Leesfield Parish December 25th 2016

Thank you to everyone who made the Carol service so enjoyable – the choir, the readers, Paul and Warren. Thank you too to those who organized and served the refreshments afterwards. It was a thoroughly enjoyable occasion.

Thank you to those who organized the raffle – which raised around £250

Our carol singing on Monday was also very successful. We all enjoyed it. The children did an excellent job of collecting for the Booth Centre and of singing very tunefully and with great confidence. The adults sang well too of course, accompanied by Paul on his trumpet. The children collected over £95, which will be increased when we add the collection from the nativity.

Saturday 24^th December Crib service/nativity 5pm St Thomas

                                      And First Communion of Christmas 11.30pm

Sunday 25^th December  Communion service at St Agnes  9.15am

Tuesday December 27^th No 10am service at St Thomas

Sunday 1^st January      Parish service at St Thomas 11am   No service at St Agnes

We have decided to make changes to the magazine. It has had the same format for many years and we feel it is rather outdated. The plan is that, from February, the magazine will be produced once every 2 months, and will be professionally printed in colour, with photographs. We hope this will make the magazine more attractive. It would be good if this can also be seen as an opportunity for more people to contribute to the magazine.

For example, short accounts (and photos) of Advent/Christmas at Leesfield would make interesting reading and perhaps encourage others to join in the various events next year.

We will be collecting items of warm clothing such as hats, scarves, gloves and socks to take down to the Booth Centre for the homeless in Manchester over the Christmas period. If you have any of these to spare or get some as Christmas presents you can't use these would be most welcome.

Also Cold Nights - Local charity which goes into Manchester to take food to people sleeping on the streets. They would like donations of pot noodles, porridge pots, crisps and chocolate. Their local drop off point is Limekiln Cafe by the Brownhill Visitor Centre in Uppermill so we could take donations up there. Chocolate bars are a particular treat, so if anyone has any such thing as an unwanted chocolate bar that would be greatly appreciated.

If any of our children or young people play a musical instrument, would they like to join a small group to play occasionally in church services? Please let Paul or Edith know if you might be interested.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Sat Dec 24^th          Crib service/nativity  St Thomas 5.00pm   

                                 11.30pm First Communion of Christmas   St Thomas

Sun Dec 25^th           Christmas morning Eucharist at St Agnes   9.15am

Tues Dec 27^th           No Tuesday morning service

Sun Jan 1^st             Parish Service at St Thomas  11am      No service at St Agnes

Tues Jan 3^rd            10am Holy Communion at St Thomas’

Wed Jan 4^th           DMPC    St Thomas Moorside  7.30pm

Sat Jan 7^th               Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Green 10.30 till noon

Thurs Jan 12^th         Standing Committee Vicarage 7pm

Mon Jan 16^th           DCC St Thomas 7pm

Wed Jan 18^th          DCC St Agnes    8pm

Mon Jan 23^rd           PCC St Thomas  7pm

Sun Jan 29^th            Churches Together service  Salem Moravian church 3pm.

                                  Preacher Archdeacon Cherry

Don’t forget to check out the parish blogspot too!

Leesfield Parish December 18th 2016

We have our festival of Nine lessons and Carols this evening at 6.30pm. If you have been before you will know this is a very enjoyable evening. If you haven’t been before, come along and see. There will be refreshments afterwards, and the parish raffle will be drawn.

Raffle tickets are still available  £1 each.

Tomorrow we gather at St Thomas’ at 6pm to go carol singing round the parish. Do come and join us – it’s much better if we have a big group, and a perfect singing voice is not necessary. We collect for the Booth Centre in Manchester.

Donations are needed, please, towards Christmas flowers for St Thomas – to Audrey please.

Saturday 24^th December Crib service/nativity 5pm St Thomas

                                      And First Communion of Christmas 11.30pm

Sunday 25^th December  Communion service at St Agnes  9.15am

Sunday 1^st January      Parish service at St Thomas 11am   No service at St Agnes

We have decided to make changes to the magazine. It has had the same format for many years and we feel it is rather outdated. The plan is that, from February, the magazine will be produced once every 2 months, and will be professionally printed in colour, with photographs. We hope this will make the magazine more attractive. It would be good if this can also be seen as an opportunity for more people to contribute to the magazine. When did you last put something in the magazine? If people wrote about events they have been to, for example, this would make the magazine more representative of life in our parish.

We will be collecting items of warm clothing such as hats, scarves, gloves and socks to take down to the Booth Centre for the homeless in Manchester over the Christmas period. If you have any of these to spare or get some as Christmas presents you can't use these would be most welcome".

 Also Cold Nights - Local charity which goes into Manchester to take food to people sleeping on the streets. They would like donations of pot noodles, porridge pots, crisps and chocolate. Their local drop off point is Limekiln Cafe by the Brownhill Visitor Centre in Uppermill so we could take donations up there. Chocolate bars are a particular treat, so if anyone has any such thing as an unwanted chocolate bar that would be greatly appreciated.

Don’t forget to check out the parish blogspot too!

Sun Dec 18^th          Nine Lessons and Carols  St Thomas 6.30pm 

Mon Dec 19^th         Carol singing round the parish. Meet 6pm St Thomas’

Sat Dec 24^th          Crib service/nativity  St Thomas 5.00pm   

                                 11.30pm First Communion of Christmas   St Thomas

Sun Dec 25^th           Christmas morning Eucharist at St Agnes   9.15am

Tues Dec 27^th           No Tuesday morning service

Sun Jan 1^st             Parish Service at St Thomas  11am      No service at St Agnes

Tues Jan 3^rd            10am Holy Communion at St Thomas’

Wed Jan 4^th           DMPC    St Thomas Moorside  7.30pm

Sat Jan 7^th               Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Green 10.30 till noon

Thurs Jan 12^th         Standing Committee Vicarage 7pm

Mon Jan 16^th           DCC St Thomas 7pm

Wed Jan 18^th          DCC St Agnes    8pm

Mon Jan 23^rd           PCC St Thomas  7pm

Sun Jan 29^th            Churches Together service  Salem Moravian church 3pm.

