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St Nicolas Church is part of the Church of England in the Diocese of Oxford
The PCC of St Nicolas is a Registered Charity, No. 1138037
Newsletter November 2014
No sun - no moon!
No morn - no noon No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day.
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds! November!
Dear All,
November, the last month of the autumn, the month which at its end tips us into winter. We try to cheer ourselves
up with bonfires and fireworks, but as the poem suggests, November brings us shorter days, the natural world is
closing down; it’s often a time of wind and rain so it can seem a very sombre time. Our own faith and faiths dating
from before Christianity have used this time of late autumn as a natural time to remember those who have died
before us.
At the beginning of November, the church gives us an opportunity to remember that we are part of a much bigger
whole - every Christian who has ever lived is part of that ‘whole;’ “No Christian is solitary. Through baptism we
become members of one of another in Christ, members of a company of saints whose mutual belonging transcends death.
(CW). ’
On All Saints Day, 1st November we are invited to remember all those who’ve died in the Christian faith. For those
with a Catholic theology there is the belief that there is a prayerful, spiritual bond between the saints in heaven (the
"Church triumphant"), and the living (the "Church militant"); for those with a Protestant theology there is the belief
that all those who died in the belief in Christ (saints) will be raised together at Jesus second coming; the Methodist
church gives us the belief that all Christians both alive and dead (the Church Universal) are saints.
In the wonderful richness that is St Nicolas, all those beliefs are represented, bound together by Christ’s words:
I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and
believes in me shall never die. (John 11:25-26) At this time I suggest we particularly need to think of and pray for, all
those Christians who are currently not only being persecuted because of their Christian faith, but also being killed
because of it.
At the All Souls service (November 2nd) we bring our remembrance of those who have died closer to home, and
recollect all those whom we have known and loved who have died. Where the pain of loss is still raw, this service
can bring some peace and healing. For those for whom the feelings of loss are not so raw, it’s a good time to
remember the blessings that loved ones brought us. For those where there is still unresolved hurt and anger in a
relationship with the person who has died, it’s an opportunity to lay all those feelings before God and perhaps to
seek help in moving forward
A week later we have Remembrance Sunday, when we remember those who have died in the service of their
country; when we confront huge ethical issues of peace and war, loss and self-guilt memory and forgetting.
What of our own death? Maybe this is just the time to think about that too. I can imagine cries of, ‘Don’t be
morbid!’ But I suggest that thinking about our own death only becomes morbid if that thinking becomes obsessive.
If we believe Jesus words, “everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die’, that we very much hope to be at the
Son’s wedding feast, then, we do need to try to understand what that means to us and for us in our lives now. The
liturgists who wrote Common Worship put it better than I can, “….those who are Christs’s, whether or not they
have passed through death, are joined in prayer that God’s kingdom will be revealed finally and in all its fullness. We
also sense that it is a fearful thing to come before the unutterable goodness and holiness of God, even for those who
are redeemed in Christ; that it is searing as well as life-giving to experience God’s mercy.” God loves us, God wants
to welcome us into His Kingdom, Christ has shown us the path to follow and will hold our hand if we trust Him…
God bless
Libby
The Open Door Project
As I write this, we are in the middle of the Open Door Project workshops, involving each church group so that
everyone can feed in ideas and views as to how we use Pat’s wonderful gift. Each workshop asks us to imagine how
the church might appear in 5 years’ time and how we might be serving our parish community then. This exercise of
looking at the future and our role in the community is inspiring and motivating for all of us.
We are collating all the workshop data over the next few weeks and will be reporting the major trends and
proposals back to the church on Advent Sunday, 30th November.
Interviews with all those in the wider community who have an interest in how the church will develop will take place
over the next one to two months and will further inform our understanding of our community.
This is a very exciting time for us at St Nicolas as we begin to catch the vision of what might be possible to achieve
with Pat’s bequest
Rod Sharpe
20.10.14
WANTED!
Milk bottle tops - all colours - to support Thames Valley Air Ambulance fundraising. It’s very helpful if any very
large bags of tops can be taken direct to the Crescent Centre in Lower Earley, leave in Reception. I combine bags
containing smaller amounts before I take them there.
Margaret Barnes]
Margaret Jeal collects any other kind of PLASTIC bottle tops - used for a charity supplying wheelchairs. Please
separate from milk bottle tops.
