Sunday 9th November 2014 REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY www.stpeters-leckhampton.org.uk +Welcome to St Peter's today. A special welcome to our visitors and to any worshipping with us for the first time. A loop system is installed in the church; please turn your hearing aid to the T position. We also provide large print copies of the Common Worship Services. Toilet facilities are available in the Cottages via the main glass doors. SERVICES 08.00 Holy Communion 09.30 Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial 10.00 Parish Communion Hymns: 383, 427, 448, The National Anthem Communion Piece: The Family Table Voluntary: Solemn Melody – Walford Davis 18.00 Commemoration of the Faithful Departed – All Souls’ Day service Hymns: 482, 589, 160 THIS WEEK In our prayers this week Within the Worldwide Church we pray for the Church in Bermuda, Bishop Nicholas Dill. Within the Porvoo Communion we pray for Agder and Telemark, Norway, Bishop Stein Reinertsen. In the Diocese of Gloucester we pray for Hempsted C of E Primary School, Sarah Smith and Richard Waller (Headteachers). In the Diocesan Partnership we pray for our five overseas partner Dioceses and especially today the Diocese of Dornakal, Bishop Prasada Rao. In our own Parish Calendar we pray for the Women’s Institute and for the residents of Osprey Road and Peregrine Road. 08.30 Morning Prayer every Weekday and Saturday. 17.00 Evening Prayer every Weekday and Saturday Monday Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith,461 19.30 Bellringers Tuesday ARMISTICE DAY Martin, Martin, Bishop of Tours, 397 Wednesday 09.30 Holy Communion Thursday Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836 Friday 09.30 Flower Guild in Church 19.00 Choir Practice Sunday 16th November – Second Sunday before Advent 08.00 Holy Communion 10.00 Parish Communion 18.00 Service of Healing Prayer CHURCH FAMILY BOOK If you would like to share a birthday or anniversary with the Church Family of St Peter’s, please fill in a form at the back of the church and return it to the Parish Office. NOTICES NEW YOUTH WORKER Ian Hart has been appointed as the new Youth Worker for the South Cheltenham Team, subject to DBS checks. Ian has 10 years’ experience as a Churchbased youth worker and comes highly recommended. A start date in January has been agreed. Jennie The CAB is now operating out of its new permanent premises at 3 Georges Place, Cheltenham GL50 3LA. Tel. 527202 Electric Mobility Scooter – free to a good home. If you know of any person or organisation who could use a mobility scooter, please contact Jon and Pauline. From Ben Evans, Diocesan Communications Officer – the November edition of The Messenger is now available at www.gloucester.anglican.org. If you have anything you would like to be included in The Messenger Extended, please send it to [email protected] Lest We Forget. During the Centenary of World War 1 there will be a memorial in church commemorating those whose names are on the War Memorial in Leckhampton. There are pen pictures of those who died and each will be highlighted on the Centenary of their death. A candle will also be lit each Sunday and on the Centenary. My thanks to Eric, Margaret and Veronica for helping to prepare the memorial. Paul Details of other events can be found on the Diocesan website. THIS WEEK ‘In Flanders Field’ – the Leckhampton Players invite you to an evening of readings and songs of the First World War on Tuesday 11th November at 7.45 p.m. in the Village Hall. Refreshments and bar. Tickets: £2.00 on the door. Proceeds to the Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes. The Revd Eric Cordingly, Rector of Leckhampton from 1941 to 1954 His daughter Louise Reynolds, who is giving a talk to the Leckhampton Local History Society at the P&J Church House on 18th December at 8 p.m., can be heard on the BBC Radio iPlayer being interviewed for Radio 4’s Midweek programme (24 Sep) about the book ‘Down to Bedrock’ based on her father’s diaries as a POW chaplain. A Meeting to pray for the Street Pastors will be held on Tuesday 11th November at 10.30 a.m. at St Matthew’s Church, Clarence Street. CMS Audio Mission meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th November at 12.30 p.m. at 5 Parkland Road. Please bring a picnic lunch. COFFEE HICCUP!! Senior moment, I left out November 30th when I put up the last rota so we need people for that Sunday and December 14th and December 28th. Thank you for your help. Penny Open the Book – your prayer support please for Leckhampton Primary School on Wednesday 12th November at 9.10 a.m. Parentalk Live This course on how to be an even better parent is being held on Thursday 13 November at the Woodlands Christian Centre Bristol at 7.30 p.m. See leaflet in Church OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOE BOXES NOVEMBER 16th If you would like to fill a shoe box for a child there are leaflets at the back of the Church to tell you how to do this. The final date for returning the boxes is Sunday November 16th. Apologies for the rather short notice, but St Peter’s always rises to the occasion! Global Justice – Sustainable Development meeting on Thursday 13th November at the Global Footsteps Café in Portland Street at 7.30 p.m. NEXT WEEK AND LATER Citizens Advice Bureau 2 Pip & Jim’s Big Appeal fundraiser A special evening will be held at the Spice Lodge, Montpellier Drive, on Monday 17th November at 7.30 p.m. to include dinner and a raffle. The cost is £25, of which £10 will go to the Church repairs appeal, currently focussed