Friday, December 1
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, December 2
- 10.00am- Fairtrade Fair at Exeter Hall
(see notice link on Home Page)
Advent Sunday, December 3
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 9.00am Early Birds (pre-schoolers) at St Mary's K
- 9.30am Parish Communion (Advent Gift Service) at St John's
- 10.00am Parish Communion (Advent Gift Service) at St Mary's K
- 10.00am Parish Communion (Advent Gift Service) at St Mary's HP
- 6.30pm No Said Evensong at St John's
- 6.30pm Advent service of Carols and Readings at St Mary's K
- 7.00pm TIG, the Parish Youth Group at St John's
- 8.30pm Compline at St Mary's K Wait for the Lord
Monday, December 4
Tuesday, December 5
- 7.30pm Holy Communion at St John's
Wednesday, December 6
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 2.15pm Under 5's at St John's
- 3.15pm Course at St John's
Preparing for Christmas in the company of
Isaiah
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
- 7.30pm Holy Communion, followed by PCC meeting at St John's
Thursday, December 7
- 10.00am Service of Carols and Readings, Frank Cook Court
Friday, December 8
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, December 9
- 8.30am Gentlemen's Breakfast, Refectory (see notices)
Sunday, December 10
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St John's
- 9.30am Parish Communion at St John's
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's K
- 3.30pm Christingle service at St Mary's HP
- 5.00pm Tea and Cakes at St John's, followed by
- 6.00pm Sung Evensong at St John's
- 7.00pm TIG Christmas Party at St John's
- 7.30pm Kidlington Concert Brass concert at St Mary's K
Monday, December 11
- 12.30pm Gosford School Year 7 Carols at St Mary's K
Tuesday, December 12
- 7.30pm Holy Communion at St John's
Wednesday, December 13
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- Afternoon North Kidlington School Carols at St Mary's K
- 2.15pm Under 5's at St John's
- 3.15pm Course at St John's
Preparing for Christmas in the company of
Isaiah
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
Thursday, December 14
- 9am-2pm Edward Feild School Carols at St Mary's K
- 3.30pm Gosford School Senior Carols practice at St Mary's K
- 7.30pm Gosford School Senior Carols at St Mary's K
Friday, December 15
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, December 16
Sunday, December 17
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 9.30am Parish Communion & nativity play at St John's
- 10.00am Parish Communion & nativity play at St Mary's K
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's HP
- 12noon Holy Baptism at St Mary's K
- 2.00pm KAOS rehearsal at St Mary's K
- 5.00pm Tea at St John's followed by ...
- 6.00pm Sung Evensong at St John's
- 6.00pm Carols by Candlelight at St Mary's HP
- 8.00pm Taize worship at St Mary's K
Monday, December 18
- 7.30pm KAOS rehearsal at St Mary's HP
Tuesday, December 19
- 7.00pm KAOS staging at St Mary's K
- 7.30pm Holy Communion at St John's
Wednesday, December 20
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 3.15pm Course at St John's
Preparing for Christmas in the company of
Isaiah
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
- 7.00pm KAOS rehearsal at St Mary's K
Thursday, December 21
- 8.00pm KAOS concert at St Mary's K
Friday, December 22
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
- 8.00pm KAOS concert at St Mary's K
Saturday, December 23
Christmas Eve, December 24
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 9.30am Parish Communion at St John's
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's K
- 12noon Holy Baptism at St Mary's K
- 4.00pm Christingle at St Mary's K
- 4.00pm Crib Service at St John's
- 11.30pm Midnight Mass at St John's
- 11.30pm Midnight Mass at St Mary's K
- 11.30pm Midnight Mass at St Mary's HP
Christmas Day, December 25
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 9.30am Christmas Day Communion at St John's
- 10.00am Christmas Day Communion at St Mary's K
- 10.00am Christmas Day Communion at St Mary's HP
Tuesday, December 26
Wednesday, December 27
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
Thursday, December 28
- ----- Gatehouse Collection Day
Friday, December 29
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, December 30
Sunday, December 31
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 9.30am Parish Communion at St John's
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's K
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General notices and updates
CHRISTMAS COMMUNION
Please let the clergy know of anyone who is not
able to get to church for communion at Christmas, and who would like
to receive communion in their homes. Thank you, Hilary
A BIG THANK YOUOn behalf of the Kidlington Health Visitors, thank
you to all of you for your very generous donations you gave on the
Christmas Gift Sunday. Betty Angus
CHRISTMAS CARDSRather than sending members of the
congregation Christmas Cards- why not send just one to the
congregation and it will be pinned on the noticeboard.