NB: We cannot use unwashed non-plastic bottle tops from pickles, jams, etc; nor non-plastic tops mixed with milk
bottle tops. We have had to bin several such donations as we haven't resource to wash and re-sort them.
Thank you to everyone who collects their tops.
Clothing in good condition for adults and children, for the poor of Nepal, many of whom are Christians Clothes
are shared also with the destitute "river people" living in squalor and plastic sheet shacks on filthy riverbanks; and
distributed to mountain villages and local orphanages. Towels in good condition are also welcome. See Maggie
Carter or Wendy in office.
Three barrels have just been delivered to Katmandu, for distribution by the local churches, some by a Catholic priest
on a motorbike who travels days into the mountains. The barrels themselves are used for water storage. Three
more are due to be shipped out in December.
Margaret Barnes
EAPPI - A thank you to everyone who attended Lindsey's talk about her experiences of being an ecumenical
accompanier in Israel/Palestine. £171 was raised for EAPPI.
St. Nicolas Autumn Fair
Saturday 22 November
11am - 2.00pm
Suggested donations for the Hamper Raffle Prize
Let's try and be LOCAL & FAIR TRADE wherever possible.
Add your name to the list at the back of the church
THANK YOU
The following items are currently left on the list:
Box of Chocolate Mints/other chocolates
Medium luxury Christmas Pudding
Small/medium box of luxury chocolate or festive biscuits
Tin of red salmon/tuna
Speciality cheese
Packet of luxury teabags
Box of Fruit Jellies (or similar)
Jar of luxury mincemeat
Pack of pretty/Christmas serviettes
.......or any other nice Christmassy items you can think of
As far as the remainder of the Fair is concerned we'd really appreciate donations of:
Crafts
Raffle prizes
for adults and children
Toiletries
for adults and children
chocolate and sweets are always good!
Unwanted gifts
new and unused. NO BRIC A BRAC
Books
Jewellery
good condition please
Bottles, Bottles, Bottles
bottles or cans for the bottle stall
doesn't have to be alcoholic
Cakes
nearer the time please
Once again THANK YOU -without you the fair can't take place
It's a great social event for St. Nicolas and the local community,
as well as raising money for St. Nicolas
Favourite Hymn
Hi Elaine
You asked if God Squad would say why they chose "Who put the colours in the rainbow" to sing at Harvest
Festival. Here are some of the things the kids told me:
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"It's happy and fun to sing"
"It says thank you for all the animals in the world
"There are actions but we forgot them"
Emma
Who put the colours in the rainbow?
Who put the salt into the sea?
Who put the cold into the snowflake?
Who made you and me?
Who put the hump upon the camel?
Who put the neck on the giraffe?
Who put the tail upon the monkey?
Who made hyenas laugh?
Who made whales and snails and quails?
Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
Who made bats and cats and rats?
Who made everything?
Who put the gold into the sunshine?
Who put the sparkle in the stars?
Who put the silver in the moonlight?
Who made Earth and Mars?
Who put the scent into the roses?
Who taught the honey- bee to dance?
Who put the tree inside the acorn?
It surely can't be chance!
Who made seas and leaves and trees?
Who made snow and winds that blow?
Who made streams and rivers flow?
God made all of these!
Paul Booth
Hymns Old & New - No.831
Thanks to BBC Berkshire's Soose for letting us use this picture
St. Nicolas Mothers' Union
Our October meeting took place on Tuesday 14, when, following our opening hymn and prayers led by our Branch
Leader, Maggie, we welcomed our speaker, Mr. Alan Copeland.
Alan can always be relied on to give us an entertaining and interesting afternoon and today was no exception. We
were uncertain what to expect as his presentation was entitled "The Big Picture Show".
The Big Picture Show
It was a series of short films covering a wide range of different topics. The first was entitled "Black and White in
Colour" featuring a series of beautiful old cottages in Herefordshire villages which Alan had photographed during
one day! There followed "The story of Hampden Pye" - a tragic tale, more like a horror story. Then by way of
contrast lovely pictures of Trentham Gardens near Stoke-on-Trent.
"Buried in Wales" was a very humorous little film written by a lady photographer recommending Wales as a venue
for a funeral! We saw a film about Rome and nearer to home a film taken of "Sonning Scarecrows" which takes
place every two years.
