Another day, another storm! I did look up the Met Office Schedule of names, and I discovered the 13th storm of the winter is going to be called Storm Mavis… do you know I have a horrible sinking feeling about that one!!! (If I appear to be limping a bit more than normal tomorrow, you will have realised that Mrs Perkins didn’t see the funny side of that joke!
Well it is a busy weekend the Christmas Carols and Songs at Irthlingborough are well worth a visit and maybe by tomorrow afternoon Storm Darragh will not be quite so fierce so do call by for a cup of tea, the decorations are really imaginative and beautiful. If you can get out its Christmas fest in Irthlingborough all afternoon, some of it inside and I believe the elves are forming a cordon to stop Father Christmas being blown away.
This coming week seems pretty dominated by schools events, especially Nativity plays, both rehearsals and productions. As I sat in one last week to help, I did just think this is such a gift to invite all these children into our buildings, for them to see it and then to really hear and engage with the Christmas story. It’s a story we kind of take for granted and maybe us have heard it all so many times we just think so has everyone else. But at the tinsel angels began to dance there was a moment of wonder, and for some of them it truly was the first time they had engaged with the story…. Long may that partnership continue!
Christmas Activities in the Benefice
7th December Christmas Festival Decorations in Church Irthlingborough
Town Christmas Fest Irthlingborough
8th December Christmas Festival Decoration in Church Irthlingborough
11th December 1pm IJS School Nativity Play Irthlingborough
2pm Great Addington School Concert
2pm Craft Group Christmas Dinner Irthlingborough
12th December 11am IJS School Nativity Play Irthlingborough
14th December 7:30pm Christmas Brass Band Concert Little Addington
15th December 9:15am Crib Service Little Addington
17th December 11am Arrival of the 2024 Peace Light from Bethlehem & IJS Christingle
18th December 2pm School Christingle Service Woodford
21st December 3pm A Blue Christmas Service Irthlingborough
22nd December 10:30am Pop Up Nativity Irthlingborough
12 noon Christmas Lunch Irthlingborough
3pm Ecumenical Carol Service Woodford Baptists
6pm Town Carol Service Irthlingborough
23rd December 6:30pm Carols round the Village Little Addington
24th December 4pm Christingle Irthlingborough
4pm Christingle Little Addington
4pm Crib Service Woodford
8pm Carols and Communion Woodford
8pm Carols and Communion Great Addington
11pm Midnight Mass Irthlingborough
25th December 10:30am Holy Communion Irthlingborough
29th December 9:15am Christmas Benefice Communion Little Addington
With Love and Prayers
Fr. John
The Events of the Week:
Upcoming events in the benefice can be seen on the benefice website:
https://www.nenecrossings.org.uk/diary
Monday 9th December 2024
9:30am IJS Nativity Rehearsal Irthlingborough
2:00pm SPUFS Irthlingborough
7:30pm Bellringing Great Addington
Tuesday 10th December 2024
9:30 IJS Nativity Rehearsal Irthlingborough
1:45 Daytime Bible study Group Irthlingborough
Wednesday 11th December 2024
1:00pm IJS Nativity Irthlingborough
2pm Craft Group Christmas Lunch at Rumbles Irthlingborough
2:30pm Service at Jean Elisabeth House Woodford
7:30pm Bellringing Irthlingborough
Thursday 12th December 2024
9:30am Holy Communion, Irthlingborough
11:00am IJS Nativity Irthlingborough
2:00pm Grave Talk Irthlingborough
4pm Benefice Zoom Evening Prayer
Friday 13th December 2024
7:30pm D & D Club Irthlingborough
Saturday 14th December 2024
7:30pm Brass Band Christmas Concert Little Addington
3rd Sunday of Advent 15th December 2024
8am Holy Communion Irthlingborough
9:15am Holy Communion Great Addington
9:15am Crib Service Little Addington
10:30am Holy Communion Irthlingborough
10:45am Morning Prayer Woodford