News and Notices
Weeks commencing December 9th 2018
MONDAYS in ADVENT
On the first three Mondays of Advent –3rd, 10th and 17th - there will be a short Advent Meditation at 8pm in church, followed by half an hour of silence. “God’s first language is silence” said St. John of the Cross, to which the teacher of prayer, Thomas Keating, who has just died, added, “Everything else is a poor translation.
In order to understand this language we must learn to be silent and rest in God.”
There will be no quiet prayer on Wednesday 5th December.
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FOLLOW the STAR
Do we find ourselves feeling that Christmas is unlike the perfect ones we see in the media?
FOLLOW the STAR... invites us to come as we are and take a life-changing Christmas journey.
FOLLOW the STAR can provide an opportunity to pause and reflect on the effect of Christmas in daily living.
Booklets available in the church and parish centre. Donations welcomed
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PCC Secretary
A volunteer is urgently needed to take on the role of PCC Secretary from December/January. If you are interested, please contact Sylvia Carter.
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BISHOP WAND ADMISSIONS
We are now required by Bishop Wand to keep a register of attendance for families who want to have a place at the school on the basis of church membership. If you are coming to worship at St. Nicholas and intending to apply for a place at Bishop Wand, please identify yourself to the clergy whenever you are in church.
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WINTER FAIR
The Winter Fair took place on Saturday 1 December in the Village Hall and we raised an amazing...
£2,206
Half of the profit from the Fair is going to the Milange Primary School Project in Mozambique this year
Thank you to everyone who played a part in making it such a successful day!
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SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday 9 February
Concert at Halliford School
Fund-raising for Mozambique
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CHRISTIAN AID 2019
Caroline Button has kindly agreed to lead this in 2019, but needs our help.
She has identified a number of roles, including helping organising the physical collecting, marketing and advertising, and liaising with the school.
If you can spare some time to help in any of these tasks please contact Caroline or me. It will make a big difference. Last year we raised over £3000, and it would be great to do the same again or better in 2019.
We will have a planning meeting with the team in early in the New Year and love to have you involved.
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CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE GREENO
This is to advise all our readers that the guest list for Christmas Day Community Lunch at the Greeno Centre for 2018 now has very limited spaces remaining.
However, donations to help the day run smoothly, either cash or gifts, certain food stuffs etc., are still most welcome.
Volunteer drivers with a clean and valid licence and possibly a clearing up team from about 1pm until 4:30pm may also still be needed.
If you think you can help with any of the above, please contact; Mrs Caroline Button.
Contact: Caroline – 01932 247255 or 07775 901035 (or leave a message)
email: carolinebutton2006@yahoo.co.uk
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CHRISTMAS... WITH A DIFFERENCE
Can you make some room for an international student to learn what true British Festive hospitality can mean? Should you like to add that international element to your Christmas, learning another country’s traditions and enjoying the connection and friendship that such sharing brings?
HOST UK arranges for international students to enjoy brief homestays with UK hosts,
one day, a weekend or, over the festive period a three day visit. We need more hosts so that a smile can spread across many more faces…and across our fragile world.
If you should like to know more, please go to our website: www.hostuk.org
or leave a message on visits.hostuk.org/Public/ApplyToBecomeAHost
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MODERN SLAVERY?
It could well be happening now in this community.
The Council for Christians and Jews are helping synagogues and churches to come together by holding inter-faith training events on how to tackle modern slavery. It would involve someone from our church going with a person from a local synagogue to a training event in London, so that we can hold an event back in our own communities. If you want to know more, contact: jessica.spencer@ccj.org.uk
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Notices by EMAIL?
Prefer to receive the Notices by email? please contact Linda in the parish office.
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FLOWERS
For flowers in memory or anniversaries etc., please allow the flower ladies at least 2 weeks notice.
If you would like to donate flowers in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion,
please complete one of the forms located in the church porch and pass it to The Parish Office.