He finished with a lovely film showing various scenes to accompany John Lennon's song "Imagine" which as members
knew is all about peace - very appropriate in these times - and then a film showing scenes from "Phantom of the
Opera". We all agreed it was a lovely afternoon and we thank Alan for coming to visit us
Open Door.
While we were having tea Libby came to give us a session on the Open Door Project which was of particular
interest to our members as Pat Dummer was very much involved with the Mothers' Union, being our branch leader
for many years.
Autumn Fair
As usual we will be running the cake stall at the Autumn Fair on November 22 and any gifts of cakes, pies, biscuits,
etc. for sale would be most welcome as will be your custom.
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday November 11
at 10.00am
The reason for the change of time is because we will be welcoming Sangheeta Bhabra, who you may know is a
presenter on Meridian Television and can only come in the morning. As it is Remembrance Day we can observe the
two minutes silence at 11 o'clock.
Finally.........we send our good wishes and prayers to Frances Gray who is in Wokingham Hospital, and to Anne
Northeast who has to have a knee operation in November
Valerie Edgeworth
Baptisms -
Funerals
5 October
Scarlett Boxall
16 October
Margaret Joiner
12 October
Harry Welsh
30 October
Myra While
Harvest
Some pictures from Harvest at St Nicolas -
Charity Christmas Carol
Concert
In aid of
The Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service
Building a Children’s Hospice in Berkshire
St Paul’s Church
Reading Road, Wokingham
Sun 7th December 6.30pm
Tickets Available From:
St Paul’s Parish Rooms
(0118) 979 2122
Bookends
9 Peach Street
Wokingham
£6 Adults £2 Children
including refreshments
Registered Charity Number: 1118947
Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice: WANTED! Mince Pies!
Building of this new venture begins this coming Spring. Already we are making a huge difference to the lives of local
children suffering from life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses, through our Hospice Service. Thank you everyone
who has supported our Quiz evenings and other events – we raised £1000 at the October Quiz evening, and £500 at
the Cuppa ‘n Cake event at Trinity Church - a wonderful result.
Can you help provide MINCE PIES needed for refreshments at a fundraising Concert on Sunday 7th December?
Home made, lovely; shop bought, fine. Sign-up sheet on Noticeboard and/or speak to Julia Eversham or Margaret
Barnes Donated mince pies can be brought to church on the morning of 7th December; or handed in to St Nic's
office Weds 3rd or Friday 5th Dec; or delivered to Julia E (tel 9875211); or Margaret B (9351173) before the event.
Thank you everyone for your support to date for this much needed new children’s hospice for Berkshire’s families.
Lay Pioneer Minister
Thank you for all your well wishes on the announcement that I have been appointed as a Lay Pioneer Minister. It is a
really exciting time and I am so pleased to be able to share it with you. I have had a few people ask for a bit more
explanation as to what it really means; so I hope this helps.
What is a lay pioneer?
The Church of England defines a pioneer minister as "someone who has the ability to envision, form and lead new
forms of church appropriate to a particular culture (often called fresh expressions)". A lay pioneer is a minister who
feels called to lead as a lay person
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Why lay pioneer ministry?
Right from the start of my calling I have felt God want to use me as I walk alongside people in their every day lives,
as one of them, and I feel blessed to be able to fulfil my ministry in this way. Until recently I couldn't define this
ministry as anything other than a "hanging around" ministry. But in the last few years pioneer ministry has become
better known and it's become clear to me and others that this is the ministry I'm called into.
What does my pioneer ministry look like now?
At St Nicolas we have two fabulous fresh expression services for families who would otherwise not come into a
church. We have our monthly People, Prayer and Potatoes messy church and our weekly Noah's Ark toddler group
congregations. Through these services we are thoroughly open to community. This is pioneering; actively seeking
people to come and join us. I spend at least half of my ministerial hours outside of the church doing other
pioneering ministry activities. I meet with communities of people where they are, geographically, socially and
theologically, to explore what it means to be disciples of Jesus. That
might result in people joining existing churches such as St Nicolas; but might also lead to new ways of being church
which are rooted in the teaching of Jesus, whilst looking completely different. For example Oakwood Forest
Church is a completely new form of church which is evolving as it grows.
What will my ministry look like a year from now?
