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ST. ANDREWS, WEST DEREHAM

November 2004

The monthly happenings at St Andrew's West Dereham

ST. ANDREWS, WEST DEREHAM

(also St. Mary's, Denver; St. Mary the Virgin, Bexwell and St. Michael's, Ryston)

Vicar: The Reverend Judith Grundy

The Rectory, Ryston Road, Denver

Tel 383226

SERVICES AND EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2004

SUNDAY 7th:

11am - FAMILY SERVICE: Led by the Reverend Judith Grundy (coffee / tea at the end of the service)

6.3Opm -Evensong, St Mary the Virgin, Bexwell

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 14th:

10.5Oam, beginning at the War Memorial in the churchyard

WEDNESDAY 17th:

7.3Opm Healing Service with Holy Communion

SUNDAY 21st:

9.30 HOLY COMMUNION: Celebrant - The Reverend Judith Grundy

8pm Compline at St Mary the Virgin, Bexwell

ADVENT SUNDAY 28th:

9.3Oam HOLY COMMUNION: Celebrant and preacher, The Reverend Judith Grundy

CHURCHWARDENS for St. Andrew's West Dereham:

Mr Graeme Pressley, The Plot, Church Road 01366 501179

Mrs. Christine Vincent, Aspen, Ryston Road, W. Dereham 01366 500283

INTERCESSIONS: Please let one of our churchwardens know (see telephone nos. above) if you, or anyone you know, needs prayer, for sickness, or any other personal or family problem (in absolute confidence: No details are made public unless you wish it). We will gladly add any names to our weekly intercession list. We believe that God hears and answers prayers, according to His plan and purpose for your life.

HEATING

Permission has now been received for the heating installation to proceed: By the time you read this, the installation may be well under way.

For the first time in its long history (over 1000 years of a worshipping community on this site) St Andrews Church will be able to extend an even warmer welcome to those who come to worship God!

LIGHTING

You are invited to come along to St Andrew's to view the complete light set which has been temporarily installed over the font at the back of the church so that we can judge the effect and style of this light. The four-candle steel fitting, in the form of a Maltese Cross, has been beautifully made by Chris Stocking of Thomas B. Bonnett. The light power is provided by four low energy bulbs, giving 400w of light but taking only 80 w of energy. The polycarbonate tubes transmit a lovely glow, which echoes gently from the lacquered steel fittings.

An application is now been made for the faculty to complete the lighting of the rest of the church

CHOIR GROUP - URGENT NEED FOR SOPRANOS AND ANY YOUNGSTERS

If you wish to join a choir group which intends to keep practising items for special services at

St. Andrews and elsewhere, we welcome anyone who wants to have a go and would like to join our happy bunch.(Contact Chris Young: 01366 - 500470) MORE SOPRANOS AND BASSES PARTICULARLY WELCOME AND ANY CHILDREN WHO ENJOY SINGING.

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THE SOVEREIGN CENTRE

Sovereign Way Industrial Estate: Tel: 384474

Pastor: Beverley Molineaux

Youth Pastor: Jo Sankey

Pastoral Team Co-ordinators: Bernie and Jill Reed

Elders: Nick and Beth Butt, Nam and Ruth Tong

You will be most welcome to come along to join in any of the services at the "Sovereign Centre", which is now the focus of many events each week. These will be held there until building work begins on the construction of internal floors and fittings.

Sunday morning services begin at 10.3Oam.

For full details of services and events for November are included in the church newsletter: Phone 01366 - 384474 for your copy or, better still, call in for a coffee and a warm welcome at the Sovereign Centre.

Weekly events include: Powerhouse (for youngsters)

Tuesday Bible Study

Happitots Playgroup

The Alpha Course

The Marriage Course

Junior Church

Youth Alpha

Coffee Morning

BAPTISMS

Four more teenagers have asked to be baptised, and this will take place during a Sunday service in November: If you wish to know date or details, or wish to consider being baptised yourself, please contact the Sovereign Centre on 384474

Chris Young

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