ESPECIALLY FOR THE CHILDREN

Children are welcome at St Peter's. There is a Toddlers' Area in Church for babies and toddlers to use at all services. Crèche and Children’s Church meet at 10.15 in Church Centre except 3^rd Sunday.

Youth Group for age 11 and older meets 10.15 in the Church Centre on Sundays 14, 28 November.
All groups come into Church for communion and a blessing.

WEEKDAY SERVICES

8.30am   Tuesday & Friday, &

9.00am   Thursday Morning Prayer

7.00pm   Wednesday Holy Communion

10.00am Tuesday 9^th November Holy Communion at Willett House then

10.30am at Lawrence Mackie House.

We are glad to offer Home Communions to anyone sick or housebound. Just let us know if you would like this.

Friday 26^th short services of prayer and hymns:

10.00am at Lawrence Mackie House;

11.00am at Willett House. The services are led by a team from “Wellesbourne Churches Together”.

From the registers

AT ST PETER’S

WEDDING

25 Sep Matthew Grant & Susan Edwards, Chapel Street, Wellesbourne

BAPTISMS

19 Sep Amelie Green, Brookhampton, Kineton

10 Oct  Anabel Crowther, Baker Drive, Wellesbourne

10 Oct  Chloe Whale, Walton Wood Farm, Walton

FUNERALS

15 Sep  Walter Bishop,         Age 72

16 Sep  Robert Stevens,      Age 42

17 Sep  Gabrielle McAuliffe, Age 90

  5 Oct   Mary Harris,           Age 85

AT ST JAMES’S

WEDDING

24 Sep Stephen Lewis & Claire Morris, Maypole, Birmingham

Contacts for ST PETER’S Church

Parish Office 01789 840262 stpeterswellesbourne@fsmail.net
Contact Amanda Bayley, Administrator, at the Parish Office for general enquiries, baptisms and wedding queries. The Office is open 9.30 - 11.30am Tuesday to Friday.
Vicar: Rev’d Kate Mier, The Vicarage, Church Street CV35 9LS Tel 01789 840262 katemier@waitrose.com
Curate: Rev’d Wendy Biddington, 72 Mountford Close CV35 9QQ Tel 01789 840953
Safeguarding children helplines: Childline 0800 1111; Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor 024 7652 1200 (9am-5pm)
St Peter’s website: www.stpeterswellesbourne.btck.co.uk

Operation Christmas Child

If you would like to fill a shoebox with gifts for children overseas, pick up an instruction leaflet from St Peter’s or Wellesbourne School. Bring your box to St Peter’s by 10.15am on 21^st November. The Faith in 40 Minutes service today will focus on the work of Operation Christmas Child. Please note we cannot accept boxes after this time. www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk

Advance Notice

For this year only the Christmas Carol Service will be at 4.00pm 19^th December.
Details of all Christmas services next month.

In November

Prayer for the Village

At St Peter's this month we are praying for all those who live in Bristol Way, Canberra Close, Crosslands, Debden Close, Dovehouse Drive, Gloster Gardens, Home Furlong and Pembroke Gardens.

6pm Fri 5^th November
First Friday Prayer Hour
at St Peter’s Vicarage

Café connecions

You are warmly invited to our 40 minute café style worship in the Church Centre on Sunday 7^th November 10.15am. Bacon butties served from 9.45am!! Also on Sunday 5^th December.

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

Yes it’s that time again! December 4^th & 5^th will see our Church alight with Christmas trees. It’s a fantastic sight. Last year was the best year yet and we hope to get even more trees this time. Come and help us shed “light” on Christmas. A good time will be had by all. Lunches and teas available on both days Share in the joy and happiness this Christmas time. See you there.

Canon David Tilley
& Bethlehem School

David Tilley will preach at St Peter’s at 10.15 on Sunday 7^th November.

David spent the first three months of this year in Bethlehem as a volunteer driver who is able to get through checkpoints more easily with a foreign passport. A secondary role involved facilitating our diocesan links with the Syrian Orthodox Church.

The Bethlehem School is one of St Peter’s link organisations. It opened in 2003 with just 15 children. An extension was added in 2006 to provide 5 more classrooms. Like every Christian school in present day Palestine revenue depends on fee-paying students and outside financial help.

Many supporters have visited the school over the years. All have been overwhelmed by the reception they received from the children, teachers and parents, all are so delighted with the school which is a Beacon of Hope in a very dark area of the world.

Walk on Water

Learning to trust Jesus through life’s storms. An opportunity to meet in small groups for open discussion of the questions we don’t always feel able to ask and to explore how we can draw strength from God.

St Peter’s Church Centre 7.30pm Wednesdays 17, 24 November, 1 December.

To register contact Linda Mitchell 07523 088522.

When someone we love is suffering...

When our faith is dented...

When we're asked ‘how can God let this happen?