News in the Pews

 

SUNDAY 3rd JULY                             THOMAS THE APOSTLE
8.30 am	Holy Communion (BCP) Carlton Curlieu
10.30 am	All Age Service at Great Glen
SUNDAY 10th JULY                      7th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8.30 am	Holy Communion (BCP) Great Glen           Celebrant:  Canon Michael Rusk Church Breakfast following service
10.30 am	Holy Communion (CW) at Great Glen           Celebrant: Father Felix Smith
6.30 pm	Evensong at Burton Overy           Leader:  Canon Michael Rusk
SUNDAY 17th JULY                      8th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8.30 am	Holy Communion  (CW) at Great Glen           Celebrant:  Rev Dr Bernard Higgins
10.30 am	Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen           Celebrant: Rev Dr Bernard Higgins

 

 

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

 

KIM’S DAY OFF is every Friday.  If urgent matters arise on Fridays, please contact Roger on 07768794662.

Monday 4^th July

9.30 am           Sparklers

Tuesday 5^th July

7.30 pm           Bible Study House Group at The Springs, Carlton Lane,                    Burton Overy

Wednesday 6^th July

9.00 am           Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s

Friday 8^th July

7.15 pm           Choir Practice at Great Glen

Monday 11^th July

9.30 am           Sparklers – ‘Big Toddle’ – walk to the park

Wednesday 13^th July

9.00 am           Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s

Friday 15th July

7.15 pm                  Choir Practice at Great Glen

 

NOTICES

VISIT TO TANZANIA  Kim will be off to Tanzania on 4^th July and we all wish her Bon Voyage.   If any urgent matters arise whilst she is away please contact Roger Flowers (07768794662) or David Webster (Church Warden) on 0116 2593717.

THANK YOU to all who gave through the offerings these last few weeks. Between Burton Overy and Great Glen we raised £655 for Derada, (which if we can gift aid it will make £755),  and I know this will make a huge difference to their vision for building a new church and community centre. I look forward to sharing with you pictures and stories when I return from Tanzania.  Kim

TODDLER CAFE will be open twice in the summer on the 2nd and 24th August from 10:00 am to 11:30 am for play and coffee. If you know anyone with little ones please let them know. 

VISIT TO THE HOLY LAND Have you ever wanted to visit the Holy Land? Well, we are looking at the possibility of taking a Lenten pilgrimage, including a fully guided tour with Canon Philip Norwood, for 10 days from March 14th-23rd 2017.  The cost will be £1745 which will include flights, hotels, tours, entries to attractions and full board (this is based on 2 people sharing a room - there is a supplement for a single room). The only extra cost would be travel insurance. There are leaflets available for anyone who is interested.  If you are interested please come and have a chat with either Kim or Bert Patrick.

LADIES NIGHT OUT on Wednesday 27^th July will be at the Grange Farm, Oadby.   There will be no meeting in August.  The venue for 21st September will be announced nearer the time. This is a friendly group of ladies, who enjoy having a meal together, so if you are interested, or have any enquiry please contact Helen Dartnall (0116 2404917)  as Carole Henson will be on holiday.

GOOD NEWS  Kit Burrows’ health is now improving and he wishes to pass on his appreciation to all the churchgoers for their concern and prayers.

REPAIRS TO KITCHEN FLOOR  The cause of the problem was rising damp rotting the wooden floor boards.  The state of the floor was dangerous and you will see that the concrete base has been left exposed to dry out.  The DAC have advised that the Church Architect is to be consulted to give guidance as to what kind of floor covering, which must be breathable, has to be put down.  The kitchen can still be used but with care.

 

 

GREETINGS CARDS  Please do have a look at the cards in church which are for sale.  There are several new ones.  Mother’s Union cards are priced at cost and that money goes towards funding Mother’s Union projects around the world. There are other cards in a separate box which are either handmade or from redundant stock for which we would appreciate a voluntary donation for church funds.

 

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.  Suggestions: rice, pasta (mainly spaghetti), oil, sugar, tea, coffee, tinned goods (tomatoes, fruit, meat, fish, beans such as  red kidney beans or bortoli beans and sweet corn), shampoo, shower-gel, toothpaste, deodorants, shaving cream/gel.

Please pray for:-

·         Margaret Bannister, Christine Higgins, Will Johnston, Elizabeth Tacey, Martin Tacey, and all who are ill. 

·         John Kelly & Vanessa Parr and Daniel Reece & Georgina Gilbert who are to be married in July

·         the victims of the Istanbul Airport attack, their families and friends

·         the people in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, and Gaza, and all other places of conflict in the world, that peace may return