9 November: Remembrance Sunday
8am Holy Communion. President & Preacher: Revd Prof Rob Gilbert
10am Parish Eucharist and Forest Sunday School. President Revd Martin Little. Preacher: Revd Prof Rob Gilbert. Deacon: Revd Prof Rob Gilbert. Organist: Andrew Patterson
10.50am Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial
12.30 Baptism of George Walker
Midweek Services
9am Morning Prayer: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday when the Vicar is available.
The Church is normally open for private prayer every day during daylight hours.
10am Wednesday Eucharist followed by refreshments.
16 November: Second Sunday before Advent
8am Holy Communion. President & Preacher: Revd Martin Little
10am Parish Eucharist and Forest Sunday School. President Revd Canon Margaret Whipp. Preacher: Revd Martin Little. Deacon: Revd Canon Margaret Whipp. Organist: Andrew Patterson
The Parish Office new opening times will be as follows: Monday 8.30- 1pm, Wednesday 8.30-12.30pm, Thursdays 8.30-9.30- 11.30-12.30. Notices deadline is now Monday 6pm.
Emily’s Licensing on Wednesday 12 November at 7.30pm
For those of you that have signed up to join us on the coach to St John’s Bodicote please note it will leave promptly from The Coach House at 6pm for the service at 7.30pm. I am sure it will be a wonderful evening of celebration and there are refreshments afterwards. Any Problems please contact me – Margaret Taylor 01865 765051
Posada 2025
What is Posada all about? During the evenings leading up to Christmas Day, a nativity set of Mary and Joseph travel around the parish, visiting a different member of our church family every night. This provides a great opportunity to meet new church members, or get to know others a little better as you transport Mary and Joseph to the next home on the rota. There is a prayer to say as you welcome them into your home and as you set them off on their journey to the next one.
If you would like to offer Mary and Joseph a home for the night this Advent, please contact Helen Dancer at helen@nsolve.com or phone: 07854173016 (text/WhatsApp probably best), giving me suitable dates and I add you to the rota. I have also given Helen Day access to the rota, so you can contact her in the office to take part. I will have the rota with me in church, so catch me after the service to sign up. I hope there will be room in your inn this year! Helen Dancer
Community Café every Tuesday 9.30 – 11.30am in the meeting room in church. An intergenerational space for parents/carers to spend time with their younger ones, meet up with people of all ages over a cup of tea/ coffee etc Toys available for preschool age children and toddlers.
Sunday 7th December Craft Event in the Meeting room at 11.15am after the morning service
Several very kind people have offered to show us their work eg Wooden pens and crocheted gifts will be available as will earrings, candles, berets and gifts previously available at our Christmas sale, and sell some of it to help support HTHQ. There will be tables at the back of the church and in the meeting room after church on that day, so please support them during coffee. Cash or card accepted.
This week’s Eco Tip
Little energy-saving habits add up: cooking with the saucepan lid on reduces the energy consumed by half. A microwave uses much less energy than an oven; today’s ovens heat up fast; ignore what recipes say about turning on the oven long before it’s needed. Correspondingly, turn the oven off just before the cooking end-time, leaving the cooking to finish in the oven. On removing the cooking, leave the oven door open- free heating for the kitchen!
Hilary Rollin, Eco Church Group
Pastoral care team
Are you in need of support or would you like to talk to someone? We rely on you to let us know of anyone who is ill, or in hospital or who might welcome a visit. Please contact any of the clergy (numbers on back page) or Helen Day, Janet Masters, Anne Tarassenko, or Ruth Wooldridge.