Notices for Sunday 16 November
2ND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT
Also designated as ‘Safeguarding Sunday’ – follow the link to find out more
Readings
Malachi 4.1-2a; 2 Thessalonians 3.6-13; Luke 2.5-19
Collect
Heavenly Lord, you long for the world’s salvation: stir us from apathy, restrain us from excess and revive in us new hope that all creation will one day be healed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
MORNING PRAYER
Morning Prayer and is live-streamed at 9am each morning (Mon-Thu) from www.stpetersleck.org or www.facebook.com/southcheltenham
You can also join in person as follows:
- Mon – Pip & Jim’s,
- Tue – St. Christopher’s
- Wed – Emmanuel
- Thu – St. Peter’s Cottages
Live Streams
www.stpetersleck.org or www.facebook.com/stpetersleckhampton
OFFERTORY
We do not take a collection at St. Peter’s during the service, but you can make a donation using the card machine, which is facing you as you come in, or by using the basket if cash. You can also make a donation online.
REST IN PEACE
Please let Revd Gary or Revd Jade know if there is anyone who has died recently so that prayers can be said for them and their families.
PRAYERS
Please let Revd Gary know of anyone who has died recently or who needs prayer at this time. See church website also:
https://stpetersleck.org/for-our-prayers/
DAILY BIBLE STUDY APP
Everyday Faith is a series of reflections, prayers and stories. It will provide you with daily reflections, which you can read and/or listen to, including selected Bible readings, a simple prayer to prepare you for the day ahead, and thoughts based on that week’s theme.
Download the free app from the App Store or from Google Play.
DAILY PRAYER APP
The Daily Prayer has the services and readings for the day.
If you have a mobile, then you may wish to download the Daily Prayer app (available from ), which will have the services and readings for the day.
Download the app from Church House Publishing – there is a subscription charge.
JAMAICA & THE CARIBBEAN
Please pray for all those affected by the destruction inflicted by Hurricane Melissa.
LITTLE PEBBLES
Little Pebbles, for babies, pre-schoolers and their carers, meets every Tues from 10-11.30am during term-time in the Cottages.
JUNIOR CHURCH
Children – pre-schoolers and juniors – There are things to do in the children’s area each week in church.
Please see the Junior Church webpages for information and online activities: https://stpetersleck.org/mesmerize/groups-at-st-peters/junior-church/
CCP HAMPER SCAMPER
It’s time again for the annual Hamper Scamper appeal. There will be basket on the bench behind the font for special Christmas items. The usual basket for everyday items will remain in the porch. The hampers will be made up at the end of Nov by CCP but special Christmas items can still be donated throughout December.
Contact Gilly to arrange a home collection gilly_whittingham@btinternet.com. Or you can also donate online.
ADVENT
… begins on Sun 30th Nov
Will Mary and Joseph visit your home this Advent? ‘Posada’ is a Christmas activity, where small versions of Mary and Joseph travel around different households in the community and stay there for one night. If you would like to host our mini Mary and Joseph for a night during Advent, please sign up on the sheet at the back of church.
ADVENT CAROL SERVICE
There will be an Advent Carol Service in St. Peter’s at 6pm on Sun 30th Nov. Do come along as we begin this season of waiting.
ADVENT COMPLINE & REFLECTIONS
There will be 4 special services of Compline, followed by refreshments and reflection, in the Church Cottages, from 7-8pm on Tuesday 2nd, 9th 16th and 23rd December.
ECO CHURCH NOTICES
Click here for further eco tips and green news
Churchyard Maintenance
Please contact Brad via the Parish Office if you can spare an hour or two every so often, to help with grass cutting and other jobs.
COP 30 – UN Climate Change Conference
Belém, Brazil – 10-22 Nov
Our Voice Matters is a daily prayer resource for use during the conference. Each day there is a reading from the Bible, a reflection on the theme, and a response. There is also a section on activities at the COP that day followed by a prayer. To use the reflections, go towww.cop-prayer.uk/home
Bat Conservation Trust
The BCT Annual Report with a message from their President, Chris Packham is available on our website.
Hedgehogs!
A bonfire pile looks like a perfect ready-made home to a hedgehog seeking a safe winter nest to hibernate in. So please look before you light – hedgehogs have no idea of the danger they’re in! So please …
Stop, Move and Check this November before lighting a bonfire. See details at: www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/rememberhedgehogs-this-november-2
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Tue 25th Nov, 7.30pm in the church
Our next meeting is a talk by Steven Blake, “What the visitors thought: a light-hearted look at Cheltenham since the 1700s”. Free for LLHS members and under-18s, visitors £3 – all welcome!
PARISH CAROL SINGING
Mon 22nd Dec, 6.30pm
Please come along at 6.30pm to the bottom of Vineries Close for mulled wine/hot chocolate and mince pies, after which we will start singing from 7pm, to be finished by 8.45pm. The collection will be for The Children’s Society. Do come and join in! Sally & Peter
FRIDAY LUNCH WITH FRIENDS
Fri 28th Nov, 12.30-2pm
Please join us for a light lunch at
1 Vineries Close. All are welcome. Donations for The Children’s Society. Sally & Peter
SHOEBOX APPEAL UPDATE
Thanks to all who donated shoeboxes this year. Once they’ve arrived at their destinations, there will be a Shoebox Delivery Diary on the website (www.linktohope.co.uk), so you’ll be able to see what happened to your shoebox. More news in due course!
TEAM
REV ROB ATKIN
Revd Rob Atkin will be moving on from Emmanuel Network Church to undertake the next stage of his curacy at Holy Apostles Church. His final Sunday here will be 16-Nov ahead of joining Holy Apostles, under the supervision of Revd Ashley Collishaw, on 7-Dec. We give thanks for Rob’s ministry within the South Cheltenham Team and wish him, Becky and Lottie every blessing for this next season.
SOUTH CHELTENHAM YOUTH
Youth groups have now restarted.
See stpetersleck.org/noticeboard/#SCY-midweek
Contact Abbie, our Youth Worker, at abbie@southcheltyouth.org.uk for more info.
NEW: ‘BOYS YOUTH’ CHURCH
For school years 10-13 on a Sunday, from 6.45-8.15pm:
- 2-Nov, 16-Nov, 30-Nov, 14-Dec.
- @ Emmanuel Network Church, GL53 7PJ.
Contact abbie@southcheltyouth.org.uk to register.
YOUTH WEEKEND AWAY
13th– 14th Feb 2026 for School Years 6-13
A chance for all who attend our youth activities and Churches (e.g. Tuesday youth, ENC Youth, Youth in a Pod, Boy’s Group, School CU groups, St Peter’s Choir) to gather for a fun weekend of building on friendships, making memories, and opportunities for worship & exploring faith together. Young people are also welcome to bring friends. To find out full details, click here or contact Abbie at abbie@southcheltyouth.org.uk.
MUSIC AT ST STEPHEN’S, TIVOLI
Sat 29th Nov at 3pm
Cheltenham Community Choir
Followed by coffee and cake.
Free with donations to church funds.