St. Nicholas’ Patronal Festival
The congregation of St. Nicholas’ are celebrating their Patronal Festival TODAY, 10.30 a.m. at Emmbrook Village Hall. We would like to invite members of St. Paul’s to join us for this special occasion. Any children coming along will be most welcome to join the Sunday School and no doubt learn more about St. Nicholas.
As an added incentive, cake and wine will be served after the service.
We look forward to welcoming you. Liz Gallagher and Paul Armitage
Pro-Wardens
Churches Together Wokingham – Carol Singing
On Monday 12 th December there will be Carol singing at Wokingham Station from 5.30pm for about an hour. CTW will be carol singing and giving out 300 business cards wishing everyone a happy Christmas at Wokingham Station and directing them to the CTW website for the list of Christmas services within the churches. A chocolate coin will be put on the back of the card. We will be between the footbridge and the telephone box at the front of the Station; would like everyone to wear something red, so we stand out!
We need singers, instrumentalists, people to distribute the cards - all ages are welcome. We would love to make an even bigger impact this year. No rehearsals needed, just turn up and sing/play. Gill Wilkins
Travelling Crib
If you would like to have the travelling crib call at your home this Christmas, please sign the list at the back of S Paul’s or S Nicholas’, leaving your name and phone number. Vince Pearson – St Paul’s or Liz Gallagher – St Nicholas
Churchyard Working Party
It is a very busy time on the 1 st and 3 rd Saturday’s of December, with singing in the Market Place and getting ready for Christmas, but I will still keep to these dates and if anyone is free to help on these days it would be most welcome. Andy Clark
Advent Charity
Daisy’s Dream is a professional service which responds to the needs of children and families affected by life threatening illness or bereavement, in Berkshire and the surrounding areas. We know that the death of someone important can have a devastating effect on a child or young person. With the appropriate support and information children and young people can be helped to understand what has happened and learn to rebuild their lives.
http://www.daisysdream.org.uk/The Mission & Outreach Committee
Family Christening 18 th December
During the 9.30 a.m. service on 18 th December, Dawn and Penny's grandson, James William Jordaan, (Jem) is to be baptised. They would love you, their Church Family, to join them all afterwards in the Parish Rooms to celebrate with Nibbles and Bubbles !
Nine Lessons & Carol Service – Sunday 18 th December
After the service on the 18 th December 2011, the Social Committee will be serving Mulled Wine, fruit juice and mince pies in St Paul’s Parish Rooms to all who would like to join us.
We would be grateful for offers of mince pies and/or bottles of mulled/red wine to Janet Charlton at St Paul’s or Margaret Davies at St Nicholas by Sunday 11 th December. We look forward to seeing you there. Thank you. The Social Committee
Fair Trade Stall
Don’t forget the Fair Trade Stall TODAY in the Parish Rooms after 9.30am Mass.
Christmas Cards
I am now taking orders for 'St Paul's Church' Christmas cards. For those who may not have seen the card before, there is a sample at the back of church together with the order forms, and I have a limited number of packs with me. A pack of 10 cards costs £3.75 with reductions for multiple orders. Teri Austen
PINTS OF VIEW Sun 4 th December
10 things we didn’t know last month…
About orchids, saliva, gratitude, showering and mortality
..from 8pm in the Broad Street Tavern (table reserved)
A hotch-potch of people from any church or no church.
Bring an opinion, something you read, or to hear what others have to say…
Contact Michael [ 0118 979 0098 ] for more info or just turn up...
ALL WELCOME
Beer & Carols
The hugely popular ‘Beer & Carols’ will happen again at the Broad Street Tavern on Sunday 18 th December from 8pm
This is an ecumenical event, Supported by CTW, organised by Pints of View and Stage-Fright, attended by a large number of Broad Street Tavern regulars. The singing is loud and the tone is enthusiasm more than perfection!
ALL WELCOME - Michael Johnson
0118 979 0098 or 077 3747 7193
WOULD YOU LIKE COMPANY AND LUNCH ON CHRISTMAS DAY?
CHRISTMAS LUNCH FROM 12.00 TILL 3.00PM
On Christmas day, a local hotel is opening its doors and giving Christmas lunch to Wokingham residents who will face the possibility of being alone for Christmas this year. This lunch is for those who don’t have family or friends nearby or who aren’t able to provide a Christmas lunch for themselves or their immediate family.
Local charities and Churches Together in Wokingham are working with the General Manager of the hotel to make Christmas Day a happy, memorable day for those who would otherwise be alone or struggling to provide a Christmas meal.
If you know of an individual, a couple where one cares for the other, or a family struggling to make ends meet and you think they would like to be invited to the Christmas lunch, please forward all details to Sharon Elliott of Faith in the Community – sharon.elliott@mac.com or 07843 091950
Baptism Welcome. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism: N and N , by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body. All We welcome you into the fellowship of faith; we are children of the same heavenly Father; we welcome you. The congregation may greet the newly baptized with a round of applause. |