Busy weekend.

Friday, 2nd Nov, 10.00-12.00noon - St Mary's Annual Charity Christmas Card Fair and Coffee Morning. Are you always looking for 'proper' Christmas Cards each year? Come and see our Cards and calendars of all kinds on sale - everyone welcome.

Saturday, 3rd Nov, 7.30pm - Concert by the Brian Humpherson Quintet featuring vocalist, Nicole van de Kuinder at St Mary's Church. Hurry and get your tickets, they're nearly all gone!  Call Steven on 856202 or Pat on 820094.






Sunday, 4th Nov, 9.30am - Service for All Saints Day at St Mary's.  After All Hallow's Eve (Halloween) comes the real celebration of All the Saints.

Clocks go BACK this weekend!

Don't forget to turn your clocks back this weekend for Daylight Savings Time!  This Sunday's Service will be Encounters at 9.30am and Holy Communion at 11.00am, but don't forget that hour.

There is also the Thanksgiving for Departed Loved Ones at 6.00pm, which will take place at West Leake church this year.

November Concerts at St Mary's

Tickets are now available for both these concerts.  Admission is by advance tickets only, so get your tickets NOW!

Saturday 3rd November, 7.30pm -Concert by the Brian Humpherson Jazz Quintet, featuring vocalist Nicole van de Kuinder. An evening of Swinging Sophistication. Admission by ticket only £7 adults, £3 children from Steven 856202 or Pat 820094. Tickets now available.

 
Saturday, 24th November, 7.30pm - Concert by Loughborough Ladies Choir. Admission by ticket only. £5 adults, £2.50 children. Tickets from Pat Brown 820094.




Also coming soon!
Friday 2nd November, 10-12noon at St Mary's - Sale of Charity Christmas Cards and Coffee Morning. Come and buy your Christmas Cards from a large selection of Charity cards.
If you would like to sell cards for your favourite charity, please contact Ann on 852885 to book a stall now.

This week is the beginning of One World Week, 21st-28th Oct.
Sunday 21st October at 6.00pm, One World Week Service of Churches Together at St Mary's Church - speaker Lucy Connell of Christian Aid. Everyone is welcome!

DON'T FORGET TO FILL YOUR SHOEBOXES FOR THE CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX APPEAL.
Christmas Shoe Box appeal: Pick up a leaflet and fill a shoebox to make a child very happy this Christmas. Boxes to be back in church by Sunday, 4th November!

Invitation from Wilford Church.

Called to live life to the full....because God's not finished with you yet!

You are invited to St Wilfrid's Church, Wilford on Thursday 18th October at 12.45pm.
12.45pm: Soup and sandwich lunch in St Wilfrid's church hall (2)
2.00pm: Celebration service in church
3.00pm: Tea and cake in the church hall
Details in the back of church.

If you would like to join us...RSVP to Margaret Kidger 0115 9816159 or email: mkidger@btinternet.com

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Abi and Chris on the safe arrival of their beautiful baby girl, Rowan Dorothy Parker, born on 14th September, weighing 9lbs.4ozs! Mother and baby are doing fine.

 

                  THE COMMUNITY CHOIR IS BACK!

If you missed out on the last session, you'll be pleased to know that the choir is starting up again, this time with our new Music Director, Chris Ebbern.

Come along and meet him every Tuesday evening, 6.00-8.00pm.

Please note that it will be held in ST MARY'S HALL!