SUNDAY 23 rd December Advent 4

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1 SUNDAY 23 rd December Advent 4 Hymns All BBC Motet Do you hear what I hear arr. Roderick R Starr TODAY S SERVICES Acclamation Praise to you O Christ, King of eternal glory. Prepare the way of the Lord, *make his paths straight, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Praise to you oh Christ, King of eternal glory. Intercessor Chris Gadd Richard Spurgeon Readers June Chapman and Adrienne Bridger Audrey Linney and Marilyn Atkins Liturgical Gifts If you would like to donate the gifts to celebrate a special anniversary, birthday or remember a loved one, please let Lesley Handy know. The cost is 15. Chalice Assistants Linda Wainwright and Lesley Handy Retiring Collection The Children s Society This Morning 8.00am Eucharist 10.00am SUNDAY SCHOOL NATIVITY & FAMILY EUCHARIST Happy Birthday to Penny Deal who celebrates her birthday on Christmas Eve. Parish Office Helen Wilkes and Anne Morgan Lynne McNeill and Sheilah Hall This Evening 6.00pm Christmas Carol Service followed by mince pies and mulled wine

2 Christmas Eve 5.00pm Christingle Service for Families 11.30pm The Midnight Mass Hymns for Midnight Mass CS 7 CS 6 CS 5 CS 19 CS 4 CS 2 CS 1 CS 12 Motet The Capriol Carol by Bryan Kelly Hymns for Christmas Day CS 12 CS 17 CS 16 CS 8 CS 9 CS 13 CS 14 CS 11 Liturgical Gifts Rosa Miller has donated the gifts in joy and thanksgiving for all our dear ones, past and present. Chalice Assistants Midnight Mass Lesley Handy and Linda Wainwright Chalice Assistants Christmas Day Tony Shepherd and Don Lloyd Readers Tony Rice-Oxley Boxing Day Church Closed All Day Friday No coffee morning until 4 th January Next Sunday Theme: Sunday after Advent 8.00am Eucharist 10.00am PARISH EUCHARIST Christmas Week Christmas Day 8.00am Said Eucharist 10.00am Family Eucharist Acclamation For Midnight Mass Praise to you O Christ, King of eternal glory. Prepare the way of the Lord, *make his paths straight, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Praise to you oh Christ, King of eternal glory. Acclamation for Christmas Day Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. The word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Intercessions Midnight Mass Fr Colin Intercessions for Christmas Day Margaret Symonds Happy Birthday to Jesus Thursday 6.30pm Choir Practice s Readings 1 Samuel 2: Psalm 148 Colossians 3: Luke 2: 41-52

3 The fourth candle lit today represents peace and is called the Angel s Candle. The angels announced that Jesus came to bring peace--he came to bring people close to God and to each other again. St. George s Christmas Carol Service is this evening at 6pm followed by mince pies and mulled wine served in the hall. Mince Pies If you are able to help by bringing a box of mince pies please deliver to the Hall, in the morning if possible. Thank you.

4 The Midnight Mass Celebrate the Christmas Eucharist with Carols, readings and prayers. Service begins at 11.30pm. Sunday School Thanks to the children and leaders for presenting their Nativity today. The Epiphany will be kept on January 6 th, a Family Eucharist, and Sunday School will start again on Sunday January 13 th. Thank you to Eileen Oades who has sponsored the coloured Christmas bulletin. If you would like to sponsor Epiphany or Candlemass the cost is 12. Please let Lesley Handy know. Retiring Collection for the month of November raised for CRY. (Cardiac Risk in the Young) Thank you to those who contributed to this charity.

5 David Palmer would like to thank everyone for the gift presented to him at the Advent Carol Service following his "retirement" as head server. David will remain a server, and wishes Anne Morgan every success as his replacement. Safeguarding :- Sonja Barrand, the Safeguarding Officer for St. George s Church has reported to & advised the PCC, that anyone who begins a new role working with children or possible vulnerable adults i.e. Pastoral visiting, children & toddlers etc. must enquire about a DBS check with her prior to commencing that role. This is a requirement of the Church of England.. Bulb and Plant Planting Is there anyone who would like to take over growing and planting up the bulbs currently held at Len Palmer's home? If so, please speak with Len or David for further information. Horndean Crib League's annual day trip to France will take place on Sat 16th March, cost 18/person. Sailing from Portsmouth to Caen, we return the same day approximately at 9.30PM. For further information or to book a place, please speak to David Palmer, Monies to David by 6th Jan please. Holy Dusters: We need one more volunteer for our Holy Dusters on a Thursday afternoon (only once a month) to join Lindsay Hood and Ian Gibson. Please see Adina Burton as she will be doing a new rota for 2019 soon. Thank you Christmas Holidays Wishing all our young people and their families a very Happy Christmas holiday. Two Beeches Carol Service Thank you to all the congregational choir who sang Christmas Carols to the residents of Two Beeches on Wednesday. It was a great turnout and the staff really appreciated us and complimented on how lovely the singing was. A great outreach for our parish community.

6 What is Christingle? Now in its 50 th year, Christingle is a special, memorable celebration that takes place in thousands of churches and schools across the country The celebration is named after the Christingles that are lit during the service. Christingles are made from an orange decorated with red tape, sweets and a candle. With your help, Christingle raises vital funds to help children who are facing Christmas alone and are unable to cope. Your Christingle celebration is an opportunity to bring your whole community together, to share the Christian story and to experience the joy and wonder of this well-loved Christmas tradition. Christingle Service on Christmas Eve at 5pm is especially for families. The symbolism of Christingle Each element of a Christingle has a special meaning and helps to tell the Christian story: The orange represents the world The red ribbon (or tape) symbolises the love and blood of Christ The sweets and dried fruit represent all of God s creations The lit candle represents Jesus s light in the world, bringing hope to people living in darkness.

