Pottergate News - St James in Alnwick

December 2011. Issue number 140

St James's Church
Centre
(United Reformed)
Pottergate, Alnwick
Northumberland, NE66 1JW
(: 01665 510364
Minister:
Reverend Joan Grindrod-Helmn
Our web-site:
http://www.urc-stjames-alnwick.org.uk
Our Church Services
These are usually at 10.30 a.m. and 6.00
p.m. unless otherwise indicated
Our Communion Services are held at
both services on the first Sunday in:-
February, June, August, October and
December
and also on Easter Sunday
Do you have any interesting articles to
go into the next edition of your
Pottergate News such as forthcoming
events, memories, reports of activities ?
Remember the next deadline is
Sunday, 22 nd January 2012
for distribution on 29 th January.
Week Of Prayer For Chris tian
Unity
Week of Prayer for Chris tian Unity ser -
vices will be held again this year, all be -
g in n ing at 6: 15p m u n l e s s ot h e r w is e
noted.
Sun 15 th St. Paul's Songs of Praise,
6pm
Mon 16 th Bap tist Church
Tue 17 th St. Mi chaels
Wed 18 th Quak ers, place TBC
Thur 19 th M et h od i s t c ha p el
Fri 20 th St. James's URC
Sat 21 st Sal va tion Army Hall
11am
Sun 22 nd St. James Shilbottle
6pm
Services Around Christmas
2011
December
Sunday 18 th
10:30 a.m. Service led by the Ju nior
Church
6:00 p.m. Ser vice of Les sons & Car ols.
Sat ur day, Christ mas Eve
5:00 p.m. Fam ily ser vice
11:30p.m. Car ols through Mid night.
Sunday, Christ mas Day
10:30 a.m. Morn ing ser vice led by
Eric Brown
NO eve ning ser vice
Jan u ary 2012
Sunday 1 st
10:30 a.m. Morn ing ser vice
NO evening ser vice
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Dear Friends
Our Minister's Letter
You know you're getting old when....the doctors at the
hospital look like high school work experience students, when
you think young people must be cold in their party outfits,
when you start telling people how it was or what you
remember "in my day", you've just figured out how to set the
video recorder and now we don't have videos!
I found another one, perhaps that applies to me only, but I've
noticed people mucking around changing the words to my
favourite Christmas carols and it just isn't the same! I
remember years ago after a Christmas Eve midnight service
a man came up to me with tears in his eyes and told me that I
had ruined his Christmas. Why? Because we hadn't sung
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing". So many people sing the
carols each year and it brings a sense of the season to them,
some sense of comfort and warmth. Maybe it is that sense
of looking back to better days, whether they be childhood or
other, when Christmas was magical. So, I don't want my
good old carols messed about.
BUT why not learn some new carols to go with the old ones?
There are lots of them out there and so seldom do they get a
nod. Why not? Let's give them a try because carols will never
become old favourites if we don't sing them.
I wish you all joy and peace this Christmas and hope for a
happy 2012. May we all try new things in 2012, so we
don't become "old" no matter what our age.

Church News
10 Years On
10 years ago we were beginning the start
of a new chapter at St James's.
The vacancy was finally over and Joan
and Monty had arrived. Joan's first service
was on Advent Sunday, which seemed
very appropriate as we all began our
preparation for Christmas and a future
together at St James's. What a lot has
happened since then …….
Each of us knows what we have especially
valued and appreciated in Joan's ministry;
but above all we are indebted to her for her energy and vision in the
re-development of our buildings and the subsequent ministry we are able to
offer to our local community.
Thank you, Joan, from the bottom of our hearts, for your friendship and
encouragement, your leadership and your teaching over the past 10 years.
Actions by Christians Against Torture
"Greeting Cards at Christmas"
As a congregation we have agreed to support to this group for at least one
year. One of the best ways we can show our support is by sending to victims
of torture a greetings card at Christmas.
On Sunday 27 th November a new display board (opposite the lift) will
explain how we will do this and then on Sunday December 4 th every
member or family will be handed a slip of paper indicating who they can
send a card to. There are 21 names so it will be a random distribution.

