All Saints Day.

November 1st is All Saint's Day or All Hallows Day, when we celebrate all the Saints in history particularly those who do not have a special feast day. We will be holding a Commemoration of the Departed Service at St Mary's on Sunday, 6th November at 6.00pm. Everyone is welcome.

Messy Church will meet again on Sunday, 6th November at 4.00pm but will have refreshments in the Hall at 5.00pm to allow time to prepare for the 6.00pm service.

Friday, 11th November is St Mary's Annual Charity Christmas Card Fair and Coffee Morning, 10.00-12.00noon.  Come along and purchase your Christmas cards and support charities.  Home made cakes will also be for sale.Please put this in your diary. Please note that there will be two minutes silence at 11.00am as a respect for all those who lost their lives fighting for their country.

Service of Remembrance at the War Memorial.
Following the Worship Together service on Sunday, 13th November at 9.30am there will be the service at the War Memorial at 10.55am. Everyone is welcome to come along and show your respect for the fallen.

Clocks turn back one hour tonight!

DON'T FORGET!Turn your clocks BACK one hour tonight.

Also please note that Sunday's United Benefice Service at St Mary's Church is at 10.00am not 9.30am.

Bible Sunday

Yesterday was Bible Sunday and was especially interesting this year because of the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible.  As our Area Dean, Revd John Bentham said, it was the first Bible to be translated into English, ordered by King James to be read to and by EVERYONE. It is now read world-wide. Imagine not being able to read or permitted to read the Bible! 
We have the education, freedom and understanding to read for ourselves and we are missing such important information and messages if we do not read our Bibles. It has had a profound influence on our language too.

Do you have a Bible?  If you haven't read it for a while or never read it, try starting with the New Testament, which is all about Jesus e.g. the book of Mark.  A well translated Bible in modern language can help too. Ask the clergy for advice.
Set aside a quiet time to read it, because you need to concentrate and wait for God to speak to you through His words.  Man may have written the words, but they were inspired by God.
This will be THE most important book you have ever read!

Next Monday 31st Oct - 1st Nov. 5.30-7.30pm - 'Light Party event' - The Archbishop of York, John Santamu will visit Southwell Minster.  Contact Nick Harding on nick@southwell.anglican.org.

'Celebrating the 400^th Anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible.'
A series of three public lectures in the Great Hall at the University of Nottingham
Wednesday 2^nd November 7.30 p.m, Wednesday 9^th November 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 16^th November 7.30 p.m. Contact: Revd Canon John Bentham john.bentham@nottingham.ac.uk. These lectures are open to everyone ,who would like to know about the history and the importance of the Bible.

This Thursday, 27th Oct. will be the first of our Fun and Games afternoons at St Mary's Church from 2.00-4.00pm.  Come along and meet some friends and play board and table games for the afternoon.

All Saints Sunday, 30th Oct. 10.00am United Benefice service.
This will be the 5th Sunday of the month when everyone from the Benefice is invited to share the service at St Mary's.  Please note the change of time: 10.00am!

Churches Together in East Leake and South Notts.

The Churches in East Leake often work together and this week 'Churches Together' will be sharing and celebrating One World Week, and the World DOES need to work together.

Wed. 19th Oct. 7.00pm One World Week Supper at the Catholic Church Hall, East Leake. Tickets £3.50 from Pam Peacock or Gill Richards.

Sun. 23rd Oct. 6.00pm There is an invitation to join Churches Together at the Methodist Church, East Leake too.

The Churches together in the South Notts Cluster (East Leake and the 4 Benefice churches, Gotham and their group of churches, Normanton on Soar and Sutton Bonington) will be getting together tomorrow to welcome our new Community Youth Worker at Gotham.

Wed. 19th Oct. 7.30pm Celebration and Commissioning for Rebecca Mockett, new community youth worker in partnership with Nottingham Youth for Christ.

We may worship in different churches but we all worship the same loving God who wants us all to work and pray together, as well as help those who have not yet joined us to discover that Jesus is the Way to our God. God loves everyone and wants us to have a close relationship with Him.

This weekend is Bible Sunday when we will be using the word of God to share with each other and praise God.  Come along and join us when our Area Dean, Revd John Bentham will be speaking at the 8am Holy Communion, 9.30am Encounters Service and the 11.00am Book of Common Prayer Service.

Worried? Let go, and let God.

Yesterday, Sunday 9th, we welcomed lots of families for the theme for Worship Together which was 'Worrying' with an excellent sketch by the Wright family. 
Yes, we're all worried from time to time, but statistics say that only 8% of our worries are worth worrying about, as most will either disappear, resolve themselves or never happen.
Revd Peter Hill, our Archdeacon gave the address/talk and quoted from the Bible 'Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.'
So...let your worries go, give thanks and trust that God will give you the answers you need.

Tonight, the Quiz and Curry night is being held at the Heat restaurant.  Contact Cora if you still haven't bought your ticket.  Numbers are limited.

Positive Parenting sessions at St Mary's Church. On November 1st a new group is starting up on Tuesday evenings for six weeks at 7.45pm for parents of young children. It's an opportunity for young parents to get together and share experiences. Watch out for more details.

Keep on going.

Yesterday we welcomed Revd Philip Humphreys to St Mary's and were encouraged to 'keep on going to the end'. Sometimes life seems very difficult, but God will help us through.  It could be that someone comes along to help, someone to talk to, or an unexpected pleasant surprise. Our reward waits for us in heaven, so we can't give up. Maybe YOU are the someone that God is sending. Often the best way to get through hard times is to help someone else.

Next Sunday we welcome Revd Peter Hill, our Archdeacon.  Come along at 9.30am to our Worship Together Service and make sure your bring the children.

St Mary's is planning lots of events and we hope that you will come to some, if not all of them - see the list under 'Forthcoming Events' and on our website.  Everyone is always welcome whether you are a regular churchgoer or not. Watch out for further details.