St John the Evangelist, Over

(2nd  before Advent)

19th November 2006

 

Services for Today   GIFT DAY

10.00am: Family Communion

Readings: Heb.10:19-25 p 1208 & Mark 13:1-8 p 1019

Sunday Club in Vestry for children

Please do stay on for tea, coffee or orange after the service.

2.30pm Over District Guides & Brownies service

   6.30pm:   Evening Prayer BCP

   Readings: 1 Sam.9:27-10:2a, 17-26 p 279 & Matt.13:31-35 p 980

  

Christmas Fair:  2pm Sat 2nd December – please see sheet at back for offers of help

Gift Day: today, November 19, to help pay our year’s insurance for the church – if you have not received a letter of information please let the vicar know.

Christmas Child Boxes – thanks to those who have helped with this

Future Dates –  Advent Sunday United Service: URC Dec 3rd 6.30pm (no service at St John’s) Christingle Service 10am 10th December  (Communion at 6.30pm)

Advent Extra – once again this year we have copies of this special magazine from the publishers of our contact sheet articles – they proved helpful to many last year, they are £2 each

Prayer for Healing: the next opportunities within a Sunday service will be 10am 26 Nov and 6.30pm Dec 10 – but please remember that I am only to willing to offer prayer at any time on request (needs do not run to timetables!) - David

2007 Church Diaries – please help yourself – we have plenty -donations welcome.

On memorial table: bible reading notes; new issue of ‘Inspire’. PCC Agendas Notice Boards: We receive a lot of information about events etc that there simply is not room to get onto this sheet – please remember to check the boards, inside and out, from time to time.

 

Large Print versions usually available – please ask

We pray for the family and friends of the late Raymond Burgess

We continue to remember those not able to be with us: 

At home: Faith Atherton, Denise & Chloe Donnelly, Maureen Humphreys, Violet Latham, Edna Clarke Norman Wilton.  At Morningside: Hannah Mellor.   At the Grange Nursing Home: Jean Taylor. At The Laurels: Joyce Jones.   

Please pray especially for Christine Cooper’s daughter Helen and the family after her further surgery (Tuesday 7th); Vera Beresford recovering at home after a fall, Michael Jones (now back at home)  & Cynthia Stretch hopefully finally in hospital for an operation.

Please make every effort to let the vicar know of anyone ‘missing’ or poorly so they may be visited

THIS WEEK

Tuesday      10.00am      Funeral – late Raymond Burgess

                   11.15am      St John’s School service

                   2.00pm        Wardens meet the Vicar

Wednesday 10.30am:    Holy Communion

                             Readings:  Rev. 4: p 1236

                                      Gospel:  Luke 19: 1-10 p 1053 

7.30pm        Mid week group at the vicarage

7.30pm        Wyvern Singers in church

Thursday    7.30pm        PCC in church centre

Friday         1.00pm:       Church cleaning and flowers

Saturday    10.00am –1.00pm  Diocesan Roadshow at Verdin High

11-12noon: Church open for bookings, private prayer and

 a cup of tea

Sunday 26th November   Prayers for healing

10.00am:     Family Communion

6.30pm:       Evening Worship

 

Accessibility; The church has a loop system – please use the ‘T’ position on hearing aids; a wheelchair ramp is available for access until the permanent ramped access is achieved.  Communion is also distributed in the side chapel to avoid the main steps up.

 

Vicar: Rev. David Wilson 594651 email: thevicar@fastmail.co.uk

Church Wardens. Michael Noden 551170 and June Sloan 554630

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