Monday, 13 August 2012

News in The Pews


SERVICES TODAY                  12th AUGUST                     TRINITY 10

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   Angela Allen

 6.30 p.m. Evensong at Burton Overy
             Leader     Roger Flowers
 

SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY            19th AUGUST               TRINITY 11

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

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

6.30 p.m. Evening Service at Great Glen Methodist Church (joint LEP)  



SERVICES SUNDAY          26th AUGUST                      TRINITY 12

 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


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

Tuesday, 14th August
Bible Study House Group at The Springs, Carlton Lane, Burton Overy
Wednesday, 15th August
9 a.m.     Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage
Thursday, 16th August
10.30 a.m.    Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church
Friday, 17th August
7.15 p.m.      Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church
Wednesday, 22nd August
9 a.m.     Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage
Thursday, 23rd August
10.30 a.m.    Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church
Friday, 24th August
             NO Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church
Sunday, 26th August
From 12 noon         Bring & Share BBQ in St Cuthbert's Vicarage garden

FUTURE DATES
Thursday, 6th September - Evening Flower Arranging Demonstration by Rosemary Mason in aid of  St Cuthbert's Church funds.



NOTICES


Bring and Share BBQ Lunch will be on Sunday, 26th August from 12 noon onwards in the garden of St Cuthbert's Vicarage (weather permitting!).  Plenty of space for everyone - do come and join us.  Bring your own plates and cups and cold drinks.  We will provide the cutlery, tea and coffee.

Sunday Breakfast is on Sunday, 12th August at 9.15 a.m. at St Cuthbert's Church.  Do come and join us for coffee and croissants, home-made marmalade, toast, etc.
 
It's time to invite your friends to the flower arranging demonstration by Rosemary Mason on Thursday, September 6th, at 7.30 p.m. at Great Glen Village Hall in aid of St Cuthbert's Church funds.  Please put this date in your diary.  Tickets cost £10 (to include a glass of wine and refreshments) and are available from Amy Cook (259 2610), Roger Flowers and David Webster.

Parish Share - All PCC and DCC members are invited to attend a special Deanery Synod Meeting on Wednesday, 3rd October, at 7.30 p.m. at Kibworth Church to hear about a possible new system of calculating the parish share which may be calculated on a local deanery level.  The Diocesan Secretary, Jonathan Kerry, will be talking about a pilot scheme that has been taking place elsewhere in the diocese and sharing the diocese's vision for what may be proposed to the Diocesan Synod.

Parish Magazine - Roger and Lyn Flowers have taken on the task of producing the Parish Magazine.  We are considering producing a full edition quarterly, possibly starting in November.  In the meantime, if you have any items for a single September and October edition, please could you send them to Roger and Lyn asap - the email address is lynflowers49.gmail.com.  The cost of the magazine will be decided once Roger and Lyn have completed their investigations and will only be collected once final decisions have been made, probably from November.


LEP discussions - On the 19th August, we will be sharing both 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. services with Glen Methodist Church.  On the 16th September we have arranged an open meeting to discuss whether or not to continue our exploration of joining the two churches together.  This is to enable an open discussion on the matter with no preconceived decisions.  The meeting will take place after the 10.30 a.m. service and will be followed by a bring and share lunch.

Great Glen Cub Scouts are looking for someone who likes working with children and who can spare a couple of hours a week to help with Great Glen Cub Scouts (boys and girls from 8 - 10) as they need an extra adult(s) to support the existing leadership team.  Training is available and obviously they would be heavily supported for as long as necessary!!  Meetings are on Mondays in term time from 6.30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Great Glen Scout HQ.  This could be very flexible and could be job share (doing alternate Mondays or whatever suits).  If anyone is interested or requires more information, please contact Sue Lamont on 259 2115 or email suelamont@tiscali.co.uk

Red Cross Big Wheel Appeal - More wheelchairs are needed locally to be loaned to people for temporary situations.  There will be a bucket in the back of our churches for the next few weeks if you would like to contribute to this appeal by the Leicestershire & Rutland branch of the Red Cross.

The 2020 Vision Road Show takes place on Tuesday, 30th October at St Dionysius, Market Harborough from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.  Bishop Tim will be coming along with other members of the Senior Staff team to present the outcome of the 2020 Vision process and what the implications are for the diocese and the Gartree deaneries.  The Bishop is very keen that as many people as possible from PCCs and DCCs and other interested people in our churches should come to this event.

 Humour is a giftGod’s Post-It notes - 'The task ahead is never as great as the Power behind us.'

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 and they will arrange one for you.
Please pray:-

·         For Milan and Caroline Mrtynek whose baby daughter Maia was baptized at St Cuthbert's Church that they may bring up their family within the Christian faith.
·         For Margaret Kirby, Floss Langton, Sharon Hurst, John Spencer, Jim Dunning, Jayne Jackson, Peter Blagburn (Kate Alexander's father), Myra Humphrey, Judith Buffrey’s grandson Joel, Marion McArragher, and all who are ill.
·         For Lyn Flowers and Jennie Wearne who both lost their mothers recently.
·         For the farmers as they wrestle with the difficult weather conditions.
·         For our students as they receive their A level, AS level and GCSE exam results.
·         For those working for peace in the troubled areas of our world.

Proverb of the Week:  “The words of the godly lead to life; evil people cover up their harmful intentions.” (Proverbs 10 v11)




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