First Sunday in Advent
Welcome to worship
If you are able to, please do stay for tea, coffee, biscuits and fellowship after the morning service. If you are visiting from another congregation, do make yourself known and take our greetings back with you to your home church.
TODAY
10.30am Communion Service Revd Don Macalister
Retiring collection for the Benevolent Fund
4.00pm at Christ Church, Braunton: ‘Joy Story’ Nativity Play
presented by Emmanuel Church Worship Group
All welcome. Followed by refreshments
6.30pm Advent Service ’Longing for Light’
Revd Marilyn Tricker
THIS WEEK
Monday 2 Dec 7.15pm Elders Meeting
Tuesday 3 Dec 9.30am-12.00noon Coffee Morning
9.30am Prayer Meeting
9.30-11.00am Tuesday Stay and Play
Wednesday 4 Dec 10.00am Nurture Group (by referral only)
2.00pm Rejoice! A meeting to explore ideasfor our Rejoice! services. All are welcome.
(Parents and Toddlers are on their Christmas outing)
Thursday 5 Dec (Two Bridges Café pre-booked lunches only)
2.30pm Ladies Fellowship
United Carol Service with the Barnstaple Longbridge Townswomen’s Guild
Friday 6 December 10.00-11.30am Hob Nob. Tea, coffee, cakes
10.30am Bible Study
NEXT SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER 2019
10.30am Morning Service Revd John Robinson
4.30pm Café Church
FURTHER AHEAD
Thursday 12 Dec 7.00pm Light up a Life Service, for Children’s Hospice South West
Friday 13 Dec 7.00pm A Christmas Celebration with
Barnstaple Jubilee Singers and guests:
Orchard Vale School and Braunton Ladies Handbell Ringers
Saturday 14 Dec 8.30am Circuit Men’s Breakfast
Speaker: Roger Byrom
11.00am-1.00pm Nativity Trail (see below and poster in corridor for details)
Tuesday 17 Dec 10.30am Carol Service. A short service with old and familiar carols (see Messenger, p.14)
OTHER NOTICES
The Winter Fair on November 16 raised £1,081. Huge thanks to all who helped and everyone who supported the event.
Nativity Trail, Sat 14 Dec, 11.00am-1.00pm based here. Volunteers wanted, please, to be characters or buddies in the town, or to serve refreshments here. Further details: Anthea Coates (01237 471740)
Minister: Revd Don Macalister (Day off: Sat 7 Dec)
Room bookings, please, to Ian Allen Tel: 01271 374085 or ianallen065@gmail.com. Details for next Sunday’s notices, please, to Tony Coates by the preceding Wednesday, 6.00pm. Tel: 01237 471740 or coates@anthea-tony.eclipse.co.uk
