Fourth Sunday in Advent, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day December 2018

	Fourth Sunday in Advent 23rd December 2018
	Welcome to St.  Mary  Magdalene,  Bolney Please stay for refreshments afterwards.
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8:00am	Holy Communion BCP (Said)	Service will be at Cowfold today
9.30am	Sung Eucharist	I: 722     We shall hold with faith P: 631    Tell out my Soul G: 182   For Mary, mother of our Lord O: 580   Rejoice, the Lord is King R: 406    Long ago, prophets knew	Micah 5: 2-5a;  Psalm 80: 1-8 Hebrews 10: 5-10 Luke 1: 39-55

Wishing you all a very happy and blessed Christmas season.
Refrain for the Psalm: No refrain today

Year's Mind: Muriel Phillipson, Brian  Slaughter and Michael (Mac) Sinclair

Intercessions - Please continue to pray for those who are sick and in need within our families and community especially - Margaret Akeroyd, Hannah Buhler, Veronica Burgess, Maddie, Bob Ellis, Jessie Foote, Richard Ford, Joy Futcher, Joy Moon, Les and Christina Hamstead, John Higinbotham, Louise Carter, Jackie Clare Hunt, Cyril and Nellie Lucas, Douglas Littlejohn, William and Ann Mill, Doug Mills, Geoff Mills, Jon Perrott, Henry Rogers, Helen, Janet Samson, Dorothy Sheridan, Steven Stone, Gina Ricci, Mike Vidler, Brenda Watts, Pennie and Nick Wells, Tony and Jane West, Treena Lerwill, Michael Maine (Rural Dean) and Jackie and Pam Slaughter.

Please pray for the repose of the souls of Wendy Lambourne and Ann Sourbutts and their families and friends who mourn.
Also for Roberta (Bobbie) Brodie who has recently passed away.

The Week Ahead  -  What's New  -  Coming Soon

NB There will not be any weekday services after Christmas in either parish until Sunday 30th December ........................ Christmas Eve 3pm Blessing of the Crib 11pm Midnight Mass at Bolney 11.30pm Midnight Mass at Cowfold Christmas Day 9.30am Sung Eucharist with carols at Bolney 10am Service at Cowfold has unfortunately had to be cancelled

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Dates for your Diary

Next Saturday Market will on 16th February 2019  at the Rawson Hall 10am - 12 noon. Free refreshments. If you would like a stall please contact Claire George clairegeorge@bolney.plus.com  Tuesday Group  will take a break until 2019. Watch this space! Advent and Christmas services are advertised on the website HERE OR pick up a leaflet  in church

Can You Help?

Please help by being vigilant Some churches in the Diocese have experienced recent break-ins and metal theft. Cuckfield , Bolney and Colgate have been targeted very recently. If you see anything untoward in or around church, please report it to the police and notify the churchwardens. Plastic milk bottle tops Please continue to save your plastic milk bottle tops and drop them in the bin in church (washed!) They raise funds for the Chestnut Tree Children's Hospice resources. It is worth noting that these tops cannot be recycled in your wheelie bin.