SERVICES TODAY 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
SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY 8th
DECEMBER
2nd SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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 Stephen Foster
5.30 p.m. Christmas
Tree Festival Service at Burton Overy
Leader Roger Flowers
SERVICES SUNDAY 15th
DECEMBER
3rd SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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 (United Service)
Celebrant The Revd Gordon Webb
4 p.m. Christingle 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, 2nd December
9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church
3.30 p.m. Messy Church at St Cuthbert's School
Wednesday, 4th December
9 a.m. Prayer Group at 66 Coverside Road
Thursday, 5th December
10.30 a.m. Weekly "Drop-In" at St Cuthbert's
Church
Friday, 6th December
7.15 p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert's Church
Monday, 9th December
9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church
Wednesday, 11th December
9 a.m. Prayer Group at 2 Stonehill Drive
Thursday, 12th December
10.30 a.m. Weekly "Drop-In" at St Cuthbert's
Church
Friday, 13th December
7.15 p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert's Church
Monday, 16th December
9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church
FORTHCOMING
EVENTS
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
Burton
Overy Christmas Tree Festival this year is being held on Friday, 6th, to Sunday,
8th December. 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.
Thinking
of Others this Christmas - Once again, we shall be supporting Women's Aid
this Christmas time by sending food parcels and gifts for the women and
children in their care. We shall be
making our usual collection of toys and gifts for children and young
people. These gifts will be Christmas
presents so need to be new. Please leave
gifts unwrapped so that they can be assessed for their suitability to
individual children . We also want to
maintain our support for the Welcome Group so please keep those tins and
packets of unperishable goods and toiletries coming in. The last date for collections which will
reach those in need before Christmas will be Sunday, 15th December, at the
Christingle Service.
Christingle-making
at St Cuthbert's School is taking place on Friday, 13th December at 11
a.m. We need more helpers to assist the
children making the Christingles for the service on Sunday afternoon, 15th
December. If you can help, please
contact Tessa Mynott on 259 2784 or Lyn Flowers on 0776 8794 662.
The
Charity Christmas Card Shop at Leicester Cathedral is open for the
sale of 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.
Christmas
Teas at Launde Abbey on Sunday, 22nd December from 3.30 until 5 p.m. - An afternoon
of Christmas activities, including a delicious Christmas tea with mulled tea,
squash and cakes, before visiting Father Christmas in his grotto. Adults £5. and children £6. A family ticket is also available for £18 for
2 adults and 2 children under 12.
Pre-booking is essential by Wednesday, 18th December.
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
Keeping people in
touch
– Please do take copies of this news-sheet to anyone you know who might be
interested, especially to those who can’t get to church at the moment.
Humour
is a gift
– Misprinted Classifieds: "Dog for Sale ; eats anything and is
fond of children."
Please pray:-
·
For the family and friends of Barbara Mort (wife
of Bishop Mort) who has died recently.
·
For Peter Wood, John Spencer, Myra Humphrey,
Judith Buffrey’s grandson Joel, Rachel Stevens, and all who are ill.
·
For the pupils and teachers of our local schools
as they prepare for the run-up to Christmas.
·
For peace workers throughout the world.
·
For all those still affected by the devastating
tornado that has hit the Philippines.
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