Notice Sheet 30th November 2014

Kirby Muxloe Free Church

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A Passion for God, a passion for the lost, and a passion for the people of God 2 W E E K S B E G I N NI N G 2 8 T H O CT O B E R 2 0 1 2

For 2 weeks commencing November 30th 2014 Welcome to our church. We trust you will enjoy being with us and hope you will be able to join us in worship. If you are visiting for the first time today, please make yourself known to one of the stewards who will be happy to answer any questions you may have. May we bring your attention to the following notices – and please take this sheet away with you and support us with your prayers.

Sunday

30

10.30 pm 6.30pm

Morning service Evening Communion service

Monday

1

10-12noon 7.00pm

Open House at Carey House @HomewithGod – 206 Hinckley Road

Wednesday 3

2.00pm 8.00pm

Carey Gardens Open House @HomewithGod – 12 Taverner Drive Ratby

Thursday

4

10.15am 7.45pm 7.45pm

Coffee Drop-in Friends & Neighbours Thirst Youth Group –Large Hall

Friday

5

2-4 pm

Carpet Bowls in Large Hall

7.15 pm

Music Practice

Saturday

6

9.30am

Prayer & Coffee –Small Hall

Sunday

7

10.30 pm 6.30pm

Morning Communion service Evening service

Monday

8

10-12noon 12 noon 7.00pm 7.00pm

Tuesday Grammar

9

Open House at Carey House Walking in Good Company Christmas Lunch @HomewithGod – 206 Hinckley Road @HomewithGod – 2 Carey Gardens

7.30pm

‘Christmas Praise’ @ Leicester

Wednesday 10

2.15pm 7.45pm

Carey Gardens service – Bob Almond Deacon’s Meeting –Small Hall

Thursday

11

10.15am 2.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm

Coffee Drop-in Care Home Service Woodhayes @HomewithGod – 2 Gullet Lane Thirst Youth Group –Large Hall

Friday

12

2-4 pm 7.15 pm

Carpet Bowls in Large Hall Music Practice

Saturday

13

4.00pm

Messy Church – Nativity Theme

Sunday

14

10.30 pm 5.30pm 6.30pm

Morning service Kathleen Rutland service Evening Communion service

Duty Deacon for the week commencing 2nd Nov is Val Knott (0116 2394476) for the week commencing 9th Nov is Bob Kyte (0116 2386777),for the week commencing 16th Nov is Jan Timson (0116 2386350) for the week commencing 23rd Nov is Kathryn Shepherd (0116 2870044) and for the week commencing 30th Nov is Paul Wisdish (0116 2876747).

Dates for your Diary Rhythm Time (who use our premises on a Wednesday afternoon) are holding a Christmas Party on December 3rd in the lower hall.

They are looking for a Santa Claus (they will get his outfit) to come and visit the children at approximately 2pm. If you can help in this way please could you let Ann Heafford know either at home or in the office. Thanks.

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“Christmas

Praise”

Tuesday 9th December - 7.30pm at Leicester Grammar School, London Road, Great Glen, LE2 6PJ Speaker - Jeff Lucas Tickets £5 Tickets are going fast, so if you want some please contact Mike Howitt on 0116 210 7400

Ratby Band Concert There will be another band concert on Friday 30th January 2015 at 7.30 pm. More details and tickets nearer the time.

Rachel Verity

The Williamsons in Leicester.

For your diary.

Our current link missionaries Scott and Anjanette Williamson will be in Leicester soon.

This is one of the places they will be visiting in the U.K. before Scott takes on the pastorate of a church in Rayleigh, Essex.

Date: Saturday 3rd January 2015.

Time: 12.00- 15.00.

Venue: Friar Lane and Braunstone Church.

Bring: Your own lunch- drinks provided.

Also see the final newsletter from Scott and Anjanette in Peru on the vestibule noticeboard

Messy Christmas Our next Messy Church is on 13th December at 4:00. It would be great to see as many of you as possible, fun, food and fellowship for the whole family. Also the sheep from last year will be making a return.

If you would like to help with Messy Christmas, there will be a meeting after the service on 30th November.

Kathryn and Deb.

FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS

A sincere thankyou to everyone who donared to the special collectionat our charity evening following the excellent talk given

by Jennifer Leach about the wonderful environment and services provided at 'Rainbows' children's hospice A total ÂŁ136.50 was passed on to Jennifer as well as our ongoing small change collection to date.

DECEMBER MEETING -'BYGONE BRITAIN ON FILM'

We are now looking forward to our next meeting, this coming Thursday December 4th when film archivist Rob Foxon will be showing us some of his vast collection. (Some of you may have attended Rob's film evenings in the past at the original Phoenix cinema).

A warm invitarion is extended to everyone to come along to this evening. It promises to be a fascinating film show which will no doubt bring back many memories.

As usual we begin 7.45 p.m.

Do join us if you can, and bring your friends.

We look forward to seeing you.

