Getting in touch with us: The Church office is not currently staffed regularly, except Monday mornings when volunteers come

in to pay bills. If you have a claim for expenses or a bill that the Church should pay, please make

sure it is left in the church office by then.

Publicity. If you would like to publicise an event in the newsletter, please leave in the Church office or

email the church mailbox by Thursday lunchtimes. Please put “newsletter” in the title line.

Church emails : office@stjohnschurchcarterton.org.uk

Team Rector: The Rev’d Bill Blakey Email: “rector@stjohnschurchcarterton.org.uk”

Church and Rectory Phone number; 01993 846996 Clergy mobile number: 07504 824 822

Churchwardens: Mike Cox (tel: 841069); Doreen Trezise (tel: 843080)

PCC Secretary: Linda Wooloff (tel: 840133) office@stjohnschurchcarterton.org.uk

Team Vicar: The Rev’d James Madden (vicbrizecarterton@btinternet.com) tel: 844175

Websites www.stjohnschurchcarterton.org.uk and www.achurchnearyou.com (search for Carterton) Ideas, comments and contributions (including pictures) welcome.

ROTAS

Today

Communion

22 November

Morning Wor-

29 November

All Ages

6 December

Communion

13 December

Morning Wor-

Cleaning Alan

(sponsored)

Glenys

(sponsored)

Volunteer

please

Ray Goodson Lyn Bostock

Welcoming Lynne Boulter Hilda Parrott Volunteer

please

Barbara Goudal Linda Cox

Reading Alison Brown

Ian Harley

Carol Hadgraft

Geoff Furnival

Sue Blakey

Jon Abbott

Ray Goodson

Ian Harley

Glenys Edwards

Leading

Prayers

Dawn Hervin Ladies’ Break-

fast

Jeanette

Welsh

Phil Scott Sharon Harley

Chalice Steve Bostock

Mike Cox

Jon Abbott

Doreen Trezise

Sidespersons Ian & Sharon

Harley

Ros & Will

Fiennes

Ray Goodson

Linda Wooloff

Hilda Parrott

Miriam Knight

Volunteers

please

Refreshments Ros & Will

Fiennes

Carol Hadgraft

Linda Wooloff

Volunteers

please

Liz Wood

Lynne Boulter

Alison Brown

Sharon Harley

Sunday Services:

Weekly 8.00am Holy Communion

Today 10.30am Holy Communion Hebrews 10:11-14 & 19-25, Mark 13:1-8 4.00pm: Messy Church 7.00pm: Padres’ Service

22nd Nov Christ the King Sunday 10.30am Morning worship +SC (Student) Daniel 7:9-10 & 13-14, Revelation 1:4-8

29th November Advent Sunday 10.30am All Age worship Jeremiah 33:14-16 & Luke 21:25-36 Signs of the 2nd coming of the Christ 12.30pm Baptism Service

6th December 10.30am Holy Communion + SC Malachi 3:1-4 & Luke 3:1-6 “The messenger “ 4pm Christingle Service

Thursdays 10.30am - Holy Communion + coffee Bill & James alternate on Thursdays

Sunday 10.30 services are usually webcast. See the website to view. SC means Children’s Activity

Prayer priorities this week:

Praise God for the beauty of the

autumn colours.

Thank God for the Remembrance Sunday

services and our part in serving the Town.

Thanks to all who are generous to us.

Pray for:

The Christmas Fayre next week.

Our Deanery and Diocese and the search for a

new Bishop of Oxford.

The church to be a safe haven for those who

are hurting and who have suffered at the

hands of others.

For Besom and other local food banks as they

respond to families in severe need here.

The “Christianity Explored” course leaders and

members that all might learn together.

For RAF crews on operations, for their families

and for our work with the Padres.

Pray for God’s healing and wholeness for those

who are unwell or in ongoing pain and those

giving thanks for recovery. Anita, Lyndsay

Baker, Helena Bark, Joyce Baskerville, Liz

Bullock, Mary Calcutt, Dot, Ken Edwards, Jan

Fleetwood, Barbara Furnival, Steve Gardner,

Emma Goodson, Leon Goudal, Victoria Gulley,

Sarah-Louise Jordan, Mike King, Kelly Langley,

Alan Lewin, Matthew, Rob Marsh, Eric Pearce,

Keith Pike, Michelle & Cameron Stevenson,

Margaret Talty, Pat Thomas, Chloe Tudor, John.

Those awaiting surgery or tests

Pray for the bereaved families of the airmen

from Benson repatriated last Tuesday. Also

those with anniversaries at this time.

The prayer list will be regularly reviewed and updated. If

a name needs to be put back, please advise the office Birthday Congratulations: November: Ali-son Catt (16th); Norman Macrae (18th); Jo Reid (20th); Connor Wood (28th) December: Alan Carter (6th); Alison Ford (9th)

November Baptisms:

29th: Ethan Toulson & Mason Griffiths

2015 Text: (1 Peter 4:10)

We should use whatever gift we have

received to serve others, faithfully admin-

istering God’s grace in its various forms

The Church of St John the Evangelist, Carterton

www.stjohnschurchcarterton.org.uk

15 November 2015 —2nd Sunday before Advent

Welcome to worship!