All the instructions for writing and posting the card are included and all you
have to do is write your message and send it to the address provided.
Of course you are free to decide for yourself whether you wish to send a
card to the person given to you by this random method but for those who
do, it will be much appreciated by the persons who receive them, as all of
them are victims of mental and physical torture and many have been in
prison without trial for several years. By sending these cards we can let them
know that they are not forgotten and offer them solace and comfort at
Christmas
Christmas Shoe Boxes
Many thanks to everyone who put together and
gave items for the boxes. I know they will all be
much appreciated by the recipients.
Madeline

Thursday Group
As Kathleen Turnbull very kindly came to the rescue on November 17 th as
our demonstrator was unable to come we will have the Taste and Buy on
December 1 st .
St James’s Autumn Fair
Ger trude Jones
This year’s
Autumn Fair
was set in a
much more
challenging
economic
climate than
last year so it
speaks
volumes about
the hard work
that went in to it to be able to report that we again had a most successful
morning and grossed over £1,100. A very big thank you to everybody who
helped in any way at all to make our fair such a success.
Good weather on the day may have helped but it was very cheering to see
Northumberland Hall so full and buzzing with chat and activity and
especially noticeable, at least to me, was the fact that we had lots of visitors
and support from many of the churches in and around Alnwick.
LIBC Tombola
May I through Pottergate News, thank all who so generously donated prizes
to the LIBC Tombola stall at the recent Autumn fair. We had a wonderful
response to our appeal and raised a creditable £211.
On behalf of the lady bowlers, our sincere thanks to you all.
Joan Rutter.

Carol Service
A Little Picture Quiz
“This is St James’s spire with its new
cross but where from?” was the
question I asked last time. Drawing
back from the closeup shown you get
the picture on the left!
Yes, we are in the Castle stable yard -
site of the Harry Potter experience for
children - which was, by the way, in
view On The Front Of The Pottergate
News In May 2010!
Sunday 18 th December At 6pm
There will be tea, coffee, mulled wine, shortbread and mince pies served
after this service. Donations of mince pies and shortbread would be much
appreciated and there will be a sign-up sheet in church at the beginning of
December.
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebration
26 th May 2012
As well as Afternoon Tea, we would like to have an exhibition celebrating 60
years in the life of our Church. Letters will be sent to groups who use the
church, asking if they have any memorabilia to contribute. In addition,
members of the congregation can contribute not only photographs but
objects, e.g. christening robes, wedding dresses etc. We need people to help
put this exhibition together by searching church archives and selecting items
for display and we hope to get started on this as soon after Christmas as
possible. Anybody able to assist please contact Pauline.

Every Penny Counts
The total raised since we started in April is £114-40. Thank you to everyone
for contributing.
Bring And Buy Stall
This stall has raised £107-93 since it was started. Thank you to both the
providers of items for sale and to everyone who has purchased something.
Church Quizzes
Sweets And Chocolate Quiz
18 People returned their Quiz sheets after the Craft Fair and all scored highly
but only 2 had 40 answers completely correct and they were;- Eileen Burn
from Ravensmede and T Thompson from Percy Court. Congratulations to
both. Each has received a box of chocolates as their prize. Thank you to
everyone who took part.
1. The Teddy Bears Had One Pic nic
2. Big Cats' Pub Lion Bar
3. One Who Wan ders Drifter
4. Lots Of Par ties Ce l e b ra t ion s
5. Wob bly In fants Jelly Ba bies
6. Where Re fined Peo ple Live Qual ity Street
7. 100% Pre cious All Gold
8. Car rier For Dairy Pro duce Milk Tray
9. Fallen Fruits Pear Drops
10. Mother'local Mars Bar
11. All Sorts Of Girls Dolly Mix tures
12. Belly Dancer, Per haps? Turk ish De light
13. Sport Of The Princes Polo
14. Home For Alc0holic Teeth Wine Gums
15. Talk Qui etly Wispa
16. Ed ibl e Fa s t en e rs Choc o late But tons
17. I n ha b i t a n ts Of A M e d i t e r r a n ea n I s l a nd Maltesers

