A warm welcome to you on this Third Sunday before Advent. Please do join us after the service to share in a cup of tea or coffee. All ages are welcome at St. Mary’s, children included. There is also a crèche in the Octagon for the very young if you need it. If this is your first time with us, please do fill in the slip at the end of the newsletter, so that we can keep in touch with you. St Mary’s is fitted with a hearing loop system. Members of the congregation who have a hearing aid with a ‘T’ switch will find that they can hear better when it is switched to ‘T’.

Remembrance Sunday - 14th November
Please Note: Next Sunday, Remembrance Sunday we will be starting the service at the slightly earlier time of 9.50am in order that we are ready in good time for the Act of Remembrance at 11am.

Children’s Society Boxes
If you have a Children’s Society Box please could you bring it to Church by Next Sunday so that I can get them counted and the money sent of to the Children’s Society. Many Thanks. Audrey Curtis

Coffee Club
The Coffee Club meets next on Wed 10th Nov at 10.45am. Cost £1. All welcome

Christmas Activity Morning/Crib Service
On Tuesday 21st December 2010 we will be holding a Crib Service & Activity morning for children and their guardians. If you wish to be involved in this outreach opportunity, playing with glitter and re-telling the Christmas Story we are holding a planning meeting on Sunday 21st November after the 10am service.

Christian Aid Market - Saturday 20th November
Market Stalls will be held at Methodist Central Hall from 10.30am - 2 pm to raise money for Christian Aid. Admission 20p. All welcome.

Thank you
I would like to say a big thank you to Jean Hudson and Margaret Oakley for giving the kitchen a really good spring clean which was badly needed, it certainly gleams now. Could all users of the kitchen please support what they have done by keeping it clean and tidy. Thank you. Barbara

Christmas Services
It may seem a little early to be thinking about services at Christmas but PCC would like to hear what level of services people would like over the Christmas period. To this end, could you please complete the survey form with this newsletter and place in the box in the Centre. Thank you. (Sorry the form was not available last week!)

Christmas Fayre - Saturday 27th November - 10 - 2 pm
Please be thinking of things you may be able to donate for sale on the day. Cakes and home made produce always sells very well. If you are able to help with that, please be thinking of it now! Other things we need are bottles for the bottle stall (it does not have to be alcohol!), prizes for the tombola stall, books, CD’s and DVD’s and really anything you can think of. However, no electrical equipment please. Bric a Brac and Nearly New items can be brought in from 12th November 2010.

Contemplative Prayer Group
Hosted by Owen and Sally in their home, this group will meet every second Friday of the month starting 12th November. This is not for experts - learners very welcome.

Home for Christmas
Are you spending Christmas at home this year? Would you consider including an international student from a university in the UK in your plans? There are so many students here from China, India, and many other countries, who are unable to go back at Christmas. They would love to spend two or three days in a real home, rather than an empty hall of residence. Your link with a student will be arranged by one of HOST’s voluntary organisers, who do their best to match hosts and guests who will enjoy one another’s company. Host is a long established national charity. If you would like to know more about volunteering as a host, please see www.hostuk.org or call Lyn Thursfield on 0121 353 1157

October Tote
1st Prize No. 23 C. Moreton £25.00
2nd Prize No. 27 C. Moreton £ 8.00

Mission2Grow Blog
Tony Thistlewood has been writing a Blog detailing the events, groups and fun that happened during the Franciscan Mission back in September. This first part of this blog can now be seen on the St. Mary’s website - www.stmarys-walsgrave.org.uk

Third Sunday before Advent

Collect: Heavenly Lord, you long for the world’s salvation: stir us from apathy, restrain us from excess and revive in us new hope that all creation will one day be healed in Jesus Christ our Lord.

First Reading: Job 19. 23-27a Glynis Wood

Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2. 1-5, 13-end Hannah Tyler

Gospel Reading: Luke 6. 20-31 Dave Kirkwood

Intercessor: Sue Morton

Hymns: 310 324 186 222 142

Post Communion Prayer: God of peace, whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom and restored the broken to wholeness of life: look with compassion on the anguish of the world, and by your healing power make whole both people and nations; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

This week beginning 7th November 2010

This Sunday

8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion, Junior Church & Lazers
12 noon Baptisms
3.30 pm Bereavement Service
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
Monday 9 am Morning Prayer
7 pm Parish Office
Tuesday 9 am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 10 am Holy Communion
Thursday 9 am Morning Prayer
Friday 10 am M2G Adventure Prayer Group - 10 Hall Lane
Saturday 9.30 am Morning Prayer

Sunday 14th November

8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion, Junior Church and Lazers
6.30 pm Evening Prayer