'Bringing the community to life'
All are welcome whatever their background.
Why not join us for refreshments after the service?
About Today's Service
Sunday 30th November 2014 - 10:00am Service
First Sunday of Advent - All Age Informal Communion
Leader/Celebrant/Preacher: Revd Clive
Welcomers: Jill, Dennis & Kath
Readings: Mark 13;24-end read by Denise
Prayers: Nic
Music/Sound Desk: JW, BG, EC, NB
Tea: Janice, Jan, John
Dates for Your Diary
10 – 12pm on Saturday 13th December.
Church Christmas Decorating
All are welcome to come along and make our church look festive
Saturday 13th December at 5pm.
Church Family Party – Bring & Share
see below
Sunday 14th December at 5pm
Christingle Service in Church
Sunday 21st December in the evening (Time tbc)
Carol Singing round the streets
Wednesday 24th December at 4.00pm.
Nativity & Carol Service
Wednesday 24th December at 11.30pm
Midnight Mass
Christmas Day Service at 10.00am
First Communion of Christmas
Notices
Ladies Group Christmas Meal - Thursday 4th December 7.30pm at Roseycombe, Rugby Road. Please give the leaflet with your name on & choices to Stella asap. Money to be paid by 30th November please. Gluten free & Vegetarian can be arranged. If you are able to offer lifts, please see Stella.
Church Family Party - Bring & Share
Saturday 13th December at 5pm.
Games, Quiz, Beetle Drive,
Carol Singing & Really Good Company.
There is a list at the rear of Church
where you can add your name and let us
know what you will be bringing.
Church Family Christmas Cards - We will be having a Christmas Card Tree again this year with money raised going being given to the Children’s Society. Just write one card addressed to "All Members of our Church Family", hang it on the tree, and put a donation in the bag. Thank you.
Love your church - The church will be open every Saturday from 10am-12noon for cleaning, tidying, fixing, moving, sorting, trimming, planting, painting, bonding, helping, doing, watching, organising, teamworking, decorating and building. Please feel free to drop in and “love your church”.
Charity Collections - Please remember to bring & put in drawers at rear of church:
• used stamps for the Leprosy Mission.
• milk bottle tops for Myton Hospice
• ring pulls from cans for the Philippine Community Fund.
• The Coventry Foodbank contents are taken each week to the Hope Centre in Hillfields. New Shopping Lists are available to help you
• Coins to put in our I Hate Coppers bottle as we support Canon Andrew White and the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East at St.George's Church, Baghdad, Iraq.
• Individual collection boxes for The Children’s Society. Please see Janice
Please pray:
• For the peace of the whole world, for the welfare of the Holy Church of God, and for the unity of all.
• The Global economies at this difficult times
• For all those using our building
• For God's blessing upon the church members and the local community.
Pray for those in special need at this time and those recovering from illness:
Phil Smith; Colin O’Shea; Les Cave; Steve Brooker; J R Lindsey; Marlene; Canon Andrew White; Florizel Anderson
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.