7 Factoid Did you know that we regularly spend more each year than we take in and that this shortfall has to come from our ever-decreasing reserves at St. George s!

8 Sunday 30 th December First Sunday of Christmas Hymns Intercessor Richard Spurgeon TODAY S SERVICES Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. The word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Readers Audrey Linney and Marilyn Atkins Liturgical Gifts Todays liturgical gifts have been Chalice Assistants Fr Ray and David Palmer Linda Wainwright and Fr Charles Retiring Collection Children with cancer Happy Birthday this week to Tony Smith and Diana Oberholster Parish Office Lynne McNeill and Sheilah Hall Lesley Handy Today 8.00am 10.00am THIS WEEK S DIARY Monday Eucharist PARISH EUCHARIST HAPPY NEW YEAR Tuesday 12.00pm New Year Ramble Wednesday 10.00am Said Eucharist 10.30am Refreshments in Church Hall

9 Thursday 6.30pm Choir Practice Friday 10.00am Coffee & Cake in Church Next Sunday Theme: The Epiphany 8.00am Eucharist 10.00am PARISH EUCHARIST s Readings Isaiah 60: 1-6 Ephesians 3: 1-12 Psalm 72: 1-15 Matthew 2: 1-12 New Year Ramble There will be a ramble along the waterfront as usual on New Year's Day. If you would like to come along please be at St Faith's Havant at 12 noon on New Year s Day. We will walk to the pub (The Ship) stop for a break then move on along the waterfront to Warblington and from there back to the cars. Join us if you would like to shift those New Year's Day hangovers! Thank you to all those who have helped prepare the Church for our Christmas celebrations: especially the Nativity Scene, the Christmas Tree and the wall decorations. Thanks also to the musicians and servers for their hard work in leading our worship and to those who prepared and served the refreshments following the Carol Service and at other services over Christmas. Pop-Up-Cinema next meets on Thursday the 24 th of January and the film being shown is Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. A comedy, musical, romance. The film starts at 7.30pm in St. George s Hall at the price of 6 per ticket. The doors open at 7pm. There is a free cup of tea or coffee on the night.

10 Pastoral Care Please let us know if you need to have someone included on the prayer list. Also let us know if that person has got better so we can celebrate their recovery. If you haven t seen someone for a while who sits near you in church, let us know. Already we have been alerted to some people that we have been able to follow up, so thank you to those who have come forward to make us aware. Please speak to Fr Colin, Fr Ray, Lesley Handy, Anne Morgan or Churchwardens. Remembering Those Who Need Our Prayers Please remember in your prayers this week: Gerry Shimbart, Shelley Laslett, Anna Chapman, Beryl Bambridge, June Blythe, Irene Kimber, Jennefer Higgingbottom and Stephen. Remembering Those Who Have Died Recently Please remember in your prayers this week: David Skinner, Gordon Hall and Becky Roach Remembering Those Whose Anniversary of Death Falls At This Time Please pray for the souls of: Linda Cheshire, Robert Pearson, Ronald Lloyd, Pat Millard and Catherine Handy School of the Week Please pray for the staff and students at: Oaklands Catholic School And Queen s Inclosure Primary School

11 PARISH DIARY Sunday School Nativity Play 10am Sunday 23 rd Christmas Carol Service with mulled wine and December mince pies 6pm Monday 24 th Christingle Service for families 5pm December The Midnight Mass 11.30pm Christmas Day 8am Eucharist and 10am Family Eucharist Sunday 6 th January The Epiphany 8am and 10am Eucharist 2019 Wednesday 16 th Pastoral Meeting at Lesley Handy s Home January 7.45pm Wednesday 6 th St. George s Book Club 7.30pm at Pat February Mitchell s home Saturday 16 th Around the World Food and Show February Thursday 21 st MU Quiet Day at St John s Shedfield led by February Revd David Lindsay Wednesday 6 th Ash Wednesday March Sunday 10 th March Lent 1 Sunday 7 th April APCM Sunday 21 st April Easter Sunday Friday 26 th April Walsingham Pilgrimage Monday 29 th April St. George s Day Service Saturday 18 th May Organ Workshop Peter Gould Saturday 8 th June Summer Fete Saturday 8 th June Waterlooville Music Festival 15 th Saturday 29 th June Possible date for Cantemus Choir

12 NB Please items for the bulletin to Lesley Handy at: Alternatively leave a note in the admin pigeon hole at the back of church. Merry Christmas and a happy new year PLEASE TAKE THIS BULLETIN HOME WITH YOU AND KEEP FOR REFERENCE Fr. Colin Lawlor (Parish Priest) Tel: parishpriest@stgeorges.church Fr. Ray Chapman (Assistant Priest) r.chapman@stgeorges.church Parish Admin Lesley Handy Tel: parish.office@stgeorges.church Parish Office Open Mondays 9.30am 12.30pm Deadline for bulletin items: 7pm Wednesdays CCL LARGE PRINT HYMN BOOKS AND SERVICE ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE - PLEASE ASK THE SIDESPERSONS. LARGE PRINT BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST - CONTACT LESLEY HANDY