Dates for your diary

Nov 29^th         Advent Sunday    Christingle service St Thomas 3pm    Bring an orange!

Nov 30^th           PCC meeting    St Thomas 7pm

Dec 4^th             St Thomas School Fair after school. Joint Raffle will be drawn.

Dec 5^th            Christmas Wonderland Lees Library 2-4pm followed by lights switch on

Dec 6^th            Usual time services –toy service-All age

Thurs Dec 10^th  St Agnes School Eucharist 9.30am

Sat  Dec 12^th  Coffee morning + set up Christmas trees St Thomas Church  10.30am

Wed Dec 16^th   St Thomas School Celebration in Church 6.30pm

Thurs Dec 17^th  St Agnes School Carol service 7pm

Thurs Dec 17^th    Prayers, Carols and mince pies 52 Spring Lane 7.30pm

Dec 20^th           6.30pm  Nine Lessons and Carols St Thomas

Mon Dec 21^st      Carol singing round the parish.  Meet  6pm St Thomas

Thurs Dec 24^th      Crib Service 5pm St Thomas

Thurs Dec 24^th    First Communion of Christmas 11.30pm St Thomas

Fri Dec 25^th        Christmas morning Eucharist 9.15am St Agnes

Advance notice     Confirmation Service  July 24^th 2016

Leesfield Parish November 29th 2015

PCC meets tomorrow, November 30^th at 7pm at St Thomas’

The Christmas stall at the back of St Thomas begins today. Donations of suitable new gifts welcomed.

Donations too, please, for the Parish Christmas Hamper.

Christingle service on this afternoon at St Thomas’ at 3pm. Bring an orange! There will be a collection for the Children’s Society at the service (as is traditional), and there is a collection plate at the back of each church for those who won’t be at the Christingle to contribute to this really worthwhile cause.

Make sure you get your tickets for St Thomas Raffle (joint school and church) £1 each. This will be drawn at the school fair after school on Friday Dec 4^th.

Next Saturday, Dec 5^th, Christmas Wonderland  at Lees Library from 2pm. Please make sure you buy your tickets by the end of today! (from Audrey, Jenny, Susan Harrop or the cake shop) See posters for details, or contact Jenny Daubney.

The booklet "Mud and Friendship" about the Parish Boundary Walks will be on general sale from Saturday 5th December. The number of copies available is limited so if you wish to reserve a copy please see Liz at St T or Philip at St A, or e-mail lizzy.dent@googlemail.com

Next Sunday (Dec 6^th) Toy service. We would be grateful for good quality toys –which will be donated to the Refuge. The service will be all age – no Sunday School.

You probably remember the display of (sponsored) Christmas trees we have had at St Thomas for the last couple of years.  Harvest Queen Amy is taking the lead on this this year. To sponsor a tree, contact Amy Jakeman (or her mum!). Coffee morning in church 12^th December –trees can be set up then.

Please Note The coffee morning which was planned for Dec 5^th has been postponed. 

If you’d like to receive the pewsheet by e mail please let Edith know (and give her your e mail address!

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com) please

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday morning please.

Leesfield Parish November 22nd 2015

This afternoon, 3pm,   Joint meeting of Leesfield and Hey  PCCs in St John’s Hall. It is VITAL that as many as possible of our PCC attend this meeting! It will be an opportunity for us to explore how the future might look in the light of the current deanery plan. Archdeacon Cherry will chair the meeting.

Thank you to everyone who helped make last Sunday’s Parish Service at St Hugh’s such a joyful occasion. It was good to have so many of us there this year!

If St Hugh’s school caught your imagination and interest, perhaps you could think about becoming a school governor there. We are short of people to take on this very important role. Please speak to Edith if you are interested.

The Christmas stall at the back of St Thomas begins on November 29^th. Donations of suitable new gifts welcomed.

Christingle service on November 29^th at St Thomas’ at 3pm. Bring an orange! There will be a collection for the Children’s Society at the service (as is traditional), and a collection plate will be at the back of each church next Sunday morning for those who won’t be at the Christingle to contribute to this really worthwhile cause.

You probably remember the display of (sponsored) Christmas trees we have had at St Thomas for the last couple of years.  Harvest Queen Amy is taking the lead on this this year. To sponsor a tree, contact Amy Jakeman (or her mum!). Coffee morning in church 12^th December –trees can be set up then.

