A Community Enriched by Christian Faith, Worship and Values Advent 2 6Th December 2020

Private Prayer w/c Sunday 6th December

Parish Church When is church Conditions Open? Yelverton * Sunday - Not Open If there is a funeral Wednesday - 1200-1500 then opening times will change

Horrabridge Wednesday 1030-1530 If there is a funeral Sunday 1030 - 1430 then opening times will change A community enriched Meavy Not Open by Christian Faith, Walkhampton Not Open Worship and Values

Sheepstor Not Open Advent 2

Sampford Wednesday 1000-1800 If there is a funeral 6th December 2020 Spiney then opening times will change. WELCOME to our Mission Community. We are the Anglican * No private prayer and Eucharist on Sunday 20th December and churches of Yelverton, Meavy, Sampford Spiney, Sheepstor, Wednesday 30th December. Walkhampton and Horrabridge, and in partnership with the Methodist Church in Horrabridge and Princetown. SERVICES: SUNDAY DECEMBER 6TH 0915 St Paul’s Yelverton (Family Worship) 0930 St Mary’s Walkhampton (Eucharist Order 1) www.westdartmoor.church 1030 St John’s Horrabridge (Eucharist Order 1) 1045 St Peter’s Meavy (Family Worship) 1500 St Mary’s Sampford Spiney (Evensong BCP) RECTOR: 1600 St Leonards Sheepstor (Evensong) Revd Andrew Thomas The Rectory, Yelverton PL20 6AB WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9TH 1100 St Paul’s, Yelverton (Said Eucharist BCP) Tel: 01822 854804 [email protected] (Initial contact for Anglican weddings, baptisms funerals & SERVICES: SUNDAY DECEMBER 13TH pastoral visiting. Andrew’s day off is Friday) 0915 St Paul’s Yelverton (Eucharist Order 1) 0930 St Mary’s Sampford Spiney (Eucharist BCP) 0930 St Mary’s Walkhampton (Morning Worship) ASSOCIATE PRIEST: 1030 St John’s Horrabridge (Eucharist Order 1) Revd Di Caine 1045 St Peter’s Meavy (Eucharist Order 2) The Vicarage, 1 Manor Farm, Dousland, PL20 6NR Tel: 01822 481553 [email protected] Worshipping On-line (Di’s usual work days are Wednesday-Sunday) We are worshipping live on Facebook which will always be at 0915 every Sunday from Yelverton and you can watch our Service, taking part spiritually by following this link: https:// METHODIST MINISTER: www.facebook.com/pg/westdartmoor/videos. You don’t have Revd Phil Grifﬁn to be a member of facebook to access this nor do you need The Manse, 20 Youldon Way, Horrabridge PL20 7SN to give any of your own details. If you struggle with Tel: 01822 853860 [email protected] accessing this, please let Andrew know.

Please don’t forget to see the website for full details of Services. www.westdartmoor.church

The Sick, Suffering, Lonely, and Housebound: Pat Cole, Ethel Vanstone, Bill Crocker, Peter Ballinger, Geoff Lamerton, Gay Goodman.

Those who have died: John Barnett, Timothy Miall, Lilian Willcocks, Yvonne Waycott, Sheila Haddock, Sara Rogers Sunday Bible Readings and Gospel Reading In Our Prayers for the week ahead December 6th December 13th December 20th 6 Our County School at Princetown (Head - Emma Byrom) teaching staff, the governors and children. 7 Revd Mike Fairall, Priest with Permission to Officiate. Isaiah 40.1-11 Isaiah 61.1-4, 8-end 2 Samuel 7.1-11, 16 8 Administrator, Safeguarding Officer - Debbie Delaney 9 All those involved in Yelvercare and other local caring Psalm 85.8-end 2 Psalm 126 Psalm 113 organisations. 10 Dartmoor National Park Authority (Kevin Bishop Chief Peter 3.8-15a 1 Thessalonians Romans 16.25-end Executive) 5.16-24 11 St Mary’s Walkhampton. Bunty Baxter & Ros Knight, Mark 1.1-8 John 1.6-8, 19-28 Luke 1.26-38 Churchwardens. Kevin Baxter,Treasurer. The Congregation & PCC 12 Our local Scouting and Guiding Associations groups. Notices • Advent Study Group: has started. If you are interested and to see if there are spaces please contact Propers for Advent 2 (Purple) Anne de Looy (859421) or Martin Jury (854504) if you would like to join. Invitation to Confession • Festival of Nativity Scenes. Our annual Festival A voice cries out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of Nativity Scenes will be held at St John’s Church, of the Lord.’ So let us listen, and turn to the Lord in Horrabridge, from 12.30pm – 4.30pm every Saturday penitence and faith. and Sunday from 5th – 20th December plus Tuesday 8th Collect and Thursday 10th December. Many scenes of the O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power and come among us, Nativity created by village organisations, churches in and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our the Mission Community and individuals in a variety of sins and wickedness we are grievously hindered in running media and displayed in the beautiful setting of the the race that is set before us, your bountiful grace and Parish Church. Entry is by donation. Face coverings mercy may speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus will need to be worn, there will be a one-way system in Christ your Son our Lord, to whom with you and the Holy operation and hand sanitisers will be plentiful. All Spirit, be honour and glory, now and for ever. Amen. Government guidelines will be followed. Comfort and Gospel Acclamation Joy will be in abundance, do come and see it!. Alleluia, alleluia. • Wedding at St Leonards, Sheepstor on Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight, and all Saturday 12th December. Unfortunately there will not flesh shall see the salvation of God. be a service on Sunday 13th. Alleluia. • Yelverton Nativity Trail 7th-20th December. Families are invited to look for the Introduction to the Peace nativity characters and animals from the Christmas God will speak peace to his people, to those who turn to story in the windows of shops and businesses in the him in their hearts.. main shopping area in Yelverton. A leaflet giving more Post Communion Prayer details will be available to download from the West Father in heaven, who sent your Son to redeem the world Dartmoor Mission Community Website. Happy and will send him again to be our judge: give us grace so to searching! imitate him in the humility and purity of his first coming • Walkhampton Nativity Trail 7th-20th that, when he comes again, we may be ready to greet him December. First, you will need to download the with joyful love and firm faith; through Jesus Christ our WALKHAMPTON Christmas Trail sheet from the Lord. website (or ask Corinne for a copy). Then look around the centre of the village to find the 12 Christmas story Advent Wreath Prayers - Advent 2 pictures in people's windows. Each picture goes with a God our Father, you spoke to the prophets of old of a Saviour part of the Christmas story. Put the letter from each who would bring peace. You helped them to spread the joyful picture to the correct part of the story. Reading down, message of his coming kingdom. Help us, as we prepare to the letters will spell out a special Christmas message. celebrate his birth, to share with those around us the good Happy searching! news of your power and love. We ask this through Jesus Christ, the light who is coming into the world. Amen.

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