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Christmas Church Services
Daily Prayer
Come to Church Sunday
Christmas Church Cleaning
Flowers in Church (photos)
Coffee Rota
Church Bazaar
Church Registers
New Stands (photos)
Christmas Nativity Set Festival (photos)
Little Fishes
Carol Singing

Carol Singing - Thursday 4th and 18th December 6-8pm. Please meet outside The Bell Hotel. Please dress warmly, especially footwear and bring a torch. Carol sheets provided. Sorry no dogs, no unaccompanied children (under 14). Further info: Lis Walton, 01608 811096. In Aid of Save the Children. BACK TO TOP

Church Bazaar: A big thank you to all who helped, contributed and supported the Bazaar on Saturday 22 November. Congratulations to all the stall lholders who made a grand total of £1,178.. BACK TO TOP

Christmas Nativity Set Festival: Thursday 4th December to Sunday 7th December, 10am – 7pm. Refreshments available. The Festival concludes with a Nativity Set Service Sunday 7th December at 4pm. Come and see a fantastic display of Nativity sets, some from other countries, others made from unusual materials. Click on photos to see a selection of the displays. (photos) BACK TO TOP

New Stands: Two beautiful oak stands, hand-carved by Barry Canham, were dedicated in St Mary's on Sunday, 5 October. (photos) BACK TO TOP

Taizé Service: The next Taizé Service in St Mary's will be on New Year's Eve (Wednesday) at 6pm. Please join us for 50 minutes of gentle singing, short readings, prayer and silence.. BACK TO TOP

Daily Prayer: Times until further notice: Morning Prayer at 9am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (Holy Communion) and Thursday; Evening Prayer at 4.30pm on Monday, Tuesday (Iona liturgy), Wednesday and Thursday. BACK TO TOP

Little Fishes - will meet at the Baptist Church on Wednesday 3 December because of the preparations for the Nativity set Festival.

Come to Church Sunday - In conjunction with our Nativity Set Festival on Sunday 7 December we are holding another Back to Church Sunday Service. Please come and bring your family and friends. BACK TO TOP

Christmas Church Cleaning - If you could possibly help to clean the church after 12 noon on 19 December we would be most grateful. It should take less than an hour if we had a number of people. Even if you don't clean on a regular basis, it would be good to have your help. Thank you. BACK TO TOP

Coffee Rota - Many thanks to everyone who has been serving the coffee. Please could you sign the rota for the next few weeks. Details of other helpers available, if you need someone to do it with, are in the plastic packet labelled 'coffee rota' on the shelf near the door. Thank you. More info from Heather 810799. BACK TO TOP

Flowers: Our sincere thanks to all who work so hard to decorate our church. It looks wonderful each week and especially on festival occasions. (photos) BACK TO TOP

From the Church Registers: Funerals - 21 November, Florrie Baldwin. BACK TO TOP

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