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Contacts Rector

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Associate PriestThe Revd. Yvonne Brae,01454 850682, Mob. 07908 513098 [Dayoff Monday]email yvonne@svbcofe.org.ukReader (Licensed Lay Minister)Mr Ian Yemm 07514 139825; 01454318608 [Day off Saturday]email ian@svbcofe.org.uk

Director of MusicVACANT

Church OfficeOpen during school term time

Mon - Tue - Thu mornings 9.00 - 12.00Administrators: 01454 325160Michelle JenkinsTrish Gailey

email: office@svbcofe.org.ukWeb Site: www.svbcofe.org.uk

Advertising:Sylvia Franklin 07788 111726

Editor:Michael Stephenson 01454 314094email outlook@svbcofe.org.uk

Dec/Jan DeadlineCan you have all copy to Michelle inthe Church Office by Nov 11th at the

latest please.

Nominated Person:Mrs Hilary Holder 01454 327118This is the person to contact if you wishto express concern about suspectedabuse of a child or vulnerable adult

Little SodburyBrenda Cordy 01454 316447

Front Cover- Autumn BeginningPhoto by Michael Stephenson

If you would like to know more about theChristian faith or are thinking about

baptism or confirmation please speakwith one of the the ministerial team

This magazine is brought to you Free by thefour churches of the Sodbury Vale Benefice.If you would like to make a small donationtowards production costs that would be mostwelcome. Thank you.

Churchwardens

Chipping SodburyJoy Gibson 01454 319288Jane Jones-Williams01454 324970

Old SodburyKaren Hunter 01454 319903

HortonTina Hildick-Smith 01454 320380Richard Needs 01454 329890

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Baptisms: We welcomed into the Church:

Isla Grace Vickers on 27 Septemberat St John’s, Chipping SodburyMax George Phillpott, on 11 Octoberat St John’s, Old SodburyAmelia Siyanda Nyandodo, on 11October at St John’s, Old SodburyMarriages: We send our congratulations to:

Kate Gardner and Craig Long, on 3October at St John’s, Old SodburyJames Murden and Charlotte Harris,on 10 October at St John’s, ChippingSodburyFunerals:We extend our sympathy to thefamilies and friends of:

Allan Alfred Marshall on 13 Octoberat Westerleigh Crematorium

Fish and Chip BabiesThis comes to thank all of you who havebeen knitting brightly coloured vests tosend to Sowetofor new bornbabies. Soweto isthe slum area ofJohannesburg;some 45,000people live therewithout running water or sanitation.The mothers have no clothes for their newbabies so the maternity ward wrap themup in newspaper to keep them warm,hence the name. We have, to date, sentover 100 vests and they will be verywelcome. Thank you all very muchEdna Barnham

Church schools struggle torecruit Christian HeadsThe Church of England is struggling tofind enough Christian headteachers tolead its 4,700 primary and secondaryschools.The 4,500 primary schools and 200secondary schools, which are among thebest in the country and are highly sought-after by parents, are having to recruit fromother faiths or none at all to fill the posts.The Church of England has a policy thatheadteachers in its schools need not bechurch members but must be "on board"with Anglican values. This is in contrastto the Catholic Church whereheadteachers in its schools must bepractising Catholics.About a million children attend CofEschools. The Church is the biggestsponsor of academies in England. Morethan 500 independent schools are alsoCofE.Recruitment of school leaders with thenecessary understanding andcommitment is proving increasinglydifficult, and sometimes impossible. Manydioceses have become more flexiblearound the requirement that headteachersneed to be practising Christians and canreference successful church school headswho are from other faiths or none at allbut are able to maintain a clear vision foreducation.It warns of a risk to the Church's vision ofeducation if enough teachers and schoolleaders with a deep understanding of andengagement with the Church of Englandcannot be deployed.There was also a perception from outside"that it may be more difficult" to be aheadteacher in a CofE school. Theproblems were particularly severe in ruraldioceses such as Exeter and Norwich.

