Happy Christmas Everyone

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Christmas Eve

Children’s Crib Service

On Thursday 24^th December

At 3pm

In St Nicholas Church Chearsley

With mulled wine and mince pies

Costumes optional!

All Welcome

Pew Sheet - Christmas Week

Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, your birth at Bethlehem draws us to kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth: accept our heartfelt praise as we worship you, our Saviour and our eternal God.   

Amen

Tuesday 22nd December 6:30 pm – Chearsley’s Carol Singing round the Village.   Meet at the bus stop at 6.30 that evening (bring a torch and ideally wear something reflective).   There will be the traditional post singing refreshments!

To all Chearsley children searching for Woolly and his friends – please note that the time for the Chearsley Crib Service on Christmas Eve is 3:00 pm (and not 4:00 pm as was accidentally printed on the competition sheets, or, many apologies, 3:00 am as on last week’s Pew Sheet!!)

For the full pew sheet, please follow this link

Vicar of Dibley

No, no, no, no, YES! A great time was had by all at the Benefice PCC's "Dibley Party” Christmas party, held last week at Jenny Clarke’s house in Nether Winchendon.

Chuf Crib Service

The bells rang out at St Nicholas’ Church on Tuesday morning for Chearsley under fives playgroup Nativity service. Retired vicar, Derek Witchell who has been helping us since John’s retirement, told the children the Christmas story with the help of delightful knitted toys.

Carol Service

Christingle 2015

Pew Sheet 20th December 2015

To all Chearsley children searching for Woolly and his friends – please note that the time for the Chearsley Crib Service on Christmas Eve is 3:00 pm (and not 4:00 pm as was accidentally printed on the competition sheets)

Sunday 20th December 4:00 pm Chearsley Carol Service – the next choir practices are on Wednesday 16th December, 8:00 pm in the church, and Sunday 20th at 3:00 pm, directly before the Carol Service.   Please contact Jeremy Pratt to volunteer.

Benefice singers - Sunday 20th December Nine Lessons and Carols Service, Long Crendon, at 6:00 pm.   The next rehearsal of the Benefice Choir will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday 15th December.   No need to be able to read music to join - the main requirement is that you enjoy singing.   So come along and have fun!   Please contact Chris Mundy (chrismundy100@gmail.com), or Catharine Meek on 01844 208536.

Tuesday 22nd December 6:30 pm – Chearsley’s Carol Singing round the Village.   Meet at the bus stop at 6.30 that evening (bring a torch and ideally wear something reflective).   There will be the traditional post singing refreshments!

For the full pew sheet, please follow this link

What are you worshipping?

If you missed Morning Celebration, we opened with this 30 second video clip of a typical living room at Christmas. Or is it.....? Click here

And we finished with another living room at Christmas.  Click here.  You can guess the theme of our service!

Morning Celebration

Pew Sheet - 13th December 2015

Sunday 20th December 4:00 pm  Chearsley Carol Service - first choir practice is on Friday 11th December, 8:00 pm at Mead House.   Please contact Jeremy Pratt to volunteer.

Saturday 12th December 6:30 pm – switch on of the Christmas Tree lights on Chearsley village green.   Come and enjoy the traditional start to Christmas in Chearsley with carol singing round the tree and refreshments for everyone.   There will be a collection for dEBra and Cystic Fibrosis.   The date for Carol Singing round the village will be announced shortly.

Benefice singers - Sunday 20th December Nine Lessons and Carols Service, Long Crendon, at 6pm.   The Benefice Choir would love to have more adult and child members.   Rehearsals will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesdays 8th and 15th December.   No need to be able to read music to join - the main requirement is that you enjoy singing.   So come along and have fun!   Please contact Chris Mundy (chrismundy100@gmail.com), or Catharine Meek on 01844 208536.

For the full pew sheet please follow this link

Pew Sheet - 6th December 2015

Karen Gorham  - Many congratulations to our Archdeacon Karen Gorham on her appointment as the next Bishop of Sherborne.   We are delighted that Karen will be taking the Family Holy Communion in Long Crendon on Christmas Day.

Sunday 6th December Rock Solid Christmas Party – We will meet at  5-7pm (NB change of time for this Sunday only), directly after the Christingle service in Chearsley.  Please bring some party food.

Saturday 12th December – switch on of the Christmas Tree lights on Chearsley village green.   Come and enjoy the traditional start to Christmas in Chearsley.

Benefice singers - Sunday 20th December Nine Lessons and Carols Service, Long Crendon, at 6pm.   The Benefice Choir would love to have more adult and child members.   Rehearsals will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesdays 1st, 8th and 15th December.   No need to be able to read music to join - the main requirement is that you enjoy singing.   So come along and have fun!   Please contact Chris Mundy (chrismundy100@gmail.com), or Catharine Meek on 01844 208536.

Christmas Services

For the full pew sheet, please follow this link

St Nicholas

St. Nicholas was born in Asia Minor.   He was named bishop of Myra, a poor and run-down diocese.   When his wealthy parents died, he gave his wealth to the poor and devoted himself to the conversion of sinners.

Once he heard that a man who had become very poor intended to abandon his three daughters to prostitution because he could not afford a dowry for them to be married.   Nicholas, the story goes, on three occasions threw a bag of gold through the window into the room of the sleeping father.   His daughters soon were married.   Later the father came to Nicholas, fell at his feet and said, "Nicholas, you are my helper.   You have delivered my soul and my daughters' souls from hell."

This story and his many other works of charity led to the tradition of giving presents on Nicholas' feast day and at Christmas in his name.   The name ‘Santa Claus’, used widely in mainland Europe, evolved from his name.

Nicholas died at Myra in 350 AD.   His popularity, already great, increased when his relics were brought to Bari, Italy, in 1087.   Both the Eastern and Western churches honour him.   St. Nicholas is the patron saint of Russia, Greece, Apulia, Sicily, and Lorraine.   He is regarded as the special patron of children.

St Nicholas is the patron saint of our church here in Chearsley along with St Nicholas in Nether Winchendon.  Come along to Nether Winchendon church on Sunday at 10am to celebrate our Patronal Festival.

Lost

Where’s Woolly?

Woolly and 23 of his little sheep friends are lost all over Chearsley.

Can you help us find them and reunite them with their Shepherds

and the Nativity Scene before Christmas Day?

Download an entry sheet here

If you spot one, write its name down next to its number. Then bring the completed sheet

 to the 3pm Christmas Eve Crib Service at the church, to win a finder’s prize and see all the sheep reunited.