Sunday 24 November - Christ the King9:30am - Café Church - Fladbury Village Hall9:30am - Holy Communion - Bishampton11:00am - Holy Communion - Wyre PiddleSarah writes…….I want to express my deep gratitude to everyone who has given so much extra to the parishes to enable me to take a sabbatical.Thank you for all the extra responsibilities you have taken on so generously. I feel very blessed to have had this opportunity to step aside from the day-to-day, to talk with so many people, to see some amazing sights, read, reflect, discover more about myself, and grow.Now, I look forward to being back within our local church family as we approach Advent and a time to focus on the hope of Christ’s coming. I have written a short reflection on my sabbatical, which you can find here.Sarah returns to ministry this Sunday, 24 November.Sarah’s email address is Revsarahdangerfield@outlook.comFladbury Village Charity Christmas Fayre.This Saturday, 23 November 11.00am till 2.00pm in the Fladbury Village HallThere will be stalls supporting several charities selling cards, gifts and decorations and Advent Calendars based on the Bible story (with no chocolate!) and Advent Candles.Children’s activities will raise funds for Fladbury First School.There will be bric-a-brac on the stage in aid of The Salvation Army (if you have any bric-a-brac suitable for selling, please contact Jenny and John Bolt on 860768) and mulled wine will be circulated in aid of Fladbury Church. Coffee, lunch and tea refreshments will be available in aid of Cancer Research. All are welcome!Funerals25 November at 3:00pm - Belmont Prosser - Vale Crematorium, Fladbury28 November at 12 noon - Gilbert Swanson - Vale Crematorium, Fladbury2 December at 10.30am - Frank Bentley - Fladbury ChurchJane Hughes’ Funeral on Wednesday 13 NovemberAlison, Richard and Sally thank everyone who made the funeral and tea afterwards such a lovely celebration of their Mum’s life. It was wonderful having the choir at the service and its anthem was very special.The collection at the service will be used to provide a new bench in Millennium Woods in memory of Jane. If you missed the collection box in church or would like to give a donation now, Jane’s children ask that you post an envelope through the door of Loafer’s Cottage, Lazy Lane as they will be frequent visitors over the next weeks.Work Party Preparing Fladbury Church for Advent and ChristmasA cleaning work party in readiness for our Advent and Christmas services in Fladbury Church is planned for Saturday 30 November from 10:00 am.Dusters, polish and cleaning kit will be provided and there will be refreshments.To find out more please ring Jean Ounsted - 01386 860363.All are welcome, do please join us.Advent Service of Light Sunday 1 December at 6.00pm at Fladbury ChurchA candlelit service of Advent carols and readings, with choir, to reflect on the beginning of Advent.Christmas Tea Party at the Granary, CropthorneThe last Cropthorne Tea Party of 2024 will be at the Granary on 7 December at the usual time of 3:30pm until 5:00pm.There will be a small number of tasty gift-boxed Christmas cakes priced at £6 on sale.We will serve mulled wine and mince pies as well as the traditional teas.Everyone is very welcome to come along.Donations will go to the Cropthorne Peterloo Fund (We are working hard to raise enough money to put a toilet into Cropthorne church).Five Alive Parish Shoe Boxes - by Monday 25 November pleaseWe are joining children of our local schools by filling empty shoes boxes with small gifts for vulnerable children in Eastern Europe.When filled and collected by the charity Teams4U, the boxes will be taken to Eastern Europe and given to the children or families through schools, nurseries, hospitals and orphanages. If you would like to fill a shoe box, there is a leaflet explaining exactly how to do it in the back of our churches or village halls. If you haven’t got an empty box, new boxes are available from your churchwardens, along with leaflets and further information.Please deliver filled boxes to churches when attending a service or to Fladbury Social Club or Bishampton village shop or Jane Bugg at The Haven in Farm Street, Fladbury, by Monday 25 November.If you have any queries or need some help, please do contact us, Jean Ounsted on 07717 491183 or Jane Bugg on 01386 860531.Sunday 1 December Advent Sunday11:00am - Holy Communion - Cropthorne6:00pm - Advent Carols - Fladbury