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Dear FriendsI have a couple of friends who enjoy Christmas so much they begin counting downthe days from about the end of September. It appears they now realise howprovocative their daydreaming is so they make even more references to thecountdown to Christmas.I just want to shout November, what aboutNovember???? November - a month ofbeautiful autumnal colours andchangeable weather, each day different tothe previous one, days of red and yellow.November that brings us All Saints Day,Remembrance Sunday and the beginningof the Advent season.Did you know that November, Februaryand March all begin on the same day ofthe week except on a leap year? A fact ofquestionable interest methinks.I can understand how my friends enjoy Christmas though, their faith has yet tobegin and they see Christmas as a time of escapism into a world where all is brightlights, fun and presents. It’s not difficult to understand the need to escape in thisday and age when, via the Internet and TV, we have 24 hour news and arecontinually confronted with troubling situations happening across the world. Thereare so many it’s hard to have any kind of reasonable understanding of how to thinkor react to such a barrage of problematic situations. One minute shootings, thenext extreme poverty and so it goes on.Sixty five years ago CS Lewis wrote a letter to a friend about this issue of living ina time of wars and rumours of war in all its various forms. He cautioned that ingrappling with problems across the world it is very easy to overlook those on ourown doorstep. Very timely advice for today when there is a need to keep our eyesopen to those calling for help from the world stage and yet be aware of thosenear-by us who are also asking for our support.November is a month that enables us to have that balance of awareness I believe.It offers us Remembrance Day when we recall all those who gave sacrificially oftheir time so that we might have ours; All Saints Day, a day of reflection when werecall all those who have gone before us and we have the beginning of Adventwhich season echoes our own longing as we wait for our Lord to come into thesevery present troubling situations.Remembrance, reflection and longing for the joy to come. Life may not appear tobe light and bright yet if we can just spend a moment looking closer to home, wecan see blessings to take us forward, blessings that are greater than the biggestamount of glamour and glitter and are found in those around us.

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servers on the coffee rota,The ones who hold no candle, bell or book, but keep

the books and tally up the quota,The gentle souls who come to ‘do the flowers’. The

quiet ones who organise the fete,Church sitters who give up their weekday hours,

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Amongst the shy, the quiet, and the kind,Or the slow healing of a heart long broken, Placing

each flower so for a year’s mind.Invisible on earth, without a voice, In heaven their

angels glory and rejoice.Kindnesses do not go unnoticed.…for it is God who works in you, both to will and towork for his good pleasure. Philippians 2:13 Yvonne

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One Christian is martyredevery five minutesChristian Freedom International (CFI) hasfound that more than 200 million followersare facing persecution in 105 countries.This makes Christianity the mostpersecuted religion in the world.The report has found that more Christianshave been martyred in the 20th and 21stcenturies than during the previous 19centuries combined.North Korea is at the top of the list,followed by Somalia and Iraq. Most of the50 countries listed are either in the MiddleEast or Africa.As part of this year's International Day ofPrayer, 8th November, CFI areencouraging Christians to join them inpraying for those who are persecuted.

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An Advent FaYRESaturday 5 December

10:30am to 2:00pmAfter you have visited the Crib Festival at St John’s

Chipping Sodbury come on over to us and dosome Christmas Shopping

Enjoy coffee or tea withMince pies

Browse round the stalls ofCakes, Jams, Chutneys, Books

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Principal Service readingsNovember

November 1st (All Saints’ Day)Wisdom of Solomon 3: 1 - 9Revelations 21: 1 - 6aJohn 11 : 32 - 44Psalm 24: 1 - 6

November 8th (Remembrance Sunday)Jonah 3: 1 - 5, 10Hebrews 9: 24 - endMark 1: 14 - 20Psalm 62: 5 -end

November 15th (Second Sunday beforeAdvent)

