For your Prayers, Information and Action  Give thanks for: Edgehill Churches o For the successful completion of the permanent Battle of Edgehill Exhibition Combroke, , , Ratley, in Radway church. Give thanks for the dedicated team that has put so much Shotteswell & Warmington time into bringing this project to fruition. o All the great teams across the benefice that care for our buildings  Please pray for: Welcome to our Services o Funeral of Margaret Bassett on Tuesday 20th at Crematorium 18th October – Trinity 20 o Alan and Chris as they return from sabbatical o Funeral of Lewis Woodhouse on Friday 23rd at Kineton church Combroke No Service 9.00 am Kineton Holy Communion (BCP) 8.30 am Village Service 10.30 am Radway Holy Communion 10.30 am th th This Week 18 – 24 October Ratley Holy Communion 6.30 pm Tuesday 8.00 am Deanery clergy prayer meeting Warmington Holy Communion 10.30 am 11.00 am Funeral of Margaret Bassett at Banbury Crematorium Shotteswell Holy Communion 8.30 am 1.00 pm Benefice Staff meeting Wednesday 9.00 am Open the Book in the Primary School 9.30 am Primary School year 4 visit to church 10.30 am Ecumenical Prayer meeting Next Week 11.30 am Fosse Foodbank Distribution Centre open, Kineton 25th October – Trinity Last 12.00 pm Barry at MoD Kineton 7.30 pm Looking to the future meeting in Ratley Combroke Village Service 5.00 pm Kineton Holy Communion 10.30 am Thursday 7.30 am Morning prayer at St Peter’s Kineton. All welcome Radway No Service 9.00 am Meeting Point – St Peter’s Kineton. All welcome Ratley Evensong 6.30 pm 11.00 am Coffee Morning at Combroke Village Hall 11.00 am Barry at meeting in Cathedral about Renew 2016 Warmington Holy Communion 10.30 am 7.30 pm Alpha week 4: Why and How should I read the Bible? Shotteswell Holy Communion 8.30 am Friday 2.30 pm Funeral of Lewis Woodhouse at St Peter’s Kineton 7.30 pm The Dean River Jazzmen at Warmington Church Saturday 9.30 am Morning prayer at St Peter’s Kineton. All welcome Key Contacts Vicar Revd Barry Jackson [email protected] 01926 640248 Associate Minister Revd Dr Alan Cartwright [email protected] 01926 640904 Forthcoming Events Associate Minister Revd Canon Dr Richard Cooke [email protected] 07952 544820 23rd Oct Trad Jazz in Warmington Church with the Dene River Jazz Men Children & Families Tanita Robson [email protected] 07707 926978 Baptisms Heidi Cartledge [email protected] 01926 641751 th 30 Oct A Night at the Opera in Kineton Church Weddings & Funerals Revd Barry Jackson (as above) st www.edgehillchurches.org 1 Nov 6.30 pm All Souls Service at St Peter’s Kineton www.facebook.com/edgehillchurches 1st Nov 6.30 pm Andrew White, the Vicar of Baghdad, at St Mary’s 3rd Nov Light Party at Kineton High School 19th Dec Handel’s Messiah in Ratley Church A TRAD JAZZ EVENING with the DENE RIVER JAZZMEN Help Needed Friday 23rd October at 7:30pm in St Michael’s Church Warmington nd 2 HAND GOOD QUALITY LAPTOPS All proceeds will go to the churchyard wall restoration fund. Tickets £10 on sale Kineton church has growing links with Ibba Girls School in South Sundan, where from Roger on 01295 690673 or Jennie on 01295 690331 they pay for the salary of one of the teachers. Two of the teachers in the school are in need of a laptop and we’d like to try and help. If you have an old laptop A NIGHT AT THE OPERA with Roderick Williams and friends that we could get refurbished for the school please contact Mel Dowden on Friday 30th October at 7:30pm in St Peter’s Church Kineton 01926 641417. Thank you! A fundraiser for St Peter’s Restoration Project Tickets £20 (includes interval drink) available from Forthcoming Events Sally on 01926 640917, Alex on 01926 642589 or Flower Thyme COFFEE, CAKE AND CHAT Kineton Methodist Chapel on 18th October at 4pm ALL SOULS SERVICE Sunday 1st November, 6:30pm at St Peter’s Kineton This is a new meeting linked to Meet and Eat. Each month An opportunity for anyone who has lost a friend or loved one to there will be a guest speaker (this month we have someone remember them as part of an act of Christian worship. If you would like from Age UK), a song/hymn and a prayer followed by a chance for Coffee (or to have a loved one remembered please contact Alan or Chris Tea), cake (or Biscuits) and Chat. Everyone Welcome Cartwright, 01926 640904, [email protected] THRIVE LIGHT PARTY Sunday 18th Oct, 4.30-6.00 pm - St Peter’s Kineton Tuesday 3rd Nov, 4.00-5.00 pm – Kineton Primary School For all 9-12 years old, to have fun with friends and to learn An after school event for children to celebrate Jesus as the light more about God! Contact Eira at [email protected] of the world! Enjoy some crafts, games, food, and have fun with REFLECTIVE SERVICE your friends! More info: Tanita 07707 926978, Diana 07749 599211 St Peter’s Kineton on 18th October at 6pm Exploring different ways of knowing God through contemplative prayer. MEET & EAT Tuesday 3rd Nov, 12 noon – Kineton Methodist Church Hall MOTHERS' UNION MEETING We hope you can join us for a good lunch and good company. All Thursday 22nd Oct 10.30 (coffee) for 11am at Judy Kirk's house, 17 Welcome! More info: Diana 07749 599211 or Chris 01926 640904 Shortacres. Our speaker will be Chris Cooke and the title of her talk: Prison Visiting: How the Mothers' Union Scheme started, and the SONGS OF PRAISE in Ratley nd experience of prison visiting. St Peters-ad-Vincula, Sunday 22 November at 6:30pm Ratley Church are having a Songs of Praise service on this EDGEHILL CHURCHES ALPHA COURSE evening. We hope you can join us Kineton Primary School starting on Thursdays 7.30 - 9.30 pm, starting CHURCH IN THE PUB with supper Sunday 8th Nov, 6.00pm, Rose & Crown, Ratley nd 22 October - week 4: Why and how should I read the Bible? Each month we explore a theme or story from the news as part of our Alpha is an opportunity to explore the Christian faith in a friendly, service. Everyone welcome. open and informal environment. No question is out of bounds and you are free to discuss as much or as little as you wish. HANDEL’S MESSIAH Please pray about who you could invite to the course Saturday 19th Dec in St Peter’s ad Vincula Church in Ratley For more details or register an interest please contact Sally 01926 641024, This Christmas Keith Smith will be putting on Handel’s Messiah in Ratley church [email protected] or Adrian 07889 544885 [email protected] with professional soloists, the Leicester Philharmonic choir and other local people. Save the date… more details soon