Wednesday 27 December

No Bellringing Practice

Thursday 28 December

No Holy Communion this week

No Choir Practice (or 4 Jan)

Sunday 31 December – Christmas 1

10:30 am Gathered Service of Holy Communion for the Six

Parishes at Edgmond – DSH

11:30 pm ‘Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New’ – see notice 4

DSH = David Stokes-Harrison; PL = Paul Lewis;

JI = John Ingram; JG = Jane Gill;

PB = Phillip Brook; JF = John Fowler

Rector: Position vacant (interregnum) Churchwardens: John Ingram Tel: 810337 Chris Taylor Tel: 810880 Resident Minister: Revd David Stokes-Harrison Tel: 551117 Rural Dean: Revd Keith Hodson Tel: 750774

24 December 2017

Advent 4

7:45 am Holy Communion at Edgmond - JG

10:30 am Sung Eucharist at Edgmond – JI

3:00 pm Christingle Service at Edgmond – Archdeacon Paul Thomas

11:30 pm Midnight Mass at Edgmond – Archdeacon Paul Thomas

OT Lesson 2 Samuel 7: 1-11, 16 Paul Lewis

Epistle: Romans 16: 25-27 Chris Taylor

Gospel: Luke1: 26-38 John Ingram

Intercessions are led by: Paul Lewis

Offertory Procession: Service Attendees

The Church has an Inductive Loop System for the hard of hearing. Please switch your hearing aid to the ‘T’ position

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Large print hymnbooks are available – please ask a Sidesperson if you require a copy

EVERYONE IS INVITED TO STAY AFTER THE 10:30

SERVICE FOR MULLED WINE AND A MINCE PIE

Monday 25 December – CHRISTMAS DAY

7:45 am Holy Communion at Edgmond - JG

10:30 am Sung Eucharist at Edgmond - Revd Rich Cresswell

OT Lesson: Isaiah 52: 7-10 Service Attendee

Gospel: John 1: 1-14 Service Attendee

Intercessions are led by: Revd Rich Cresswell

Offertory Procession: Service Attendees

2 Christmas Tree Festival – The Flower Guild are very pleased to report that as a

result of the Christmas Tree Festival they are donating £1000 to St Peter’s

Church. Very well done to all the organisers, sponsors and contributors.

3 On Sunday, 31st December 2017, there will be only one service in our Six

Parishes which will be 10:30am Holy Communion here at St Peter’s.

4 On Sunday, 31st December at 11:30pm our usual tradition of ‘Ring

Out the Old, Ring in the New’ will take place here at St Peter’s.

Everybody is invited to join us to celebrate the changing year.

5 Please be aware that Sunday 7th January 2018 is the deadline for all articles

for the February issue of the Parish Magazine. Please deliver your

copy to Sara Taylor at sarajanetaylor@yahoo.co.uk or deliver directly

to Provost’s House, High Street, Edgmond.

6 PLEASE NOTE: During the interregnum, I intend to keep the Pew Sheet running.

As I will not be receiving information from the Rector’s diary, I will be very

dependent on others sending me diary and notice information. I will also look at

the Church Diary each week (kept on the table at the back of the Church), so

please make sure this is up-to-date. Please send to me all diary and/or notices

to be included by the Wednesday midday at New House, Pipers Lane or email to

me at maureen.broom@btinternet.com Thank you. Maureen Broom

Four candles are lit

Leader: One candle for hope, the second for the prophets of the

Word, the third for John the Baptist who called us to

change, and the fourth for Mary who simply and gladly responded

to the call of God.

“Here I am” said Mary, “I am the Lord’s Servant. As you have spoken

so be it.”

ALL: God of the humble, we thank you for choosing Mary and for her readiness

and joy in answering your call. Help us to journey with the lowly so that

Jesus, born in a stable, may be born anew in our hearts. Amen

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Thank you to pupils at St Peter’s School for pictures drawn for the pew sheets

during Advent

The Pew Sheet can also be found on our website at:

http://www.stpeterschurchedgmond.org

1 During the interregnum our first point of contact should be the

churchwardens, John Ingram (810337) or Chris Taylor (810880); then Revd

David Stokes-Harrison, (551117) if the wardens not available; and then the

Rural Dean Keith Hodson (750774), if Revd David Stokes-Harrison is not

available. For an urgent need of a priest then Revd David Stokes-Harrison or

the Rural Dean should be approached first.

Nellie Pearce