                                  Preacher Archdeacon Cherry

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Leesfield Parish December 11th 2016

Ladies of Leesfield meet at the Atkinson’s 52 Spring Lane on Thursday 15^th at 7.30pm for carols, prayers and mince pies.

Our parish Christmas raffle will be drawn after the carol service on the 18^th December. Tickets available now £1 each

We have decided to make changes to the magazine. It has had the same format for many years and we feel it is rather outdated. The plan is that, from February, the magazine will be produced once every 2 months, and will be professionally printed in colour, with photographs. We hope this will make the magazine more attractive. It would be good if this can also be seen as an opportunity for more people to contribute to the magazine. When did you last put something in the magazine? If people wrote about events they have been to, for example, this would make the magazine more representative of life in our parish.

We will be collecting items of warm clothing such as hats, scarves, gloves and socks to take down to the Booth Centre for the homeless in Manchester over the Christmas period. If you have any of these to spare or get some as Christmas presents you can't use these would be most welcome".

 Also Cold Nights - Local charity which goes into Manchester to take food to people sleeping on the streets. They would like donations of pot noodles, porridge pots, crisps and chocolate. Their local drop off point is Limekiln Cafe by the Brownhill Visitor Centre in Uppermill so we could take donations up there. Chocolate bars are a particular treat, so if anyone has any such thing as an unwanted chocolate bar that would be greatly appreciated.

Services as usual next Sunday morning. Then at 6.30pm we have our carol service. People who usually come know that this is a very enjoyable event. If you haven’t been before do come along and hear again the readings and join in the carol singing. This will be followed by refreshments and the drawing of the raffle.

Don’t forget to check out the parish blogspot too!

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

 Sun Dec 11^th     Toy service at both churches. Normal services but donations of good

                              quality unwanted toys or games will be gratefully received.

Thurs Dec 15^th      Evening at Audrey’s, carols, prayers and mince pies  7.30pm

Sun Dec 18^th          Nine Lessons and Carols  St Thomas 6.30pm 

Mon Dec 19^th         Carol singing round the parish. Meet 6pm St Thomas’

Sat Dec 24^th          Crib service/nativity  St Thomas 5.00pm   

                                 11.30pm First Communion of Christmas   St Thomas

Sun Dec 25^th           Christmas morning Eucharist at St Agnes   9.15am

Tues Dec 27^th           No Tuesday morning service

Sun Jan 1^st             Parish Service at St Thomas  11am  No service at St Agnes

Tues Jan 3^rd            10am Holy Communion at St Thomas’ 

                                    

And please note Confirmation July 9^th 2017

Advent and Christmas at Leesfield 2016

Our parish Christmas raffle will be drawn after the carol service on the 18^th December. Tickets available now £1 each

Next Sunday, 11^th December, we would be grateful for donations of good quality unwanted toys and games. These will be taken as usual to less fortunate children.

We have decided to make changes to the magazine. It has had the same format for many years and we feel it is rather outdated. The plan is that, from February, the magazine will be produced once every 2 months, and will be professionally printed in colour, with photographs. We hope this will make the magazine more attractive. It would be good if this can also be seen as an opportunity for more people to contribute to the magazine. When did you last put something in the magazine? If people wrote about events they have been to, for example, this would make the magazine more representative of life in our parish.

Mon Dec 5^th            Afternoon tea at St Thomas (with Hey with Zion) 2.30pm

Sun Dec 11^th           Toy service at both churches

Thurs Dec 15^th      Evening at Audrey’s, carols, prayers and mince pies  7.30pm

Sun Dec 18^th          Nine Lessons and Carols  St Thomas 6.30pm 

Mon Dec 19^th         Carol singing round the parish. Meet 6pm St Thomas’

Sat Dec 24^th          Crib service/nativity  St Thomas 5.00pm   

                                 11.30pm First Communion of Christmas   St Thomas

Sun Dec 25^th           Christmas morning Eucharist at St Agnes   9.15am

Tues Dec 27^th           No Tuesday morning service

Sun Jan 1^st             Parish Service at St Thomas  11am

Tues Jan 3^rd            10am Holy Communion at St Thomas’

Don’t forget to check out the parish blogspot too!

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

Sunday November 27^th    Advent 1

Morning services at usual times

3pm  Christingle at St Thomas    Bring an orange! Collection for The Children’s Society

Saturday 3^rd December     Afternoon with seasonal refreshments beginning at 1.30pm. The sponsored Christmas trees will be set up, and we will be at the lights switch (on with the band and a special visitor) at 4.30pm

Sunday December 4^th     Advent 2

Morning services at usual times

Monday December 5^th  Afternoon tea and carols with guests from Hey with Zion 2.30pm start

Sunday December 11^th   Advent 3

Morning services at usual times. We would be grateful for donations of good quality toys which will be given to less fortunate children.

Sunday December 18^th Advent 4

Morning services at usual times

6.30pm Nine Lesson and Carols

Monday December 19^th Carol singing round the parish. Meet at St Thomas 6pm

Saturday December 24^th  Crib service/Nativity at St Thomas’ 5pm by Sunday School

The First Communion of Christmas 11.30pm at St Thomas’

Sunday December 25^th   9.15  Christmas morning Communion at St Agnes 

Tuesday December 27^th   No 10am service

Sunday January 1^st     Christmas 2            11am   Parish service at St Thomas’