Daniel 12: 1 - 3Hebrews 10: 11 - 14, 19 - 25Mark 13: 1 -Psalm 16

November 22nd (Christ the King) Daniel 7: 9 - 10, 13 - 14

Revelations 1: 4b - 8 John 18: 33 - 37

Psalm 93

November 29th (The first Sunday ofAdvent)

Jeremiah 33: 14- 16 1 Thessalonians 3: 9 - end Luke 21: 25 - 36

Psalm 25: 1 - 9

Christmas is comingFor all your Christmas cards, gifts,

food and decorations, view the widevariety of products from Traidcraft

available from our stall at the ChippingSodbury Farmers Market, every 2nd

and 4th Saturday of the month andthere will be a Special Christmas

Market on Saturday 12th December.You will not only be giving unique giftsto your family and friends, but you willbe supporting producers around the

globe to trade their way out of poverty.

Contact Jane and Paul Jones-Williams 07980240103

Cross is removed fromCrematoriumAfter a £20,000 refurbishment atAccrington Crematorium in Lancashire,officials removed the large wooden cross,returning it for individual services on

request. Since 1956, it has been a fixture,only taken down if organisers specificallywant it to go.Labour-run Hyndburn Council removedthe symbol after ruling that 40 per cent of

services are secular.Today AnglicanBishop of Burnley,Philip North, said:“This is symptomaticof actions often taken

by secular authorities to strip away theoutward signs of faith around us.“At the census a majority of people inLancashire identified as Christian andmany arriving at the crematorium willwant, and indeed expect, the cross to bethere to offer them comfort.

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Turning Point Bible HolidayCamps 2015Enjoying time out of a busy schedule iseveryone’s wish. To have time to interactwith friends, relax and learn new things.After a long term at school, Turning Pointtook our students for a one week camp outof town. The experience for both studentsand staff attending for the first time, likeme, was awesome and memorable.

It all started with boarding buses to thevenue in Machakos, a two hour journeyfrom Nairobi. One the way one can viewthe beautiful landscape that ends with thehorizon touching the azure sky. Along theway the bus was filled with murmurs andI could tell that the students were planningand expecting to have a good time.On arrival the camp hosts welcomed eachstudent with a handshake and variousitems like t-shirts, shorts and shoes for useduring the camp. The students weredivided into teams - Green, Orange, Redand Blue, and then the camp was on!Everyone raring to go and find whoeventually comes out on top.For the next four days, we would run,swim, play soccer, act and read the Bible.The theme of the camp was the book ofDaniel. The resilience of Daniel, Meshack,Shadrack and Abednego and the pride of

the rulers was something that the kids canlearn from their lives. Each morning, thestaff team would act out the day’sscripture and the teams would re-enactthe plays to show how they understoodthe teaching. The creativity and talentwere amazing to watch. The camp hostsawarded points to the teams according totheir performance.Ball games and art classes involvingbead-work and painting were slotted inthe afternoon and swimming cooled us alldown as the sun was hot. Every eveningthe students would watch a movie after awell prepared supper.We lit a campfire on the last night andsongs and storytelling kept us up most ofthe night. Eventually when the fire diedout we were all ready to sleep and packfor home but not without knowing thewinning team. The Reds emergedvictorious, followed by the Orange team,the Blues and Greens in that order.Though the winner received a small gift,there was no loser, we had all wonhappiness and the bond of friendship.Interacting with each other closely andgetting to know more about the students,

it was a week well spent.When leaving for Nairobi all we could sayis thank you God for the awesome timeand memories and to Machakos, asantefor hosting us till next time.

