Carols by Candlelight
Our Carols by Candlelight service will be held this evening at 6pm at Priory Street followed by tea/coffee and mince pies. Everyone is welcome to attend! The offering from this service will be donated to the Oasis Centre at Traiskirchen.
Christmas Cards for Persecuted Believers
These are available in the porch. Please send with a verse of encouragement and prayer. See “Connect & Encourage” www.csw.org.uk. Next to the cards are Open Doors’ leaflets re their appeal for the Iraq/Syrian Churches. “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” Heb 13:3
Bath Women’s Conference, 23rd April, 2016
There will be a Bath Women’s Conference (under The South West Gospel Partnership) on Saturday 23rd April 2016 from 10am-4.15pm at Kingswood School, Bath. Tickets are £15 each. Anne Holmes would like to make a booking for the ladies of CBC by the end of December as tickets will sell fast for this event. Please sign up at the back if you would like to attend! Speak to Anne for more details.
Church Directory 2016
Please complete a contact sheet for the church directory. Even if you were listed in the 2015 directory, please complete a new form and indicate on the form the service you normally attend (ie. Rudloe, 9.15am, 11.15am, 6pm, midweek service). Please note, one sheet per family, only provide contact information you are happy to share and please write very clearly so there are no mistakes in the final production! Leave form in the box at the back. Thank you!
Giving to CBC: blue envelope scheme
Blue Offering envelopes for 2016 are now available from our treasurer, Michael Prior. If you like to give weekly to CBC by cash or cheque, one way of doing so is by putting a blue envelope into the offering bag, with your offering in it . These envelopes are dated weekly and have a reference number on them. The reference number is particularly useful if you are a Gift-Aid giver, as the number enables the treasurer to identify you when claiming the gift-aid.
Town Carol Service
The annual Christmas town carol service will take place in Corsham on Tuesday night commencing at 6.45pm in the precinct. Take your lanterns and join in the singing as the crowd moves down the High Street to the courtyard of St. Bart’s. The evening ends with mince pies!
Christmas 2015
As we have done in previous years, please use the boards at the back to pin on your Christmas card to CBC folk. Please also take some CBC Christmas fliers, and the Churches of Corsham leaflet, to give to friends, family, neighbours & invite them to services over this period.
Stamps
Please keep all your Christmas stamps as Paul Lobley sends them off to BMS. There is a box at the back. Thank you!
The Christmas school holidays have now commenced and so all meetings and groups will close for the next two weeks. Please speak to your life group leader for re-opening times of your particular group.
The church office will be open on Monday and Wednesday this week.
…This week…
Tuesday 22nd December:
Corsham town carol service in the High Street, 6.45pm
Thursday 24th December:
Christmas eve service, 6pm, with communion (led by Rob Durant)
Friday 25th December:
Christmas day, 10am family service
Sunday 27th December:
One service at Priory Street at 10am and no evening service
(the Rudloe congregation will be joining Priory Street)