The honest answer is that I don't know; this is a new ministry in the Diocese and a new focus for me. I will visit
other churches to inspire them to reach out into their communities as I have been doing for Messy Church; I'll be
delivering some training about forest church to Ordinands and LLMs as early as next month; and I've been asked to
meet with those interested in lay pioneer ministry in the Diocese. But what else I will do is still evolving. What I
do know is that 'for now' I'll keep on doing what I'm currently doing; ministering in church, in the parish and in the
community.
What can you do for me?
You have supported and encouraged me every step of my journey and I ask that you continue to do so. Please pray
for me as my ministry grows and my role evolves; that I might be sustained and enlivened each day.
Post Script
After the service on Sunday when the announcement was made Harry came up to me and said "you need a pick axe
girl if you're going to be a pioneer". Wise words indeed. Harry hit the 'axe' right on the head about what it is that
this ministry is - it's about chipping away at society and helping people find God within themselves; and it's about
chipping away at the closed doors of churches to let the beauty of the Holy Spirit rush out. I'm the girl with the
pickaxe
Emma
St Nicolas 50plus Club
Are you Free?
on Thursday afternoons - if so, why not come along to St Nicolas 50plus Club (ex St Nicolas
Over-50s) and enjoy a relaxing afternoon with a very friendly group of people, and maybe have a game of Scrabble,
cards, dominoes, etc. Once a month we have a Speaker and other times a quiz or Bingo - so quite a variety of things
to occupy you for a hour or two.
We commence our meetings at 2.15pm, and finish at approximately 3.45pm, having, of course, a very nice cup of tea
and biscuit during this time. We have a raffle, and also a small auction of various items brought along by the
members which adds to our funds
Programme for November
November
December
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20
Quiz or games
Quiz or games
Mr. Whelpton who brings along a lovely selection of chocolates,etc
all beautifully wrapped in Christmas type of wrappings; these are
also a lot cheaper than in the shops so make a nice gift.
Bingo
A trip to London to see the Christmas lights
Last meeting for 2014, when we will have mincepies with our tea.
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We restart in 2015 on 8 January with Bingo.
Trip to London to see Christmas Lights
This will leave St Nicolas Church at 1pm, picking up the Blue Badge courier at Somerset House who will guide our
coach around the various streets, ending up at a restaurant where we will have Fish or Chicken and Chips supper!
The cost for the trip is £30, so if you are interested please contact either Maggie Carter on 9265322 or myself, on
9264218. We hope to be back in Earley at approx. 8pm, leaving London at 7pm.
Look forward to seeing you.
Ruth Parker
Alexander Devine Children's Hospice
Help needed
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December13th 10:00 – 4:00pm
Asda collection & bag packing
Devine Buskers providing Christmas Music am
If you can spare an hour to help, please let us know
Thank you so much for all your support to date. Alexander Devine Children's Hospice build will begin this
Spring...we are all trying to raise another £2 million ...in less than a year we have raised £3 million !
Our care team are currently providing support to over 600 children in Berkshire, sadly many of them will need a
hospice in the near future. Our dream is to provide that special place in Maidenhead.
Julia and David Eversham
A different Eucharistic Prayer
On Sunday 19 October you will remember that Libby introduced us to our smart new Service Books and to an
alternative Eucharistic Prayer (H). On 26 October we actually used this prayer in the service.
I thought it would be good (from my own point of view) to get to know the prayer better so I am reproducing it
here for any like-minded people
As I sat quietly and read the prayer through it was not long before I stopped at "When we turned away
you did not reject us but came to meet us in your Son" I thought of the times when I have felt down and did not seem to
be reaching God and it made me feel very grateful that he sent his son to lead us back to him.
I hope it will also help you to draw closer to God as you say this prayer. It certainly helped me.
The Prayer
The Lord with you
and also with you
Lift up your hearts
We lift them to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
It is right to give thanks and praise
It is right to praise you, Father, Lord of all creation;
in your love you made us for yourself
When we turned away
you did not reject us
but came to meet us in your Son
You embraced us as your children
and welcomed us to sit and eat with you
In Christ you shared our life
that we might live in him and he in us.
He opened his arms of love upon the cross
and made for all the perfect sacrifice for sin.
On the night he was betrayed,
at supper with his friends
he took bread, and gave you thanks;
he broke it and gave it to them, saying
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;
Father, we do this in remembrance of him:
his body is the bread of life.
