Bulletin - 25th December 2016

Post date: Dec 22, 2016 1:21:53 PM

PARISH REGISTER – If you have changed, or have a new mobile telephone number, or email address please complete a Parish Register Form available at the back of church and hand to Fr. Harriott. Thank You

NEW PARISHIONERS - If you are a new member of the parish, would you please make yourself known to Fr. Harriott or a member of the Parish Council and complete a form available at the back of church.

OFFERTORIES - £

Christmas Midnight Readers – B. Simpson & J. Kingston Ems – J. Craigie, Z. G-Johnson & A McInulty

Christmas Day Readers- H. Buglass & G. Killen Ems – J. Kingston, M. Mills & S. Harnwell

Sun. 1^st Jan 2017 Readers – V. Rooker & K. Dawson Ems – J. Craigie, Z. G-Johnson & S. Hall

REFUGEES & PRISONERS – Currently we have more than enough gifts to help both groups. We are extremely grateful for all the help given. Should a further need arise in the future, we will appeal again.

EVENING CHRONICLE “WISH TOKENS FOR CHARITY” - Janet Memola will be collecting them. The last collection will be the 8^th January 2017

COFFEE AFTERNOONS – The next two Coffee Afternoons will be Thursday 12^th January and

9^th February 2017 at 1.30pm. These are open to ALL, not just parishioners, Please come along and invite a friend and your neighbour.

ADDITIONAL NOTICES – Please see the back of this Newsletter. also the Notice Board for “Diocesan E-Newsletter and “The Weavings”, both are available electronically via the Parish or Diocese Website.

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED – to tidy and clear the vestry. Please give your name to Angelo Memola.

FLAME CONGRESS – March 2017. There are still spaces available for anyone over the age of 14 wishing to attend. Please speak to Kathryn Maggs 07540 065414.

CHRISTMAS PARTY – Thanks to everyone who made the party at Seghill Comrades Club at great success.

ADDITIONAL PARISH & DIOCESAN INFORMATION- can be obtained from the Parish website https://sites.google.com/site/stjohnsannitsford. Anyone experiencing problems accessing the site, please contact Jerry Laidler on 07801 452372

A Merry Christmas

& A BIG Thank You from

St. John’s Youth Council

Your Support is very much appreciated – God Bless

StJohns Youth Council Family Christmas Party – Raffle Results

StJohns YPC would like to thank you all for making the night such a great success. We would very much like to build on this and host more family focus events throughout 2017, inviting all in our partnership and extended community. We are aiming for a family ‘ceilidh night’ in February/March. Feedback and ideas are always very much welcomed. We would like to say a special thank you to Blue Reef Aquarium for their generous donations …

… and, of course, to Santa for taking time to come and visit us all J

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DVD for sale for StJohns Youth Council & CAFOD

Over this Advent and Christmas period, StJohns Youth Council have created a number of videos – some of which have been played on St. John’s website and social media (simple search for ‘st johns annitsford’ on the internet)

The youth council are hoping to raise some funds for both family activities and for CAFOD by creating a DVD that will contain:

• 1. Fr. Harriott narrating the two videos of The Nativity

     1. 1. ‘The Birth of Jesus’ and ‘The Magi’

  2. StJohns Family Christmas party including live performance of:

• • • 1. ‘Feed The World’ and Fr. Harriott’s ‘Yellow-24’ joke

• 3. StJohns YPC visit to the recording studio in Newcastle to record ‘Feed The World’

  4. A number of ‘outtakes’ and photos and some additional ‘special’ footage

• • 1. Your generosity is always appreciated as without you we would not be able to reach out to families in the way we do. It is suggested that a minimum donation of £2 per DVD, so if you would like to purchase the DVD simply fill in the details below, tear of this strip and hand it to Kathryn, Sharon, Kim or Jerry – or put it in the suggestion box

    3. Name ______________________________________________ Tel/Mob: _________________________________

    5. Quantity _______________ Payment Given: ____________________

    6. (PLEASE PRINT)

    7. #GodBless+ and we wish your family & friends a peaceful & blessed Christmas