Bible reading:
Romans 12:9-21 (p 1136)
Remembrance:
This Sunday, 8th November, is Remembrance Sunday.
- We will be joined at our service at 10.30 in St Mary’s by representatives of the uniformed organisations in our villages.
- There will also be an act of Remembrance at Dane End War Memorial at 11.00, led by the Parish Council.
- Sacombe will welcome children of the Little Munden School choir to their service on Tuesday 10th at 9.30.
All are welcome to any of our services.
Our service in St Mary’s will not be streamed this Sunday, but there is coverage of the Act of Remembrance at the Cenotaph on BBC1, starting at 10.15.
Knit & Natter group Thursday 12th November:
If you like knitting or crocheting, come and join us in the Sargent room (at the back of Standon village hall) any time between 1pm and 3.30pm, usually on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Tea & cakes will be available. Our next meeting is on Thursday. For more information please contact Diane on 01920 821130 or Marion on 01920 745683.
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal:
The boxes will go on 15th November. If you would like to help and have not yet done so, please speak to Lizzy.
Christmas events:
We have various coffee mornings, bazaars, Christmas markets and concerts coming up between now and mid-December. Please check the ‘dates coming up’ section of the notices sheet and mark the dates in your diary. We hope you will be able to support us at some or all of these events.
Advent and Christmas services:
A full list of our Christmas services is available, and the dates will be included in this sheet in coming weeks. However, before that, we will hold our service of music and readings for Advent in St Mary’s at the new time of 4.00 pm on Advent Sunday, 29th November. Please join us if you can for this service to mark the start of our Advent season of reflection.
Services for the next few weeks:
Midweek services each week:
Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) & Bible study, St Catherine’s
Wednesdays, 9.30 am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary’s
On Tuesday 10th November, the Little Munden School choir will join us again for our Sacombe service of Remembrance at 9.30. All are welcome.
Sunday services:
8th November 10.30 am Remembrance Sunday service, St Mary’s
15th November 8.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary’s
10.30 am Holy Communion, All Saints
22nd November 10.30 am Family worship, St Mary’s
29th November 10.30 am Morning worship, St Catherine’s
4.00 pm Advent carol service, St Mary’s
Dates & meetings coming up:
9th November, 7.30 pm FOSM committee meeting, 40 South Road
11th November, 7.30 pm PCC meetings, All Saints
21st November, 10.30 – 12.30 Christmas coffee morning and sale, St Catherine’s
27th November, 3.30 – 5 pm Little Munden School Christmas Bazaar, Little Munden School
30th Nov, 1st & 2nd Dec, 5.00 pm Roger de Clare Key Stage nativities, St Mary’s
2nd December, 2.15 pm Libury Hall service, Libury Hall
5th December, 11 – 2 FOSM Christmas Market, St Mary’s
8th December, 5.00 pm Cubs Carol service, St Catherine’s
10th December, 7.00 pm Christmas Crackers joint choirs concert, St Mary’s
16th December, 6.30 pm Carols round the tree, Standon High Street