At the end of supper, taking the cup of wine,
he gave you thanks, and said:
Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins;
do this in remembrance of me.
Father, we do this in remembrance of him:
his blood is shed for all.
As we proclaim his death and celebrate his rising in glory,
send your Holy Spirit that this bread and this wine
may be to us the body and blood of your dear Son.
As we eat and drink these holy gifts
make us one in Christ, our risen Lord.
With your whole Church throughout the world
we offer you this sacrifice of praise
and lift our voice to join the eternal song of heaven:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
A period of silence is kept
Elaine
UN climate negotiations(Lima Peru)
1-12 December
Bearing these negotiations in mind it seemed a good idea to put this poster in again to remind us about
praying and fasting for the climate.
HOPE – World Aids Day at St Nicolas Church, Earley
On 28 November we will be opening our doors to over 130 children from Loddon and Hawkedon primary schools
to explore some of the issues faced by people around the world living with HIV/AIDS. This annual event, run in
partnership with REInspired, will be on the theme of HOPE. The children will visit bases to hear from people who
have visited Zambia and spent time alongside people living with HIV/AIDS. Together they will look at the topics
of:
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Health
Orphans
Prejudice
Education
The children respond to what they have experienced. They'll write a letter to a child like them in Zambia. These
letters are sent to Jubilee Centre and put in the hands of children where they’ll make a big difference to those who
receive them. Julia Jones, REinspired Project Manager, saw this for herself this year as part of the team that visited
Zambia. said:
"I met some of the children at a school in Ndola, Zambia, who have received letters in previous years. 90% of these children
are orphans and most will have been affected by HIV/AIDSI had the privilege of going into the school to join in with some of
the teaching. Although there were so many differences between this school and schools in Reading, it didn’t take long before
we were all having fun together: kids are kids and teachers are teachers wherever they are. “
The first lesson Julia witnessed was a science lesson about HIV/AIDS to a class of children ranging from Year 1 to
Year 6. The children learned about how HIV is transmitted (blood to blood contact), how to keep safe and the
importance of being tested. .A lesson like this is a key way to fight the stigma of being HIV positive. It also teaches
the importance of knowing your status: you can then take the appropriate medication and take steps to avoid
further transmission of the virus.
Julia added:
“We met some very special people in Zambia who have inspired us and shown us how you can make a difference. This
session allows primary school children from Earley a chance to make a difference by writing to a child in Zambia”.
A number of the REinspired team have visited Zambia and will be able to share their stories but the session looks at
HIV/AIDS on a global scale – there are people in Reading affected too.
HOPE for World AIDS Day will be in the church from Saturday 29 November to Monday 1 December (World Aids
Day) for anyone to visit.
If you would like to find out more about the work of REinspired please contact Julia
0118 966 3929, [email protected]
PUT A RIBBON ON IT
Red Ribbons from the
National Aids Trust,
supporting those living
with HIV/AIDS and
transforming attitudes in
the UK, will be available
to buy in church
GOOD NEWS
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UNAIDS is reporting the lowest levels of new HIV infections
this century, at 2.1 million [1.9 million–2.4 million]. In the
last three years alone new HIV infections have fallen by
13%.
It is estimated that 35 million people were living with HIV in
the world at the end of 2013. AIDS-related deaths are at
their lowest since the peak in 2005, having declined by 35
New HIV infections among children have fallen by 58% since
2001 and dropped below 200 000 for the first time in the 21
most affected countries in Africa.
The UN wants to CLOSE THE GAP
and eliminate AIDS by 2030. 19 million of the 35 million people living with HIV globally do not know their HIVpositive status. UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, said: “Smarter scale-up is needed to close the gap between
people who know their HIV status and people who don’t, people who can get services and people who can’t and people who
are protected and people who are punished.”
As people find out their HIV-positive status they will seek life-saving treatment. In sub-Saharan Africa, almost 90% of
people who tested positive for HIV went on to access antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 76% of people on ART have
achieved viral suppression, whereby they are unlikely to transmit the virus to their sexual partners. By ending the
epidemic by 2030, the world would avert 18 million new HIV infections and 11.2 million AIDS-related deaths
between 2013 and 2030
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As well as lack of services for testing, people are put off being tested by widespread stigma and discrimination
Wendy Neale
SAVE THE DATE: Stewardship Sunday 23rd November
Kicking off our 2014 Stewardship Campaign,
which will run through the season of Advent.
