News in the Pews

SERVICES TODAY                 8th SEPTEMBER                      TRINITY 15

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

                      Celebrant    The Revd Canon Philip Norwood 

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

                      Celebrant    The Revd Canon Philip Norwood 

6.30 p.m. Evensong at Great Glen

                      Leader          Roger Flowers

 

SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY         15th SEPTEMBER             TRINITY 16

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

                      Celebrant    To be confirmed 

10.30 a.m.     Holy Communion at Great Glen Methodist Church

                      Celebrant    The Revd Gordon Webb

 

SERVICES SUNDAY            22nd SEPTEMBER                   TRINITY 17

 

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

                      Celebrant    The Revd Canon Philip Norwood 

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

                      Celebrant    The Revd Canon Philip Norwood

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, 9th September

9.30 a.m.  Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church

Wednesday, 11th September

9.30 a.m.  Prayer Group at St Cuthbert's Church

11.15 p.m.      Funeral of Sybil Berry at St Cuthbert's Church

Thursday, 12th September

10.30 a.m.      Weekly "Drop-In" at St Cuthbert's Church

Friday, 13th September

7.15 p.m.  Choir Practice at St Cuthbert's Church

Monday, 16th September

9.30 a.m.  Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church

Wednesday, 18th September

9.30 a.m.  Prayer Group at St Cuthbert's Church

Thursday, 19th September

10.30 a.m.      Weekly "Drop-In" at St Cuthbert's Church

Friday, 20th September

7.15 p.m.  Choir Practice at St Cuthbert's Church

Saturday, 21st September

10 a.m.    Peal of bells lasting for 3 hours by The College Youths

Monday, 23rd September

9.30 a.m.  Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church

 

FUTURE EVENTS

Saturday, 14th September - Ride and Stride Day

Tuesday, 24th September at 7.30 p.m. - The Bible Study House Group meets at The Springs, Carlton Lane, Burton Overy

Sunday, 29th September at 10.30 a.m. - Harvest Family Service at
St Cuthbert's

Sunday, 29th September at 6.30 p.m. - Harvest Choral Evensong at
St Cuthbert's

Sunday, 6th October at 10.30 a.m. - Harvest Festival Service at
St Andrew's

 

NOTICES

The Choral Evensong tonight (transferred from Burton Overy) will be led by Roger Flowers.  There is a visiting choir, 1972 Consort, who will sing the BCP Evensong.  Do support this lovely traditional service.

Remedial works to the north porch have now been completed and the porch is again useable for access to the church and the toilets are back in use.  However, a small amount of further work to the porch will be carried out shortly.

Ride and Stride Day takes place this year on Saturday, 14th  September.  Take the chance to cycle or walk around the churches and chapels of Leicester and Leicestershire.  Around 400 will be open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. for this event.  This is great opportunity to raise money for the church.  Sponsorship forms are in all the churches of the Benefice.

Time Out returns on Saturday, 14th September from 4 until 6 p.m. and is being held in St Cuthbert's Church.

St Andrew's, Burton Overy - Preliminary investigation on the chancel roof of Burton Overy Church has revealed that it is collapsing and is dangerous.  Therefore the Church is temporarily closed whilst work is carried out on the roof.  The following services are being transferred to St Cuthbert's :-

            8th September       6.30 p.m.     Evensong

            22nd September    10.30 a.m.     Holy Communion

The 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion on  the 29th September is being transferred to St Mary's, Carlton Curlieu and will be conducted by the Very Revd Derek Hole.

Those on the Burton Overy rota will be informed and are asked to transfer their duties - apart from the bell ringers!  It is expected that the roof will be made safe and the Church ready for use again in October so that the Church will be available for decoration for the Burton Overy Harvest Festival on Tuesday, 1st October.

Harvest Festival Services - Please note that the Harvest Family Service will take place at St Cuthbert's Church on Sunday, 29th September at 10.30 a.m.  This will be followed by a "Bring and Share" lunch at the Methodist Church rooms.  In the evening at 6.30 p.m. there will be a Harvest Choral Evensong at St Cuthbert's.  Do come to this lovely traditional service and see the Church beautifully decorated for Harvest.  On Sunday, the 6th October at 10.30 a.m. St Andrew's at Burton Overy will be holding their Harvest Festival Service.

Wanted - Coffee Helpers!  Could you spare an hour an a Monday morning to come to Sparklers to make the coffee and drinks for the children?  This pre-school church group meets at the Methodist Church Hall in Great Glen at 9.30 a.m. when we have a bible story, sing songs, say prayers and play and have coffee!  Anne Folwell (259 2052) co-ordinates the coffee rota - please ring her.  The more helpers we have, the easier for all!

The Village Cinema will be showing the outstanding film "Les Miserables" on Saturday, 14th September, at 7 p.m. at Great Glen Village Hall.  There will also be a raffle and a bar.  Tickets are £4 each and are available from the Post Office.

Launde Abbey Fun Day - The Launde Abbey Fun Day on Bank Holiday Monday was a rip-roaring success with record numbers and large sums raised for the Leicestershire Retreat House.  The Abbey, which is a charitable trust, relies on its fund raising events to raise valuable income for its work throughout the year.  The Abbey runs a number of family events throughout the year including Christmas Lunches and a cabaret event in December, a Snowdrop Sunday Spectacular in March and a variety of lunches for special days such as Mothering Sunday.  There are also several concerts and afternoon music events scheduled for 2014.     For more information, please contact Suzanne on 01572 717 254 or email her at suzanne@launde.org.uk.

Humour is a gift – Written by an NHS medical secretary:  "She is numb from her toes down."

Please pray:-

·         For the family and friends of Sybil Berry who died recently

·         For Jim Dunning, Peter Wood, John Spencer, Myra Humphrey, Judith Buffrey’s grandson Joel, Rachel Stevens, and all who are ill.

·         For all students returning to schools, colleges and universities after the long summer break.

·         For our farmers that they may complete the harvest of their crops during this spell of good weather.

·         For Syria, that this terrible conflict may be resolved and that peace may return to all the troubled areas of the Middle East affected by uprisings and wars.

 

Proverb of the Week:  “You may think that everything you do is right, but remember that the Lord judges your motives.” (Proverbs 21 v2)