Saturday, November 29, 2014

Sunday 30th November 2014

'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 

Prayer for Today 
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










Friday, November 14, 2014

Sunday 16th November 2014

 'Bringing the community to life'
All are welcome whatever their background. 
Why not join us for refreshments after the service?

About Today's Service 
10:00am Sunday 16th November - 2nd Sunday before Advent 
Leader/Preacher: TBC 
Welcomers: Climbers 
Readings: Jonah3, 1-5, 10 to be read by TBC
Prayers: TBC 
Music: JW, BG, EC 
Sound Desk: SR?/DW? 
Tea: Climbers 
Flowers: Phil in Memory of Val 

Notes: DCC Meeting today

Notices 

City Praise and Prayer - 16 November TODAY at 6:30pm at The Welcome Centre, Parkside, is an initiative that seeks to gather Christians, regardless of denomination or stream, to lift up the name of Jesus together in praise and to pray with one voice for God's Kingdom to come in the City of Coventry. 

Ladies Group Christmas Meal -  Thursday 4th December 7.30pm at Roseycombe, Rugby Road. Please give names to Stella & see her for menu choices. Gluten free & Vegetarian can be arranged.

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”. 

Thank you to all who give money regularly to this church using the envelope scheme. Might now be a good time, however, for you to consider setting up a Standing Order instead? This is very convenient, both for you and for the DCC, and can be done weekly or monthly. If you choose this, our bank details are; Account name: St Anne & All Saints DCC, Sort code: 309354, Account number: 00160571. 

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 these 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 

Prayer for Today 
Heavenly Lord, you long for this world’s salvation: stir us from apathy, restrain us from excess and revive in us new hope that all creation will one day be healed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.