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SUNDAY 30th November First Sunday of Advent
Morning Prayer
The office of Morning Prayer, led by the Revd Robert Wynford-Harris, will be said in the Churches as follows:-
Mon. St Helen's 9.30am
Tues. St Peter's 9.30am
Wed. St Helen's 8.00am
Thurs. St Peter's 9.30am
Anyone is very welcome to join Rob at these services.
TO INFORM YOUR PRAYERS
INTERCESSIONS
Worldwide Anglican Church: Pray for Archbishop Justin
Welby; The Falkland Islands.
This Diocese: Pray for Bishop Christopher;
Archdeacon Peter; the Parish of Christchurch & St John
Sandown.
World: Let us pray for all those without hope,
that the light of Christ may shine in their lives.
Island: We pray for the food banks and Needs and
Seeds.
Sick: Peggy, Alice, Barbara & Terry, Anne,
Christian, Jean, Lynn, Frances.
All who suffer as a result of natural disasters, or
as a result of acts of terrorism, violence or armed conflict.
Our armed forces and their families.
ST PETER'S/ST HELEN'S 10am SERVICE READINGS
December 7th The Second Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 40. 1-11
2 Peter 3. 8-15a
Mark 1. 1-8
The duty rota is displayed on the notice board at both churches.
If you are unable to fulfil the scheduled task please swap with
another and inform Sylvia Beardsmore.
MOTHERS' UNION PRAYERS
" Advent" Let us reflect on our journey through Advent,
that the season may not be obscured by the commercial emphasis on
Christmas. As we make our practical preparations, let us keep
sight of the spiritual.
Monday 1st World Aids Day.
Tuesday 2nd International day of the Abolition of Slavery.
Wednesday 3rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Dec. 2nd 10.30 am Bible Study
Dec. 2nd 2.00pm St. Helens Sewing Group
Dec. 3rd 1.00pm Funeral St. Helen's followed by
burial in the churchyard
Dec. 6th 10.00am -11.30am St. Peter's Church
Christmas Coffee Morning in the Church hall
POMPEY CHIMES
Don't forget to pick up a copy.
PEW LEAFLETS
Items for the pew leaflet to Sue Whitewick by Wednesday 5.00pm
latest, please, preferably by e-mail susanwhitewick(at)btinternet(dot)com.
St Peter's Christmas Coffee Morning
The Mother's Union will be holding a tombola stall at St. Peter's
Church Coffee Morning on 6th December, and donations of suitable
prizes will be welcomed, either to Molly or in the box in the
Church porch.
Donations of 'Gifts' and raffle prizes also welcome to Sue.
A further £100.00 has been given to Church funds being the
proceeds of coffee after Church at St. Peter's.
Sewing Group
St. Helens Sewing Group will be meeting every Tuesday between now
and 9th December. Thank you. Mary.
St. Peter's & St. Helen's Church Cleaners
We would be grateful if more people could kindly help with the
cleaning at St Peter's Church. If anyone can spare an hour or so
each month for dusting and sweeping, please contact Joan Ricketts.
St. Helen's Church also needs cleaners. Please contact Barbara.
St. Peter's Church Garden
A special thank you to Mike and his team for their hard work in
the church garden again at the beginning of this month. Those
observant ones among you will have noticed the gaps in the rose
garden. Regretfully some of the roses have succumbed to honey
fungus and needed to be removed. It is hoped that by doing so the
reminder of the roses can be saved. Please bear with us during
this time when the contaminated soil cannot be used.
Winter & Children's Church at St Helen's
Though our tent has been a wonderful asset for our
children in the summer - we need a warm and less blustery place
for them in winter. So, we shall be adapting the gallery at St.
Helen's to form an 'upper room' for Children's Church to use. We
would be very grateful for donations of bean bags / scatter
cushions or carpeting to help furnish this area. Many thanks, Rob.
Christian Aid
Shock horror!!! Advent is fast approaching once more and
this should be a time of spiritual preparation. However the
busyness of the season sometimes makes this difficult. In order to
help us, Christian Aid have produced a small booklet entitled "My
Advent Journey" designed to give a moment of calm and reflection
in our busy lives. These will be available in the back of both St.
Helen's and St. Peter's from 23rd November, and St. Catherine's on
26th November. Please feel free to take a copy for your own
personal devotions.
