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St. Andrew’s Parish Church Directory

Clergy Revd Rowena BassSt Andrew’s Rectory, Old Church Streetstandrewsaylestone@gmail.com 291 0021

Reader Barbara Paget 07896 910222Reader Emeritus Brenda Spencer 291 0354

Church Wardens Anna Cooper 283 7050annanigel@btinternet.comThomas O’Rourke 367 6260trou8908@gmail.com

Deputy Churchwardens John Robb 299 2339

Head Verger Lillian Newby 07752 544745Assistant Verger Leonard BarkerPCC Secretary Anna Cooper 2837050PCC Treasurer John Robb 299 2339Organist/Choir Director Bruce BurbidgeBell Tower Captain Liz Wright 283 5155

lyzzwright@yahoo.co.ukFlower Circle Sec. Sue Morrell 288 1455Sacristan John Robb 299 2339

Aylestone Parish NewsEditor Alex Bustin 07989088412

standrewsaylestone@gmail.comDistribution Sec. Anne Hayto 283 2978Advertising

Details of Church groups and uniformed organisations can be found inside the back cover

To hire the Parish Hall contact the Parish Administrator:Alex Bustin tel. 07513 281908

standrewsparishhall@gmail.com

A letter from our Lay Reader Brenda

As the year draws to a close there is much to look back on and be thankful for.Our celebrations of 800 years of worship at St Andrews has brought us together in service and friendship on so many extra occasions which, I believe, has helped us to get to know each other better and strengthened us as a congregation ably led by Rowena and our hard working church wardens who do so much unseen work for the church and for the people.The church building with its spire, which can be seen from many places around Aylestone, can be reassuring to the community that God is still present in all our lives and many church non churchgoers still want to use it for special services such as All Souls, Remembrance Sunday and Christingle. So God’s message is still being sent out by us, the steadfast congregation.There are many things that can make us feel gloomy over this season of long nights and short days which means that we don’t see our neighbours to chat to and the cold weather keeps us indoors more; but we do have our wonderful festival of light at Christmas to enjoy and the hope that the birth of the Christ child brings.As we begin a new year we must hope that the Brexit issue is sorted quickly so that our government will be able to concentrate on more important issues.There is much for the faithful to look forward to and we thank God that more people are taking climate change seriously and we can all play our part in caring for God’s creation, but if Winter does begin to get us down we can always recite the prayer at the end of the Evensong service: “Lighten our darkness we beseech Thee o Lord, and defend us from all perils and dangers of this night.” Amen.

Wishing you and all whom you love a very Happy New Year.

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FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS

Baptisms17th November Theo Peter Squance

Weddings28th September Karamvir Singh Purewal and Doona Marie

ButlerFunerals18th September Christine Mary Smith20th September Brian Tingay28th October Anthony Louis Beber

We also remember: Margaret Alice HillStephen Norman Bates

Burial of Ashes30th September Douglas Raymond Line7th November Anthony Louis Beber20th November Winifred Watson

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Domestic cleaning weekly/monthly/one time only

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For more information contact Sue Morrell 0116 288 1455

St. Andrew’s Flower CircleDecember – February 2019

The Flower Circle is happy to arrange flowers in the church for all occasions

Why not have flowers in the church for your Birthday or Anniversary

DATE ARRANGERS MAINALTAR

SIDEALTAR

NAVE STEP BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

DECEMBER

1St

ADVENT

25th CHRISTMAS DAY Glynnis Brant Mrs Chantrill

29th

JANUARY TBA

5th Ann Dixon Jane O’Neil

12th

19th

26th

FEBRUARY TBA

2nd

9th Marie Young

16th Mary Alderson

23rd

26th ASH WEDNESDAY

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Sunday Morning Coffee Rota

Sue Hall & Sue Koovits 1st Dec 2nd FebRuth Kemp & Kate Montaut 8th Dec 9th FebGill Imison & Diane Gregan 15th Dec 16th FebJanet Kenning & Josie Sharkey 22nd Dec 23rd FebAnna Cooper & Sue Morrell 29th Dec 1st MarPaul & Anna Leonard Williams 5th JanKate Austin & Janet O’Connor 12th JanJan Collet & Janice Nicholson 19th JanKatie Griffith 26th Jan

The Children’s Society

Calling all Collection Boxes!At this time of year we ask all those who have a collection box at home for the Children’s Society to bring it along to church as soon as possible. If you are not able to do so, and would like the box to be collected from you, please ring 289 2736 to arrange a suitable time. Grateful thanks to all those who support the Children’s Society in this way; if you would like to have a box at home, please speak to Janice Nicholson

Our annual CHRISTINGLE SERVICE will be held in church at 4.00pm on Christmas Eve. This is always a very popular and happy service; do come along and join us!

