North West Hampshire Benefice This week Mon 5th 1.30pm Study Club WHCH Ashmansworth + Crux Easton + East Woodhay + Highclere + Woolton Hill 2.00pm Monday Funday St Martin’s School …making Christ known in our communities th Tue 6 7.30pm Home Group Lawling Sunday 4th December 2016 – Advent 2 Wed 7th 10.00am Holy Communion St Thomas’, Woolton Hill 11.00am Holy Communion Broadmead 8.00am Holy Communion St Martin’s 9.30am-11am Little Angels Dunlop Room Celebrant: The Rector East Woodhay th Thurs 8 10.15am-12 noon Teddies & Trikes Dunlop Room 9.30am Messy Christingle St James’ 2.00pm-4.30pm East End Coffee Barn – open East End Farm Ministers: Mary Herbert & Mike Sarson Ashmansworth Notices 9.30am Holy Communion St Michael & All Angel’s Christingle Services at 3.30pm today at St Thomas’ Church, Woolton Hill and St Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector Crux Easton Michael’s Church, Highclere. All welcome, in aid of the Children’s Society. Details of our Christmas Services will be distributed to all homes in our parishes 11.00am Parish Communion St Michael & All Angel’s and details are also in our magazines. Carol Services in all our churches are on 18 th Celebrant & Preacher: The Rector Highclere December, please note that on the Sunday following Christmas Day ( 1st January) there will be one service - Benefice Communion, 10.00am at St Martin’s, East Woodhay. 3.30pm Christingle Service St Thomas’ St Thomas’ Church is supporting Naomi House by inviting you to make a donation Minister: The Rector Woolton Hill and use the big Christmas card/poster at the back of church to send Christmas 3.30pm Christingle Service St Michael & All Angel’s greetings to friends together, instead of sending individual cards. Minister: Mary Herbert Highclere East End Co ee Barn 2.00-4.30pm Thursdays during term time. Everyone welcome! East End Farm, East End. 6.00pm Evensong St Martins’ Minister & Preacher: Mike Sarson East Woodhay In your prayers , please pray: - for Archbishop Justin and our Bishops: Tim, David and Jonathan; Readings. - that our observance of the season of Advent will prepare us to welcome and OT: Isaiah 11: 1-10 Psalm 72: 1-7,18-19 celebrate afresh the birth of the Christchild; NT: Romans 15: 4-13 Gospel: Matthew 3: 1-12 - for school Christmas nativities and services; - for the work of the Children’s Society supporting disadvantaged children; Welcome to our churches, especially if you are a newcomer or a guest. Everyone is invited to receive Holy Communion if it is their practice - for those who serve in our armed forces; otherwise all are welcome for a blessing. - from our cycle of prayer, we pray for schools: St. Martin’s, St Thomas’, Woolton Hill Junior Gift Aid and donations to church & Thorngrove. Pre-Schools: Bright Sparks, Woolton Hill & Monday Funday; If you are giving to our collection today you may like to Gift Aid your donation if you have not already done so. Anyone and for the residents of Penwood. who pays income tax can do this by putting their donation in one of the envelopes in the pews and filling in the details on - for the sick and otherwise troubled, for those in hospital and for all medical staff. the front. This means we can reclaim 25p in every £1 donated. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benefice Contacts Weekly N otice Sheet Next Sunday: 11 th December – Advent 3 Rector : The Revd Christine Dale 253323 ***Please note there will be no notice 8.00am Holy Communion Highclere Assoc Priest: Vacancy sheets on Sundays 18 th & 25th December. 9.30am Parish Communion – with Sunday Club Woolton Hill Reader: Mary Herbert 255700 Christmas notices and any advance notices for 11.00am Matins Highclere Reader : Horace Mitchell 254677 1st January should be submitted to Bertha 11.00am Family Communion East Woodhay Reader: Mike Sarson 250533 (253199 or [email protected]) by 6.00pm Evensong Ashmansworth Lay Preacher: Angela Myers 254559 Tuesday evening 6th December please. Readings: Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm146:4-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 Reader Emeritus :Rosemary Cahill 253306 Weekly sheets will restart in January. .