18. Fe line Gear Kit Kat
19. Oc cult Per haps Black Magic
20. Corks For Mouths Gobstoppers
21. A Gal axy Milky Way
22. Pun ish ment For Nuts Walnutwhips
23. Big Bus Dou ble Decker
24. Majorettes Do This With Ba tons Twirl
25. Pi rates' Loot Bounty
26. Tar tan Gran ite Ed in burgh Rock
27. Clever Folk Smart ies
28. Lovely Gar den Flow ers Roses
29. Good Chil dren Get These Treats
30. Gem Or chards Opal Fruits
31. A Dat ing Agency M a tc h m a k e rs
32. Type Of Dog Yorkie
33. Va l en t in e S ym b ol s Love Hearts
34. Twisty Car a mel Bar Curly Wurly
35. From 9 On wards Af ter Eight
36. A Lorry Won't Get Far With out These Wagon Wheels
37. Small Piece Of Snow Flake
38. Sly Gig gles Snick ers
39. Sub ject Topic
40. Var i ous Black Items L i qu o ri c e A l l s or t s
October Quiz "Fruit & Veg"
Thank you for all your entries for the October quiz. Congratulations to
Eileen Burn whose name was drawn with the most correct answers. A list
with the answers is on display at the back of the church.
There will be a quiz for December. Hope its nice and easy for you!
Remember to get your answer forms in, even if you don't manage to
complete them. Your still in with a good chance! Closing date is usually the
last Sunday of the month. Good Luck to everyone - and an early Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.
Commitment for Life
Anne Porteous
The col lec tion for No vem ber was £55. Thank you all who have con trib uted dur ing
2011.

Church Walks
Ros Castle
Walk
Wednesday morning
was damp first thing.
The October walk at
Thropton had been
cancelled due to the
rain, and some of us
wondered how wet we
would get. So much
for our faith in the
weather! It stayed dry,
and though the views were not as stunning as they might have been, they
were still very beautiful especially with the wonderful Autumn colours of the
beech trees and bracken.
The ground underfoot was quite damp, and with a cold wind, Susan wisely
decided we would not go up to the top, but walk inside the walled
Chillingham park, where there is a well marked footpath. Despite some very
wet parts, we all enjoyed the walk, and several views of the white cattle.
Lunch was at the Tankerville in Eglingham, where most of us had good
wholesome soup. We then returned home, knowing that we all had plans to
return and explore Ros Castle in better weather.
Boulmer Walk : 14 th December
10.30 am Meet at the car parking area just south of the village and
above the beach.
12.45 ish Lunch at the Fishing Boat Inn, Boulmer
Alnwick Walk : 11 th January
10.30 am Meet at the Market Cross.
12.45 ish Lunch at Lilburn's
Do come and join us for the walk or just for lunch.

We've Been To London But Not Seen The
Queen
The first weekend of November saw 18 of St James's Guides and 3 leaders
catching the 7.25 a.m. train to London for an action packed 24 hours!
First stop was Downing Street and standing on the steps of Number 10, It
was a very special experience for all of us, and even more so for the 2
Guides who made their Promise there. Next to the Cenotaph and then The
Guide Association Headquarters in Buckingham Palace Road. It was good
to leave our bags there before going on to see Buckingham Palace. Next we
went by boat down the Thames to Greenwich and enjoyed the Visitor
Centre before visiting the amazing floodlit O2 Arena.
Getting 21 people on and off buses can be quite a challenge, especially as
they were very full with everyone heading to Blackheath Common for the
fireworks! We sat outside a Pizza Express and enjoyed our pizzas, mostly
followed by pink candyfloss, before joining the crowds to oooh and aaah at
the exploding fireworks in the sky. Amazingly we managed to stay together
despite the thousands of people heading for the station and returning to
London. By 10.30 we were all in our sleeping bags after a full and exciting
day. Sunday we had some 'essential' retail therapy in the souvenir shops
before returning to King's Cross and home to Alnmouth.
It really was a fantastic 24 hours of fun and new experiences.
Madeline Rus sell
Brownies help Pudsey
Bear
We raised a wonderful total of £201.12 in
just over one hour for Children in Need on
14 th November. A fantastic achievement
and all thanks to Daisy! It was her idea to
have a coffee evening with a cake stall and
other Pudsey activities, and so we did.

