St.Edward the Confessor Barnsley You are VERY WELCOME to share with us in our worship today. St Edward’s is an open, welcoming, and inclusive church community. If you are new or visiting, please make yourself known. Refreshments are served after the service in the Vestry. Please join us. Anne Wood makes a plea for any redundant or surplus Christmas decorations to be passed on to her, please. A loop system is in place for those who use hearing aids. Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off. If you have any difficulties with access please speak to a Churchwarden. A tape recording is made of our morning service. Copies can be obtained from John Thompson…(Tel 01226 288419) 18th. November 2012 (Common Worship –Year B ) – 2nd.before Advent 10.00 am PARISH EUCHARIST Shepherd with Gloria th Organist today. Ray15Dawes to Age Concern) for Thursday .Sept.at 11.00 HYMNS: 15 77 464 289 219 Choir practices. Thursday 7.00pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Readers today : 1st. Mrs.J.Moss 2nd. Mr.A.Darren Intercessions : Mrs.H.Fletcher Sidespersons : MrS.D.Jenkinson and Mrs.M.Cawthorne Sacrament MRs.J.Denton and Miss.M.Brailsford Coffee Rota : Mrs.H.Fletcher and Mrs.L.Mace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Each WEDNESDAY : 10am BCP Communion (Said) – Lady Chapel Parish News: I’m currently preparing the next edition of Parish News; please can you let me have any articles, poems, pictures as soon as possible. Thanks, Margaret G. St. Edwards Guild - next meeting Tuesday, 20th November, 2012 - 2pm in Vestry Room - Speaker Pat Semley another delightful afternoon to enjoy -another surprise package. All welcome Jean J. CHRISTMAS FAIR: our Christmas Fair takes place on Saturday December 1st from 10am in church. We would very much welcome donations for the tombola and cake stall, and cakes, buns and mince pies for the refreshments. Father Christmas will be making a special appearance in his grotto (formerly the North Porch) so please encourage your friends and neighbours to come along. Carols, Readings and Mince Pies: back this year by popular demand, there will be an evening of carols, readings and mince pies on Friday 14th December at 7.30pm in the vestry. Ray will kindly accompany our carol singing and there will be plenty of mince pies and hot drinks. If you would like to bring along a reading, please have a word with Margaret Brailsford. Margaret G. Christmas Fair - ideas for stalls If anyone has any ideas for stalls at the Christmas Fair - please make a written note and place them in the box at the back of church and indicate if you are able to 'run them'. Thank you. Fred please pray for: …….. Worldwide The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain Diocese Deanery of Birstall Mara Link Diocese of Rorya,Tanzania Please remember the following in your prayers this week : Vernon Austin, Ros Bower, Joyce Wood, John Idle, Grace Pacey, Alex Bird and Norma and John Cooper, Rev.Jean Naylor and Cicely Houghton If you know anyone who is sick, or anyone who is unable to attend Church and would like to receive communion at home, - please speak to Rev’d Jean Naylor (01226 204767) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Floodlight the Church … to commemorate your loved family member £10 per evening … switched on from 7pm to 11pm Please speak to Gordon (Church Warden) (01226 203986) Parish Priest : Rev’d. Mark Poskitt The Vicarage, Church Street, Gawber. S75 2RL Tel : 01226 207140 Church Wardens : Gordon and Heather Fletcher Tel : 01226 203986 WEEKLY PEWSHEET : All contributions to the Pew sheet to Lorraine please,- by phone (01226 244504), in person or by email Kent@fanfayre.freeserve.co.uk. Deadline……. 5.00pm. each Thursday. Thank you.