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First CommunionHello, my name is George. I am nineyears old and I go to St Paul’s CatholicPrimary School. I have just started Year5. Today I am going to tell you about myFirst Communion which happened lastyear on the 29th June 2014. My sisterand I are special because we werebaptised into two churches - the Catholic

Church and the Anglican Church becauseour Mum is a Catholic and Dad is anAnglican. I can’t remember my baptismbut Mum says that I was baptised by FrEugene and Rev Chris Wray together andthere were lots of people there from bothchurches.I think that a good thing about going totwo churches is that you get to know whatthe two churches do similarly, the sameand differently. My sister, Zoë, who’s sixand crazy!!, says “A good thing aboutgoing to two churches is I get to meet twodifferent lots of people and try twodifferent children’s liturgy groups” and “Alot of the things are the same like theyboth have hymns, gospel, prayers andCommunion. A difference is that at StJohn’s I get to carry the Gospel and at StPaul’s I get to carry the crucifix. I likedoing those things because it makes itmore interesting and helps meunderstand”.

From January to June last year I did abouttwelve sessions on a Saturday to preparefor my First Communion. We learnt aboutGod’s greatest gifts such as friendship,baptism, creation, and most importantlythe Eucharist. I believe that communion

is receiving Jesus.This is a good thingbecause it makesus more like him.On my FirstCommunion Day Iwore a blue suitand red tie. Therewere lots of friendsand family and Imade it with lots ofpeople from myclass. All the FirstHoly Communion

children sang a song to the congregationcalled “You have called us by our name”.This is fitting because on that special dayI felt like I had been called by God. Thissong also ties in with everyone becausethe second line is “we belong to you” andI believe that we all belong to Godbecause he made us all.I am now also an altar server and also apart of the chaplaincy team at St Paul’sSchool where we prepare and lead wholeschool worship. I hope that St John’s letchildren make their FirstHoly Communion as Ithink it is very important.Maybe St John’s couldget some children to bealtar servers and I couldtrain them!STOP PRESS! I havegot into BristolCathedral Choir andhave just started as aprobationer chorister. So now I get to goto three different churches!!

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Landmark moment forparishesThis autumn, the first Diocese ofGloucester Pastoral Assistants werecommissioned at Evensong. These 47people have trained over two terms to helpwith pastoral work in their home parishes.Many of them have already beenvolunteering in this way, but thiscommissioning reflects their training andformally recognises their vital role.

From “The Messenger” www.gloucester.anglican.org

Opening the Book - andReading ItW i l l i a mTyndale is oneof our localheroes –possibly thegreatest – andwe enjoy thevery tangibleconnection wehave with himthrough StAdeline’s, LittleSodbury.His mostnotable achievement was in getting theBible translated and available for us toread in English – and he gave his life inpursuit of that cause. One of hismotivations came out of despair that theclergy of his day did not know theirScriptures. We might excuse them on thebasis of their having had to read them inLatin – or even in the original Greek. ButTyndale went further than that – hewanted even the plowboy to be able toread the Bible.Today we are in a much more privilegedposition – we have the Bible in so many

versions. We also have it available to uson-line, on our smartphones (thanks toYouVersion) and in every formimaginable. We may not even bother totake our Bibles to church (as we used to!)because the passages of scripture areprinted out – or projected on a screen.To read our Bibles on a regular basis,however, we might need some help to getstarted. Also, to get much joy out of thisprivilege – for that is really what it is – wemight need some help. For a few years Idid not subscribe to any Bible Readingplan – but finally came to the conclusionthat it would make life a lot easier if I hada regular commitment through Biblereading notes.I finally went back to Scripture Unionwhich waswhere I hadstarted as asmall boy –with KeyNotes! Butthere aremany otherplans toenrol in –like those offered by BRF – Bible Reader’sFellowship. Premier Christian Radio alsooffers free daily notes. You can find aselection on our SVB website – on theMedia page atwww.svbcofe.org.uk/media-resources/.Reading our Bible helps maintain ourspiritual freshness – every day. Withoutthis discipline we are likely to find it difficultto ever get out of first gear in our Christianwalk and pilgrimage.Moreover, by cultivating this good habit,we shall possibly be paying the highesttribute to William Tyndale who believed init so passionately that he was prepared todie for it. Frank Gray