Lots of parents and friends came along from our Brownies and also from 1 st
Alnwick. Apart from the cake stall and raffle, there were lots of activities to
do which kept everyone very happy. So a big thank you to everyone who
helped us.
Green Scene
Madeline Rus sell
The last newsletter of 2011 - November/December from Alnwick Friends of
the Earth/Transition Alnwick is now available in the blue folder at the back
of the church and comes with good wishes for the festive season from both
groups.
Volunteering
R ut h Sa n de r s o n
Are you interested in volunteering for the
charity at the heart of your community -
Alnwick Citizens Advice Bureau? There are a
variety of roles to choose from. You can train
as an home support worker, work as an
information assistant, receptionist, adviser,
gateway assessor, campaign on social policy
issues or help out with marketing, publicity
(including social networking) and fundraising.
Volunteering can be for everyone from young
school leavers, to retired people, back-to-work mums (or dads) and those
who have recently lost their jobs we encourage you to get in touch with us.
To find out more about volunteering with Alnwick CAB, contact Elizabeth
on 01665 604136 or by email training@alnwick.cabnet.org.uk to
arrange a friendly chat.

St James’s Annual Reports
The Church Annual Report is almost upon us!! You are reminded that this
falls due at the end of the calendar year and I know that Julian wishes to get
it produced in a timely manner in January - this means that by the next
Pottergate News at the end of January all reports should be in … Yes, it is
that close.
All group leaders - get writing.
Thanks
I would like to thank everyone for their kindness, cards and flowers after my
recent knee replacement operation.
Mar ga ret Wilkinson
News from the Northern Synod and the Wider
Church
Synod Office
4 College Lane, Newcastle NE1 8JJ
(: 0191 232 1168
*: office@urc-northernsynod.org
http://www.urc-northernsynod.org/
A Time for Celebration
Northern Synod's Listed Building Advisory Committee (LBAC) has
issued a leaflet reminding our churches of the coming 350th anniversary of
what is known as The Great Ejectment. This marks the beginnings of
non-conformist congregations in England - and at least two of our synod's
churches (Great Bavington and Horsley) have seen their own stories as
beginning at this time.

The LBAC leaflet begins
In 1662, Parliament passed a law called the Act of Uniformity, which obliged
all worship to conform to that practised by the Church of England.
Catholics, Puritans, Quakers, Baptists, Presbyterians, Congregationalists,
and members of any independent group of Christians had to change their
forms of worship or face prosecution, imprisonment, fines, even execution.
They also lost many civil rights, such as the opportunity to practice certain
professions or go to University (at that time, just Oxford and Cambridge).
They could not build churches. Priests and Pastors could not wear clerical
dress. Communion vessels had to be hidden. They had to worship and
meet in secret. Some of these faithful congregations are the ancestors of the
present-day United Reformed Church.
The Committee reminds us that
As part of Vision 20:20, we are being asked to rediscover our identity as a
Church. This means the distinctive character of our national Church, but
also the history of our individual congregations. Once we know where we
have come from, we will have a better idea of who we are, what we are
doing, why we do it, and where we are going.
They go on to encourage us to find out more about our own local church
histories, to be proud of our Church, and to share our Church.
A number of events are being held to mark the anniversary (see links below)
including a service at Westminster Abbey on February 7 th . Arising out of
the joint report ‘Healing of Memories’ which has been to the Church of
England's General Synod and our own Mission Council, this is planned as a
service of Reconciliation, Healing of Memories and Mutual Commitment.
There will testimonies about martyrs of the past and stories of shared work in
the present, leading to an act of commitment for the future.
2012 also sees the 40th anniversary of the United Reformed Church, which
will be celebrated at our autumn synod meeting at Trinity, Gosforth on
October 20th. (From the Northern Synod web site)
Commitment for Life
The next collection for Commitment for Life is on the 8 th January 2012.