CHURCH CALENDARS 2007
We now have church calendars available at a cost of £6 each. Please
give your order to the office or Kathryn Ellis.
CHURCH BELLS
Apologies for there being no bells rung for the next few weeks, as the
floor of the Bell Tower is being redone. Peter Franklin.
ADVENT OF THE REAL WORLD
Looking for material for prayer,
reflection, discussion and action during Advent? I have a few copies
of the Diocese of Oxford's resource Advent of the Real World to give
away. It has 4 scripturally-inspired sections: Seeing, Waiting, Loving
and Choosing. Each section includes a meditative reflection, a
think-piece, and stories to inspire discussion and action, and there
are suggestions for your personal Advent giving. The accompanying
booklet, Praying through Advent has a prayer for each day of December,
written and compiled by the social action team of the Oxford
Diocese. I will be using material from the booklet in the Wednesday
Evening Prayer sessions at St John's - 7pm on Dec 6, 13, and
20. Contact me if you would like a copy. Hilary
GATEHOUSE AT CHRISTMAS 2006: Sunday, Dec 10th
Gatehouse are appealing for your
help. They will be making up a parcel for every Gatehouse guest and
are asking for the following items:- Hats, Scarves Socks, Pants (New),
Gloves and large bars of chocolate. Please do not wrap the
gifts. There will be a collection box at St Mary's and St John's
on Sunday 10th December. Many thanks for your continued help.
News of our Rector
Read more from the
Diocesan web pages ...
Regular Lecture Series
Tuesday Working Lunch at St Michael's Northgate
1.05 to 1.45 pm
-
Tues 5th Dec If we are living longer, should we be retiring
later to reduce the pensions problem?
- Tues 12th Dec Wearing religious symbols at work.
Also two festive events
- Tues 19th Dec Mince pies, wine (12noon) and carols 12.30pm
- Thurs 21st Dec Mince pies, wine (12.45pm) and carols 1.15pm
Tuesday Regents Park College Lecture
Series Nothing notified
Thursday Lunchtimes at St Giles'
Nothing notified
Events in date order
MOTHERS' UNION Dec 1stJason will be
leading an informal Advent Service in the Refectory at our next
meeting on Friday, December 1st at 9.45 for 10.00am. This will be
followed by coffee and mince pies. All are welcome.
KIDLINGTON CHISTMAS FAIR TRADE FAIR Sat Dec 2nd
Exeter Hall, 10am-4pm. Help will be needed on the day, to
man stalls, prepare and serve refreshments, and general gofer.
Homemade cakes, with FT ingredients of course, will be needed for the
refreshments.
Can you bake a cake or cakes for the day? FT sugar, honey, dried
fruits, cocoa, coffee, nuts etc are all available from local stores or
Traidcraft. Can you spare a couple of hours, or more, on the day?
Offers to Janet Warren, please (janetwarren @ talk21.com 376266).
CHRISTMAS GIFT DAY Sun 3rd Dec
for families who are helped by our local Health
Visitors will take place on Advent Sunday, 3rd December. This year
instead of wrapped Christmas gifts we are asked to donate Christmas
fare , food in tins, which will be collected into Christmas hampers
and distributed by the Health Visitors to the families in our
community whose circumstances make seasonal giving a difficult time.
