November 2009
(This page last updated on 20/10/2009)

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).

For home group contact numbers, please see Weekly Events.


Sunday 1st - All Saints Day White
Theme: Saints Alive!
Readings: (Isaiah 25:6-9)      Revelation 21:1-6a      John 11:32-44      (Psalm 24:1-6)

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 Quality Time - a special half-hour event for families and the young at heart - at Radford Semele.
11.00 am Three Parishes Holy Communion at Wappenbury.
11.00 am Family Service at Marton.
3.30 pm Afternoon tea for bereaved families at Holy Trinity Church, Long Itchington, followed by
4.00 pm Service of prayer and thanksgiving for loved ones who have died.

Monday 2nd
9.30 am Monday Group meet at The Malthouse, Church Road, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 3rd
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Holy Communion (traditional) at Radford Semele.
11.00 am Holy Communion in Greenways, Long Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.
7.30 pm PCC at Radford Semele.

Wednesday 4th
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.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm MLT.

Thursday 5th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
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).


Sunday 8th - 3rd before Advent (Remembrance Sunday) Red or Green
Theme: The Cost of Obedience
Readings: (Jonah 3:1-5, 10)      Hebrews 9:24-28      Mark 1:14-20      (Psalm 62:5-end)

9.30 am Remembrance Service at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Remembrance Day Holy Communion with Sunday School at Offchurch.
10.00 am Family Communion with Act of Remembrance at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Service of Remembrance at Bishops Itchington.
10.50 am Act of Remembrance at Marton.
10.50 am Joint Remembrance Day service with Wappenbury at Weston.
10.50 am Remembrance Day Holy Communion at Hunningham with Creche for 5s and under and Junior Church for 5-11s.
3.00 pm Young Families Church at Long Itchington.
5.00 pm 'Living with Loss' - tea and short service at Bishops Itchington.

Monday 9th
9.30 am Monday Group meet at The Malthouse, Church Road, Long Itchington.
2.00 pm Marton PCC at the Barnwell's.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 10th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.

Wednesday 11th
8.00 am Holy Communion in 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.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 12th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
8.00 pm Long Itchington PCC, hopefully at The Green Man.

Saturday 14th
7.00 pm Long Stchington Safari Supper, starting at the Community Centre.


Sunday 15th - 2nd before Advent Red or Green
Theme: The End of the Age
Readings: (Daniel 12:1-3)      Hebrews 10:11-25      Mark 13:1-8      (Psalm 16)

9.00 am Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Family Service at Offchurch.
10.00 am Family Worship at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Morning Worship at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Marton.
10.00 am Quality Time - a special half-hour event for families and the young at heart - at Weston Village Hall.
6.00 pm Evensong at Hunningham.
6.00 pm Sunday@6 (Informal Service) at Napton, open to all at the Deanery.

Monday 16th
9.30 am Monday Group meet at The Malthouse, Church Road, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 17th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at Marton Church.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.

Wednesday 18th
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.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
12.30 pm Deanery Chapter in Southam.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 19th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
7.00 pm Bizzy Tots Parents Evening at Holy Trinity, Long Itchington.


Sunday 22nd - Christ the King (Next before Advent) Red or White
Theme: Christ the King
Readings: (Daniel 7:9,10,13,14)      Revelation 1:4b-8      John 18:33-37      (Psalm 93)

9.00 am Holy Communion (1662) at Weston.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Offchurch.
10.00 am Sunday@10 (for all the family) at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Family Communion (with prayer for healing) at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 am Heartbeat (informal worship) at Marton.
11.00 am Come and Worship (an informal service for young and old, planned by youth)with creche for 5s and under and Junior Church for 5-11s, at Hunningham.

Monday 23rd

9.30 am Monday Group meet at The Malthouse, Church Road, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 24th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.

Wednesday 25th
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 in Bishops Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 26th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.

Friday 27th
10.30 am Crafty Cuppa - tea/coffee, craft stalls and chat in the Memorial Hall, Bishops Itchington.
Christmas Tree Festival begins in Bishops Itchington.

Saturday 28th
Christmas Tree Festival in Bishops Itchington.
4.00 pm Messy Church at the Community Hall, Lewis Road, Radford Semele.
Advent Supper and Quiz at St Michael's, Bishops Itchington (ticket entry).


Sunday 29th - First of Advent Purple
Theme: The Day of the Lord
Readings: (Jeremiah 33:14-16)    1 Thessalonians 3:9-13    Luke 21:25-36    (Psalm 25:1-9)
10.30 am Christmas Tree Festival & Advent Service in Bishops Itchington.
11.00 pm Joint Feldon Group service at Wappenbury.


Monday 30th
9.30 am Monday Group meet at The Malthouse, Church Road, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.
December 2009
Tuesday 1st
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Holy Communion at Radford Semele.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Greenways Care Home, Long Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.

Wednesday 2nd
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 in Bishops Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm MLT at Jenny Daniell's.

Thursday 3rd
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
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).
7.30 pm Deanery Synod.

Saturday 5th
10 am to 12 noon Christmas Workshop at Marton Village Hall.
6.00 pm Eathorpe Lights switch on.

Sunday 6th - 2nd of Advent Purple
Theme: The forerunner 
Readings: 
   Malachi 3:1-4    (Philippians 1:3-11)    Luke 3:1-6    (Psalm 75 or Benedictus)
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 St Nicholas Service - a special event for those recently baptised and their families - at Radford Semele.
11.00 am Three Parishes Morning Service at Wappenbury.
11.00 am Marton Christingle.