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Calendar December

Sunday 1st Advent Sunday8am Holy Communion10.15am Parish Eucharist4pm Churches Together in Aylestone

Evening service for Advent at ABCMonday 2nd 4pm Lily Marriott House service

6.30pm SoulspaceWednesday 4th 8am Morning prayer

10.30am Coffee and Chat group12noon Funeral of Raymond Freakley

Thursday 5th 9.30am Holy communion and coffee2pm Teddies’ Singalong7pm Choir Practice

Friday 6th St. Nicholas8am Morning prayer7.30pm Rock Choir Christmas Concert

Sunday 8th Advent 28am Holy Communion10.15am Parish eucharist

Monday 9th 6.30pm SoulspaceWednesday 11th 8am Morning prayer

10.30am Aberry House service3.30pm After School Club

Thursday 12th 9.30am Holy Communion and coffee2pm Teddies’ Singalong7pm Choir practice

Saturday 14th 10am Bible Study11am – 1pm Open Church

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December cont.

Sunday 15th Advent 38am Holy Communion10.15am Parish Eucharist4.30pm Carols in the Park at Aylestone Hall

GardensMonday 16th 12.30pm Parish Christmas lunch in the hall

7pm Gild of Freemen Carol ServiceTuesday 17th 10am Granby Christmas service

7.30pm Carols in the Pub, The Black HorseWednesday 18th 8am Morning Prayer

10am Granby school visitThursday 19th 9.30am Holy communion and coffee

10.30am Meadows’ Court service7pm Choir practice

Friday 20th 8am Morning prayerSunday 22nd Advent 4

8am Holy Communion10.15am Parish Eucharist6.30pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Christmas Eve 4pm Christingle Service11.30pm Midnight Mass

Christmas Day8am Holy Communion10.15am Family Christmas communion

Sunday 29th Christmas 18am Holy communion10.15am Parish eucharist4.30pm Messy Church, Gilmorton centre

Calendar January

Thursday 2nd 9.30am Holy communion and coffee

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January Cont.Friday 3rd 8am Morning prayerSunday 5th Christmas 2/Epiphany

8am Holy communion10.15 am Family Eucharist4pm Evensong

Monday 6th 4pm Lily Marriott house service6.30pm Soulspace

Wednesday 8th 8am Morning prayer3.30pm After School club

Thursday 9th 9.30am Holy communion and coffee2pm Teddies’ Singalong7pm Choir practice

Friday 10th 8am Morning PrayerSaturday 11th 10am Bible Study

11am Open ChurchSunday 12th The Baptism of Christ

8am Holy Communion10.15am Parish Eucharist

Monday 13th 6.30pm SoulspaceWednesday 15th 8am Morning prayer

3.30pm After School ClubThursday 16th 9.30am Holy communion and coffee

2pm Teddies’ singalong7pm Choir practice

Friday 17th 8am Morning prayerSaturday 18th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity beginsSunday 19th Epiphany 2

8am Holy Communion10.15am Parish Eucharist4pm Joint Evening service for Week of Prayer for

Christian UnityMonday 20th 6.30pm SoulspaceWednesday 22nd 8am Morning Prayer

3.30pm After School Club

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January cont.

Thursday 23rd 9.30am Holy Communion and coffee10.30am Meadows’ Court service2pm Teddies’ Singalong7pm Choir practice

Friday 24th 8am Morning prayerSunday 26th Epiphany 3

8am Holy Communion10.15am Parish Eucharist4.30pm Messy Church, Gilmorton centre

Monday 27th 6.30pm SoulspaceWednesday 29th 8am Morning prayer

3.30pm After School ClubThursday 30th 9.30am Holy Communion and coffee

2pm Teddies’ Singalong7pm Choir practice

Friday 31st 8am Morning prayer

Calendar February

Sunday 2nd Candlemas8am Holy Communion10.15am Family Eucharist4pm Evensong

Monday 3rd 4pm Lily Marriott house service6.30pm Soulspace

Wednesday 5th 8am Morning prayer10am Coffee and Chat3.30pm After School Club

Thursday 6th 9.30am Holy Communion and coffee2pm Teddies’ Singalong7pm Choir Practice

Friday 7th 8am Morning prayerSaturday 8th 10am Bible Study

11am Open Church

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February Cont.