Join us as we set out our plans for 2015
and how you can support the mission of St Nicolas
Reading Düsseldorf Churches
A group of Christians from Reading will be visiting Düsseldorf, Reading’s twin city in Germany
from 1 - 8 August 2015
Would you like to join us ?
We will be staying in the homes of church members there, and getting to know the people and the area, via an
organised programme and free time activities.
Want to find out more ?
Come to our service, buffet and Information meeting at St Peter’s Church, Earley
on
Friday 14th November 2014
(service at 7 pm, meeting at 8 pm)
Contact Doreen Woods on 0118 926 5672 or [email protected]
You won’t need to speak German, but if you know some, all the better.
For more on Reading’s friendship with Düsseldorf, visit www.reading-dusseldorf.org.uk
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Nine Lessons & Carols
Tuesday 23 December 7.30 pm
Wednesday 24 December 3.00 pm
Tickets available from Oxford Playhouse
Online: www.ticketsoxford.co.uk
In person at Box Office
By phone: 01865 305305
(There is no charge for tickets but 75p for postage and only 4 tickets per person, first come first served.
Seats held until 20 minutes before each service )
Sobell Christmas Gift Fair
Saturday 22 December 10 - 5pm
Sun 23 December 10 - 4.30pm
At Radley College, Abingdon OX14 2HR
Over 60 stalls, refreshments, gifts
Entry £5 Concessions £2.50
BISHOP JOHN RETIRES
The Rt. Revd John Pritchard retired as Bishop of Oxford on 31 October. Large numbers of people attended The
Grand Day Out in September and were able to say their goodbyes.
In an article in "The Door" the Bishop wrote about "Last thoughts before the removal van arrives...."
He felt that the task of a bishop could be described under five headings:
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Be a leader in mission
A teacher of the faith
To be a chief pastor
To be a focus of unity
To be an apostle in the disputed
territory of contemporary society
He finished by saying:
"But I know I will have inadvertently hurt some and disappointed others, and you will have
too gracious to tell me. So can I simply apologise for those times when I have trodden on
foot or simply messed up. I didn't mean it and I'm sorry.
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your
But my abiding feeling is one of immense gratitude to the wonderful people of this diocese and to the gracious God who,
extraordinarily, entrusted me with this joyful privilege for seven years. To God be all glory."
Our prayers and best wishes go to Bishop John in his well earned retirement.
(If you would like to read the whole article please go to p.15 of the November issue of "The Door". All the information in the two articles on
this page comes courtesy of "The Door")
And then a New Bishop
Our Vision
We see a day when everyone in Earley is
Open to God...Open to one another....Open to the community
Our Mission
We are followers of Christ
who believe to seek and demonstrate that
God is with and for all people
Our Values - we are
God centred
Open and friendly
Seeking justice for all
Supportive
Our Mission Priorities
The focus for everything that goes on at St Nicolas
Being Rooted - in God Through worship and prayer
Being Visible - well known in a busy world
Being Open - and easy to engage with
Being Aware - of God's presence in the whole of life
Being Sustainable - in resources and models of ministry
A Mixed Bunch of Events
November 7 - 9 Dunsden Village Hall
Exhibition on the First World War and Dunsden
November 8 All Saints Church, Dunsden
Wilfred Owen Concert 7.30 pm
BBC Flog It......
..is coming to the Milestones Museum, Milestones Museum Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke,
Hampshire, RG22 6PG
Friday 14 November from 10.00am - 4.30 pm
Paul Martin and BBC experts James Lewis, Nick Davies and Elizabeth Talbot will be there to value your antiques
(maximum of three items per person) Free admission.
(email: [email protected] ;
Telephone: 0117 974 7839; www.bbc.co.uk/flogit)
November 20 - 29 Noises Off - a play by Michael Frayn at the Progress Theatre
Time: 7.45 and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm.
Tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
Book online or by telephone: 0118 384 2169. www.progresstheatre.co.uk
November 22 - 7.30 pm Reading Festival Chorus and Reading Haydn Choir present Brahms
A German Requiem and Edward-Rhys Harry For Cecilia
Edward-Rhys Harry (Conductor), Mandy Kesel (Conductor) Rebecca van den Berg (Soprano) Ed Ballard (Baritone)
British Sinfonietta
at Reading Universtiy Great Hall, London Road, Reading RG1 5AT)Tickets £15, Under 16s free.
