DIARY

Events in bold are not regular events. Our usual monthly pattern of services can be found HERE, and our usual weekly events are HERE. Please click HERE if you would prefer to download the information as a table (Word document).

December 2008

Monday 1st
9.30 am Monday Group meet at Long Itchington Vicarage.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 2nd
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Holy Communion (traditional) at Radford Semele.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.00 pm Alpha at The Tarsus: What about the Church?
7.30 pm PCC at Radford Semele.

Wednesday 3rd
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage. 
12.30 pm Midday Prayers at Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 4th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
10.30 am Coffee and Chat at Hunningham Vicarage.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
7.30 pm Deanery Synod at Long Itchington.
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm Prayer Meeting for the re-building of St. Nicholas Church, and for the community at the Baptist Church room (opposite Community Hall - Lewis road, Radford Semele).

Saturday 6th
6.00 pm Eathorpe Lights (with carols).


Sunday 7th - 2nd in Advent Purple
Theme: Good News
Readings: Isaiah 40:1-11    (2 Peter 3:8-15a)    Mark 1:1-8    (Psalm 85:8-end)
9.00 am Holy Communion (quiet, traditional) at Bishop's Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Mattins at Offchurch.
10.00 am Quality Time - a special half-hour event for families and the young at heart - at Bishops Itchington.
10.00 am Christingle at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Children's activity and coffee at Eathorpe Village Hall followed by...
11.00 am Three Parishes Morning Service at the hall.
11.00 am Christingle at Marton.
5.00 pm 'Sing the Christmas Story' - Children's Nativity Musical at Eathorpe Village Hall.
7.00 pm Hungry for God (with contemporary worship, teaching and ministry) at Bishops Itchington, open to all in the deanery.

Monday 8th
9.30 am Monday Group meet at Long Itchington Vicarage.
7.30 pm WI Carol Service at Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Cell at Rachel Franklin's, Bubbenhall.

Tuesday 9th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Greenways, Long Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.00 pm Alpha at The Tarsus: Celebration Supper.
7.30 pm PCC at Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Wappenbury PCC.
8.00 pm Weston PCC at Westfield House.

Wednesday 10th
8.00 am Holy Communion at Offchurch.
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage. 
12.30 pm Midday Prayers at Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 11th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.

Friday 12th
2.30 pm Bizzy Tots Christmas Concert in Long Itchington church.

Saturday 13th
5.30 pm Pilgrim Puppets Christmas Special in Weston Village Hall.


Sunday 14th - 3rd in Advent Purple
Theme: Prepare the Way
Readings: Isaiah 61:1-4,8-12    (1 Thessalonians 5:16-24)    John 1:6-8, 19-28    (Psalm 126)
9.30 am No Morning Service at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday School at Offchurch.
10.00 am Family Communion at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Christingle at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 am Heartbeat at Marton.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Hunningham with Creche for 5s and under and Junior Church for 5-11s.
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Carol Workshop at Bishops Itchington with Immanuel's Ground (see NOTICES).
3.00 pm Young Families Church in Long Itchington.
6.00 pm Carols by Candlelight at Long Itchington.
6.00 pm Evensong at Weston.
6.30 pm Evening Concert with Immanuel's Ground at Bishops Itchington.

Monday 15th
9.30 am Monday Group meet at Long Itchington Vicarage.
6.00 pm Christingle Service at Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.
7.30 pm Carols at The Geen Man, Long Itchington.

Tuesday 16th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at Marton Church.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
6.00 pm Carols around Hunningham.
7.30 pm Joint Carol Service at St Anne's, Wappenbury.

Wednesday 17th
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage. 
12.30 pm Midday Prayers at Bishops Itchington.
Carols at the Plough, Eathorpe (Time tba).

Thursday 18th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
6.00 pm Carols at Marton Village Hall.

Friday 19th
School Term ends.


Sunday 21st - 4th in Advent Purple
Theme: The Annunciation
Readings: 2 Samuel 7:1-11,16   (Romans 16:25-27)    Luke 1:26-38   (Psalm 89:1-8)
9.00 am Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Christingle at Offchurch.
4.00 pm Carols by Candlelight at Bishops Itchington.
6.00 pm Carol Service at Marton.
6.00 pm Three Parishes Carols by Candlelight at Hunningham.
6.00 pm Meet at Radford Semele churchyard to walk to...
6.30 pm Carols by Candlelight at Radford Semele Community Hall.

Monday 22nd
4pm to 6pm Carols at Middle Barn, Newfields, Shakers Lane, Long Itchington.

Tuesday 23rd
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.

Wednesday 24th - Christmas Eve White
Theme: Jesus is Born!
Readings: (Isaiah 52:7-10)    Hebrews 1:1-4    John 1:1-14    (Psalm 98)
11.00 am Holy Communion at Greenways, Long Itchington.
4.00 pm Crib Service at Weston with Puppets.
5.00 pm Crib Service at Long Itchington.
5.00 pm Carols around the tree at Radford Semele.
10.00 pm Holy Communion at Marton.
11.00 pm Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 pm Joint Holy Communion at Radford Semele Baptist Church.
11.30 pm Holy Communion at Long Itchington.
11.30 pm Holy Communion at Offchurch.

Thursday 25th - Christmas Day White
Theme: Jesus is Born!
Readings:  Isaiah 9:2-7    (Titus 2:11-14)    Luke 2:1-14    (Psalm 96)
9.30 am Family Celebration at Offchurch.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Radford Semele.
10.00 am Christmas Celebration and Communion at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Family Worship at Hunningham.
10.30 am Informal Christmas Praise at Marton.
10.30 am Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.


Sunday 28th - 1st of Christmas White
Theme: What's in a name?
Readings: Isaiah 61:10 - 62:3    (Galatians 4:4-7)    Luke 2:15-21    (Psalm 148:7-end)
10.00 am Joint Feldon Group Carol Praise Service, The Community Hall, Lewis Rd, Radford Semele.