News in the Pews

SERVICES 18th 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
Preacher Roger Flowers

6.30 p.m. Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at Great Glen
Leader The Vicar


MONDAY 19th DECEMBER

7.00 p.m. Sing Christmas with Radio Leicester at The Yews



WEDNESDAY 21st DECEMBER

6.30 p.m. Carol Service by Candlelight at Carlton Curlieu
Leader The Vicar



CHRISTMAS EVE

4 p.m. Family Carol Service at Burton Overy
Leader The Vicar

8 p.m. Candlelit Communion at Glen Methodist Church

11.30 p.m. Midnight Communion at Great Glen
Celebrant The Vicar



SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY 25th DECEMBER CHRISTMAS DAY

8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) at Burton Overy
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, 18th December
7.30 p.m. Ignition at Burton Overy Village Hall

Monday, 19th December
9.30 a.m. Sparklers Christmas Party at Glen Methodist Church Hall
7 p.m. Sing Christmas at The Yews in Great Glen

Wednesday, 21st December
9 a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage

Thursday. 22nd December
10.30 a.m. St Cuthbert’s Primary School Crib Service at St Cuthbert’s Church



NOTICES

St Cuthbert’s Carol Service is tonight (18th December) at 6.30 p.m. This is a traditional carol service with King James readings in c celebration of the 400th anniversary of the first publication of the King James Bible. The service will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

Sing Christmas at The Yews in Great Glen on Monday (19th December) from

7 p.m. A chance to Sing Christmas with BBC Radio Leicester organized by Churches Together in Glen. SING CHRISTMAS is the region’s big sing-along where you are – broadcast live on BBC Radio Leicester. Please do come and join us and our Methodist friends at The Yews.

Carol Service by Candlelight at Carlton Curlieu on Wednesday (21st December at 6.30 p.m.) is led by the Burton Overy choir and includes poetry and recollections of Christmas. The service is illuminated by candlelight and refreshments will be served afterwards.

Family Carol Service at Burton Overy on Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. This service is with the children’s tableau which is a lovely service for adults and children alike on the eve of the big day.

Christmas Card Board at St. Cuthbert’s Church – do read the cards sent to us by our church friends on the notice board above the wooden chest in the porch. Still time to put one up yourself and donate the money you save on cards (and postage) to the Children’s Society?

Mary would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas. Thank you so much for all your help and support during the year, and especially while I was away on sabbatical.

St Cuthbert’s and Great Glen Methodist Churches held an initial meeting to explore the possibilities of working together to achieve the most effective Christian ministry to the village. These arrangements are commonly known as a Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEO). It was decided to view the process as akin to a young couple beginning a relationship that might or might not end in marriage. The two churches are therefore going to “walk out together/go on some initial dates” by sharing a 10.30 a.m. service each month. These will be as follows:-

Jan 22nd Christian Unity Service at Glen Methodist Church
Feb 12th Holy Communion (CW) at St Cuthbert’s Church
Mar 18th All Age Mothering Sunday Service at St Cuthbert’s Church
April 5th Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at St Cuthbert’s Church (7.30 p.m.)
April 6th Good Friday Devotional Service at Glen Methodist Church (7.30 p.m.)
April 8th Easter Communion service will start at the Methodist Church and process to St Cuthbert’s Church to receive communion
May 13th Christian Aid Service at Glen Methodist Church
June 3rd Jubilee Service at St Cuthbert’s Church


Methodist Stewards and St Cuthbert’s PCC members will meet together as a steering group to regularly review outcomes and continue the discussions. (Next meeting 23rd March)

Burton Overy’s 12th Annual Christmas Tree Festival winners were :-
Adults : 1st The Lucky Horseshoe Tree by Andrew Moyes
2nd Made in Burton Overy by Fawcett and Hawes Ceramics
3rd I’m a Celebri-tree, Get Me Out of Here by Lynn Bayliss
Children : 1st Sliding into Christmas by Cameron Masters (11)
2nd Darth Moose by Harriet Gill (9) and Freddie Gill (8)
3rd Stoneygate School Candy Christmas

Church Cleaning at St Cuthbert’s Church – Thank you to all those people who have taken a turn at keeping our church clean and tidy during this year. There is now a new list for people to volunteer to clean the Church during 2012. The dates are in a fortnightly format. It would be very nice to see some new names. This year, there were only six people involved including two men but 38 weeks of the year were covered by just two people.

A Quiet Christmas on 21st December at St Nicholas Church, Leicester at 6.30 p.m. A service with carols for those for whom Christmas brings mixed feelings or sadness and for those who would like a peaceful alternative at this time of year. For more details contact Margo Henry on 266 2044 or email tribemh@gmail.com

Humour is a gift – “Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah – he was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.”

Hearing Loop – St Andrew’s Church at Burton Overy now has a hearing loop. If you wear a hearing aid, adjust the switch to the T position.


Please pray:-
• For Christmas to be a time of giving and not one of greed.
• For all who are ill or suffering
• For those who are grieving.
• For the lonely and others for whom Christmas is not a time of happiness.
• For those affected by the events in Liege and other such senseless acts of violence.
• For anyone parted from their families this Christmas, especially members of our armed forces serving in Afghanistan and other dangerous places.


Proverb of the Week: “The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.” (Proverbs 2 v 18)