Newsletter 2016_46

REDESDALE RITES

The Church of England in

Elsdon, Otterburn, Horsley & Byrness

(Part of the North Tyne and Redesdale Team)

Christmas scene in a 15th century manuscript

(Creative Commons image by Rrori Imami on Flickr)

What’s On

Sunday 18th December

ADVENT 4

Isaiah 7.10-16: The sign of Emmanuel

Romans 1.1-7: The good news

Matthew 1.18-end: Jesus conceived by the Holy Spirit

9.00 am: Parish Communion, St Francis Byrness

11.00 am: Parish Communion, St John Otterburn

6.00 pm: Carols and Readings by candlelight,

St Cuthbert Elsdon

Wednesday 21st December

10.00 am: Holy Communion, St John the Evangelist Otterburn

10.45 am: Holy Communion, Rede House

CHRISTMAS EVE

Saturday 24th December

4.00 pm: Crib Service, St John the Evangelist Otterburn

(followed at 4.30 pm by Community carols around the Millennium Green Christmas Tree)

11.30 pm: ‘Midnight Mass’, St Cuthbert Elsdon

CHRISTMAS DAY

Sunday 25th December

Isaiah 52.7-10: The awakening of the Lord and Jerusalem

Hebrews 1.1- 4 (5-12): The greatness of the Son of God

John 1.1-14: The mystery of the Incarnation

9.00 am: Christmas Communion, Holy Trinity Horsley

10.00 am: Family Service, St Francis Byrness

11.00 am: Family Communion, St John the Evangelist Otterburn

Wednesday 28th

HOLY INNOCENTS

10.00 am: Holy Communion with prayers for healing and peace, St John the Evangelist Otterburn

Supplement

NEW

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PARISH LIFE

Saturday 10th December 2016

Otterburn Wedding

Alex and Rachael Hrycaiczuk brave the confetti after their wedding at St John’s Church Otterburn

Thursday 8th December 2016

Christingle Service at St John’s Otterburn

with Otterburn First School

Explaining the meaning of Christingle

Carefull!

Otterburn School Children at Holy Trinity Horsley

Monday 5th December 2016

Some of the pupils of Otterburn First School, along with others from Bellingham, Keilder, Greenhaugh, Wark, West Woodburn singing ‘Stops, Pipes, Pedals and Keys’, written by Fiona Lander, as part of the Horsley Organ Restoration Educational Project.

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Plans for St Cuthbert’s Elsdon

Would you be interested in being part of a project to improve St Cuthbert’s Church Building and secure it for the future?

We are looking for volunteers to join a small group of people, supported by ‘Inspired North East’

and funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund,

to help develop and monitor the improvements

over the next few years.

More information from

Revd Peter Mander (01830 520 212)

Email: redesdale.vicar@gmail.com

Keith Maddison (01830 520538)

Email: maddogava@btinternet.com