Valley Contacts Lambourn Valley

Vicar: Welcome The Revd. Julie Mintern 208467 St James the Greater Eastbury Mobile: 07749 844600 [email protected] All Saints Rest day Thursday. St Michael & All Angels Lambourn

Associate Clergy: The Ven. Christine Allsopp 674108 Sunday 1st December 2019 Mobile: 07801 096345 [email protected] Advent Sunday

Church Wardens: Welcome to everyone! Eastbury Paul Reynolds 71001 We are glad to have you join us

East Garston Bob Briant 648646 as we worship God in this church. Dawn Tonge 648370

Lambourn Amanda Marchant 670083 The Week Ahead Bruce Laurie 71294 Today 1st December PCC Secretaries: Eastbury Jenny Powell 72741 9.00am Holy Communion (BCP) (Said), Eastbury East Garston Karen Sperrey 648365 10.30am Sung Eucharist, St Michael’s Lambourn Lambourn Ruth Honey 71158 3.00pm Christingle Service, St Michael’s Lambourn

Website: https://lambourn-valley-benefice.website/ Monday 2nd December 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn Deanery Prayer Cycle 10.00am Parent & Toddlers, St Michael’s Lambourn

West Downland Benefice 1.30 – 3.30pm Food Bank, Sacred Heart Hall Miri Keen, Julie Howell LLM John Avery 5.00pm Lambourn CE Primary School Governing Body meeting St. Andrew , 7.30pm PCC meeting, St Michael’s Lambourn All Saints St. James Leckhampstead, St. Mary Fawley, Tuesday 3rd December St Swithin Wickham 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn St. Gregory Welford, St. Mary , Wednesday 4th December St. Stephen Shefford Woodlands 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn 12.00 noon Funeral of Sylvia Sturgess, Lambourn Prayers followed by cremation at West Crematorium.

‘ What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, Thursday 5th December and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your 7.00pm Choir Practice, St Michael’s Lambourn God?’ Micah 6.8 Friday 6th December Please note that the prayer list for the sick is 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn updated the first week of each month. If you wish to 10.00am Reception Class (F2) Service, Lambourn keep a name on the prayer list into December please 5.30pm – 8.00pm Church Christmas Fair, Lambourn. let Julie know. Thank you. th The Newly Baptised: Rupert Walker, Luella Shute. Saturday 7 December 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn The sick: Nigel Jenks, Charmaine Pike, Ruth Jarvis, Maureen Leppard, Christine Kendall, Pauline Ilott,

Rosemary Blake, David Ashplant, David Taylor, th Tony Stewart-Smythe, Annie Whittaker, Betty Cooper, Next Sunday 8 December 2019 nd Eileen Middleditch, Stephen Morgan. 2 Sunday of Advent

The Recently Departed: Marjorie Irene Chandler, 9.00am Family Communion (sung), East Garston Sylvia Sturgess. 10.30am Sung Eucharist, St Michael’s Lambourn 4.00pm Christingle Service, St James Eastbury God bless, strengthen and inspire you in the week that lies ahead. Readings

Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12 We pray for the health and flourishing of our nation in these turbulent days, for a clear sense of direction and an agreed path, and for the pursuit of the common good. Notices & Diary Dates

Please send items for inclusion in the Lambourn Advent preparation – thank you to everyone who

Valley Welcome by 4.00pm on Wednesday at the came along and joined in. latest to (Please start Subject Line with VW): th [email protected] Church Christmas Fair next Friday 6 December 5.30pm – 8.00pm St Michael & All Angels Lambourn.

Prayers and Readings Matthew 24:36-44 Jesus spoke to his disciples: ‘About that day and hour no one knows, neither the The Collect for Today angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Almighty God, For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming give us grace to cast away the works of darkness of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the and to put on the armour of light, flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and now in the time of this mortal life, giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great and they knew nothing until the humility; flood came and swept them all away, so too will be that on the last day, the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the when he shall come again in his glorious majesty field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two to judge the living and the dead, women will be grinding meal together; one will be we may rise to the life immortal; taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for through him who is alive and reigns with you, you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. in the unity of the Holy Spirit, But understand this: if the owner of the house had one God, now and for ever. known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must The Short Collect be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an Almighty God, unexpected hour. as your kingdom dawns, turn us from the darkness of sin to the light of holiness, Post Communion Prayer that we may be ready to meet you O Lord our God, in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. make us watchful and keep us faithful as we await the coming of your Son our Lord; that, when he shall appear, Isaiah 2:1-5 he may not find us sleeping in sin The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning but active in his service Judah and Jerusalem. and joyful in his praise; through Jesus Christ our Lord. In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, Notices & Diary Dates and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. Many peoples shall come and say, Lost Property A fawn coloured pair of gloves were ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, left behind after the Remembrance Service in All to the house of the God of Jacob; Saints East Garston. They have red remembrance that he may teach us his ways poppies on the front of each glove. Please let Dawn and that we may walk in his paths.’ Tonge 648370 know so they may be reunited.

For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. God of grace and truth, send your Spirit to guide us He shall judge between the nations, as we discover your will for our country. Help us to and shall arbitrate for many peoples; discuss the issues before us with courtesy, truth and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, mutual respect, and grant that all who stand for and their spears into pruning-hooks; parliament will seek to serve the common good, nation shall not lift up sword against nation, through him who came not to be served but to serve, neither shall they learn war any more. Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O house of Jacob, come, The Travelling nativity or Posada is ready to begin let us walk in the light of the Lord! its journey throughout the Benefice. Please sign up on the sheet next to the date you would like to take have it in your home.

Romans 13:11-end Thank you to all who have knitted the Holy Family Brothers and sisters, you know what time it is, how it and to Lucy who built a stable!

is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For If you know anyone who is housebound or not been salvation is nearer to us now than when we became to Church for a while who you think would like to have believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us the Holy Family visit them please ask for them. then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the

armour of light; let us live honourably as in the day, Christmas Carol Concert on Tuesday 10th not in revelling and drunkenness, not in debauchery December at 6.00pm in aid of the Injured Jockeys and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy. Fund, St Michael & All Angels Lambourn. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.