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A Quiz for the KnowledgeableThe AnswersDo you remember thequestions? (Page 11September Outlook)1. The one sport in whichneither the spectatorsnor the participants knowthe  score or the leaderuntil the contest ends: Boxing.2. North American landmark constantlymoving backward: Niagara Falls .. Therim is worn down about two and a half feeteach year because of the millions  ofgallons of water that rush over it everyminute.3. Only two vegetables that can live toproduce on their own for severalgrowing seasons: Asparagus & rhubarb.4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside:Strawberry.5. How did the pear get inside the brandybottle? It grew inside the bottle.   Thebottles are placed over pear buds whenthey are small, and are wired in place onthe tree. The bottle is left in place for theentire growing season.  When the pearsare ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.6. Three English words beginning withdw: dwarf, dwell and dwindle...7. Fourteen punctuation marks in Englishgrammar: Full stop, comma,colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen,apostrophe, question mark,exclamation mark, quotation mark,brackets, parenthesis, braces, andellipses.8. The only vegetable or fruit never soldfrozen, canned, processed, cooked, or inany other form but fresh: Lettuce.9. Six or more things you can wear on yourfeet beginning with 'S': Shoes, socks,sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis,skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

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Faith in the World:Artist PJ Crook reflects on her faith

Since the dawn of time we mortals havemade images, whether it be painted on acave wall or carved in bone, trying toexpress the mysteries of that which we feelbut cannot comprehend. So it is notsurprising that this tradition has broughtforth the creation of some of the mostsublimely moving art forms that drawbelievers and non-believers alike to flockto the places where these wonders can beseen, like pilgrims of old. Thus art, thesilent, universal, visual language helpedhand down Christianity through the ageslong before the printing press and stillinspires us today.Our magnificent Cathedral isGloucestershire’s most visited attraction.Within its walls the soul uplifted is totallyin awe of this magnificent edifice lovinglycrafted by the hands of so many to renderit glorious; this is echoed throughout thechurches of the Diocese. How eloquentthat art inspired by Christianity can alsospeak to those of other creeds or none.Working in the solitary confines of mystudio is not unlike the monastic life. I feelI am in silent dialogue with my Maker,working intuitively from memory andplaying with time. When the work becomesproblematic I often flounder in the struggle

to make it right but then as if fromnowhere comes the answer; likeinspiration itself sometimes mysteriousand unbid.  Is it this intensity of emotionbetween the artist and canvas that enticesthe viewer in to partake in the dialogue,for without the viewer the story wouldremain untold?Art speaks in many different ways; two ofthe charities I have the honour ofbeing  patron of are Artshape  (based inGloucester) which works with thedisadvantaged and COS, a conglomerateof two hundred artists, some of whom aretherapists working with patients onprescription; others, like Deepspace, withschools and the community; and a groupat Christ’s Church who are organising aChristian Arts Festival 8 - 24 April 2016www.ChristianArtsFestival.orgPJ Crook is currently working on a largetriptych altarpiece for St Michael andAngels, Bishops Cleeve which alreadyhouses her Rood screen.

First female Bishop in theLordsHistory was made last month whenBishop Rachel became the first femalebishop to sit in theHouse of Lords.She is now one ofthe Lords Spiritual.Bishop Rachelsaid: “Through theparish system,which covers every part of England, theChurch of England has a detailedunderstanding of what is important topeople’s lives, and where transformationis most needed. This is the voice I seekto bring to the House, together with thewisdom and transformation which onlycomes from the Good News of JesusChrist.” From “The Messenger” www.gloucester.anglican.org

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The Spirituality Network forGloucestershire

Saturday 28th November 2015BEFORE THE MARVEL OF THE

NIGHTA Quiet Day for Advent

Led byGill Roberts

Member of BURG (Baptist Union RetreatGroup)

atChrist The King Roman Catholic Church

Castle Street, Thornbury BS35 1HA10.00am to 3.00 pm

Cost £10To reserve your place

Contact Revd. Liz Palin01242 575547

liz.palin@northchelt.org.ukPlease make cheques payable to “TheSpirituality Network for Gloucestershire”

The disconnect betweenchurch and menTwo of the largest Christian ministries inthe UK have entered into a 10-yearpartnership with the vision of seeing onemillion men engage with the Church by2024.Christian Vision for Men (CVM) andPremier Christian Media (PCM) will becollaborating on campaigns to engagemen with the good news of Jesus,encouraging churches to set up men'sgroups and make the ordinary man feelmore welcome.