Sunday 9th 3rd before Lent8am Holy communion10.15am Parish Eucharist

Monday 10th 6.30pm SoulspaceWednesday 12th 8am Morning prayer

3.30pm After School clubThursday 13th 9.30am Holy Communion and coffee

2pm Teddies’ Singalong7pm Choir practice

Friday 14th 8am Morning prayerSaturday 15th 10am – 12noon Marriage preparation morningSunday 16th 2nd before Lent

8am Holy Communion10.15 am Parish Eucharist

Monday 17th 6.30pm SoulspaceWednesday 19th 8am Morning prayerThursday 20th 9.30am Holy Communion and coffeeFriday 21st 8am Morning prayerSaturday 22nd 7.30m Foresters Brass Band concertSunday 23rd Next before Lent

8am Holy Communion10.15am Parish Eucharist4pm Wind Quintet concert

Monday 24th 6.30pm SoulspaceShrove Tuesday 25th

Ash Wednesday 26th 8am Morning prayer3.30pm After School Club7.30pm Eucharist and

Imposition of AshesThursday 27th 9.30am Holy communion and coffee

10.30pm Meadow’s court service2pm Teddies’ Singalong7pm Choir practice

Friday 28th 8am Morning prayer

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St Lucy from Thomas O’Rourke

St. Lucy is known as patron Saint of the blind. Her feast day is celebrated on Friday13th December.St. Lucy is the patron saint of the city of Syracuse (Sicily) and of virgins.Because of various traditions associating her name [ her name means 'light' ] she came to be thought of as the patron of sightHer feast once coincided with Midwinter the shortest day of the year before calendar reforms, so her feast day has become a Christian festival of lightBraille, named after its inventor Louis Braille, was completely blind. His invention used worldwide, has been for many, many years,helpingto give independence, education and the pleasure of reading to people who lose their sight or who are born with a visual impairment.Lego Toys have created a new braille version of its famous building blocks, constructed especially for vision-impaired children. The product launch is expected in 2020.National Braille Week is organized by the charity Royal Blind and runs in the second week of October from the 7th - 13th October.Blindness has to be the most severe form of visual impairmentThe ability to see is regarded as the most treasured of the five senses.This moving poem from schooldays brings to light the fact that we often take for granted the precious things we are blessed with.

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The Blind BoyO SAY what is that thing called Light, Which I must ne’er enjoy;What are the blessings of the sight, O tell your poor blind boy!

You talk of wondrous things you see; You say the sun shines bright;I feel him warm, but how can he Or make it day or night?

My day or night myself I make Whene’er I sleep or play; And could I ever keep awake With me ’twere always day.

With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my hapless woe; But sure with patience I can bear A loss I ne’er can know.

Then let not what I cannot have My cheer of mind destroy: Whilst thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy.

Colley Cibber 1671-1757

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CHURCH CLEANING

December 6th Mr Lewitt, Mr. O’Rouke13th Mr. & Mrs Sharkey20th Mrs Heighton, Mrs Austin 27th Mrs Newby

January 3rd Mr Lewitt, Mr. O’Rouke10th Mr. & Mrs Sharkey17th Mrs Heighton, Mrs Austin 24th Mrs Newby31st Mr Lewitt, Mr. O’Rouke

February 7th Mr. & Mrs Sharkey14th Mrs Heighton, Mrs Austin 21st Mrs Newby28th Mr Lewitt, Mr. O’Rouke

March 6th Mr. & Mrs Sharkey

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Notes from the Editor.As the year comes to an end and with it our 800 celebrations, it seems fitting to look back at some of the wonderful events held this year. I hope you have enjoyed the lovely boundary walks, craft fairs, lunches and concerts. We have plenty of events planned for 2020, so please keep an eye on our website, Facebook and pew sheet.

I would like to wish you all a safe, happy Christmas and blessed New Year.

Alex

Material for the Spring edition of the Parish news should reach the editor at the Parish Office or standrewsaylestone@gmail.com by February 11th

We have raised over £42000 towards the restoration of the Organ. Thank you for all your support.

If you would like to advertise in the Parish Magazine,

please contact Alex Bustin by email standrewsaylestone.com

Church Organisations

Sunday Club: (4-11 years) meets in church in term time during the 10:15am service, except on 1st Sunday of the Monday which is an all age service. Contact: Brenda Spencer 291 0354

Mothers Union: Contact Kate Austin, 2917738

Uniformed Organisations

Guides (10-14 years)Monday 7:30-9:00pm Kerry Hollingshead 07535

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Brownies (7-10 years)Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm Sue Hall 291 5961

Rainbows (5-7 years)Tuesday 5:15-6:15pm) Zoe Harrison 278 8498

Scouts (11-15years) 326 5455Thursday 7.30-9.00pm SL@102nd.org.uk

Cubs (8-11years) 326 5455Wednesday 6.30-8.00pm CSL@102nd.org.uk

Beavers (6-8years) 326 5455Monday 6.00-7.30pm BSL@102nd.org.uk

General Scouting Enquires contactgsl@102nd.org.uk or 0116 326 54 55

NEED A VENUE FOR YOUR PARTY OR COMMUNITY GROUP?

Then why not consider St Andrew’s Parish Hall.

This is a substantial meeting place that is available for hire, and can take up to

150 persons. There are ample car parking facilities.

The sprung floor of the Hall is of high quality ballroom standard, and a

number of dance groups meet here.

For availability and bookings, contact the Hall Administrator:

Alex Bustin: 07513 281 908Email:

standrewsparishhall@gmail.com