Sunday 8th
December – Second Sunday of Advent
Collect
for Today
Almighty
God,
purify
our hearts and minds,
that
when your Son Jesus Christ comes again as
judge
and saviour
we
may be ready to receive him,
who
is our Lord and our God.
Post
Communion Prayer
Father
in heaven,
who
sent your Son to redeem the world
and
will send him again to be our judge:
give
us grace so to imitate him
in
the humility and purity of his first coming
that,
when he comes again,
we
may be ready to greet him
with
joyful love and firm faith;
through
Jesus Christ our Lord
Services
Today
St
Cuthbert’s 9.00am Holy
Communion/BCP Breakfast
St
Cuthbert’s 10.45am Holy Communion
St
Cuthbert’s 4.00pm Christingle
NOTICES
Today:-
Our Christingle Service will be held later today at 4pm
at St Cuthbert’s
Also today the new Great Glen Community Choir will be
giving its first concert – Christmas Music & Carols - at 7.30pm in
the Methodist Chapel. Tickets are £10 or £8 for concessions. Contact Moira
if you would like a ticket.
Please note BCP Services in December:-
The usual 8:00 am BCP services on the 15th,
22nd, 25th and 29th of December are at 9:00
am. This is due to the other services being at either 10:30 or 10:45
and therefore we have made them later to help in the busy season. Please put a
note in your diaries!
Ladies
Night Out:-
The
next LNO is in December, and is fully booked! The group is going to Launde
Abbey. We will be going to the Oadby Grange Farm pub again in January,
Wednesday 15th at 7pm.
All
enquiries to:-
Mo John - 0116 2593504
Bible Reading Fellowship
Please could you look at the back of church for the Bible Reading
Fellowship reading notes starting in January.
There are 2 spare copies which anyone is very welcome to take home
to use free of charge. If you decide you would like to buy further copies then
please contact Christine Higgins Tel: 259 2624
Please
Pray for:
· Mollie Alexander
· Elizabeth Tacey
· Andrew and Mary Porter
· Baby Willow Coates
· Christine Higgins
· Dave and Helen
· Graham Spencer
· Chris Hadley
·
Chris
Hollick
· Jean Harris
Those who have passed
Dotty Fordham
Christmas
Tree Festival
Thank
you very much for your support of the Christmas Tree Festival over last
weekend. We were blessed with the weather turning dry and bright and we
had many visitors. The favourite trees in the Adult section were:
1.
Sweet TREEts by Zoe Williamson and Louisa Rawlings
2.
Not mushroom in the Inn by Barbara Lloyd
3.
A Cuppa Tree by Neil, Tracey and Mollie Gregson
The
favourite trees in the Junior section were:
1.
Christmas stuffing with all the trimmings by Lottie King
2.
We'll never 'tyre' of Christmas by George, Arthur and Charlie Barbour
3.
Elf and Safe-tree by Charles Alan Robinson
We
are most grateful to the Festival Committee, chaired by Gareth Dyer, for all
their hard work. Initial reports are that over £9000 was raised for the
Church, the Village Hall and The Well at Kibworth
Dotty
Fordham- I am sad to say that Dotty passed away this last
Monday. She passed peaceful in her sleep with her family nearby. Dotty’s
funeral will take place on the 17th December at 12:00 pm at St
Cuthbert’s Church.
Welcome
Project is in need of breakfast cereals, toothpaste, tooth
brushes, hats and gloves. Of course the normal food items or extra Christmas
items are always welcome too. So next time you shop please put in something a
bit extra to help those in need.
Advent Prayer Course
starting on Tuesday the 10th Dec and Wednesday 18th Dec
at 7:00 pm
The
course was set up by Pete Greig who was the founder of the 24/7 prayer
movement. There are 8 sessions and during the four evenings we will do two each
time. The sessions include 1.Why pray, 2.Adoration, 3.Petition, 4.Intercession,
5.Unanswered prayer, 6.Contemplation, 7.Listening and 8.Spiritual Warfare.
These are sessions to help us go deeper into our understanding of prayer and
how it can give us the tools to pray effectively. The last session will be held
on a Wednesday as to avoid clashing with Carlton Curlieu’s Carol Service. We
hope you can join us as we seek to deeper in our understanding. If you would
like more details please contact Sarah (her details are on the front of the
news sheet).
Alternatively there will be a weekly afternoon prayer course as well, if you would
like to do that instead please contact Rev’d Sarah Collins – Tel: 07525 491496
ALPHA
Course starting in January.
We will be running an Alpha course. This is a 10-week
course each evening starts with fellowship around a hot meal and then goes into
a talk about who God is and what the Christian faith is all about. It takes
time to delve into the big questions people ask and helps us
to discover new understanding. After the talk we will break up into smaller
groups with a group leader and discuss the questions the talk has raised in a
smaller setting.
If you are interested in either coming or helping in
this course please talk to Kim or Sarah about how to come or how to be
involved.
Toys
on the Table this Christmas season we will also be collecting new
toys for children who otherwise will get nothing for Christmas. We are asking
people who are able to, to bring a new toy for children of any age and for a
boy or a girl. We will be collecting them at our Christingle service, but if
you are unable to attend please simply bring them to the church. Please do not
wrap them.
Reminder:
Candlelit Carol Service at Carlton Curlieu the 17th Dec at 7:00 pm. There will be refreshments at the service at Manor Farm opposite the
church gate. There will be a raffle as well to help church funds.
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Lessons and Carols at St Cuthbert’s 22nd Dec at 6:30 pm mulled wine and mince pies after the service.
Christmas
Eve Services:
2:00
pm St Cuthbert’s Crib service
4:30
pm St Andrew’s Nativity Carol
Service
11:30
pm St Cuthbert’s Midnight Mass
DIARY
Monday
9th December
9.45 am Sparklers
at St Cuthbert’s
2:00 pm St
Cuthbert’s School at Church
Tuesday 10th
December
2:00 pm St
Cuthbert’s School at Church
7.00pm Advent
Prayer Course at St Cuthbert’s
Wednesday 11th
December
9.00am Prayers
for the Benefice at St Cuthbert’s
10.00am Sparklers
at St Cuthbert’s
Friday 13th
December
7.00pm Choir Practice St Cuthbert’s
Church
Saturday
14th December
2.00
to 5.00pm Open House with Teas/Coffees, Mulled
Wine
and nibbles at The Vicarage
Sunday
15th December – Third Sunday of Advent
St
Cuthbert’s 9.00am Holy
Communion/BCP
St
Andrew’s 10.30am Morning Worship Service
(All
Age Communion)
Sunday
22nd December – Fourth Sunday of Advent
St
Cuthbert’s 9.00am Holy
Communion/BCP
St Cuthbert’s 10.30am Morning
Worship Service
(All
Age Communion)
St
Cuthbert’s 6.30pm 9
Lessons and Carols
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