OUR WORSHIP TODAY: Revd Paul Irving leads the Remembrance Service at 10.30 am and officiates in today’s baptism service when we welcome Amelia Ruby and George Drinkhill into membership of the church. The above service information is taken from the supplied parish rota and the parish database but no responsibility can be accepted for its accuracy. SAFETY NOTICE In the event of a power failure & the loss of light, torches are available in the following places: on the shelf in the Vicar’s stall in the Sheldon Chapel in the right rear corner. in the cloisters to the right of the north door to the left of the main door attached to the altar frontal chest REDDITCH FOOD BANK – if you would like to donate to the food bank on a regular basis there is a box in church to enable you to do this. Please select from the shopping list below ensuring that all items have a long shelf life. FOOD BANK SHOPPING LIST UHT or powdered milk Soup Tinned Sponge pudding Tinned tomatoes Tinned Rice pudding Tea bags /Instant coffee Instant mashed potato Tinned meat / fish Tinned vegetables Biscuits or snack bars Pasta sauces 500g sugar Fruit juice Cereals Jam Soap Pasta Rice Deodorant Tinned fruit Toothpaste Tinned Beans The Yellow Envelope Boxes for 2015 will soon be available for collection from the literature table. The list of names will reference the box number for each person. If there are any errors then I apologise in advance, and please contact me on the number provided. If anyone wishes to commence their planned giving by using a yellow box then please let Mike Preston (GA Officer) know. Don’t forget that the starting time of the 10.45 am morning service will be changing to 11.00 am beginning on Sunday 7 December. A Summer in Japan. During the summer Dick and Yuki Johnson, visited places in Japan which were badly affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami and plan to show pictures and talk about their experience. See Trinity Times for the details of the 2 events planned, one at St Leonard’s and the other at St Philip’s. St Leonard’s Choir will be singing three pieces as part of our Christmas services, including How Far is it to Bethlehem. Laurence Nicholas will be leading rehearsals for this, on Friday evenings 6-7 pm, starting on 14 November. The choir will be singing on Sunday 14 December at 5.30 pm and Sunday 21 December at 11.00 am. Anyone who would like to participate is welcome - just come along and sing! BEETLE DRIVE: Our next social event will be on Friday 21 November in the Tapestry room and will be a BEETLE DRIVE with KOREAN FOOD. There will be something for everyone's taste including Vegetarian. We would like to start at 6.30 pm so that children can come and join in. Book your ticket early to avoid disappointment as numbers are limited. Prices are £4.00 Adults and £2.00 children, Family (2+2) £10.00. To book or enquire please ring Ros Prentice on 01527 62429. Tickets on sale from 2nd November. CHRISTMAS CARD. In the past we have had a large Christmas card made, for us all to sign, which we want to start again this Christmas. Instead of writing lots of cards for all members of the congregation, which is time consuming and often they are left on the back of the pews for someone else to deliver, we just sign to everyone inside the large card and make a donation of the money saved from not having to buy so many. The card should be available from 23 November. A box for money will be placed on the Literature table. If you have any queries please speak to Ros Prentice. Items for inclusion in Pews News should be emailed to Anne Cuthbertson, [email protected], preferably by the preceding Sunday. Prayers for the sick and departed: to add/remove a name tell Norma Walters 01527 454492 [email protected] Printing/Copying – please email or leave in church for Anne Cuthbertson and let her know it is there. Tapestry Room Bookings – [email protected] PASTORAL CARE AT ST LEONARD’S Please let one of the following people know of any concerns which affect you or someone you know. 8.00 am Birgitta Blackburn (01527 69238) 9.30 am Rosalind Prentice (01527 62429) 10.45 am Rachel Simpson (01527 69099) 5.30 pm Barbara Jackson (01527 69122) And let NORMA WALTERS know (01527 454492). Norma heads up the Pastoral Care Group and will be able to organise appropriate care. Welcome to St Leonard's, Church Beoley, Church Hill & Abbey Park Remembrance Sunday 9 November 2014 Our Worship today: 8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) St Stephens 9.45 am 10.30 am 1.00 pm 6.00 pm Service at Mendip House Remembrance Service Holy Baptism Evensong Tardebigge Diary Dates: Monday Tuesday Friday 7.00 pm 10.00 am 10.00 am 7.30 pm 10.00 am - 1.00 pm 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 pm Fete Planning meeting Communion Service at St Andrew’s Beoley Stitchcraft - Tapestry Room Finance & Standing Committee Rickety Bridge Club Wedding & Baptism booking at Church Hill Community Centre Bellringing practice Deanery Finance Meeting – St Peter’s Ipsley Saturday Sunday 16 November 2nd before Advent 8.00 am 9.30 am 9.45 am 10.45 am Holy Communion (BCP) Informal Worship for Everyone Service at Mendip House Service of the Word Wednesday Thursday 5.30 pm Healing Eucharist If you have a query, speak to the person next to you, or see a member of the clergy after the service. If you need help or to talk to someone, our ‘phone numbers are: The Churchwardens: Ros Prentice Rachel Simpson 01527 62429 01527 69099 The Clergy: Revd Paul Irving Revd Richard Clark (Team Rector) 01527 435683 01527 543967 A single bell is rung for five minutes before worship commences to remind you this is a time for reflection & quiet preparation. Collect & Readings for: Remembrance Sunday The whole congregation says all bold text First Reading Gospel Reading Amos 5:18-24 A reading from the book of the prophet Amos Collect 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. Alas for you who desire the day of the Lord! Why do you want the day of the Lord? It is darkness, not light; as if someone fled from a lion, and was met by a bear; or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall, and was bitten by a snake. Is not the day of the Lord darkness, not light, and gloom with no brightness in it? I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me your burntofferings and grain-offerings, I will not accept them; and the offerings of well-being of your fatted animals I will not look upon. Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Matthew 25:1-13 Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord ‘Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a shout, “Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.” Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.” But the wise replied, “No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.” And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, “Lord, lord, open to us.” But he replied, “Truly I tell you, I do not know you.” Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ
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