Please pray for: … those in need of our prayers: Louise Harward (HA)(CH) Wendy Sadler (ER) CHELMOHARKSTEADERWARTONSHOTLEY Christopher Cole (ER) Pat Scholfield (SH) THE NEWS SHEET FOR Gordon Parish (CH) Sally Chicken (CH) THE SHORELINE BENEFICE Derek Gent (SH) Rachel Smith (HA) REVD CANON LIESBETH OOSTERHOF - RECTOR Gloria Coleman (ER) Catkin Seel (HA) Tel: 01473 781902 June Stroud (SH,ER) Rodney Freeman (HA) WEBSITE: http://shorelinebenefice.co.uk … those ill, at home or in hospital: Bill Thomas (CH) Steve Chicken (CH) NOTICES FOR 13th December 2020 Nigel Bailey (CH) Judy Melhuish (SH) Graham Coleman (ER) Third Sunday of Advent … the family and friends of those who have recently died David Abbott (CH) Collect for the Third Sunday of Advent If you would like to be included in our prayers, if know of somebody who might God for whom we watch and wait, be interested, or if you wish to come off the list, then please contact Liesbeth on you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son: 781902, or email to [email protected] give us courage to speak the truth, LITTLE FREE PANTRIES WHERE YOU ARE. to hunger for justice, A way to give thanks to God for having enough and to suffer for the cause of right, Each village now has its own Little Free Pantry: with Jesus Christ our Lord. : under Allana Baxter’s front porch : in the church porch Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent Harkstead: in the middle of the village, where Road joins the Isaiah 61.1-4,8-11, 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24 and John 1.6-8,19-28 street, the corner of the Leatherdale’s garden : in the Jowett’s front garden, next to the Village Psalm 126 Hall. When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, “Take what you need, give what you can!” then were we like those who dream. THANK YOU FOR HELPING EACH OTHER Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with songs of joy. James and Carly at Hollingsworth’s Chelmondiston Then said they among the nations, are helping out! ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’ * If you are self-isolating due to COVID-19 and in need of shopping, urgent supplies, or posting mail call or text them on: For the time being our pew sheet is a news sheet delivered by email and, like 01473 780225 or 07402092829 the pew sheet, available on our website. If you know of someone who would * They also have list of people offering to help deliver. Do contact like to be receive this news sheet, please be in touch! them if you can and would like to help. Services, worship and prayer time for the week ahead: Thy Kingdom Come - Prayer for the Nation Information about online worship is in italics The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and senior church leaders have called a month of Prayer for the Wednesday: 9.30am Wednesday morning Worship using the Call.Group Nation during the second lockdown. The suggestion online church is that as many of us as possible unite to do this at 6pm Thursday: 9.00-5.00pm St Mary’s Harkstead is open for prayer each day. The prayers and themes offered in the leaflet Thursday: 9.00-5.00pm St Andrew’s Chelmondiston is open for are simply intended as tools and suggestions to enable all to participate. You prayer can access the leaflet here: https://www.thykingdomcome.global/sites/default/ Friday: 9.00-5.00pm St Mary’s Shotley is open for prayer files/2020-11/PftN%20Booklet.pdf Sunday: 9.30am Morning service in St Mary’s Erwarton Sunday: 10.45am Morning Service using the Call.group online church Doorstep Carols When? Wednesday December 16th at 6pm Where? On your doorstep Admission to Christmas Services in Church. How? Sing along with radio Due to the restrictions of numbers you must pre-book a ticket for the Tune in to radio Suffolk at: Ipswich 103.9 FM; West Suffolk 104.6 FM; following services: Lowestoft - 95.5 FM; Aldeburgh - 95.5 FM, also on DAB & on BBC Christmas Eve, Thursday 24th December: Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_suffolk Erwarton: 6.00pm - Lessons but no Carols (with music though!) For more information and the carol sheet go to: Harkstead: 10.00pm - Late Night Communion https://www.light-wave.org/doorstep-carols Christmas Day, Friday 25th December: Chelmondiston: 9.30am - Communion Service Advent Online is a beautiful resource with readings, reflections, Shotley: 10.00am - Christmas Morning Service music, videos and artwork. You can access all For tickets contact Revd Liesbeth by email or phone: using the Advent Calendar or by browsing the [email protected] or 781902 Library. https://adventonline.faith

Outdoor Christmas Events. Support us. Outdoor Events are open to all and no tickets are needed. It will not come as a surprise that cutting our costs as much as we can Advent and Christmas time: doesn’t make up for the impact the pandemic has on the finances of our Chelmondiston: Lit Holy Family Artwork in the churchyard. You are invited parishes. Like other charities we depend entirely on the generous donations to hang cut out card stars and baubles with your prayers for 2021 in the of members of the congregation, those who care deeply about our beautiful surrounding hedge. buildings and the wider public. We are really grateful to everyone who has Shotley: The Christmas Crib is on display in the Village Hall porch and is continued to donate to their local parish church during these uncertain beautifully lit after dark. Please hang cut out card stars and baubles times. If you wish to consider making a donation, you can contact your local with your prayers for 2021 in the Christmas tree next to the porch. treasurer through the contact page on our website. You can give online to St Sunday 20th December: Mary’s Harkstead by going to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/ Harkstead: 5.30pm - Carols in the Village Hall Car Park 2065/ Christmas Eve, Thursday 24th December: We will continue to provide you with prayer, worship and pastoral care in Shotley: 4.00pm - Carols in the Village Hall Car Park whatever way we can. You are welcome to be in touch any time we can help.