Readings Isaiah 11.1-10; Romans 15.4-13; Matthew 3.1-12
This week we remember in our prayers
Sunday 9 December  Western New York - (Province II, USA) Bishop J Michael Garrison
Mothers Union
Monday 10 December  Western Newfoundland - (Canada, Canada) Bishop Percy Coffin
MMA 11 - East Scarsdale Team
Tuesday 11 December  Western North Carolina - (Province IV, USA) Bishop Granville Porter Taylor
Pleasley, Shirebrook. Clergy: John Hargreaves, Barbara Dale
Wednesday 12 December  Western Tanganyika - (Tanzania) Bishop Gerard E Mpango
Western Tanganyika Bishop Marko Badeleya
Western Tanganyika - Bishop Naftal Bikaka
Upper Langwith with Langwith Bassett, Whaley Thorns
Thursday 13 December Willochra - (South Australia, Australia) Bishop Gary Weatherill
Clergy: John Hargreaves, Barbara Dale
Friday 14 December  Winchester - Bishop Michael Charles Scott-Joynt
Winchester - Basingstoke -  Bishop Trevor Willmott
Winchester - Southampton -  Bishop Paul Roger Butler
MMA 12 - Elmton, Cresswell, Whitwell & Steetley
Saturday 15 December Windward Islands - (West Indies) Bishop Calvert Leopold Friday
Clergy: David Hull
NOTICES FOR THE WEEK
Sunday 9 December  - 2nd Sunday in Advent
8.30a.m. Holy Communion - Long Lane
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Radbourne
11.00a.m. Mattins - Sutton
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Trusley
5.00p.m. Holy Communion - Boylestone
6.30p.m. Carol Service - Longford
Tuesday 11 December
9.30a.m. Church Broughton School
7.00p.m. Long Lane School Nativity Play
Saturday 15 December
12noon Wedding - Boylestone
3.30p.m. Wedding - Sutton
7.30p.m. Music Mince Pies & Mulled Wine
         - The Old Forge, Long Lane

Next Sunday  16 December - 3rd Sunday of Advent
8.00a.m. Holy Communion - Sutton
9.30a.m. Mattins - Boylestone
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
10.00a.m. Family Service & Holy Baptism
11.00a.m.Mattins - Sutton
12noon Holy Communion - Trusley
3.00p.m. Carol Service -Dalbury
3.00p.m. Carol Service - Radbourne
7.00p.m. Evensong - Long Lane

Sunday Groaner
The headlines of the year… that didn’t quite make it….
Some headlines can hinder more than help….
~ Farmer Bill Dies in House
~ Nation's Head Seeks Arms
~ Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
~ Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case
~ Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents
~ Eye Drops off Shelf
~ Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
~ Two Ships Collide, One Dies
~ Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
~ Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
~ Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
~ New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
~ Children Make Nutritious Snacks
~ Hospital is Sued by Seven Foot Doctors
~ Include your Children when Baking Biscuits

Advance Notice - Carol Services
Tuesday 18th December 7.30p.m. Church Broughton
Thursday 20th December
2.30p.m. Longford School Christingle
Friday 21st December
7.00p.m. Boylestone
Saturday 22nd December     
7.00p.m. Trusley
Sunday 23rd December  
6.30p.m. Sutton
7.00p.m. Long Lane
Saturday 12th January
7.30p.m. Collegium Regale (Choral Scholars of King’s College, Cambridge) in Concert - SuttonTickets £9-00 (£4-50 child) from Margaret Warner (01283-(01283-733193) or Charles Buckston (01283-732247). Early booking is advised.

The Parish Pump and the Benefice entry to the South Derbyshire Churchman can now be found on the internet at: http://churchbroughtonchurch.blog.co.uk/