Rector Day off: Curate Day off: Evenlode Vale Churches: Personnel & Administration Benefice Website: www.evenlodevalechurches.org
Administrator Church Office Revd Richard Rendall 01451 831866 email: rendalls@talk21.com
Tuesday Revd Nat Charles 01608 659508 Email: njcharles@googlemail.com Saturday Bridget Tiffin Church Office, Holy Ascension Oddington, Gloucestershire GL56 0XA 01451 831424 email: evenvalechurches1@btconnect.com
Monday 9am to 12 noon, Wednesday 9am to 2pm, Friday 9am to 2pm*
AV at Holy Ascension
We have a rota of four people, including two teenagers, running the Audio Visual system at Holy Ascension. We are looking for further people to be able to do the AV during Benefice Services. It requires about 30 minutes to be shown how to use it and one Sunday to sit alongside the person doing it, before joining the rota. Please contact Steve Rowley on Telephone Number: 01451 833877.
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Today’s Services
9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) Adlestrop Canon Tim Sedgley 9.30am 9.30am 9.30am 11am Holy Communion (CW) Broadwell Holy Communion (BCP) Icomb Morning Service (CW) Westcote Morning Prayer (BCP) Evenlode Revd Nat Charles Revd Richard Rendall Revd Hugh Williams Canon Michael Banks 3.30pm Benefice Nativity HAO Revd Nat Charles 6pm Evening Prayer (BCP) Bledington Revd Richard Rendall
Collect for the Third Sunday of Advent
O Lord Jesus Christ, who at your first coming sent your messenger to prepare your way before you: grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready your way by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at your second coming to judge the world we may be found an acceptable people in your sight; for you are alive and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Diary Dates Monday 14 th December
Bledington Toddler Group Carol Service – 9.30am at St. Leonard’s Church. Westcote Local Ministry Team Meeting – 3pm at Nazareth Field, Westcote.
Wednesday 16 th December
Bledington Bible Study Group – 10.45 at 11 Jackson Road. Adlestrop PCC Meeting – 7.30pm at Reality House.
Thursday 17 th December
Bledington School Carol Service – 10am at Bledington School.
Friday 18 th December
Prayer Group Meeting – 2pm at HAO.
Tuesday 22nd December
Carols at the Fox – 7pm at The Fox Inn, Broadwell.
Ibba Girls School Christmas cards
Please support Ibba, our 8 th parish, by buying Christmas cards about Ibba Girls School, South Sudan. Packs of 10 cards cost £4.50 and each pack contains 5 different photos of girls at the school, with a Christmassy border of stars, based on the star in the school badge. Order your cards from Jean Hartley: jean.hartley@open.ac.uk
07500 773010 or from Corner Cottage, Icomb.
Oddington Carol Singing
or Would you like a visit from the carol singers? Please let us know in advance and we will come to your house.
Thursday 17 th December.
Meet outside The Horse and Groom at 7pm to sing around Upper Oddington.
Friday 18 th December
. Meet outside the village hall at 7pm to sing around Lower Oddington. Everyone welcome to join the carol singers. Remember to wear warm clothes and bring torches. We will supply the carol sheets. Please feel free to invite anyone else or ask neighbours if they would like us to visit them. (Any queries contact Linda Rowley – 01451 833877)
Forthcoming Services Sunday 20 th December Fourth Sunday of Advent
9.30am Morning Service (CW) Westcote 10.30am 11am 3.30pm Crib Service and Carols Broadwell Preacher Carol Service HAO Family Carol Service Icomb 6pm Carol Service Adlestrop 6pm Service of Lessons & Carols Bledington
Tuesday 22 nd December
7pm 3.30pm Carols at the Fox Broadwell
Thursday 24 th December Christmas Eve
Family Carol Service Westcote 4pm 6pm 11pm 11pm Holy Communion (CW) Bledington Holy Communion (CW) St Nicholas Oddington Holy Communion (CW Westcote) 11pm
Friday 25 th December Christmas Day
9.30am Holy Communion (CW) Adlestrop 9.30am 10am 10.30am 11am 11am Crib Service and Carols Bledington Family Carol Service Evenlode Family Communion (CW) Westcote Holy Communion (BCP) & Blessing of Crib Evenlode Family Communion (CW) Icomb Family Communion Bledington Family Communion Broadwell Revd Peter Goodwin-Hudson Revd Richard Rendall Dilys Neill Revd Hugh Williams Revd Nat Charles Revd Richard Rendall Revd Nat Charles Revd Richard Rendall Revd Nat Charles Revd Peter Goodwin-Hudson Revd Nat Charles Revd Richard Rendall Revd Hugh Williams Revd Nat Charles Revd Richard Rendall Canon Tim Sedgley Revd Peter Goodwin-Hudson Canon Michael Banks Timothy Royle Revd Nat Charles Revd Richard Rendall