PCC meets November 30^th at 7pm at St Thomas’

Tickets now available for Christmas Wonderland  Dec 5^th  2pm  (from Audrey, Jenny or the cake shop) See posters for details, or contact Jenny Daubney.

 

Today is the last day for items for the next magazine to be sent to Paul

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com) please

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

Dates for your diary

Nov 8^th              Remembrance Sunday  9.15 service at St Thomas followed by

                            Service at Lees cemetery.  No service at St Agnes

Nov 9^th               Standing Committee  7pm Vicarage

Nov 12^th              Gift and Pamper eve at St Thomas School    7-9pm

Nov 14^th             Harvest Queen  table top sale   1 - 4pm   St Thomas School

Nov 15^th           Parish Service at St Hugh’s 11am. No Service at St Thomas or St Agnes

Nov 16^th           St Thomas DCC  7pm Church

Nov 18^th             St Agnes DCC     8pm  School Hall

Nov 19^th           Ladies of Leesfield  Quiz night  7.30pm Lees Library

Nov 21^st            Parish trip to Llandudno and Christmas market

Nov 22^nd          Joint PCC meeting with St John Hey. St John’s hall 3pm

Nov 29^th            Advent Sunday    Christingle service St Thomas 3pm  Bring an orange!

Nov 30^th           PCC meeting  St Thomas 7pm

Dec 5^th            Christmas Wonderland Lees Library 2-4pm followed by lights switch on

Dec 6^th            Usual time services –toy service-All age

Leesfield Parish November 8th 2015

Nov 8^th      Remembrance   No service at St Agnes   9.15 said communion at St Thomas then we meet to walk to the cemetery with the band

Nov 12^th    Gift and Pamper evening St Thomas school 7-9pm

Nov 14^th    Table top sale  St Thomas school 1-4pm

Nov 15^th   Parish service at St Hugh’s (Wildmoor Ave)   11am Please do support so this really is a parish service! No service at St Thomas or St Agnes. Can people offer/ask for lifts if necessary.

The Christmas stall at the back of St Thomas begins on November 29^th. Donations of suitable new gifts welcomed.

Parish trip to  Llandudno and Christmas Market  Saturday 21st November 2015  9 am leave Lees and 4.30 leave Llandudno  Cost £14. Please pay Audrey as soon as possible.

Tickets now available for Christmas Wonderland  Dec 5^th 2pm  (from Audrey, Jenny or the cake shop)

Leesfield Parish is now registered with MyDonate, a free service from British Telecom which enables us to collect donations on-line. MyDonate can also claim Gift Aid for eligible donations and the only deductions from payments are the charges made by the credit/debit card issuers.

In addition to general donations, payments can be made to specific appeals such as the L.A.S.T. appeal, and events can be published here. Individuals can also register with MyDonate as Fundraisers for the parish.

To find out more please visit our page at

https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/leesfieldparishstthomasstagnessthugh

The MyDonate page can also be accessed from our Parish Blogspot, or from our Facebook page.

The booklet “Mud and Friendship” is now almost complete and ready to go to print. As well as a walking guide to the Boundary, it will have parish history, local history and lots of personal memories and photos about the walks and places around them.

Launch of the booklet will be at the Christmas Wonderland event at Lees Library on Saturday 5^th December, with copies available for sale at St. Thomas’ and St. Agnes’ Churches from that date.

The sale price will be £5 per copy.  After deduction of printing costs (around £3 per copy), all sale proceeds will be divided between Parish finances and the St. Thomas’ Development Fund.

Before going to print I will need to know how many copies to order, and I have to make payment for printing costs up front, so it will be useful to have copies ordered in advance, pre-paid if at all possible.

If you would like to order a copy forms will be available at St. Thomas’ and St. Agnes’ from Sunday 25^th October. For those who would prefer to order and pay on-line please visit my fundraising page on https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/lizdent1 

Liz Dent

 

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com) please

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

Sunday 8th November & Sunday 15th November

8^th November 
Service St Thomas 9.15am (said Eucharist) then we gather to walk with band to the open air service in the cemetery –setting off around 10.20

15^th November
Parish service at St Hugh’s 11am Please support St Hugh’s –which does a great job encouraging the faith on Holts