on the spire. Please see poster in Church or contact 573508 or [email protected] Overall admission is free, with a retiring collection for the Brinckman High School in Kasulu, Tanzania. Please see the notice in Church. ‘Reclaim the Night’ March This will be held on Tuesday 25th November for women and girls. Meet at 6.45 p.m. at Montpellier Gardens by the entrance from Montpellier Walk for a one-mile walk which will end at The Brewery. Wear something purple, bring a flashlight and make a difference. See the poster in Church. UoG Inter Faith Week Our annual celebration will take place on Wednesday 19th November from 7 to 9.30 p.m. at the University Park Campus with the theme ‘Faith and Compassion’. Please contact Jo Parkin of the chaplaincy team at [email protected] Cheltenham Tree Group – the annual tree sale runs from 29th November to 14th February 2015 at their nursery in Charlton Kings. See poster in Church or contact Peter on 578983 Charlton Kings Choral Society conducted by John Wright will give a St Cecilia’s Day concert on Saturday 22 November at 7.30 p.m. in the Pittville Pump Room. Programme includes Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens and Handel: Ode on St Cecilia’s Day, and an organ concerto. With soloists Phillipa Lay (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor) and Fiona Brown (organ). Tickets £15 from the Town Hall box office. ‘Getting environmental messages across to win hearts and minds’ A talk for the Gloucestershire Churches Environmental Justice Network will be held in the Jerusalem Room at 4 College Green on Thursday 4th December at 12.15 p.m. Please bring your own lunch. If you would like to participate, please contact Arthur Champion on 01242 665152 ‘The Sun in Winter’ A day for those who suffer from depression will be held at the Parish Centre, St Lawrence Church, 32 Church Lane, Barnwood, Glos, on Saturday 22nd November from 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. The cost will be £40 (£25 unwaged). The day will be led by experienced counsellors Gill Riley and Sue Ingleby. Please see the poster in Church or contact www.cmhconsultancy.or.uk Spirituality Network for Gloucestershire - A Quiet Day for Advent This will be led by the Revd Diane Daymond, Methodist Minister and Quiet Day leader, at The Marist Centre, Nympsfield near Stroud from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday 4th December. The cost will be £10. To reserve a place please contact the Revd Pauline Green on 01454 311936 or at [email protected] See poster in Church. St Christopher’s Church – Our Windows: a Different Perspective A talk by Adrian Barlow will be held at St Christopher’s in Warden Hill on Sunday 23rd November at 2 p.m. after a lunch at 12.30 p.m. Lunches must be pre-booked from Pam on 236472 or Reg/Isabel on 243099 and the charge is £5. Leckhampton Quiz Night will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday 6th December at 7.30 p.m. Make up a table of four (£16) and come along for conviviality and fun – you don’t need to be a MENSA candidate! Refreshments of mince pies and a bar will be available. Contact Tina Peacey to book your table on 243035. 3 The Senior Citizens’ Christmas party will be held at the Town Hall on Wednesday 10th December with tea and entertainment. The exact time will be given later but it will be about 5 p.m. Please make your own way there – transport home will be arranged. Tickets need to be ordered and distributed, hence this early notice. Please ring Edna. County Community Projects are very grateful for your donations of food and still have a pressing need for them. Tinned pies and tinned meat products as well as tinned vegetables are very welcome. A crate can be found in the porch. More information about this year’s Christmas Hamper Scamper project can be obtained at www.ccprojects.org.uk/hamperscamper Thank you. Penny and Andrew Emmanuel Church – Festival of Decorated Christmas Trees Why not join us for this Festival, and consider entering a tree yourself? Get those thinking caps on! Friday 12th December from 6 to 9 p.m. – Carol singing and mulled wine among the trees. Saturday 13th December – from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. then a Carol concert at 7 p.m. by the Cotswold Male Voice Choir and Naunton Park Primary School Sunday 14th December – from 2 to 6 p.m. Information and entry forms from [email protected] or ring Jackie Dunlop on 01242 580731 The Parish Magazine is available in Church. November edition out now. Great value. For delivery to your home, contact Sue. Online Newsletter is at www.stpeters-leckhampton.org.uk Contributions should be given to the Parish Office by 10am on Thursday. You can post them through the letterbox in the Glebe Cottages or call in (Monday - Friday 9am-1pm) E-mail: parishofficeleckhampton @btinternet.com or phone 513647 Prom Praise 2015 at the Royal Albert Hall. This is a wonderful experience – a Christian ‘Last Night of the Proms’. It will be held on Saturday 25th April 2015 and will cost approximately £47. A coach is being arranged by the Revd Maz Allen and if you wish to attend, a £40 deposit per person is required by 21st December. Please contact the Revd Allen at 19 The Oaks, Up Hatherley GL51 3TS with your details. GENERAL NOTICES Gift Aid Envelopes are available at the ends of pews for visitors and impulsively generous regulars. Gift Aid helps us turn every £1 given into £1.25. Please remember to fill in your full name (first name and surname) and your address (particularly your postcode). Many thanks. CCP FOOD DONATIONS 4