ALL SAINTS’ DAY
11.00 am. Family Communion
Preacher: The Reverend Canon Mark Powell
Hymns: 232 (verses 1 to 4 and 8), 217, 229, 230.
4.00 pm. Service of Love and Remembrance
Next Sunday, 8th November – 3rd Sunday before Advent – Remembrance Sunday. 8.00 am. Holy Communion; 10.50 am. Matins with Act of Remembrance
Volunteers will be welcomed in the churchyard from 10.00 on Friday 6th November, when we will be planting crocus and daffodil bulbs on the recently-acquired churchyard extension. Please let Alison know if you can help.
Remembrance Sunday falls on 8th November, when Matins will start at the earlier time of 10.50 am to incorporate the Two Minutes’ Silence
Also on Remembrance Sunday there is a ‘Come and Sing’ Faure’s Requiem at the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Bishop’s Frome – rehearsal at 4.30 pm for 6.00 service. Director: David Francis; Organist: James Wall. Scores will be available on the day. There is a suggested donation of £5.00 per singer to cover costs. For more information contact James Wall on bagherra_james@yahoo.co.uk
The Lyttelton Well is a collection point for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes this year. For more details about the scheme, please refer to the Samaritans Purse website – www.samaritans-purse.org.uk. Completed boxes should be dropped into The Well Café and Bookshop between November 9th and 13th. Thank you.
“Does our faith justify breaking the law?” – A conversation with The Reverend Sue Parfitt at the Friends’ Meeting House on Saturday 21st November, 2.30 – 4.15 pm. Free entry with donations to Medical Aid for Palestinians.
A Plea for Lullaby. In 1971 the Lullaby Trust was founded to combat Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In 2026 three babies a week still die in the UK from S.I.D.S . The Trust is entirely reliant on donations for support.
This is how they help. a) Educating parents to reduce the risk ; b) Investing in research, the cause is still uncertain . Training thousands of Health Care Professionals to support Safer Sleep advice; d) Campaign to raise awareness of S.I.D.S; e) Care and support for bereaved families
This is NOT a plea for money but only for a little of your time and your STAMPS. Please save what you can. It will save lives. A stamp collection box will be on the table in the narthex from Sunday 1st November until February 1st.. Thank you in anticipation.