Sunday 6th December 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 feel free to come and help yourself at our self service tables. 

Donations appreciated.

About Today's Service 
Leader/Preacher: Revd Clive 
Assistant: Sandra B 
Welcomers: Janice, Marika & Carolyn 
Reading: Philippians 1; 3-11 read by Jan 
               Luke 3; 1-6 
Prayers: Mick 
Bread & Wine: Jean & Barbara 
Climbers: Lorna & Nikki 
Sunday Club: Sharon, Andrea, Lynette & Darrell 
Projector: Sarah 
Music: Nic & Liz 
Tea: Jill & Jean 

TODAY IS THE 

85th Celebration Service St Anne & All Saints 

Service at 4pm followed by a Celebration Buffet.  

All are Welcome

Notices 

Christmas Flowers - If you would like to donate towards Christmas flowers please give monies to Jean or Stella, thank you. 

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

Coventry Night Shelter.…

• As we welcome our first guests this evening, 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 

Coventry Food Bank - most needed products are coffee, tins of fruit, nappies and baked beans please. They have plenty of pasta and cereals at the moment. Also plastic carrier bags 

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 
• 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. 
• 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. 
• For Coventry East, St Margaret Clergy: Ali Hogger. We thank God for their new minister 
  there on extended placement and the opportunities that this brings. Please pray for new 
  life and growth, especially that those in their community in their 20's and 30's would come 
  to know Christ there.

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

Prayer for Today 
Almighty God, purify our hearts and minds, that when your Son Jesus Christ comes again as judge and saviour we may be ready to receive him, who is our Lord and our God. Amen.