Christian Aid This Christmas
The people of the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC) have had a lot to fear. Despite
huge deposits of minerals (such as diamonds)
and an abundance of natural resources (such
as timber), 80 per cent of the population live
on less than 13 pence/14 euro cents per day.
Fragile leadership and escalating conflict over
recent years have resulted in large-scale
civilian massacres, widespread rape and
sexual violence, and many thousands of
people forced to abandon their villages.
And yet, while the DRC has sometimes been publicised in our media as a
place of nothing but despair, Christian Aid partners are telling stories that
speak of deep joy and profound hope, even within this challenging context
of poverty and violence.
Shukuru, far left, is now re united with her fam ily
af ter flee ing from fight ing in her vil lage to Goma.
While she was there, she was cared for by Chris -
tian Aid's part ner Cen tral Af rica Bap tist Com mu -
nity (CBCA).
© Chris tian Aid/Ally Carnwath
Seeking shelter
Shukuru Binguru was only
12 years old when she heard
rebel soldiers approaching
her school: 'I heard
explosions and shouting. I
said to the others "can't you
hear that? We must leave
and go and find our
families".'
She ran home to find her
three younger siblings
distressed and alone. Their
father was out working in the
fields and their mother was
away at market. Shukuru
and her siblings joined the
crowds of people leaving for
Goma. In an unknown city,

with no idea whether their parents were alive or dead, they had a lot to fear.
Then Shukuru heard of Pastor Patrick who works with Christian Aid partner
CBCA. She went to his home with her siblings to seek shelter. And they were
not alone. Over the next few days more and more children started to arrive.
Some were alone, some were in small groups. But all of them told the same
story of being forced to flee from violence. Within just a few days the
number of children had totalled 129.
'The joy was enormous'
CBCA built a centre to house the children and contacted local schools so the
older children could continue their education. And as soon as it was safe to
do so, CBCA sent out messages to its network of churches to try and get
news of the children's families. Broadcasting on the radio and reading out
lists of names in churches, it fastidiously combed the region for the families.
And amazingly, word started coming back to the CBCA centre that parents
had been found. Within six months, the sight of large groups of excited
children, dressed in their best clothes, piling into minibuses outside the
CBCA centre became a regular occurrence. They were taken back to their
villages and to emotional reunions with their parents. 'We were full of an
indescribable joy,' says Nyampuga Siperant, Shukuru's mother. 'We wept
together for 20 or 30 minutes and we shared embraces all round.'
Soon only two children remained at the centre. Two months later, they too
had been returned to family members. The plans for an orphanage were
abandoned. Désiré Safari, the head of CBCA, tells us how the outcome
exceeded all their expectations: 'We had expected that some of the families
would not be found.' But every single child was reunited. 'The joy was
enormous.'
Good news of great joy
In this situation of dislocation, pain and fear, we witness good news of great
joy. So this Christmas, please consider a gift to Christian Aid to bring joy to
families like Shukuru's. You will be helping to bring hope in some of the
most desperate circumstances, and restoration and reconnection where there
is brokenness and pain. But it is in stories like Shukuru's that you may also
be able to witness some of the ancient truth of the promise of joy that comes
to the world at Christmas.

In the Democratic Republic of
Congo, it cost:
85p to feed a child for a day at the
CBCA cen tre.
£9 to pro vide med i cal care for one child
for six months of their stay.
£36.50 to pro vide the to tal lodg ing cost
for one child for six months.
Ad dress: Christian Aid
42-44 Mosley Street
New cas tle upon Tyne
NE1 1DF
Or e-mail: new cas tle@chris tian-aid.org
News from WERS
Else where around the world, your
money will help to bring hope to other
po or c o m m u ni ti es .
Festive Week 2011
12 th - 16 th December
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters WERS has been
able to give out hundreds of bags of gifts to clients and their
families every year during Festive Week. This year we are
once again collecting sweets and chocolate (no nuts,
please), toiletries, hats, gloves, scarves, socks and stationery.
We would be very grateful if
donations could be brought to Church by 4 th December.
£8 c oul d h el p f a m i l ie s c ar ing fo r c hil d ren
who have been or phaned by HIV in
Kenya to save with a cash box.
£47 could pay for a health pro mo tion
w ork s ho p in Ha it i, a l lo w i ng c o m m u ni ti es
to learn about how to pro tect them selves
and their fam i lies from in fec tion and ill -
ness.
Clothing store — stock running low!
Evelyn, our Clothing Store Supervisor, has asked to include a plea for
donations for the store. The store has been very busy and the stock is getting
low. Any items would be gratefully received, particularly as the weather is
turning chilly!

