Valuing all, building one another up in faith, sharing the love of Jesus

Week commencing

3rd December 2017

Order of service for Sunday 3rd December 2017

Advent Sunday

Gathering

Opening hymn

Prayer of preparation

We confess our sins

Praying the Collect

The word of God

A reading from Isaiah 64:1-9

We respond in sung worship

Gospel Reading: Mark 13:24-end

Sermon

Affirmation of faith

Prayers of Intercession

The Peace

Song

The Eucharistic Prayer

We receive communion

Final hymn

Blessing and dismissal

As we come to receive communion, we believe God wants to meet with us and pour healing into our lives.

If you would like prayer for healing, please come up to communion with your hands held up together. The person administering the bread will pray God’s healing and blessing for you, then give you the bread and wine.

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Today is the first day of advent, so we start to prepare to celebrate the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to the world as a baby all those years ago. So let us remember that we will be celebrating the birth of Jesus, and not the commercialisation that Christmas has become. We are told not to say Happy Christmas but Happy Holiday so as not to offend anybody. But what about us Christians for whom it is correct - we don’t complain and say it’s offensive to us,we turn the other cheek as we were instructed to by our Lord whose birth we will be celebrating.

So I say Happy Christmas to all my church family. God bless you all as we get ready to celebrate our Lord’s birth on Christmas Day. Keith

Dates for your Diary

December 15-17 Christmas Tree Festival

January 27th Hot Potato evening, 7pm

St Justus Singers

Calling all singers, young and old! Rehearsals for the Christmas Carol Service will be as follows: Saturday 9th December 10.11-30 and Saturday 16th December 10-11.30am. All are most welcome to come along, no audition required.

Christmas Tree Festival: Welcome, Witness, Wonder

How can you participate in this year’s Festival ? There are sign up lists on the board in the hall, so please put your name down early so as not to miss out! Cards for delivery to each home in the parish are ready to be taken, and also posters and fliers.

Christmas cards

There is an invitation to us all to write one Christmas card to all the church family rather than sending lots of separate ones and to give the money saved to support our link parish in Rofati (helping supply water and build a church). Please put your card on the board in the foyer and give money in an envelope marked ‘Rofati’ to the office.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, the next Valley View Service is to take the form of a Carol Service on Sunday 17th December at 3pm. I know this is the weekend of the Christmas Tree Festival and our own Church Carol Service. I have a big ask, would anyone be willing to spare the time to come along and assist me please? It will last for 30-40 minutes only. Thank you in anticipation. Blessings, Sid.

Surgery Hour - Helen and Andrea will be available at church to pray with anyone who would like to come. Noappointment needed. The next time is Tuesday 5th December at 3pm.

Stewardship Month in January

Have you wanted to offer your gifts but not been sure quite how to go about it? As part of our Stewardship month we are holding a series of taster and training sessions in various areas of our church life. Watch this space for more details coming soon.

Diary for the Week
Sunday 3 / 10.00am
3.45pm / COMMUNION MARK 13.24-END ISAIAH 64.1-9
Kids’ Club: Jane & Olive JAM: Hayley & Helen
Coffee Rota: Faith & The Arts/JAM
Coffee srved after the service: all welcome
TEA TIME TOGETHER - CHRISTINGLE
Streets to pray for: City Way (even 252-); Cloisterham Road; Cloudsley Close
Monday 4 / 8.55am
11.00am
11.15am / Worship Area: Morning Prayers, All Welcome
-12.00pm Sensory Room: Solacare
Lounge: Tods Squad Life Group
1.00pm
2.00pm / -2.30pm Hall: Tods
-3.30pm 43 Trevale Road: New Life Group
5.30pm
7.30pm / -7.00pm Hall: Brownies
-9.00pm Hall: Chess Club
to pray for: Compass Close; Copperfield Road; Cowdrey Close; Crest Road
Tuesday 5 / 9.00am
10.30am
2.00pm / Worship Area: Morning Prayers, All Welcome
-12.30pm Hall: Café Plus
-3.30pm Hall: Tea & Cakes
6.00pm
7.30pm / -7.00pm Hall & Worship Area: Tuesday Mix
-9.00pm Hall: Karate
to pray for: Dale Road (2-28); Delce Road; Dickens Road; Dorrit Way
Wednesday 6 / 8.30am
8.00am
12.30pm
1.00pm
2.00pm
8.00pm / Cluster Prayers at St Justus, All Welcome
-10.00pm Hall: Slimming World
Worship Area: Service followed by:
Hall:Lunch Club
-3.00pm Quiet Room:Breathing Space
-9.30pm Faith & The Arts Life Group
pray for: Eadred Way EastCourt Lane (Gill); Emerald Close; Estelle Close
Thursday 7 / 9.00am
10.00am
7.00pm / Worship Area: Morning Prayers, All Welcome
-11.30am Hall: Tods
-9.00pm Hall: Alpha Course
to pray for: Exeter Walk; Fairlead Road; Fairway Close; The Fairway inc Bockenham Hse., Fathom Hse., Leake Hse., Spinnaker Court
Friday 8 / 10.00am / -11.30am Hall: Wilber’s Way
Streets to pray for: Fay Road; Fennel Close; Fleet Road; Friston Way
Saturday 9 / 10.00am
2.00pm / -11.30am Worship Area: St Justus Singers
-4.00pm Hall/Lounge: Created to Create
Streets to pray for: Frobisher Gardens; Galleon Close; Green Close; Grizedale Close
Sunday 10 / 10.00am
6.30pm / MORNING WORSHIP MARK 1.1-8 ISAIAH 40.1-11
Ministry Team: Wendy plus all Creche: Kemi, Shirley
Kids Club:Chris & Karen B JAM: Hayley & Helen
Coffee Rota: Tods Squad
COMMUNION
Coffee served after the service: all welcome

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