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Christmas Bazaar - Saturday 22nd November 2 to 4pmSanta’s Grotto, lots of stalls, refreshments. Entrance by donation. Come and enjoy a great occasion and get ready for Christmas.
Pray for LutonOn Saturday 22nd there may be an EDL demo in Luton. Please pray for peace and for those who will be seeking to keep things peaceful.
Welcome to Wedding Couplesat our 6:30pm evening service on 23rd November. They are coming as part of their marriage prepartion and we will pray for them at that service. Join us for a great service - not just about marriage, but about life for us all. It will include an interview with a couple from the church family and some special music and other items. See you there!
Gift DayEveryone is asked whether they can give a gift to support God’s work at StTs. We need your support as we seek to reach out with God’s love. Gifts can be brought on Sunday 30th at any of the services, or if you prefer the Vicar will be in Church on Saturday 29th if you wish to bring a gift then. Come and share a cuppa and maybe chat about how things are going. Please pray how you can support this - we need your help and support. Letters to church members are in the church on Sunday 23rd - take one and please could you deliver some in your area.
Christmas Services - Plan to Come AlongPut the following dates in your diary and invite your family and friends:
- Sun 14, 6:30pm Traditional Carol Service
- Thur 18, 7:45pm Rock Carols
- Sat 20, 2pm Community Carols around Stopsley for Charity.
- Sun 21, 10am Nativity Play Service
- Sun 21, 6:30pm Carols by Candlelight
- Wed 24, 4pm Crib Service for Children
- Wed 24,11.45pm Midnight Communion
- Thur 25, 9am Christmas Day Communion
- Thur 25,10:30am Christmas Day Celebration
- Thur 25,11:30am Short Christmas Day Communion
Season of Invitation - Invite Someone to ChurchWe are in a ‘Season of Invitation’ -
Advent / Christmas Tree Festival - Special Services 7th Dec
Christmas - All the services over Christmas!
New Year - Special ‘Back to Church’ Sunday 11th Jan
All of these give excellent sensitive opportunities to invite people to Church services. Who will you invite? Time to pray and invite!
Christmas Tree FestivalThis year our Christmas Tree Festival is on Sat 6th Dec from 10am-4pm, and Sun 7th Dec from 2-4pm. The theme is ‘What Christmas Means to Me’ and we have some lovely trees planned. If anyone else wants to decorate a tree please contact the Office. Coffee will be served on the Saturday from 10-12. There will be stalls and Santa has a grotto there. The Choir will be singing on the Saturday. Join us for a wonderful Christmas experience.
Sunday Club - Christmas is Coming!
StTs Sunday Club is getting ready for the Christmas Nativity Play. Now is a good time to invite new children, who are always welcome, to come along to Sunday Club, meeting every Sunday apart from when we have Parade All-Age Services on Dec 7th.
Pray! Pray! Pray!
Prayer is a priority. The Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 1 p. m. is now being held at the home of Roy & Anne Fox - 2 Charmbury Rise. Tel. 01582 529669.
Sleepout
in aid of homeless charities at St Albans Abbey on Friday 5th Dec, 9pm-7am. Contact the Parish Office if you are interested.
Community Evening Christmas Dinner
Tuesday 6th Dec 6:30pm. All welcome but we need names in advance. Limited numbers so book early - contact the Office.
Drama Group Play
on Tuesday 9th December at 6.30pm followed by a buffet. Drama Group meets every Tuesday at 5pm. Please contact John Kairis if you would like to know more.
StTs Babies and Toddlers GroupNew members are always welcome. Meetings each Monday. 9.30-11am Soft play and Creative Table, Picnic time, Singing and musical instruments
Also: Christmas Party Sat 20 December 10-12am cost £2
Christmas Home-CommunionsEach year we take communion to those who are not able, through ill health etc, to attend Church at this festival time. If you would like a visit please contact the Church Office.
Poinsettia Sunday, December 14
Bring a small poinsettia plant to our services, which the Care Team will take to take to people as a gift for Christmas to express our love. If you have any names to suggest to receive a poinsettia then please pass to the Parish Office.
What Did You Look Like as a Baby?Please look out a picture of you as a baby or young child. We would like to show pics of all of us at Christmas, so that we can guess who is who! If you are able to send by email that would be best for us, but physical prints are also welcome. Deliver to Parish Office, but please mark clearly who it is! Prints will be returned once they have been scanned.
Luton Choral Society ConcertSaturday 29th November 2014, The Priory Church, Dunstable. Renaissance Music: Victoria– Requiem Mass 1605. Music for viols and recorders, Bach—Cantata 106 ‘Actus Tragicus’. Tickets £12, £10 (concessions), £5 (U18). Available online at ww.lutonchoralsociety.org.uk ; Tel 01582 547474 and on the door
Book LaunchA new book will be published shortly. It is a tale of memories of old Stopsley written by local woman, ‘Sarah Ann’, and will be available at a cost of £6.99 from the Parish Office.
Counselling Can Help.
Sometimes talking to a trained counsellor can help with various issues in our lives. A new quality counselling service has started at StTs for anyone in our community, with our counsellor Sara Smith. If anyone would like to make an initial appointment to see if counselling might be helpful, please contact 01582 729194 or the vicar or pastoral worker for further details.
Interesting Quote:
“Happiness and calmness are neither inside us nor outside us. They are in God, who is both inside and outside us.”
Blaise Pascal
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