Thursday, 9 January 2014


SERVICES SUNDAY        12th JANUARY          BAPTISM OF CHRIST

 8.30 a.m.  Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen
             Celebrant  The Revd Dr Stephen Foster 

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion(CW) at Great Glen
             Celebrant  The Revd Dr Stephen Foster

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

SERVICES SUNDAY           19th JANUARY             EPIPHANY 2

 8.30 a.m.  Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen
             Celebrant  The Revd Nicky McGinty 

10.30 a.m. Christian Unity Service at Great Glen Methodist Church
             Leader     The Revd Gordon Webb 

6.30 p.m. MP Evensong at Great Glen
             Leader     Roger Flowers

SERVICES SUNDAY               26th JANUARY                  EPIPHANY 3

 8.30 a.m.  Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen
              Celebrant A Cathedral Priest         

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Burton Overy
              Celebrant The Revd Peter Taylor

 

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, 13th January
9.30 a.m.      Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church
3.30 p.m.      Messy Church at St Cuthbert's School
7.30 p.m.      Special PCC Meeting at St Cuthbert's Church

Wednesday, 15th January
9 a.m.     Prayer Group at 2 Stonehill Drive, Great Glen

Friday, 17th January
7.15 p.m.      Choir Practice at St Cuthbert's Church

Monday, 20th January
9.30 a.m.      Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church

Tuesday, 21st January
7.30 p.m. The Bible Study House Group meets at The Springs, Carlton Lane,
   Burton Overy
 
Wednesday, 22nd January
9 a.m.     Prayer Group at 56 Coverside Road, Great Glen

Thursday, 23rd January
7.30 p.m.      PCC Meeting at St Cuthbert's Church

Friday, 24th January
7.15 p.m.      Choir Practice at St Cuthbert's Church

Monday, 27th January
9.30 a.m.      Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS


The next Area Choral Evensong takes place at St Cuthbert's Church, Great Glen on Sunday, 16th February at 6.30 p.m.  There will be a choir of over 30 choristers and the service will be led by the Rev Canon Philip Norwood.

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 of the arrangements for the concert will be announced shortly.

 

NOTICES


Thursday Drop-In at St Cuthbert's - Just a reminder that the Thursday Drop-In does not take place during December, January and February.  We would then appreciate offers from volunteers to help man it.  If you could help, please let Amy Cook know.


News from Burton Overy - St Andrew's had another very successful Christmas Tree Festival in December.  The net profit was £9,200.  The Mosaic Concert raised £490.  The Christmas Eve Carol Service, the attendance figures for which broke all records, raised £490 which is all being donated to the Christian Aid Fund to be used for the Philippines Disaster Relief Work.  Thank you to everyone who helped make the Advent and Christmas Festivals such a wonderful success.  In addition, thanks to Sally Muir who has raised £373 to date from the sale of jigsaw puzzles showing a picture of St Andrew's Church.  There are still some left over for sale!


A copy of the Report from the General Synod Meeting in November, with special reference to the position reached regarding Women Bishops, is in the blue folder on the table in St Cuthbert's Church for anyone to read.

The Philippines Bucket Appeal - A further £24.25 has now been forwarded to this Appeal from money donated in the bucket at the back of St Cuthbert's Church.

The Bible Study House Group meets at The Springs, Carlton Lane, Burton Overy on Tuesday, 21st January, at 7.30 p.m.  Do come along - we always have a lively discussion.

 
Canon Mary Lawson - It has been announced that Canon Mary Lawson will be resigning from her post as the Diocesan Director of Education at the end of January in order to return to a school headship.  There will be a farewell event to express our thanks to Mary at St Martin's House on Thursday, 30th January at 6.30 p.m.  If you would like to attend, please let Emma Cottis know - emma.cottis@leccofe.org  Also if you would like to contribute to a farewell gift, please send contributions to Emma Cottis,  St Martin's House, 7 Peacock Lane, Leicester, LE1 5PZ (cheques payable to Leicester Diocesan Board of Education.

Coffee Morning at St Margaret's Church, Leicester takes place on Saturday, 1st February from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.  Many stalls including a raffle.  Refreshments available.  Admission free.

Pudding Nights at Launde Abbey - If the pudding course is always the best part of the meal for you, why not go along to Launde Abbey and indulge yourself properly.  Enjoy a modest savoury first course followed by six delicious puddings, until you have to say "I'm full!".  Price £20. per person.  7.30 p.m. for 7.45 p.m. supper.  Dates available :- 13th February, 13th March, 3rd April, 22nd May, 19th June, and 24th July.  Please contact suzanne@launde.org.uk to add your name.

 
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.

Hearing Loop – If you wear a hearing aid at St Cuthbert's or St Andrew's, adjust the switch to the T position and you will hear the service clearly.

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:  "Dinner Special - Turkey £5.50; Chicken or Beef £4.50;  Children £2.00."

Please pray:-

·         For Laura and Michael Record on the premature birth of their son, James.
·         For Phyllis Stanley, Keith Blythe, Arthur Whitfield (knee op on Tuesday), Peter Wood, John Spencer, Myra Humphrey, Judith Buffrey’s grandson Joel, Rachel Stevens, and all who are ill.
·         That 2014 may be a year of hope for us all and that peace may return to all the troubled countries of the Middle East.
·         For all those affected by the terrible floods which many parts of this country are suffering from at the moment and for all those affected by the big freeze in parts of the USA.


Proverb of the Week:  “The Lord sees what happens everywhere;  he is watching us whether we do good or evil.” (Proverbs 15 v3)

 

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