Friday, 15 November 2013

News in the pews


 

SERVICES SUNDAY                                                          17th NOVEMBER
2 BEFORE ADVENT

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

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion at Great Glen Methodist Chapel
             Celebrant  The Revd Vincent Price 

6.30 p.m. Mission Partnership Evensong at Great Glen
             Leader     Roger Flowers
 

SERVICES SUNDAY                                          24th NOVEMBER
CHRIST THE KING

8.30 a.m.  Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen
             Celebrant  The Revd Canon Philip Norwood 

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Burton Overy
             Celebrant  The Revd John Tonkin

 

SERVICES SUNDAY                                                          1st DECEMBER
ADVENT SUNDAY

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

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

6.30 p.m. Advent Carol Service at Great Glen
             Leader     Roger Flowers

 

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 November
9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church

Wednesday, 20th November
9.30 a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert's Church

Thursday, 21st November
10.30 a.m.    Weekly "Drop-In" at St Cuthbert's Church

Friday, 22nd November
7.15 p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert's Church

Monday, 25th November
9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church

Wednesday, 27th November
9.30 a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert's Church

Thursday, 28th November
10.30 a.m.    Weekly "Drop-In" at St Cuthbert's Church

Friday, 29th November
7.30 p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert's Church
 
Monday, 2nd December
9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church
3.30 p.m. Messy Church at St Cuthbert's School

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS


The Advent Carol Service takes place at St Cuthbert's Church on Sunday, 1st December (Advent Sunday) at 6.30 p.m. 


Mosaic Concert on Wednesday, 18th December at Burton Overy - Many of you will remember the group Mosaic coming last Christmas to give a concert of Christmas music.  They are very kindly coming again so look out for details of what promises to be another lovely evening of beautiful singing.



Concert at St Cuthbert's on 22nd March 2014 - We have booked Yvonne Bloor, an accomplished classical guitarist and composer to give a concert.  Yvonne has given concerts in many parts of the UK and abroad and her CD "Promise" was released last December.  It promises to be an entertaining concert given by a very high-quality artist.  It will also be a fund raising event for the Parish.  Please put this date into your diaries now.  Full details or the arrangements for the concert will be announced early in the New Year.


NOTICES


Hearing Loop at St Cuthbert's - Work on the hearing loop at St Cuthbert's has now been completed.  If you wear a hearing aid, adjust the switch to the T position and you will hear the service clearly.

 Time to Say Goodbye - Graham and Jenny Wearne will be moving to Somerset in December and would like to say farewell to all their friends in Great Glen and Burton Overy on Thursday morning, the 28th November 2013, at the "Drop-In" in St Cuthbert's Church at 10.30 a.m.  See you there - please come along!

 
Burton Overy Christmas Tree Festival this year is being held on Friday, 6th, to Sunday, 8th December.  Lots of trees are needed to make this the spectacular display it always becomes.  Please enter!  The Festival will end with a short service at 5.30 p.m. in the church (NOT 6.30 as listed in the services in the Magazine).  Proceeds from the festival will go to the Death Watch Beetle Fund and the Village Hall.

The next Messy Church takes place at the Community Centre at St Cuthbert's School on Monday, 2nd December, from 3.30 p.m. until
4.30 p.m.  This is for children up to 11 years of age with their parents or carers.  The children enjoy listening to a Bible story, having a drink and something to eat.  They also take part in activities which usually involve much painting and creating mess!  Do come along with your child/children.

Coffee at St Cuthbert's - It is good to be able to socialise over a drink and biscuit after the 10.30 a.m. service but we are very short of volunteers to act as hosts.  We will shortly be saying goodbye to Jenny and Graham and then there will only be two of us who regularly serve behind the counter.  We have other regular weekly commitments and cannot be expected to also do coffee duty each week.  There is a list of service dates from the beginning of December until Easter on the table by the door and it would be appreciated if some other members of the congregation could commit themselves to make coffee occasionally, otherwise there will be some weeks when there will not be any refreshments.  You only need to provide milk and everything else should be in the cupboard.     AMY COOK

The Charity Christmas Card Shop at Leicester Cathedral is to open on Thursday, 17th October.  The store sells cards for more than two dozen national and local charities.  The charities receive 70p from every £1 taken (unlike charity cards bought from retailers who only give a few pence to the charity).  Not only are Christmas cards an important source of funding for the charities, they also help to raise awareness of their work.  The shop will open six days a week until Saturday, 14th December from 10 a.m. until
4 p.m.

 WHY NOT put an extra can or packet in your shopping basket to bring to church services.  St Cuthbert’s supports Leicester Cathedral’s Welcome Group for destitute asylum seekers and St Andrew’s supports a homeless charity –items such as rice, pasta (mainly spaghetti), oil, sugar, tea, coffee, tinned goods (tomatoes, fruit, meat, fish, baked beans and sweet corn), shampoo, shower-gel, toothpaste, deodorants, shaving cream/gel and blades.

St John's Advent Book 2013 - A series of readings covering the Advent and Christmas period and written by staff and students at St John's College is now available.  Cost £4.99 per copy.  For further details, please see www.stjohns-nottm.ac.uk/adventurebook2013/

 
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 – Misprinted Classifieds:  "Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take home, too."

 
Please pray:-
·         For Joanne Tidswell and Stuart Wood who were married at St Cuthbert's Church last Saturday as they start their married life.
·         For Peter Wood, John Spencer, Myra Humphrey, Judith Buffrey’s grandson Joel, Rachel Stevens, and all who are ill.
·         For the family and friends of the little girl in Mountsorrel who was mauled to death by her pet dog.
·         For all those affected by the devastating tornado that has hit the Philippines and that aid may reach them soon.

Proverb of the Week:  “Better to eat a dry crust of bread with peace of mind than to have a banquet in a house full of trouble.” (Proverbs 17 v1)

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