Readings Jonah 3.1-5,10; Hebrews 9.24-28; Mark 1.14-20
We remember in our prayers
Today Uyo - (Province of the Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Isaac Orama
Duffield Deanery - Rural Dean: William Bates, Lay Chair: Richard Chapman [The Rev'd Stephen Shipley to be collated and installed as Honorary Canon of Derby Cathedral]
Monday Vanuatu - (Melanesia) The Rt Revd James Marvin Ligo
Belper Christ Church, Turnditch, St Anne's Ambergate with Sawmills
Tuesday Vellore - (South India) The Rt Revd Yesuratnam William
Clergy: (Jonathan Page), Alison Roome
Wednesday Venezuela - (Province IX, USA) The Rt Revd Orlando Guerrero
Hazelwood and Shottle, Milford, Holbrook
Thursday Vermont - (Province I, USA) The Rt Revd Thomas C Ely
Clergy: Robert Harris
Friday Victoria Nyanza - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Boniface Kwangu
MMA 44 - Allestree St Edmund, Darley Abbey
Saturday Virgin Islands - (Province II, USA) The Rt Revd Edward Ambrose Gumbs
Clergy: Chris Dyer, Jill Caldwell. Curate: Peter Mallinson
Notices for the week
Today - 3 before Advent - Remembrance
9.30a.m. Holy Communion & Remembrance
- Church Broughton
10.55a.m. Holy Communion & Remembrance - Trusley
11.00a.m. Remembrance Service - Sutton
(officiant Joe Cant)
11.00a.m. Holy Communion & Remembrance - Radbourne
2.30p.m. Evensong & Remembrance - Long Lane
5.00p.m. Holy Communion & Remembrance - Boylestone
6.30p.m. Evensong & Remembrance - Longford
Next Sunday 2 before Advent
8.00a.m. Holy Communion - Sutton
9.30a.m. Mattins - Boylestone
No service at Church Broughton
10.00a.m. Family Service - Longford
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Dalbury
12noon Holy Communion - Trusley
1.30p.m. Holy Baptism - Sutton
2.30p.m. Evensong - Long Lane
Treatment of the woodworm will be carried out in St. Michael’s Church Broughton during November. As a result the church will be closed for all services and vistors from Monday 9th November to 23rd November. There will be no service in Church Broughton on 15th or 22nd November. Worshippers are invited to join with other churches on those days.
Special Service arrangements in November
On Sunday 22nd November the Bishop of Derby will be coming to Christ Church, Long Lane to mlead the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the consecration of the church. He will be celebrating Holy Communion at 10.30a.m..
Sunday 29th November
10.30a.m. MMA Service of Holy Communion at St Cuthbert’s, Doveridge
Saturday 28th November
2.00p.m. Christingle Fair
- Church Broughton School
“We’ll meet again” Evening - Dalbury Village Hall (in aid of St Andrew’s, Radbourne)
Bible in a year challenge
You are invited to join in the “Bible in a year challenge” starting from 1st January 2010. A special edition of the Bible which provides passages each day from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs. If you read the set passages each day, by the end of the year you will have read the entire Bible.
If you would like to take part, then let the Rector know. By ordering copies of the “Every Day with Jesus Bible” as a group, we will be able to purchase copies at a reduced price. The standard price is £14-99, if we order 3-10 copies, the cost will be reduced to £12-49 and by a further 50p if we have between 11 and 25, with further reductions for higher numbers.
If you want to take part, please tell the Rector by 18th November so that the copies can be ordered in good time for delivery.
Sunday Groaner
Miscellaneous observations
Dijon Vu - the same mustard as before.
By the time you find greener pastures, you can't climb over the fence.
The psychiatrist really helped me a lot. I would never answer the phone, because I was afraid. Now I answer it whether it rings or not.
I was thinking of becoming a doctor. I have the handwriting for it.
God may have made our relatives - but thank God we can choose our friends!
98 per cent of the time I am right. Why worry about the other three per cent?
The fridge light DOES go out. Now let me out of here!!
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
How do you find where a flea has bitten you? Start from scratch!
Any married man should forget his mistakes - there's no use in two people remembering the same thing.
Parish Pump & the Benefice entry in the South Derbyshire Churchman can be found on the internet at:-
http://churchbroughtonchurch.blog.co.uk