Ann Fearn

Christmas Flowers Once again I am asking for donations towards the cost of decorating the church for Christmas with pot plants. If you are able to help, please see me or place your donation in an envelope in the offering plate. After Christmas the plants are given out to members of our community and are much appreciated. Thank you.

Barbara Hodson, flower steward.

THANK YOU

I would like to thank everyone for the prayers, visits, cards and flowers that I have received during these past few weeks. Thankfully my gall stone and bladder have been removed (not to mention a hernia repair that I didn't know I had!!) and I'm now well on the way to recovery, I'll soon be back serving tea and coffee!! Janet Godfrey

Stephen & Susan Bradford give thanks for the safe arrival of their third Grandchild, Olivia Victoria Snow,8lb 6oz daughter to Deborah & Martyn Snow.

Worship Songs Online A large selection of our worship song recordings are available online from our church website. With a smartphone or desktop computer go to http://kirbyfree.org and use the link on the left near the top called “Listen To Our Services” under the “KMFC Podcast” heading. On the next screen click “Church Worship Songs” and enter the password “kmfcworship” (all lowercase). You will then see the growing list of the song recordings available. Click a title to see the play screen or to download the recording to play later, perhaps in the car for example. The index screen has song tags at the bottom to help you find tracks you prefer, such as, singing with the organ (click “Organ”) or Christmas

music (cick “Advent”) etc. Our recordings are also available on CD. – Mike Shenton

As I will not be sending cards this year, but I still want to wish everyone a Happy Blessed Christmas and a Good New Year. Instead I am sending a donation to ‘Coping with Cancer’ who has been very kind to me these past six months.

Love Betty Shenton

‘Kathleen Rutland Home for the Blind monthly service.‘ A reminder for those taking part, or who would like to join the group, that the next service will take part on Sunday 14th December from 5.30pm ‘til 6pm.

There are fewer folks going along to take part in these regular services, please take time to consider if you could spare half an hour to join them. It is a really vital time for the residents, who do enjoy the singing, and especially the brief chat with us afterwards. Thank you for your support.

Gillian Wisdish - coordinator LOST & FOUND

A dark blue pac-a-mac and two umbrellas (one brown and one purple) have beenfound, and are in the vestry awaiting collection.

HYMNS AND SONGS-Sunday 30th November Advent Sunday Week 1 - In exile, looking for Hope.

SFC 1385 SFE 2417 SFA 410 SFC 1419 SFD 1955 SFC 1210

Jesus, hope of the nations Longing for light O come, O come...

Light of the world (here I am to worship) Lord, we wait Come, wounded healer

Isaiah 40:1-11 - Lynda Wagstaff John 1:1-14 - Kara Shepherd

Evening Service:

BHB 83 BHB 73 BHB 63 SHF 191 SHF 409

O Come, O come The Lord's my shepherd Lord of all being, throned afar I give you all the honour O Lord our God (Magnify)

Psalm 72 - Carole Verity

If you would like to know more about anything said during this service, or if you would like prayer or a visit from the Pastor of the church, or if there is any other way in which we can help, then please speak to one of the stewards or the Pastor, Rev. Bob Almond.

November’s ROTAS Book Stewards AM Barbara Hodson & A.N. Other PM Duty Door Steward Audio Stewards AM PM Mathew Verity Communion Nov 2nd am Ann Fearn & Moira McGauley th Nov 16 pm Hilary Brookes & Carol Rimmington Flowers Nov 2nd The Knotts Nov 9th Joan Bloomfield Nov 16th Julie Ford rd Nov 23 Ann Fearn Nov 30th Duty Deacon Nov 2nd Nov 9th Nov 16th Nov 23rd Nov 30th Tea/Coffee Nov 2nd Nov 9th Nov 16th Nov 23rd Nov 30th Offerings Nov 2nd Nov 9th Nov 16th Nov 23rd Nov 30th

Val Knott Bob Kyte Kathryn Shepherd Jan Timson Paul Wisdish Hilary & Carol Gillian & Paul Val

Andy & Carol Richard & Brian Bob & Graham Paul & Ray Janet & Pete

MINISTER: REV. BOB ALMOND, 0116 239 2731; email: bob@revbob.org YOUTH WORKER:

ABI FINCHAM 07712652024 abi@realityyouthproject.co.uk SECRETARY: PAUL WISDISH, 0116 2876747. email: pwisdish@btinternet.com TREASURER: BOB KYTE, 0116 2386777, email: robert.kyte@me.com ADMINISTRATOR: ANN HEAFFORD, 0116 2393173 (9.30 -12.30 Tues Thurs) email: admin@kirbyfree.org NOTICE SHEET EDITOR: STEPHEN BRADFORD 0116 2392257, email: sjbradford@btinternet.com (MATERIAL BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE LATEST, PLEASE) PRAYERLINE e-prayer on prayer@kirbyfree.org or feel free to use the prayer letterbox in the foyer.

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