Pew sheet 1st Dec 2019

The Parish of St Mary, Richmond with St Michael & All Angels, Hudswell Sunday 1st December, Advent Sunday

We offer a warm welcome to any visitors who are here with us today. Please stay for refreshments after the service. This morning’s service is for everyone and if needed there is a children’s area at the back of church. There is an induction loop system in the church for those who would find it useful.

Large print hymn and service books are available. Please ask one of the sidespeople.

Today 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Communion Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5, Romans 13:11-end, Matthew 24:36-44 4.00pm Christingle Service Tuesday 3rd December 1.30pm Funeral Irene Ashton Wednesday 4th December 9.15am Holy Communion Thursday 5th December 9.30am Little Rainbows 10.30am Holy Communion (at Holy Trinity) Sunday 8th December 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Communion Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12 6.30pm Advent Praise Our visiting speaker on 8th December will be Revd David Messer who will tell us about the missionary work of USPG. Ahead of this please see the USPG website: www.uspg.org.uk

PRAYER REQUESTS Within your daily prayers please use the Parish Prayer Diary in the Magazine, also remembering: those in special need of prayer Eva, Claire, Jean Coulthard, Anne Simpson, Tony Dykes those in need of ongoing prayer Liz Atkinson, Jennie Beaumont, Mary Hartnell, Carole Ward, David Willey, Josh Winch and all the patients at the Friary Hospital those who mourn, as we give thanks for the lives of Pat Waller, Irene Ashton, Pamela Hodgetts, John Dickinson those whose anniversaries fall in the coming week 4th December Phyllis Teasdale th 5 December John Baty and please pray for the growth of our church.

The Prayer Group will meet today after the Christingle Service by Ruth’s Window. All are welcome join us in prayer.

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE If you would like the name of a loved one to be entered in this Book please contact Alexe Roberts (01609 881216).

Cashless donations can be made to St Mary’s Church: - by internet banking to ‘Richmond with Hudswell PCC’ Sort Code 40-38-19, Account No. 50701793 - by using The GoodPlate (see below) - by debit/credit card or by Apple or Google Pay please see one of the Sidespeople - any donation can be Gift Aided using a yellow envelope The GoodPlate Welcome to a new way of giving! The GoodPlate is a new kind of collection plate that accepts “contactless” offerings.

Simply tap your card against the plate to donate £2 (or you can easily enter any other amount). If you would rather not do this during the service, the GoodPlate will be at the back of church afterwards. Thank you for supporting the work of our church.

The Charity of the Month for December is Traidcraft Exchange.

For further information please visit www.traidcraftexchange.org The thanksgiving service for the life of John Dickinson will take place at St Mary's Church on Tuesday 10th December at 2pm and will be followed by a reception at the King's Head. Everyone is warmly invited to both. People should not feel the need to wear black.

APOLOGIES: Unfortunately, 2 of our 3 main boilers are out of action. We hope to remedy the fault as soon as possible but in the meantime please wrap up well!

Christmas at Marrick is today at 7pm. Why not begin your Christmas celebrations with music by Marske Choir and a delicious supper in the ancient chapel of Marrick Priory. Tickets are £10 from Cathy Trewby (01748-824468) or Judith Clarke (01748-826793). A bus will run from Nun’s Close car park at a cost of £4, leaving at 6.15pm, returning for about 9.30pm.

The boxes of 2020 Collection Envelopes are now available to pick up at the back of Church. Thank you for your support of our church.

DATES FOR THE DIARY The Royal Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra of Sage Gateshead, are visiting St Mary’s on Friday 6th December at 7.30pm to give a Christmas by Candlelight concert. Enjoy the candlelit atmosphere of our beautiful church and listen to virtuosic solo concertos and instrumental music showcasing RNS’ marvellous musicians.

The programme includes festive favourite ‘Winter’ from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

Tickets for the concert are £15 standard or £5 for Under 18s, and are available from sagegateshead.com or by calling the Sage Gateshead Box Office on 0191 443 4661, Castle Hill Bookshop or from Claire Murray. Some may be available on the door, but we would recommend advance booking.

Saturday 7th December between 9.30 and 12.00: Advent Quiet Morning at Holy Trinity, led by Fiona Brown. Drop in at any time to suit you (for further details please see the Magazine or website).

Saturday 7th December at 7.30pm: Richmondshire Choral Society present their Winter Concert Praise and Glory at St Mary’s Church. Including Beethoven’s Mass in C, Bruckner’s setting of the Te Deum and Franck’s Psalm 150. Tickets £12 from Choir Members or Castle Hill Books, under 16s free.

Saturday 14th December at 6.30pm: The Station Singers present ‘A Countryside Christmas’ at St Mary’s Church. Tickets £9 in advance or £11 on the door. Children free but must have a ticket.

Tickets available from Choir Members, Castle Hill Bookshop, The Wives Kitchen and St Mary’s Church.

All notices for the Pew Sheet to Claire by noon on Wednesday, please.

CONTACTS Rector: Tel: email:

Revd Martin Fletcher 01748 821241 07762 440094 martin.fletcher@leeds.anglican.org

Administrator/ Pew Sheet: Tel: email:

Claire Murray

Churchwarden: Tel:

David Frankton 01748 823531

Churchwarden: Tel:

Peter Trewby 07885 347736

Website:

www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk

07394 947819 pa.richmondhudswellparish@gmail.com