Pew sheet 9 Dec 2019

The Parish of St Mary, Richmond with St Michael & All Angels, Hudswell Sunday 8th December, Advent 2

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 10.00am Readings 6.30pm

Holy Communion Parish Communion Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12 Advent Praise

Tuesday 10th December 2.00pm Funeral of John Dickinson Wednesday 11th December 9.15am Holy Communion Thursday 12th December 9.30am Little Rainbows 10.30am Holy Communion (at Holy Trinity) Sunday 15th December 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Worship for All Reading: Matthew 11:2-11 Our visiting speaker at Parish Communion today is the Revd David Messer to tell us about the missionary work of USPG. Please see the USPG website www.uspg.org.uk for further details.

The Charity of the Month for December is Traidcraft Exchange.

For further information please visit www.traidcraftexchange.org

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 Irene Ashton, Pam Hodgetts, John Dickinson, Audrey Place, Joseph Hulatt, Edwin Sheppard those whose anniversaries fall in the coming week 10th December Rita Rodber and please pray for the growth of our church.

The Prayer Group will meet today after Advent Praise 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).

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

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 - 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

Boiler appeal Two of our three boilers are out of action. They need repairing and the heating system needs to be modernised if the church is to be comfortably warm. We cannot have people turned away by the cold.

The estimated cost of boiler repair and refurbishment is £4000.

Please help if you can. Cheques (made out to Richmond with Hudswell PCC) can be sent to The Rectory, Church Wynd DL10 7AQ marked “boiler appeal” or handed to the Churchwardens, or you can pay directly by cash or BACS to Sort code 40–38–19 account number 5070 1793 reference “boiler appeal”. Thank you so much on behalf of all those who use St Mary’s.

Recycle your used stamps for The Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Please put your used stamps in the box on the table at the back of church. Please leave approximately one centimetre of envelope or packaging around each stamp. Many thanks.

Christian Aid Christmas Appeal. As we have done in past years, if you wish to send greetings to your friends at St Mary’s you can display one card on the cupboard door at the back of church, instead of sending several, and give a donation to Christian Aid. I will provide a sheet of paper, some Blutak and some envelopes for donations, which can be handed to a churchwarden or myself.

Judith Barber, Christian Aid Coordinator.

Christian Aid. Thank you to Martin Clarke who has kindly taken on the job of Treasurer for the Richmond group of churches! We do still need a rep for St Mary’s so please contact me if you can help. Judith Barber 01748 824656.

Thank you to all who supported the Christingle Service, raising over £300 for The Children’s Society.

DATES FOR THE DIARY Wednesday 11th December at 7.00pm Richmond Town Council Carol Service at St Mary’s. Featuring all the schools in Richmond and the Leyburn Band. All are welcome.

Saturday 14th December Men’s Breakfast Club at St Cuthbert’s Church Colburn between 8.30am – 10.00am. Good food, friendly banter, discussing real life issues. All Welcome.

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.

Tuesday 17th December at 7.00pm The Army Band present a Christmas Concert in aid of Church funds. All are Welcome.

Wednesday 18th December at 2.00pm in The Town Hall.

Woman’s Fellowship Christmas Lessons and Carols. All are welcome to join us as we celebrate this wonderful time of year.

The Church Christmas Coffee Morning takes place on Saturday 21st December in the Town Hall, 8am-12noon. We will be having a Cake and Savoury stall, a Jams Jellies and Chutney stall, a Tombola and Raffle. Any donations to the stalls will be most gratefully received; Tombola and Raffle prizes can be brought to 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