Debbie and Madeleine will be on the cake stall again this year at the Church Bazaar and need lots of home-made cakes, scones, mince pies, cup cakes and biscuits. We hope lots of you are in the mood for baking goodies and look forward to seeing you at the bazaar – just bring your cakes etc along on the day – Satrurday, 21 November!
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Bible Study at 7pm
Bible Study continues every Tuesday in the Chaplain’s flat (Englische Planke 1), from 7pm till 9pm. NOT 7.30pm as originally announced. Please let Clifford know if you want to attend.
Greek chaplaincy supports refugee centre
Bishop David reports that the Anglican chaplaincy in Greece is supporting an emergency centre for refugees at the remote Pharos Lighthouse on the Greek island of Lesvos. The project is being given funding by The Diocese in Europe and the Anglican mission agency Us (formerly USPG). More information, including how you can donate to the Us Advent Appeal in support of the work, can be found on Bishop David’s blog.
Choral evensong this Sunday
Our own Anglican Consort will be singing choral evensong for the feast of All Saints this Sunday, 1 November at 5 p.m. – see Dates to Note below.
“Choral evensong is one of the richest cultural treasures of Britain. But most adults don’t know about it,” Dr Guy Hayward, a former choral scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, recently told the Independent newspaper. Dr Hayward is launching an online tool to help people services of choral evensong close to them. Choralevensong.org goes live on 22 November, the feast of St Cecilia, patron saint of musicians. Can’t wait that long? Come to us on Sunday!
Archbishop Justin Welby: Turbulent Priest
Please help us support refugees
The Diocese has asked the Chaplaincies what they are doing to support refugees. The Ladies’ Christian Fellowship has collected items for refugees, and Norbert Schoen will be contacting the city to see what support they might require. In the meantime, one of Birte Fischer’s friends has asked that we collect the following items for refugees (which must be clean and in good condition):
Bedding (sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases), towels, hot water bottles, men’s and women’s clothing (sizes S, M), toys¸children’s clothing¸boys’ clothing (sizes 116-174), thermos flasks.
Boxes to store the items are available upstairs on the gallery ooposite the bookstall.
First woman bishop in Lords
The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, has become the first woman bishop to take her seat in the House of Lords, the upper house of the British parliament. The diocesan bishop was introduced to the House by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London on 26 October. Read more on this story on the ACNS and BBC websites.
Come and sing our carol service!
Parishioners and friends of our church community are warmly invited to be part of this year’s choir for our Service of Nine Lessons and Carols on 12 December. Rehearsals are as follows:
Thursday 5 November 2015, 7pm – Rehearsal
Thursday 12 November 2015, 7pm – Rehearsal
Thursday 19 November 2015, 7pm – Rehearsal
Thursday 26 November 2015, 7pm – Rehearsal
Thursday 3 December 2015, 7pm – Rehearsal
Thursday 10 December 2015, 7pm – Rehearsal
Saturday 12 December 2015, 5pm – Warming up 6pm – Carol Service
Please let Yotin know if you want to join in.
Clocks go back tonight
If you want to avoid turning up an hour early to church tomorrow and maybe finding yourself with an unexpected job to do, you shouldn’t forget to put your clocks back by one hour tonight (at 3 am on 25 October to be precise). On the other hand, this could be your chance to sing all the verses of the opening hymn.
Anglicans push for action on climate change
As representatives from almost 200 countries conclude their final round of negotiations in Bonn, Germany, this week, ahead of December’s UN-led international conference on climate change in Paris, a number of leading Anglicans and Episcopalians have put their name to a statement calling for an ambitious climate agreement. For full story see the ACNS website.