One in Christ Jesus offering a welcome to all Welcome! If you need any assistance during a service, please do ask one of the welcomers who will be very happy to help. If you would like someone to pray with you after any of our services, please speak with the Minister. Advent 4 10:30 Shorwell The Moot 11:00 Brighstone Holy Communion Mottistone Nine Lessons & Carols Ps. 80. 1-8, 18-20 Isa. 7. 10-16 Rom. 1. 1-7 Matt. 1. 18-end Children are welcome at all services, but those marked with this symbol, are particularly inclusive of children. Offerings In churches where collections are not taken, a plate can be found for your offering at the back of the church. The churches are each fitted with a hearing loop For enquiries contact Barbara at bbmskparishes@gmail.com or on 07474987683. Revd. Linda Bushell: 5 Northcourt Close, Shorwell. Tel:741258. Email: linda.bushell1@btinternet.com
Please come and join us to share in the joy of Christmas! Traditional Service of Nine Lessons and Carols with the Christmas Choir at Mottistone Church, Sunday 18th December. 6.00pm Evening of Carols and Readings with Brighstone choirs and singing groups, Thursday 22nd December. Brighstone Church 7.00pm Christmas Carols at The Crown Inn, Shorwell, 6.00pm Thursday 22nd December Christmas Services Brook: Christingle, 17.00 Saturday 24th December Brighstone: Crib Service 18.00 Saturday 24th December Shorwell: Midnight Mass 23.30 Saturday 24th December Mottistone: Holy Communion 9.30 Christmas Day Brighstone: Morning Worship 10.30 Christmas Day Shorwell: Morning Worship 11.00 Christmas Day There will be no 10.00 Holy Communion on Tuesday 27th Dec, or 8.00 Morning Prayer on Wednesday the 28th Dec. The only service in the Benefice on Sunday 1st Jan will be a service of Holy Communion for the whole of the West Wight Cluster, Brighstone Church 11.00. Brighstone 8.00 Holy Communion recommences every Sunday from the 8th January 2017 onwards.
Christmas Tree Festival 2016 A HUGE thank you to those who worked so hard to make it such a fantastic and successful event and especially Chris Goodman! Slipshod Singers/Brighstone Barnacles in Concert As part of the Christmas Tree Festival, the Brighstone Barnacles and The Slipshod Singers, held a well attended concert on the Friday evening. This raised a most impressive 456.38 from a retiring collection that will help swell the funds raised towards restoring St Mary's Brighstone Church roof. Our thanks goes out to all that took part; whether being a singer, caterer, background worker or there just to enjoy an evening that held a real village feel. Many thanks Miriam and Dave Crewe. AgeUK IW Community Coffee Morning and Pitch up at the Pub Coffee morning at The Methodist Church Brighstone, 10-12 on Tuesday morning, or pop in to Pitch up at the Pub at The Crown Inn Shorwell, 10:30-12 on Friday morning. Blokes Bacon Butties & Bacon Wednesday 21st December 10-12 Join us for the next catch up at Shorwell Parish Hall with bacon butties & chat. We had a great trip to the Military Museum at Northwood, lunch, a go on the firing range and all came back in one piece! Youth Groups All our youth groups take a break now until Friday 13th January with a meeting at Catalyst, with Andy Dorning as the speaker. Brighstone Church Bookstall We have a good selection of items which may be suitable for Christmas stocking fillers. There are 3 in 1 pens, small candles, nativity cards and Angels. It's worth having a look!
Please pray for and all those in particular need today, amongst them Brian Baggott, Cameron Conn, Avril Coombs, Barry Downer, Marianne Drake, Larry Evans, Linda Evans, David Farquhar, Judi Hackleton, Mike Hackleton, Joy Holdsworth, Barbara Lockhart, Bruce Lockhart, Mary Martin, David Motkin, Pat McClenning, Mary Parry, Keith Plater, Pam and Jim Raeside, Lesley Robinson, and Les Rolfe. R.I.P. Myrtle Gregson, & Maud "Beth" Bethell and Gary Pitt. Mon 09:00-10:30 16:00-17:00-21:00 Tue -12:00 Weds 08:00 Thurs -11:00-21:00 Fri 10:30-12:00 14:30 1st January Diary for 18th- 25th December 2016 Shorwell Prayer Group - Hunter s Brook, Fine Lane, Shorwell Hand Bell Ringers - St Mary s, Brighstone Table Tennis - Seely Hall, Brook Tuesdays at Ten - 5 Brook Close, Brook Holy Communion - St Mary s, Brighstone Holy Communion - Brighstone Grange Coffee Morn AgeUK IW Drop-in - Methodist Chapel, B stne Bell ringing practice - St Mary s, Brighstone Morning Prayer - St Mary s, Brighstone Blokes Bacon Butties & Banta - Shorwell Parish Hall Table Tennis Club - Shorwell Parish Hall Wight Seated Exercise - Methodist Chapel, Brighstone Christmas Carols at the Crown Inn - Shorwell An Evening of Carols and Readings - St Mary s, Brighstone Sounds Contemporary Choir - The Exchange Pitch up at the Pub (AgeUK IW) - The Crown Inn, Shorwell Bible Study Group - Maeldune, Farriers Way, Shorwell Bell Ringing - St Mary s Brighstone New Year's Day 11:00 Brighstone Holy Communion West Wight Cluster Ps. 8 Num. 6. 22-end Gal. 4. 4-7 Luke 2. 15-21
Diary for 25th December 2016-1st January 2017 Mon 09:00-10:30 16:00-17:00-21:00 Shorwell Prayer Group - Hunter s Brook, Fine Lane, Shorwell Hand Bell Ringers - St Mary s, Brighstone Table Tennis - Seely Hall, Brook Tue -12:00 Tuesdays at Ten - 5 Brook Close, Brook Coffee Morn AgeUK IW Drop-in - Methodist Chapel, B stne Weds Table Tennis Club - Shorwell Parish Hall Thurs -11:00 Wight Seated Exercise - Methodist Chapel, Brighstone Fri 10:30-12:00 14:30 Pitch up at the Pub (AgeUK IW) - The Crown Inn, Shorwell Bible Study Group - Maeldune, Farriers Way, Shorwell Bell Ringing - St Mary s Brighstone 8th January Baptism of Christ 08:00 Brighstone Holy Communion 09:25 Mottistone Holy Communion 10:30 Brighstone B.I.G. Worship 11:00 Brighstone Morning Worship 11:00 Shorwell Morning Worship Ps. 29 Isa. 42. 1-9 Acts 10. 34-43 Matt 3. 13-end Mon 09:00-10:30 16:00-17:00 Tue -12:00 Weds 08:00 Thurs Diary for 1st- 8th January 2017 Shorwell Prayer Group - Hunter s Brook, Fine Lane, Shorwell Hand Bell Ringers - St Mary s, Brighstone Tuesdays at Ten - 5 Brook Close, Brook Holy Communion - St Mary s Brighstone Coffee Morn AgeUK IW Drop-in - Methodist Chapel, B stne Morning Prayer - St Mary s Brighstone Table Tennis Club - Shorwell Parish Hall -11:00 Wight Seated Exercise - Methodist Chapel, Brighstone Fri 10:30-12:00 Pitch up at the Pub (AgeUK IW) - The Crown Inn, Shorwell Bell Ringing - St Mary s Brighstone 15th January Epiphany 2 08:00 Brighstone Holy Communion 11:00 Brighstone Holy Communion 10:30 Shorwell The Moot Mottistone Evensong Ps. 40. 1-12 Isa 49. 1-7 1 Cor. 1. 1-9 John 1. 29-42