Please stay and join us after the service for refreshments!

Let’s Sing! Thursday evenings at

7.30pm—all welcome!

Dear All,

First some good news about ministry. The Bishop has appointed Mr Ian Howard to be part-time assistant curate here after ordination next summer. Please pray for him as he prepares for this move. He is currently a teacher at Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham. He hopes to find part-time paid work in local schools as he will be working for us as a “Self-Supporting Minister”.

Now Linda Cox writes:

The Christmas Fayre is NEXT SATURDAY.

Please refer to the sign up sheet or see Linda or Sandie if you're not sure where you can help.

The day before… We will be setting up on Friday night from 5.30pm, this will involve moving of chairs, putting out tables, putting up sign-age, blowing up balloons for out the front, deco-rating the foyer, setting up the grotto, lots of help would be much appreciated and make it a quicker job. Plants and cakes can also be dropped off up until about 6.30pm.

On the day… Stall holders/helpers please be setting up your stall from 10.00am on Sat, ready for a 12 noon start, opened by Town Mayor Lyn Little. Please price up all your items, and please plan to help clear up afterwards. Thanks everyone, it should be a great day.

There'll be a cafe area around the hatch and organ, so we want to encourage people to stop for a cuppa, enjoy a cake or two, and hopefully go round again and spend a bit more! Jesus, however, helps us through.

Pray for a sense of community, pray for people to feel welcomed and for God's bless-ing to be on the whole event. Linda Cox

Please invite people to come with you to this event. Best wishes Rev Bill Blakey

Our vision is to be a growing church, rooted in Christ, that reaches out with love and service to the whole community.

Fellowship Together is a vital part of the Christian life

Why not ask one of the leaders about joining our Tuesday home group? Tuesday evenings 7.30pm at the Rectory. Talk to Sue Blakey or Linda Cox

Also, hosts David & Sue Edgar, 69 Elmhurst Way, Carterton OX18 1GQ (tel: 845801) alternate Wednesdays @ 8.00pm (on hold during Christianity Explored course)

Monthly Men’s Bible Study at 2 Brampton Drive led by Padre Al Nicoll (895644) Third Monday of the month

Fellowship Breakfasts: Bi-monthly Saturday events starting @ 8.30am for the Ladies and Men. Book by emailing office@stjohnschurchcarterton.org.uk or sign up on the board

The Monthly Coffee Mornings will resume on 2nd Saturday of January 2016

For the Children & Young People

DROP-IN (school term time only) for pre-school infants & parents Fridays

(9.00—11.00am)

Messy Church: 4.00-5.00pm 3rd Sunday of the month Next meeting :

15 November (4.00-5.00pm)

2015 Text: (1 Peter 4:10) We should use whatever gift we have received to serve others,

faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms

Notices

November Events:

TODAY: Messy Church at 4.00pm. Padres’ Service at 7.00pm: an exploration of the hope in God through Christ that springs even from great loss.

21 November: Christmas Fayre (12.00 noon—4.00pm) - see below

27 November: Ladies Lunch—11.30 at church if you need a lift, or 12.00 noon at Aston Potteries

27 November: Open Church (6.00pm-8.30pm) - see below 28 November: Men’s Breakfast (revised date)- Book via office@ email or speak to Mike or Steve

Remembrance Sunday Service—Thanks to all who got the church ready and looked after our guests. Everything went very smoothly, a good job done. The collection for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal was £613. Thank you. New carpeting will be laid in the Old Chancel and Meeting Room areas on 1 and 2 December. We need your help to clear the floor space. Please can those who are able-bodied stay behind after the service on 29 November to help. See Mike for more information. If you would like a ticket for Christmas Unwrapped” - a carol service with speaker Canon J John—taking place at Witney Methodist Church (7.30pm) on Tuesday, 1 December please see Linda W (first come/first served). Lifts will be organised leaving here at 6.30pm on the night. Open Church Night—Please can you help stock the chocolate tombola stall with donations of small chocolate products/multi-packs. Please leave in the office. Volunteers needed for various duties on the night. Please see sign-up sheet on the board. St John’s Church now has an account with the RAF B-N thrift shop. If anyone would like to do-nate items for sale with the proceeds going to church funds (90% of sale price to the church), please see Nicky Witt (845194). Electrical items cannot be accepted unless brand new and boxed.

Drop in: We have record numbers of families dropping in which is wonderful news. But the set up and clear away team is struggling with various health issues and require urgent regular sup-port. Could you help set up on a Thursday evening at 7pm or clear away on a Friday morning at 10.20am? Messy Church desperately needs help in the following areas - organise a simple craft activity, supervise an activity, help to set up (3pm-3.45pm) / clear away (5.30pm-6pm). If you can help in any way please speak to Lyndsay (840509). If you would like to contribute towards buying this year’s church Christmas tree, please speak to Mike.

Looking Ahead 6 December: Christingle Service 4.00pm (5th—Christingle Factory from 9.30am) A big thank you to Morrisons for kindly donating the oranges. 20 December: Carol Service 6.00pm 24 December: Nativity Play 5.30pm

If you have a celebration, like a birthday, we can all share or an event to publicise, please tell the Office

Our church facilities are available to hire for private events. See Sue for details