ALPHA COURSE
Thursdays at 8.00pm in the Oak Room. The course will also be online hosted by a zoom call. If you would like to be Confirmed or just wish to learn more about the Christian Faith, please join us with this year’s Alpha Course.

Course dates for your diary -
19th January Christianity-boring, untrue and irrelevant?
26th January Who is Jesus?
2nd February Why did Jesus die?
9th February How can I be sure of my faith?
16th February Why & how should I read the Bible?
2nd March How & why should I pray?
9th March How can I resist evil and why & how should I tell others?
16th March How does God guide us?
23rd March What about the Church?
30th March How can I make the most of the rest of my life?
Date to be confirmed (Saturday) Holy Spirit Day
The course is totally free of charge and ‘easy come, easy go’. If, after a couple of weeks you are not enjoying it feel free to drop out and that is fine.
God bless you!

THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF RAPHAEL & ANN SEDGWICK  We have an Almshouse available at the moment. If you are interested and meet the following criteria: Have a connection with Penn or Pennfields, are on income support or housing benefit and own no property, please contact either: Jill Fieldhouse 01902 620149, Julian Hollington 01902663180,or Revd Ben Whitmore. Please note that these dwellings are only suitable for one person.

Bart’s ButterfliesThursdays at 1.45pm in the Lady Chapel (term time)

Please join us for lots of singing, stories and fun. All are welcome.

Painting In Penn will commence its next intake for new budding water colour artists on Tuesday 10th January 2023 at 2pm and Wednesday 11th January at 2pm.

Please contact Ron Mottram at ron@rjmottram.co.uk or the Parish Office on 01902 576809 for further details.There are no vacancies for the Wednesday Evening Class. Ron Mottram

Shoe Box AppealSt. Bart’s is supporting ‘Operation Christmas Child’ again this year – sending gifts abroad to children who would otherwise receive nothing for Christmas.  If you wish to create a ‘shoe box’, please bring it to the Parish Office byMonday 21^st November. 

The Friends of St Bart's and St Anne's would like to thank everyone who came to the quiz on Saturday 8th October. We had a lovely evening of quizzing and fish and chips and good company. Thank you especially to our 3 quizmasters - Pauline, Julian and Robert. Thank you also to everyone who helped on the day. We made a profit of just over £100 which is great. All funds raised by the Friends go to maintaining our beautiful buildings and supporting our choir. Please continue to support us.

Thank you, Anne Edwards.

ADVENT ART, DECEMBER 10TH 11.30AM – 5.00PM IN THE OAK ROOM A day a biblically inspired art (no talent required!) involving demonstrations, lunch, resources and a passage of scripture. All resources and refreshments provided Suggested minimal donation £5 If interested or want to know more please speak to Rev’d Alison.

School Admissions for St Peter’s Collegiate School 2023

If you are considering St Peter’s Collegiate School for your child for admission in September 2023 you will need to:-

1 Complete a Supporting Evidence Form

2 Personal Statement, pattern of worship/length of time attached to St Bart’s etc.

3 A telephone number to contact you

Without all of this information we can’t complete and sign the form.

Closing date for St Peter’s – Monday 5^th December

The Church Hall is open for parties – for further details, please contact Donna Williams on 07546 527300.

Christmas Newsletter

The Christmas Newsletter is planned to be available early December. If you wish to submit an article etc. for inclusion in this newsletter, please contact the editor Sarah Slade at newsletter.stbarts@gmail.com

Final date for inclusion 7th November 2023. If you wish to enquire about advertising in the Newsletter, please contact Jon Norden at ads.stbarts@gmail.com

CHRITSMAS FAYRE -WE NEED A SANTA !! Santa has his grotto and all the elves are ready, we have everything good to go....... the only thing missing is Santa !!  If you would be willing to be our Santa at our Christmas Fayre, we have the outfit.  You must have a sense of humour, be able to HO HOHO and to meet and chat to all our children who enter the grotto individually under the supervision of a DBS Nursery Manager from 12noon till 3pm. It is fun and the kids love it. Could you be our Santa?  Bart's needs you !! Please call Donna on 07546527300 if you think you can help, Thank you.

CHRISTMAS FAYRE DONATIONS

We always welcome donations towards the Christmas Fayre. Please put all donations into small bags or boxes clearly marked ‘Christmas Fayre’ and leave them under the large table in the Oak Room Foyer.

Thank you for your contributions.

DONATIONS OF BOXED CAKES, SWEETS, FOOD ITEMS OR ALCOHOL

Please could these be dropped off at the Parish Office until 25th November – Monday to Friday between 10am and 12noon only, or left outside the office door any other time up to 6pm in sealed boxes clearly marked ‘Donna’. (Please do not write on the boxes what is in them). During the weekends please pass your donations directly to the Church Wardens.

Could all donations of fresh cakes and mince pies please be delivered on Friday the 25th November from 12 noon or early on the fayre day - Saturday 26th November.    Thank you.

EVERYDAY WITNESS, a journey of sharing faith. This new CofE course will run for 10 weeks with a break for half term and Ash Wednesday. Venue- Lady Chapel starting Wednesday 11th January 7pm - 8 30pm. Cost- approximately £5 for reflective journal. There are activities for large groupsinc. congregations, small groups and individual bible reading notes. We are all called and sent as witnesses of Jesus. “Everyday witness takes this as truth and then sets us on our way in living it” Archbishop Justin Welby. Please speak to Rev’d Alison or leave your details at the office.

Living with love and faith starts on Thursday 3rd November. Please come along if you are interested either 10-12 or 7-9pm in the Lady Chapel. For more information please contact saskia saskia.poller@gmail.com or Sue in the office 01902 576809.

Please Pray for: Those for whom extra prayer is needed:

Brian Hopson,  Jeanette Saunders,  Wendy Carly,Jackie Evans,Paul Challenor,Jane Turner,  Christine Plowman,Thomas Griffiths,  Vi Bayliss,Julia Bishop, Dave Charles,Dennis Pitt,

Jill Dodd,  Bishop Steven Abbarrow, Megan Pickering,  Rose Ferrier,  Judy Bates,  Florian Tushi,

Lin Vawer, Andrew Bailey.

Please pray for: The family and friends of those who have died:

John Knowles,  Patricia Butlin,  Audrey Derry,  Ivy Turner,  Dorothy Squire.

The Church will be floodlit on the evening ofSunday 30^th October

in loving memory of Ryland Wayne Morris