A Communion service has been planned for next Sunday
6th December at 10.30am, however, as Warwickshire has been
moved into tier 3 (high risk) a decision will not be taken untill next week,
on whether this service will be held.
Church Advent 2020
To help us prepare for the most unusual of Christmases,
we want to encourage people of all ages to engage with the Christmas story
in a new way, within the bounds of what we can safely do.
For children(although adults might enjoy it too)there is an online Holiday Club.
Each week there is a portion of the Christmas story to read or watch,
and an item to make and display in your window,
building up to a crib scene on your street.
All the information is on a Google drive for you to download:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oyOn7UUPu2CIcujBvY2vIqRvfMC5oOWqVWgWMUXo3fA/edit
For adults we have a series of meditations for each week,
using the same symbol as the Holiday Club.
You might like to use these meditations during your own prayer time –
perhaps after adding the relevant symbol to your own window crib scene.
If you wish to print this document, then please use the version below
which will produce a double sided A5 document
Minister’s letter 24th November
Letter from Rev Barabara Greenwood, includes details of
Communion service on Sunday 6th December
Normally, at this time of year, we invite you to bring gifts to the Church
for our friends from Mencap and Foodbank.
In the past you have been so generous that we have also been able to send gifts to Homewood.
This year will be different, has we will not be able to hold a Community Carol service
and Santa will not be able to hand out the gifts in person.
However, we would still like to send gifts to Mencap, Foodbank and Homewood
from the Church.
So can you help? by donating toiletries, selection boxes, special chocolates or biscuits.
We would hope to be able to receive these gifts from you during the first week of December,
but will be in touch later in the month to confirm the details.
Thank you – Trevor Blades
Have you been to see the Remembrance Window?
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the window.
The next display which will have an Advent and Christmas theme.
We would like to display Christmas messages/wishes from each of you to one another and to the wider community. The messages need to be written on an A5 sized piece of paper (148 x 210mm /5.8 x 8.3 inches).
It could also be decorated /illustrated.
If you just want to send a message, I am very happy to type it up so it is easy for passers-by to read.
If you are able to use email please could you either –
1) email me the message as an attachment (these could actually be A4 as I can then print them A5)
or
2) email me the message and I will copy it and decorate it.
Email it to northgatemethodists@gmail.com by Thursday 26th November
Thank you – Julie Barr
Why not take time out on Thursday at 3pm and join Graeme Russell on Zoom
1. Remembrance at Harbury – Gael Conway
2. Beautiful wreath on Claverdon St Michael Church – Jenny Beaglehole
3. Autumn leaf – Gael
4. November roses – Gael