West End Community Library
Thank you all so much for the wonderful response to the request for
bookcases for the new library. The library will be open to everyone in the
community and will provide a nice space to read, learn, listen to poetry and
tell stories.
WERS is working with Borderline Books based on the Team Valley and the
first batch of books was collected a couple of weeks ago. We are particularly
interested in fiction and nonfiction books in languages other than English. If
anyone has any such books we'd love to hear from you.
A message from Dorothy Craw....
Lindsay Cross
Last year (2010/11) Recyke y'Bike provided 75 asylum seekers and
refugees with free bikes, helmets, locks and the offer of Cycle Training. This
has been subsidised with funding from the Your Homes Newcastle Asylum
Seeker Unit Grant Aid and more recently the Hilden Trust.
The funding (for 30 bikes) has nearly been used up as we have, this year,
provided 26 more. There is such a demand that we still have 16 clients on
the waiting list. At this time of year it's a bit of a problem as there is a huge
demand for cheap bikes from students and the 4 P/T mechanics really need
to work on the 20+ bikes that we need to sell a week to break even.
Our problem is lack of bikes. If you have one or know of anyone who has a
bike, never mind the condition or age, don't let it go to the tip - bring it to
Recyke y'Bike.
Unit 2, Railway Arch, Hannington Street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6
1JT, phone 0191 2654197
Thank you.
A Letter from the People’ Kitchen
I am writing to thank you for your generous Harvest gifts to The People's
Kitchen on behalf of St James Church. We have been experiencing an
increase of about one third in the numbers of homeless and disadvantaged

people coming to us for help and your gifts will help to ensure that we will be
able to continue to provide regular nourishing meals for them. A receipt is
enclosed for the cash donation.
Our stocks of food were running low over the summer period, but thanks to
various organizations including yours, our store rooms are starting to fill up
again.
On behalf of everyone at The People's Kitchen, thank you again for your
support. Long may it continue. We are particularly grateful to those who
helped to organize, pack and deliver the Harvest goods to our Centre.
Rob ert Eldridge, Trustee Chair man
We add our thanks for your continued generosity; when we took the
donated goods to the People’s Kitchen there were many people waiting
outside for the midday meal.
Faith in Life Com mit tee
Rotas and Diary for December 2011 to
January 2012
Coffee Rota
De cem ber
4 th Carol Ser geant, Mar ga ret Mabon, Valerie Colgan
11 th Mar ga ret Fairburn, Sandi Downing, Maureen Bu chanan
18 th Grace Pol lard, Sheila Hignett, Sheila Johnston
25 th NO cof fee
Jan u ary
1 st NO cof fee
8 th Teresa & John Heathorn, Marillyn Laidler
15 th Maureen For tune, Mar ga ret Lee, Pau line Richardson
22 nd Dor o thy & Jim Thomp son, Maureen Reay
29 th NO ser vice
Feb ru ary
5 th Mar ga ret & Da vid Wilkinson, Dor o thy Robson