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NOTICES
Please send items into me by Wednesday evening for publication the following Sunday. tt3terry@hotmail.co.uk
On the first three Mondays of Advent –3rd, 10th and 17th - there will be a short Advent Meditation at 8pm in church, followed by half an hour of silence. “God’s first language is silence” said St. John of the Cross, to which the teacher of prayer, Thomas Keating, who has just died, added, “Everything else is a poor translation.
In order to understand this language we must learn to be silent and rest in God.”
There will be no quiet prayer on Wednesday 5th December.
************************
FOLLOW the STAR
Do we find ourselves feeling that Christmas is unlike the perfect ones we see in the media?
FOLLOW the STAR... invites us to come as we are and take a life-changing Christmas journey.
FOLLOW the STAR can provide an opportunity to pause and reflect on the effect of Christmas in daily living.
Booklets available in the church and parish centre. Donations welcomed
************************
PCC Secretary
A volunteer is urgently needed to take on the role of PCC Secretary from December/January. If you are interested, please contact Sylvia Carter.
************************
BISHOP WAND ADMISSIONS
We are now required by Bishop Wand to keep a register of attendance for families who want to have a place at the school on the basis of church membership. If you are coming to worship at St. Nicholas and intending to apply for a place at Bishop Wand, please identify yourself to the clergy whenever you are in church.
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WINTER FAIR
The Winter Fair took place on Saturday 1 December in the Village Hall and we raised an amazing...
£2,206
Half of the profit from the Fair is going to the Milange Primary School Project in Mozambique this year
Thank you to everyone who played a part in making it such a successful day!
************************
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday 9 February
Concert at Halliford School
Fund-raising for Mozambique
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CHRISTIAN AID 2019
Caroline Button has kindly agreed to lead this in 2019, but needs our help.
She has identified a number of roles, including helping organising the physical collecting, marketing and advertising, and liaising with the school.
If you can spare some time to help in any of these tasks please contact Caroline or me. It will make a big difference. Last year we raised over £3000, and it would be great to do the same again or better in 2019.
We will have a planning meeting with the team in early in the New Year and love to have you involved.
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CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE GREENO
This is to advise all our readers that the guest list for Christmas Day Community Lunch at the Greeno Centre for 2018 now has very limited spaces remaining.
However, donations to help the day run smoothly, either cash or gifts, certain food stuffs etc., are still most welcome.
Volunteer drivers with a clean and valid licence and possibly a clearing up team from about 1pm until 4:30pm may also still be needed.
If you think you can help with any of the above, please contact; Mrs Caroline Button.
Contact: Caroline – 01932 247255 or 07775 901035 (or leave a message)
email: carolinebutton2006@yahoo.co.uk
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CHRISTMAS... WITH A DIFFERENCE
Can you make some room for an international student to learn what true British Festive hospitality can mean? Should you like to add that international element to your Christmas, learning another country’s traditions and enjoying the connection and friendship that such sharing brings?
HOST UK arranges for international students to enjoy brief homestays with UK hosts,
one day, a weekend or, over the festive period a three day visit. We need more hosts so that a smile can spread across many more faces…and across our fragile world.
If you should like to know more, please go to our website: www.hostuk.org
or leave a message on visits.hostuk.org/Public/ApplyToBecomeAHost
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MODERN SLAVERY?
It could well be happening now in this community.
The Council for Christians and Jews are helping synagogues and churches to come together by holding inter-faith training events on how to tackle modern slavery. It would involve someone from our church going with a person from a local synagogue to a training event in London, so that we can hold an event back in our own communities. If you want to know more, contact: jessica.spencer@ccj.org.uk
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Notices by EMAIL?
Prefer to receive the Notices by email? please contact Linda in the parish office.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
FLOWERS
For flowers in memory or anniversaries etc., please allow the flower ladies at least 2 weeks notice.
If you would like to donate flowers in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion,
please complete one of the forms located in the church porch and pass it to The Parish Office.
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NOTICES
Please send items into me by Wednesday evening for publication the following Sunday. tt3terry@hotmail.co.uk