Sunday 11th November, rd Sunday before Advent Remembrance Sunday

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1 Sunday 11th November, rd Sunday before Advent Remembrance Sunday St Luke s Church 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion a.m. Service of Remembrance 6.15 p.m. WW1 Armistice Service with lighting of a beacon St Thomas Church a.m. Holy Communion Monday 9.30 am Morning Prayer St Thomas Wednesday am Holy Communion Friday Saturday am Church opening St Luke s a.m. Church Opening - St Luke s

2 Collect of the Day Almighty Father, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of all: govern the hearts and minds of those in authority, and bring the families of the nations, divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin, to be subject to his just and gentle rule; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Hebrews Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgement, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

3 Mark After John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news. As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, Follow me and I will make you fish for people. And immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him. 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.

4 THE BATTLE S OVER A Nation s Tribute Ceremony At 7.00pm on November 11 th towns all over the country will be staging a Beacon Lighting Ceremony to mark the end of the 3 years of remembrance of WW1. The Cannock ceremony will take place in St. Luke s Churchyard following a short service in church at 6.15pm EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND!!! Tickets for the festive lunch are now available. 6 per person. Special visitor all the way from the north pole. 8th December. 12pm for sit down Tickets are strictly limited Please contact Sarah or Julian.

5 St Thomas Christmas Fayre Saturday 24th November am to 3.00pm All are Welcome St. Luke s Dramatic Society Autumn Production THE HAPPY APPLE by Jack Pulman in the Prince of Wales Theatre November 15 th - 17 th at 7.30pm Tickets are available from the Office, the Café or any member of the society

6 CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 1 Thirty six tree entries so far, so if you wish to enter a tree please do as soon as possible. we have a couple of creative entries A Harry Potter theme tree, A tribute to the BBC tree and of course The twelve Days of Christmas tree. Hopefully there will be a few more unusual trees! 2 Volunteer forms to help at the Festival are at the back of the church and the centre foyer. Please help if you can. 3 Tickets are on sale for the Two music evenings at the Tree Festival Wed 21 st Nov the Lichfield Sinfonia and Friday 23 rd Nov St Luke s Choir. Tickets are on sale from the café and the office. Christmas Cards and 2019 Calendar s for sale St Thomas s Church are selling Christmas Cards and 2019 Calendar s for very Reasonable prices all proceeds go to St Thomas s funds

7 Dates for Your Diary AT ST LUKE AT ST THOMAS Saturday 24th November 2018 Christmas Fayre 11.00am to 3.00pm Church Giving and Gift Aid The budget of any Parish Church is a challenge to the whole church family and to the community it seeks to serve. Envelopes or Standing Orders give a regular income to St Luke's and, for tax payers, also allow us to reclaim Gift Aid. Why not join today? Details can be obtained from our Stewardship Adviser, Barbara Battersby or the Church Wardens if you are a visitor to St Luke s and would like to take advantage of the Gift Aid Scheme whereby Taxpayers giving can be increased by 25%, please fill in a Gift Aid Envelope which can be obtained from the Warden. Sunday Coffee 11th November 2018 Please note that coffee will not be served after the service on 11th November 2018

8 Services next Sunday 18th November nd Sunday before Advent St Luke s Church 8 a.m. Holy Communion a.m. Holy Communion St Thomas a.m. Holy Communion Please remember in your prayers Margaret Millar, Ann Kirkby, Betty Bailey, Daisy Smith Parish Clergy Revd Gill Joynson Revd Steve Reynolds Revd. Alex Mann Parish Office stlukesparish@btconnect.com