Flower Rota
Con tact Mar ga ret Wilkinson if you wish to change a date or fill a va cancy. If you
would like to take your flow ers af ter the Sunday ser vices you are wel come to, oth er -
wise they will be left in the church build ing to pro vide dec o ra tion dur ing the week.
December
4 th Susan Frater
11 th Anne Porteous
18 th Christmas Flowers
25 th Christmas Flowers
January
1 st Christmas Flowers
8 th Linda Charlton
15 th Marillyn Laidler
22 nd Hazel Forster
29 th Sheila Green
February
5 th Margaret Wilkinson
Readers
December
4th a.m.
p.m.
Grace Pollard
Sandra Baker
11th Susan Frater Doreen Crosier
18th Junior Church Christmas readings
25th January
Christmas readings No service
1st Christmas readings No service
8th Sheila Egdell Jean Barr
15th Julian Richardson -
22nd Madeline Russell Eileen Burn
29th February
No Alnwick service Doreen Crosier
5th Gertrude Jones Susan Frater

Duty Stewards
December
4 th a.m. A White M Fortune M Cooke, W & A St. Clair
p.m. K Hetherington V Ions, D & H Crosier
11 th a.m. M Wilkinson D Wilkinson M Reay, D & J Thompson
p.m. S Baker E Burn, S & A Green
18 th a.m. J Richardson S Egdell P Richardson, H Forster, M Laidler
p.m. J Barr R & R Sanderson, D Gove
25 th a.m. Volunteers
p.m. No service -
January 2012
1 st a.m. R Jones M Russell I Thomas, T & J Heathorn
p.m. No service -
8 th a.m. L Spence G Pollard A Manners, A Graham, S Johnston
p.m. S Baker E Burn, S & A Green
15 th a.m. A White M Fortune M Lee, W & A St. Clair
p.m. J Barr R & R Sanderson, D Gove
22 nd a.m. M Wilkinson D Wilkinson M Reay, D & J Thompson
p.m. J Purvis K Walker, L & B Newbegin
29 th a.m. No Alnwick morning Service
p.m. K Hetherington V Ions, D & H Crosier
February
5 th a.m. J Richardson S Egdell P Richardson, H Forster, M Laidler
p.m. K Hetherington V Ions, D & H Crosier
Diary
LB - Ladies Indoor Bowls Club, MB - Mens Indoor Bowls Club, TG -
Thursday Group. PS - pooled supper!
December
Thu 1 st 2:30 p.m. TG - Taste and Buy
Sun 4 th 10:30 a.m. Morning Service with communion
11:30 a.m Church Meeting
Fairtrade Stall
6:00 p.m.. Evening service with communion
7:00 p.m. Fairtrade Stall
Mon 5 th 7:00 p.m. MB - Home to Felton URC (PS)

Tue 6 th 1:30 p.m. LB - Sheila Egdell Cup 2 nd round
7:00 p.m. MB - Rob Guthrie Cup 3 rd round
Wed 7th 7:00 p.m. MB - Away to Rennington
Thu 8 th 2:30 p.m. TG - Visit to Laos, Eric & Jenny Stoddart
Sun 11 th 10:30 a.m. Morning Service led by Rev Gordon Turner
(Baptist from Alnwick)
6:00 p.m.. Evening service
Mon 12 th 7:00 p.m. MB & LB - Rinks Competition 3 rd round
Tue 13 th 1:30 p.m. LB - Club afternoon - League & pairs
7:00 p.m. MB - George Egdell Pairs Knockout
Wed 14 th 10:30 a.m. Church Walk at Boulmer
Thu 15 th 2:30 p.m. TG - Carol Concert
Sun 18 th 10:30 a.m. Morning ser vice led by the Junior Church
6:00 p.m. Service of Les sons and Car ols
Mon 19 th 6:30 p.m. MB & LB - Christmas Triples
Sat 24 th 5:00 p.m. Christ mas Eve Fam ily ser vice
11:30 p.m. Car ols through Mid night
Sun 25 th 10:30 a.m. Christ mas Day ser vice led by Mr Eric Brown
NO evening ser vice
Jan u ary 2012
Sun 1 st 10:30 a.m. Morn ing ser vice
6:00 p.m. NO Eve ning ser vice
Tue 3 rd 1:30 p.m. LB - Sheila Egdell Cup 4 th round
7:00 p.m. MB - Rob Guthrie Cup 4 th round
Thu 5 th 2:30 p.m. TG - New Year Lunch
Sun 8 th 10:30 a.m. Morn ing ser vice led by Rev. Colin Gough
(Re t ire d A n gl i c an m in is t er)
Com mit ment for Life Col lec tion
6:00 p.m. Eve ning Ser vice led by Mr Eric Brown
Mon 9 th 7:00 p.m. MB - Home to Acklington (PS)
Tue 10 th 1:30 p.m. LB - Club af ter noon - League & pairs
7:00 p.m. MB - Home to Longhoughton (PS)
7:30 p.m. Ce n t re M a n a g e m e nt Com m i t t e e
Wed 11 th 10:30 a.m. Church Walk in Alnwick
Thu 12 th 2:30 p.m. TG - Chris Friend:Out reach & Com mu nity Worker
7:30 p.m. Fi n a nc e & P ro p e rt y C om m it t ee
Sun 15 th 10:30 a.m. Morn ing ser vice
6:00 p.m. NO ser vice at St. James's,
St. Paul's Songs of Praise
Mon 16 th 7:00 p.m. LB & MB - Rinks Com pe ti tion 4 th round

