Sunday 8th November 2015

 'Bringing the community to life'

All are welcome whatever their background.

 

Why not join us for refreshments after the service?

Tea, coffee, squash and biscuits are available after the service at the back of church. 

Please do feel free to come and help yourself at our self service tables. 

Donations appreciated.

About Today's Service 
Sunday 8th November 2015 - 10:00am - Remembrance Sunday - Uniformed Parade  
Leader: Sandra B 
Preacher: YWAM 
Welcomers: Jill, Dennis & Jean 
Reading: Mark 1; 14-20 read by Lorna 
Prayers: Mick 
Climbers: Angie & Kathy 
Sunday Club: Carolyn, Marika, Janice & Kerry 
Projector: Stella Music: Liz & Ben 
Tea: Jill & Jean 

Notes: DCC Meeting 

Notices 

LIFE Course - Keeping Health in Mind This is a six week skills-based LIFE Course to better equip people to cope with the stresses and strains of life. It is for anyone who sometimes feels a bit overwhelmed by circumstances. On Mondays from 1:30pm till 3pm.

Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Leaflets are available at the rear of the Church. The donation with each box is £3, please read the leaflet to see what is acceptable to put in the boxes. Empty Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes are available for sale at 36p, please see Stella. Boxes to be in by 15th November please. 

‘Praise & Prayer’ service at Murray Lodge on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Next service on Wednesday 18th November.  All are welcome

Christmas Fayre Saturday 21st November.  HELP NEEDED. Donations of choclates, toiletries, gifts, wine, beer, volunteers for stalls welcome. Please give to Carolyn, Marika or Lynette. Please see list in Foyer 

Charterhouse Priory of St Anne Open Day is from 12:00-4:00pm on Saturday 28th November. 
 
85th Celebration Service St Anne & All Saints on Sunday 6th December at 4pm. If you know anyone that we should invite to this Service please can you give contact details to Stella. 

History of St Anne & All Saints – if you have any memories, photos etc. that we can use in a display, please see Stella or Jill. 
  
The Sound of Music – Blue Coat’s Annual Musical 24 – 27 February 2016. Volunteers needed to help with costume making, building & prop making. Please contact Benita Belgrove by email b.belgrove@bluecoatschool.com 

Charity Collections - Please remember to bring & put in drawers at rear of church: 
• used stamps for the Leprosy Mission. 
• 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.  Most needed products are coffee, tins of 
  fruit, nappies and baked beans please. They have plenty of pasta and cereals at the 
  moment. Also needed: plastic carrier bags.
• 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 
 
Coventry Night Shelter.…please be praying for this venture, for safety and strength for all involved in running it and for God to bless the guests who will be benefitting from it. Please pray that God’s love is made known, and also that the guests are able to make real progress in getting off the streets permanently. There are also likely to be other overheads so any monetary donations would be welcomed if that is how you feel called to respond. If you can possibly help, the more volunteers we have, the less often each person needs to volunteer. Please speak to Elke 

Knitwitness Project for Night Shelters If you are able to knit or help by donating Double knit weigh wool (not pure wool), knitting needles, crochet hooks, for squares to be made into blankets, please see instructions at rear of church Straight Method: DK – cast on 33 stitiches, knit 58 rows, cast of loosely. Squares should be 6” or 15.25 cm square. 

Please pray: 
• For the peace of the whole world, for the welfare of the Holy Church of God, and for the 
  unity of all. 
• For all those using our building 
• For God's blessing upon the church members and the local community. 
• For blessing and protection for Clive, Ali and all the family. 
• "O God of truth and justice, we hold before you those men and women who have died in 
  active service: in Iraq, in Afghanistan and elsewhere. As we honour their courage and 
  cherish their memory, may we put our faith in your future; for you are the source of life and 
  hope, now and for ever. Amen. 
• We pray for the annual meeting of Anglican and Roman Catholic Bishops in the West 
  Midlands; and for Bishop John who will be attending. We pray for the Diocesan Finance 
  Group which meets on Wednesday 
• Saturday is the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry in WW2. We pray for the 
  events taking place in the city this weekend to commemorate this anniversary. The events 
  will be attended by HRH The Duke of Kent and Ambassadors from Coventry's twin cities 
  across Europe 

Pray for those in special need at this time and those recovering from illness: 
J R Lindsey; Angela Justice; Anna Gale-Davison; Emma Smith; Denise; Sarah; Joyce; Ross Spriggs; Chris Edmunds; Brian Groves; Jackie Adams; Steve Brooker 

Prayer for Today 
God, our refuge and strength, bring near the day when wars shall cease and poverty and pain shall end, that earth may know the peace of heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.