Tel: 0118 983 4523 or [email protected]
November 23 - 6pm The Hexagon Reading The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins.
Tickets price £18/£14 from The Hexagon Box Office on 0118 960 6060.
More information: www.thearmedmanproject.org.
NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES
Sun 30
Sun 2
All Saints
8.00
Communion
10.00
Family Communion
12.00
PPP
4.30
All Souls Service
Mon 3
9.30
Noah's Ark @ St.Nics
Tues 4
7.30
PCC
Wed 5
11.00
Communion &Coffee
1.30
St.Nics with Sticks
7.45
Singing Group
Sun 9
Remembrance
Sunday
8.00
Communion
10.00
Parish Communion
Mon 10
9.30
Noah's Ark @ St.Nics
1.30
St.Nics with Sticks
Tues 11 10.00
Mothers' Union
(Silence @ 11.00)
Wed 12 11.00
Communion &Coffee
1.30
St.Nics with Sticks
7.45
Singing Group
Sat 15
3.00
Oakwood Forest
Church
Sun 16
2nd Sunday before
Advent
8.00
Communion
10.00
Parish Communion
Focus on Healing
This Time Tomorrow
Mon 17
9.30
Noah's Ark @ St.Nics
Wed 19 11.00
Communion &
Coffee
1.30
St.Nics with Sticks
7.45
Singing Group
Sat 22
11 - 2pm
Autumn Fair
Sun 23
Christ the King
Stewardship Sunday
8.00
Communion
10.00
Parish Communion
Mon 24
9.30
Noah's Ark @ St.Nics
Wed 26 11.00
Communion &Coffee
1.30
St.Nics with Sticks
7.45
Singing Group
Fri 28 - 1 Dec An Exhibition to mark World
Aids Day
Advent Sunday
8.00
Communion
10.00
Family Communion
Feedback from Open Door Project
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Some other dates of interest
4 Nov
9
15 - 16
Elections: United States
Remembrance Sunday
G20 Leaders Summit
(Brisbane, Australia)
9 or 16
International Day of Prayer for the
Persecuted Church
16 - 22
Prisons Week
23
Women against Violence Sunday
25 - 10 December Sixteen Days of activism against
Gender Violence
1 Dec
World Aids Day
1 -12 Dec
UN Climate Negotiations (Lima,Peru)
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Fortnightly at St. Nics
Men's Curry Night
Ladies' Pub Night
(see Noticeboard at back of church for details)
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Reading Events
15 Nov
21
28
Out of Africa Charity Ball
Christmas Market at St. Michael's
Church, Tilehurst (now in its 825th
Year)
Carers' Rights Day (Reading Borough
Council is inviting all unpaid carers
to a special event
(for more information on these three events contact Reading
Voluntary Action : [email protected] or ring
0118 95 4123)
CONTACT LIST
Vicar
Neil Warwick
[email protected]
CONTACT LIST
0118 966 5060
Curate
Libby Newman
0118 321 8322
Associate Clergy
Maureen Devine
David Webster
0118 921 2767
0118 979 4568
0118 986 9907
0118 966 3255
Treasurer
Richard Sedgwick
0118 967 8902
Covenanting Secretary
Hugh Simpson
0118 977 5951
Director of Music/Organist
Peter Durrant
0118 986 6410
Licensed Lay Minister
Emma Major0118 907 6216
PARISH OFFICE
Parish Administrator
Wendy Neale
[email protected]
Churchwardens
Kate Hubbard
Peter Kemm
0118 966 9080
Wendy is in the office on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, from 9.30am to 3.00pm during school term times.
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Readings & Intercessions
Valerie Edgeworth
0118 969 2863
Prayer Chain
Maggie Carter
0118 926 5322
Church Flowers
Jane Olney
0118 961 7609
Church Cleaning
Shirley Pyall
0118 986 2818
Hall Boolkings
Chris Davies
07774788697
Mothers' Union
Maggie Carter
0118 926 5322
Head Server
Philip Olney
0118 961 7609
Newsletter
Elaine Spratling
0118 926 1317
Welcome Rota
Jane Olney
0118 961 7609
Coffee Rota
Karen Koefman
0118 978 8684