Notices for week commencing 4 December 2016

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1 Notices for week commencing 4 December 2016 Minister: Rev Sue Edwards Senior Steward: Sheila Files Lord Jesus, as we prepare for Christmas, help us to remember that peace will only come when we put you at the centre of our lives and that you call us to be on the side of the poor. Amen Sunday 4 December : 10.45am Celebration All Age Worship led by Rev Sue Edwards Coffee and tea will be served in the Grisedale Room after the service. Please join us. 12 noon-4pm Christmas Tree Festival and display of nativity 7pm scenes : More information overleaf Housegroup Risk-taking mission

2 This Coming Week : Wednesday 7 December: 7.30pm Thursday 8 December: am am am Sunday 11 December: 10.45am Singing Group at Holly Bank Vision 21 Time to Pray : where you are Prayer Group in the Grisedale Room Jubilatté join us for coffee in the Grisedale Room Morning Worship led by Rev David Hasson 12 noon for 12.30pm start : Christmas Lunch at Keswick Country House Hotel North Lakes Foodbank The special appeal this week is for : Biscuits Tinned meat Milk (1 litre UHT) Tea bags (40s) Fruit juice (1 litre UHT) Roy Ellis (73340) thefoodbank.org.uk Christmas Tree Festival : 1-4 December Thank you to all those taking part and helping in any way in the Festival. It s the last day today and we close at 4pm. Don t forget, donations and refreshment profit are for Action for Children. Sheila Files (79253) Weekly Noticesheet We are planning a three week notice sheet on 18 December. This will cover Christmas and New Year. The weekly noticesheets will recommence on 8 January with our joint Covenant Service with St John s Church, held here at our church. Please bear this in mind when you re planning what you want in the next few noticesheets.

3 Christmas Shoe Box Collection Thank you to all those who gave items to this appeal. You ll be pleased to know that Keswick sent 2,600 boxes to a destination at the moment unknown. Our collection was much appreciated to help fill gaps in the contents of boxes. Christmas Post Box The Christmas Postbox will be in the church from today until 17 December. This is for Christmas cards for your friends at church only and if you post cards you re invited to make a donation to Action for Children in the collecting tin next to the postbox. The cards will be sorted and left in alphabetical order on a table at the back of the church during the morning Carol Service on 18 December. We hope you ll find this a helpful way to exchange your Christmas cards. Joyce Ellis (73340) Fellowship Lunch : Sunday 8 January in the hall after the Joint Covenant Service Tickets for this meal are now available from Church Stewards. The cost is 5 with any profit for Vision 21. We ll be having soup and dessert with tea/coffee and it should be lovely! We ll be sharing the meal with our friends from St John s. The Church Stewards Church Friends As you know, our Pastoral Visitors system is being re-vamped to ease the burden on the present visitors. The Church Leadership Team is putting a new system in place, to be known as Church Friends. Everyone should have been given an information sheet and a questionnaire attached. Please read it carefully and prayerfully and complete the questionnaire. Then please return it into the box provided in the Grisedale Room or give it to a church steward (Richard, Christine, Brian, Anne, Helen or myself) by today, 4 December. Thank you. Sheila Files (79253)

4 Great Jigsaw Sale Due to the popularity of the Jigsaw Sale in October we re going to hold another on Tuesday, 18 April 10am 4pm. So we re looking for more jigsaws to sell and people who can check that they have all their pieces. Please contact me if you can donate any jigsaws or take one to check. Thank you. Kate Norburn ( ) Monday Night Ladies Group : 12 December 7.30pm A reminder to all members that our final meeting will be on Monday, 12 December, the second Monday, so as not to clash with Christmas events, at the usual time of 7.30pm, and once again at the home of Jane and Ted in Portinscale. It will be a bumper finale, starting with an illustrated talk by Patricia Howells on an amazing World Heritage Site that she visited in Ethiopia, (postponed because of snow last winter.) Ruth will then lead us through one game (make sure you have your reading specs!) and this will get us into party mood for our bring-and-share supper. So please bring a small contribution to the supper and a small wrapped gift for our Santa Box for each of us to choose from at the end. Once again transport will be arranged for everyone who needs it. Do come and help us to go out with a flourish! Joan Boothroyd (75142) Christian Aid at Christmas Why not give one of your friends a nanny goat or a can of worms this Christmas? The Present Aid catalogue has a wide range of interesting gifts. The nanny goat would give a family in Malawi nourishing goat s milk to drink and sell. A wormery would help a farmer in Bangladesh to boost their crop by producing quality fertiliser. You choose a gift which will help one of Christian Aid s partners around the world and Christian Aid sends you a greetings card which you can send to your friend. Please ask me for a catalogue or call or visit presentaid.org/2016. Roy Ellis (73340)

5 Christmas Presents from our Vision 21 stall Photos: Why not send an up to date photo of yourself to your family for Christmas? Brian will be happy to take one for you. All proceeds for Vision 21. Prices and examples of the optional frames are on the fundraising table. Photos start at 3 each. Phone him on to arrange an appointment. Calendars: We ve got two sizes of our unique calendar of Keswick scenes, all taken by members of the church, both at 5 each. Ideal for stocking fillers or to post to friends and family. Again, on the fundraising table. I KESWICK Bags: For those who haven t already received one! Or maybe need an extra one. These bags are so useful for so many purposes. Available in church or at The Cheese Deli in Packhorse Court. Sponge & Christmas Puddings: We re sure a pudding or two will go down a treat at Christmas time and with their long shelf life it s a good idea to have one or two in the store cupboard. The 2 individual Christmas puddings are also ideal for those who live on their own or to make a change from giving socks, hankies or smellies! Vision21 Quiz : December Chocolates Quiz 1 Our new quiz is all about yummy chocolates! Get it now from the fundraising stall. Answers to us by 31 December. As always there s a 10 gift token prize. Helen (78025) & Anne (75818) Future Dates: 11 December 12 for 12.30pm: Christmas Keswick Hotel 12 December 7.30pm: Monday Night Ladies Group *Special* 15 December pm: Christmas Mince Pies at Roy & Joyce s 18 December 10.45am: Carol Service 18 December 8pm: Carols at The Farmers Arms, Portinscale 24 December 10pm: Carols in the Market Place for Christian Aid 24 December 11.30pm : Midnight Communion at St John s 25 December 10am: Christmas Day All Age Worship & Christingle 8 January 10.45am: Joint Covenant Service with St John s Church at our church, followed by a communal lunch 5

6 To all our visitors You re very welcome to our church today. We hope you enjoy worshipping with us. Please sign our visitors' book and put a pin on the map which is in the Grisedale Room (as you came into church). We d welcome any suggestions you might have to help us improve our hospitality. Children are welcome in our services. A box of toys and activities is normally available if you need them. If you prefer, you may sit in the Grisedale Room, where you ll still be able to hear the service. Please ask a Steward if you need any help. Please keep in touch with us throughout the year through our website and our Facebook page. Loop System: We have a loop system for those who wear a hearing aid. Hymn Books: We normally sing from Singing the Faith and most Sundays the words are projected onto the screen. Hymnbooks are always available in the pews. Please ask a steward if you prefer a large print or tune hymnbook. Website & Facebook Our website is Please visit us there. You can also follow us on Facebook. We ll be putting up regular posts about Vision21 as our redevelopment proceeds. And you can follow the travels of the I KESWICK bag here too. The website and Facebook are good ways to keep up to date on what we re doing. Easyfundraising: Collect free donations for us every time you shop online! Visit Notice Sheet: Please send or phone notices for next week through to Anne Hasson on or by to annehasson@aol.com by Thursday evening.