ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, WEST DEREHAM NEWSLETTER

The parish Newsletter for St Andrew's

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, WEST DEREHAM

Vicar: During the interregnum, contact the churchwardens in the first instance, for any special requirements

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

SERVICES AND EVENTS FOR AUGUST 2004

SUNDAY 1st:

11.00 am - HOLY COMMUNION: Celebrant and preacher -The Rev'd Niall Johnson

(Coffee / tea at the end of the service)

6.3Opm - Evensong, St Mary the Virgin, Bexwel

SUNDAY 8th

9.30 a.m. - HOLY COMMUNION: Celebrant and preacher Canon John Rowsel

SUNDAY 15th

9.3Oam - Family Service led by Graeme Pressley: Preacher Stan Atkinson

8.00pm - Compline, St Mary the Virgin, Bexwell

WEDNESDAY 18th: HEALING SERVICE with Holy Communion

SUNDAY 22nd :

9.3Oam - HOLY COMMUNION: Celebrant and preacher: The Rev'd Robin Blackall

SUNDAY 29th

9.3Oam - FAMILY SERVICE led by Christine Vince

TUESDAY 7th SEPTEMBER: Induction Service for the Rev'd Judith Grundy,

St. Mary's Denver, 7.3Opm

CHURCH WARDENS 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 numbers. 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

We expect work on the heating to begin soon as soon as the licence to begin has been received. It is almost unbelievable that these processes should take so frustratingly long, but when dealing with an ancient, listed building, there are dangers in not taking the advice of experts, where a hole drilled in the wrong place could precipitate a serious collapse. So we tap our fingers on the table and wait for the all-important piece of paper. Watch this space!

LIGHTING

Chris Stocking (from Thomas B Bonnetts) and Chris Young have made more progress on prototype replacement lighting units for St Andrews to replace the present plastic 'government issue' light shades. The new units will each have four, energy-saving bulbs enclosed in poly-carbonate candle tubes. Again, the PCC will have to apply for a faculty (we think) before the full set can be installed.

CHOIR GROUP - URGENT NEED FOR SOPRANOS

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.

D m c f (DOWNIIAM MARKET CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP)

Pastor: The Rev'd Alan Molineaux, M.A.

Assistant Pastor: Beverley Molineaux

Youth Pastor: Jo Sankey

Pastoral Team Co-ordinators: Bernie and Jill Reed

The new "Sovereign Centre" building is now occupied by the Fellowship, and services and other events will be held there until building work begins on the construction of internal floors and fittings.

Sunday morning services begin at 1O.3Oam, Sunday school every other week.

Full details of services and events for August 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

Chris Young