.30 a.m. On Boxing Day (Sunday the 26th), there will be only one service – 8.30 a.m. BCP Holy Communion at St Cuthbert’s.

Sing Christmas – Once again, we are joining with the Methodist Church to take part in the BBC Radio Leicester’s ‘Sing Christmas’ at The Yews in Great Glen at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, 21st

Parish Magazine Error – There will be no Thursday Drop-Ins at St Cuthbert’s Church during December and January. They will resume in February.

Hearing Loop – St Andrew’s Church at Burton Overy now 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.

Humour is a gift: A “Daffy-nition” (change one letter and meaning) : Intaxication – Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with.

Please pray:-
· For couples as they prepare for their wedding.
· For all who are ill or suffering.
· For families and friends as they grieve for loved ones.
· For schools and teachers in the hectic run-up to Christmas.
· For our armed forces and their families, especially those who will not be together this Christmas.
· For wisdom and generosity of spirit as it is decided on where to make cuts in public spending.


Proverb of the Week: “It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools will not turn from evil to attain them.” (Proverbs 13 v19)