Welcome to St Barnabas’ Parish Church, Old Heath

Today: Sunday 1st October Harvest Festival,

READINGS: Page 1034Deuteronomy 8 vs 7 -11 (ONLY)Psalm 652 Corinthians 9 vs 6-15Luke 12 vs 16-30

ST BARNABAS’ CANDLE: Our ParishOUR LADY’S CANDLE:Frances Collen RIP BLESSED SACRAMENT CANDLE: Beacon HouseFLOWERS IN MEMORY OF: HARVEST Thank God for his goodness.

The week ahead:

Monday: School Harvest Service 9am. Hall booked 10am until 4pm.Monday Club at Abbots 10am. Yoga 1pm. Mass 6pm. Line Dancers 7.30pmTuesday: Mass 10am and coffee. Sewing Group 2pm. Dancers 7pm Wednesday: Beavers 5.15pm.Weight Watchers 6.30pm. Mass St James 7pm. Apalachian Dancers 8.30pm

Thursday: Garrison and Police Station from 9am.Friendship Club 2pm.Cubs 6.30pm. Mass 7pm.

Friday:St James School Mass 9am

Saturday: SUNDAY: Mass 10am. Evensong 6.30pm

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Notices:

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

Please bring items for the bottle stall and other Bazaar Stalls as soon as possible. Grand Draw

Prizes (new undamaged please) to Janet Hubbard. Items may be left by the font or brought and

handed in on Sundays,at midweek services or left in the box at the Vicarage.

HARVESTThank you to all who have brought items for the

Harvest. They will be taken to Beacon House this week.

HARVEST SUPPER & ENTERTAINMENTThanks to all who worked so hard to give us our

thanksgiving supper and to Brian Carline for entertaining us.

CHRISTMAS CARDS & ADVENT CALENDARSThese are available at the back of the church. There are no more in stock so once they have

gone, that is it. Cards £4 for 10 including envelopes. Advent Calendars – Chocolate - £3.99.

MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNINGThanks to all who organized the MCM. Total raised

will be announced.

DIARIES for 2018 available for 50p each.

REFRESHMENTS AFTER SUNDAY SERVICESandra has had to stand down from serving teas

and coffees on Sunday and we are very grateful for her years of service. This means there is a

vacancy if anyone would like to offer to join the rota and make and serve the tea and coffee on Sunday mornings. Please let me know if you are interested.

Fr Richard

RESPONSE TO PSALM: You crown the year with goodnessGOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia If anyone loves me he will keep my word and my Father will love him and we shall come to himPRAYER OVER THE GIFTS: God of mercy accept our offering and make it a source of blessing for usANTIPHON: This is how we know what love is; Christ gave up his life for us; and we too must give up our lives for our fellows.

Vicar: The Rev’d R. E. Tillbrook, SSCThe Vicarage, Abbot’s Road, Old Heath, Colchester CO2 8BE

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