Tue 17 th 1:30 p.m. LB - Club af ter noon - League & pairs
7:00 p.m. MB - Club night
Thu 19 th 2:30 p.m. TG - Rev Canon Alan Craig: Chap lain to the
Queen
7:30 p.m. M is s i on Pa r t ne r s hi p l ea d er s
Sun 22 nd 10:30 a.m. Morn ing ser vice led by Rev. Alasdair Pratt
6:00 p.m. Eve ning Ser vice
Mon 23 rd 7:00 p.m. MB - Charles Leath Cup
Tue 24 th 2:00 p.m. LB - Home to St Mi chael’s & St Paul’s (T&B)
7:00 p.m. MB - Home to Wark worth (PS)
Wed 25 th 7:30 p.m. El d er s m e et in g
Thu 26 th 2:30 p.m. TG - Atholl Swanston: The Rivers Breamish & Till
Sun 29 th 10:30 a.m. Joint Mis sion Part ner ship ser vice at
Longframlington
6:00 p.m. Eve ning ser vice
Mon 30 th 7:00 p.m. MB - Home to St Mi chael’s & St Paul’s (PS)
Tue 31 st 1:30 p.m. LB - Club af ter noon - League, pairs
& Cro sier Cup
6:45 p.m. LB - Home to New ton on the Moor (PS)
7:00 p.m. MB - Away to Roth bury
7:30 p.m. Faith in Life Group
Feb ru ary
Thu 2 nd 2:30 p.m. TG - Patt Goff: Ber wick Swan & Wild life Trust
Sun 5 th 10:30 a.m. Morn ing Ser vice
Fairtrade Stall
6:00 p.m.. Eve ning ser vice
7:00 p.m. Fairtrade Stall
Reminder
A re minder that on the 29 th J an u a r y there will be NO morn ing ser vice at St.
James's. The joint Mis sion Part ner ship ser vice will be held at Longframlington URC
at 10:30.

Who Is Who at St James's
Church Secretary
Julian Richardson
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Church Treasurer
Mrs Jean Barr
Church Centre Administrator
Mrs Liz Spence
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Gift Aid & Planned Giving
Julian Richardson
Free-Will Giving Envelopes
Mrs Aileen White
Junior Church
Mrs Sandra Baker
Flower Rota
Mrs Margaret Wilkinson
Morning Readers Rota
Mrs Dorothy Robson
Evening Readers Rota
Mrs Janet Purvis
Synod Representative
Madeline Russell
Organists
Mrs Enid Brown
Mr Paul Toward
Doreen Crosier
The Men's Indoor Bowling Club
Mr Henry Crosier
Ladies' Indoor Bowling Club
Miss Hazel Forster
Thursday Group
Mrs Gertrude Jones
Brownies & Guides
Miss Madeline Russell
Events co-ordinator
Mrs Pauline Richardson
Christians Together In Alnwick
Miss Hazel Forster
Mrs Doreen Crosier
Editor
Mr John Spence
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