Carl Beech, directorof CVM, willbecome a mediaspokesperson onmen's ministrywithin PCM."It is well known thatmen seem to require

more time to respond to the Christianmessage than women and take an averageof five years to come to a position of faithafter first hearing the Gospel," says PeterKerridge, chief executive of PCM.Beech has said "The spiritual make-upof this country has changed dramaticallyduring the past two decades and webelieve that evangelism to men needs tobe long-term and persistent, withfriendship as a priority.CVM is an evangelistic movementpassionate about making Jesus known tomen. They work in the UK as well as in16 other countries around the world, and

do that by running small groups, events,training and providing resources. Theirvision is connecting men to Jesus andthe Church to men; that's our big thing.I think the problem is the sort trainingchurch leaders get. If you open theaverage church bulletin, most activitiesyou see there are for women andchildren. Most of the people we pray foron a Sunday are the sick, the women'sgroup, the children's group, the Biblestudy or those in the caring professionslike teachers and doctors, so the messageisn't what men are facing at workMonday to Friday, so I just think there'ssome disconnect taking place there.

Monday 8.45am Morning Prayer St John’s, Chipping Sodbury

7.30pm Bell Ringers’ Practice CS Church Tower, Chipping Sodbury

Tuesday 8.45am Morning Prayer Church Centre, Upper Room,ChippingSodbury

Tuesday 9.15pm Stor'k'ies St John's Church, Chipping Sodbury

Wednesday 8.30am Morning Prayer St John’s, Chipping Sodbury

730pm Bell Ringer’s Practice Horton St James’, Horton

Thursday 8.45am Morning Prayer St John’s, Chipping Sodbury

10.00am Holy Communion St John’s, Chipping Sodbury

7.00pm Benefice Choir Practice St John’s, Chipping Sodbury

Friday 7.00pm Youth Club (age 11-18) Baptist Church Centre

Note: No Morning Prayers on Bank Holidays

Sodbury Vale Benefice Regular Weekly Events

2nd - 6th Dec Nativity Crib Festival St John’s, CS

Sat 5th Dec 10:30am- 2:30pm St Adeline’s Advent Fayre St Adeline’s, Little Sodbury

Sun 13th Dec 6.00pm Carol Service St James’, Horton

Fri 18th Dec 6.30pm Carol Service St Adeline’s, Little Sodbury

Sun 20th Dec 5.00pm Carol Service St John’s, Old Sodbury

Sun 20th Dec 7.00pm Carol Service St John’s, Chipping Sodbury

Thurs 24th Dec 3.00pm Christingle St John’s Chipping Sodbury

Thurs 24th Dec 3.00pm Crib Service St John’s Old Sodbury

Thurs 24th Dec 4.30pm Christingle St John’s Chipping Sodbury

Thurs 24th Dec 8.00pm Christmas Communion St James’, Horton

Thurs 24th Dec 11.30pm Midnight Communion St John’s Chipping Sodbury

Sun 27th Dec 10.30am Benefice Service St Adeline’s, LS

Wed 10th Feb 7.30pm Holy Communion for Ash Wednesday St John’s OS

If you don’t see your event in the list above please let me know, once itis on this calendar other people can put it on theirs!

All times are subject to change -look out for further details closer to the date.