ADVENT SERVICES Sun 3rd Dec and more
Our traditional Advent Carol Service will take
place on Sunday 3rd December at 6.30pm at St Mary's. There will also
be some additional Sunday evening services taking place during
Advent this year at St Mary's Kidlington and St John's, providing a
space for people to reflect on Advent and to worship God in a variety
of ways; some styles of worship will be familiar others not so
familiar. The theme for the services is "Wait for the Lord". It is
hoped that as many of you as are able will take this opportunity to
explore different ways of worship and reflection. The services will
take place as detailed below and transport can be arranged if
required. Please speak to Jason St Nicolle ( 378059) or Pamela Baker
(376256).
- 3 Dec 8.30pm Compline at St Mary's, Kidlington
- 10 Dec 5pm Tea and cakes at St John's followed by
- 10 Dec 6pm Sung Book of Common Prayer Evensong
- 17 Dec 8pm Taize style worship at St Mary's Kidlington
For this service we would like to have musicians and instrumentalists
to help lead the worship. We know this is an exceptionally busy time
for both but if you feel you could spare some time for one rehearsal
before the service and for the service itself please give your name to
Jason.
A SPECIAL PANEL 6th Dec on Economic Partnership Agreements
(EPAs) on 6th December at the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church at
7.00 pm. Three trade experts: Claire Godfrey, Economic Justice Policy
Advisor at Oxfam, Ambassador Edwin Laurent, Economic Affairs
Consultant at the Commonwealth Institute, Chris Stevens, Director of
Programmes for the International Economic Development Group at the
Overseas Development Institute (ODI), who has been analysing the
potential impact of EPAs and helping African, Caribbean and Pacific
(ACP) countries develop negotiation strategies, will be discussing
where the negotiations stand, what their concerns and hopes are, and
what our response might be. For more information see Maranda St. John
Nicolle.
FRANK COOK COURT 7th Dec
Service of Carols and Readings on Thursday 7th
December. All are most welcome.
BREAKFAST GENTLEMEN? 9th Dec
Gentlemen, do you ever long for a cooked breakfast on a Saturday
morning? You can sit quietly with a cup of coffee and the newspaper or
join in the conversation. We invite you to the Refectory at St. Mary's
on Saturday December 9th at 8.30 am. Please give your orders
to Anthony.
GATEHOUSE: Sunday, Dec 10th
Gatehouse are appealing for your
help. They will be making up a parcel for every Gatehouse guest and
are asking for the following items:- Hats, Scarves Socks, Pants (New),
Gloves and large bars of chocolate. Please do not wrap the
gifts. There will be a collection box at St Mary's and St John's
on Sunday 10th December. Many thanks for your continued help.
TABLE TOP SALE Sat Dec 16th
9am to 12noon at the St John's Ambulance HQ, opposite Tesco.
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Sat Dec 16th
At St John's at 6.30pm.
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Sun Dec 17th
At St Mary's HP at 6.30pm.
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN KIDLINGTON Thurs 21st Dec
are Carol Singing in Sainsbury's foyer from 6pm to 7.30pm. Please come
and join us to spread the Christmas message to the people of
Kidlington.
MOTHERS' UNION Party Fri Jan 5th
Advance Notice of our Epiphany Party on Friday, January
5th 2007 in the Refectory at the earlier time of 6.30 for 7.00pm.
This will be the usual Bring & Share supper (please state 'savoury' or
sweet'). Tickets (£3) will be on sale from Dec 17th from Ann
Beckett and Pam Cooper. The cost will cover expenses (drinks &
other extras) and also Entertainment in the form of the very popular
Launton Hand-bell Ringers. Please note this is open to non-members
(male & female!), so do bring a friend along to enjoy the
evening.
COMBINED SERVICE WITH THE METHODIST CHURCH Sun 7th Jan
There will not be a 10am service at St. Mary's that morning.
NEW YEAR SOCIAL EVENING Sat 11th Jan
We have been invited to join with our Methodist friends for their New
Year Social Evening on Saturday 11th January at 7pm in the Methodist
Church.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET COLIN DEXTER Fri 19th Jan
Venue - St Mary's Church Hampton Poyle. Tickets £5 in aid of the
Diabetic Association and Hampton Poyle church. Please contact Monica
Green to book tickets on 01865 372853.
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