Sunday Services:
1st of Advent
- 9.00 am Prayer.
- 9.30 am Communion.
- 11.30 am Service of Thanksgiving.
Readings:
- Romans 13: 11-end (p1140)
- Matthew 24: 36-44 (p994)
Readers:
- John Brennan,
- Irene Sanderson.
- Lauren Wills.
Wednesday’s Service:
Advent 1
Readings:
- Romans 13: 8-14 (p1140)
- Matthew 21: 1-13 (p988)
Reader:
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Ephesians 4:32
"and be kind to one another,tenderhearted,forgiving one another even as
God in Christ forgave you"
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- Pray for our Christmas worship.
- Pray we might grow in faith and trust.
- Praise God that we are moving on.
- Praise God for those who will come to celebrate with us
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Sunday 9th December
- 9.00 am Prayer.
- 9.30 am Morning Prayer.
- 11.30 am Communion.
Wednesday 12th December
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Almighty God,
as your kingdom dawns,
turn us from the darkness of sin to the light of holiness,
that we may be ready to meet you
in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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Our Church needs your help!
All our young peoples work, welcome and coffee rota, PA, VA, counters for the offering, brass cleaning, flower arranging etc.
Please contact us if you can help.
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Notice Board:
Church Flowers At the moment Pat is unable to do the church flowers so we need to put together a team of people who can decorate the church with flowers on Saturday 15th December ready for the carol service on the following evening. If you feel that you can be part of this then please have a word with Don, Barbara or Inga.
Book Fayre Another brilliant evening. At least 50 people passed through the doors, some with no church connection. We sold over £500 worth of books. Thanks to all who worked to make the evening such a success especially those who were brave enough to give book reviews.
Carols by Candlelight December 16th at 6.30 pm, the next of our evening events. This is particularly for you to bring friends and work colleagues etc. The choir from the Common School will be singing so we are expecting big crowds! We want to give everyone a mince pie at the end so please get baking.
MINCE PIES MINCE PIES MINCE PIES
Please start making them now to give away on the evening of the carol service.
Carol Singing As in previous years we plan to sing carols (in four parts and unaccompanied) around areas of
the town on the night of Friday December 14th. This has always proven to be a very enjoyable time for all concerned and many have come out of their homes to tell us how much they have appreciated the music. It’s a real opportunity to spread the love of God. If you sang last year and would like to join us again...fantastic! If you didn’t sing last year but would like to this year...fantastic! We will have our second rehearsal on Thursday evening December 6th,8.15—9.00 pm in church. Music provided ...just bring your voice and a joyful heart.
Christmas Services We will have our carols by candlelight on 16th December, with 3.00 and 5.00 pm Christingles on Christmas Eve and midnight communion, then on Christmas Day 8.00am traditional communion, with a 10.30 am family communion.
Christingle Candles are on the welcome desk for you to take home to fill and bring back with you to one of the Christingle services. If you would like to take one for anyone else in your family then please do so.
PCC The minutes from the last meeting are in the pigeon holes.
Précis of PCC Minutes These are on the welcome desk for everyone to read and take home and also on the website.
Welcome/Coffee Rota The new rotas for January are in the pigeon holes.
Bookstall There are Advent calendars and Christmas cards for sale on the bookstall; there are also a number of second hand books for everyone to look and take home.
‘On Christmas Night’ is the Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir’s Carol Concert this year in Wakefield Cathedral on Saturday 22nd
December at 7.30 pm. Tickets are always at a premium for this popular event. Choir members were told on Tuesday that there were no tickets available for them to sell on to friends, but I
understand there are still some available at the Cathedral
Bookshop or the Tourist Information Centre in Wakefield—so, can I encourage you to contact them if you would like to be there (there will be no chance of getting in on the door!) Derek.
Parish Walk 8th December We are planning to walk in Wharfdale with some time in Grassington to take in their Dickensian
Christmas Festival. We will meet at the new time of 9.00 am
outside the Parish Rooms but please let John and Kate know if you are coming (tel: 223893).
Food Cupboard Please remember the food cupboard when you are out shopping, we are now in the process of making up Christmas parcels for the needy in Normanton.
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Sunday 9th December. Duty Roster
If you are on duty but cannot make it then you must find a replacement. We have had a number of people recently who have failed to do this and it has caused embarrassing silences in the services, please check your rotas.
Readers:
- Christine Shaw, Phil Atkinson, Virginia Hashimi and Mick Thrower.
Intercessors:
- Emma Howell and Pat Hartley.
Welcome/Coffee 9.30 am:
- Irene Dews, Jackie Paul, June Townend and Lynsey Walker.
Welcome 11.30 am:
- Janet Robinson and Jennifer Sanderson.
Counting:
- Bob Burgess, David Sanderson and Ann Preston.
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