Michelle 01454 325160 office@svbcofe.org.uk

Sodbury Vale Benefice Forthcoming Events

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Sun 1stAll Saints and All

Souls

8.00am Holy Communion St John’s, C/S9.30am St John’s Praise St John’s, C/S11.15am Morning Prayer {BCP} St James’, Horton11.15am Family Communion St John’s, O/S4.00 pm All Souls’ Service St John’s, C/S6.00pm Evensong {BCP} St Adeline’s, L/S

Tue 3rd 9.15am Storkies St John’s, C/S

Thurs 5th 10.00am Holy Communion St John’s, C/S

10.45am Coffee Shop Church Centre, C/SSun 8th

RemembranceSunday

9.30am Parish Communion St John’s, C/S11.15am Remembrance Day Service St James’, Horton11.15am Remembrance Day Service St John’s, O/S3.00pm Civic Remembrance Service War Memorial, C/S6.00pm Evensong {BCP} St Adeline’s, L/S

Mon 9th 2.00pm Mothers’ Union Church Centre, CS

Tue 10th 9.15am Storkies St John’s, CS

3.00pm Meditation Meeting Ring 312228 for venueWed 11th 7.30pm Crib Festival Meeting Church Centre, CS

Thurs 12th 10.00am Holy Communion St John’s C/S

10.45am Coffee Shop Church Centre C/S 11.00 am Computer Clinic Church Centre, C/S

Sun 15thSecond Sundaybefore Advent

9.30am Family Communion St John’s, C/S11.15am Mattins {BCP} St James’, Horton11.15am Holy Communion {BCP} St John’s, O/S6.00pm Evensong {BCP} St Adeline’s, L/S

Tue 17th 9.15am Storkies St John’s, CS

Thur 19th 10.00am Holy Communion St John’s, C/S

10.45am Coffee Shop Church Centre, C/S2 and 3 pm Stir up Sunday, pudding making St John’s, O/S

Sun 22ndChrist the King

9.30am Parish Communion St John’s C/S11.15am Holy Communion {CW} St James’ Horton11.15am Morning Praise {CW} St John’s O/S6.00pm Holy Communion {BCP} St Adeline’s L/S

Tue 24th 2.00pm Tea and Chat Afternoon Church Centre, CS

3.00pm Meditation Meeting Ring 312228 for venueThurs 26th 10.00am Holy Communion St John’s C/S

10.45am Coffee Shop Church Centre C/SSun 29th

Advent Sunday10:30 am Benefice Service St James’ Horton

Sodbury Vale Benefice Calendar November 2015

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The 2015 Crib Festival - Get involved!There are just a few weeks to go before we open the doors of Chipping SodburyParish Church and welcome visitors to The Sodbury Vale Nativity Crib Festival.

They will see a wonderful array of cribs,some made by children, others gatheredfrom around the world.Please may we borrow a crib if you haveone? Do you know a family member,friend or neighbour who has one? If soplease ask them to loan it to us. We askthat they come to us on Monday 30/11/05in the morning from 09.00 onwards.We need your help: please to be part of thewelcoming team by offering to fulfil thetasks on the rotas, helping with the craft

activities or stewarding. Can you support the very successful Cafe by bakingcakes and biscuits or making soup? We do hope you will be able to be part of thefestival in this way. There are manyactivities for children throughout theFestival: please see the leaflets or onlineat www.svbcofe.org.uk/2015-crib-festival/The festival has become a very importantpart of the local community calendar andattracts people from a very wide area.We have many local organisations givingus support which is really encouraging. Ibelieve we are one of a very few churcheswho hold such an interesting andinteractive event, so please be part of it.Please contact us in the following ways,The Church Centre at office@svbcofe.org.uk or 01454 325160Liz Gregson at woodchip@waitrose.com or 01454 318883All information is on the website and there is a video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/5Hfycuvx-yk

I am looking forward to the festival and I am sureit will prove very popular and be a wonderful,happy and welcoming event for all to participateand enjoy. I would like to thank everyone for allthe help and support, especially that which hasbeen given to me.Liz Gregson