The Parish Magazine December 2024
Serving the communities of Charvil, Sonning & Sonning Eye since 1869
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the parish noticeboard — 1<br />
Advent Sunday 1 <strong>December</strong> Family Service<br />
We shall hold our Toy Service at 10.30am where we collect<br />
new toys, games and books for the Reading Family Aid<br />
project. (More details about this project are on page 11.)<br />
St Nicholas will be there to receive the gifts and the<br />
parish Christmas tree lights will be switched on.<br />
Candlelit Advent Carol Service<br />
This year's Candle Lit Advent Carol Service will be on<br />
Sunday 1 <strong>December</strong> at 4.00pm and will be followed by a<br />
tea in <strong>The</strong> Ark<br />
Sunday 29 <strong>December</strong><br />
Please note that the only service in St Andrew’s on this<br />
day will be a <strong>Parish</strong> Eucharist at 10.30am. <strong>The</strong>re will be no<br />
8.00am service or Sunday at Six.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> — <strong>December</strong> <strong>2024</strong> 7<br />
For your Prayers in<br />
<strong>December</strong><br />
— Those recently Confirmed in<br />
the parish<br />
— Crisis at Christmas and the<br />
Salvation Army’s work with the<br />
homeless<br />
— Reading Family Aid 'Toys<br />
and Teens' Christmas Appeal<br />
— For the hostages still in<br />
captivity in Gaza<br />
Cheeese, Dreamstime.com<br />
Diary Dates<br />
Advent Sunday<br />
1 <strong>December</strong><br />
Family Service at 10.30am<br />
Collection of gifts for<br />
Reading Family Aid (see<br />
page 11)<br />
Candlelit Advent Carol<br />
Service at 4pm<br />
Sunday 8 <strong>December</strong><br />
Beers and Christmas Carols<br />
at the Bull Inn, Sonning at<br />
6.00pm<br />
Tuesday 10 <strong>December</strong><br />
at 12.00 noon<br />
Rendezvous Christmas<br />
Lunch — please note<br />
this will be the only<br />
Rendezvous in <strong>December</strong><br />
Sunday 15 <strong>December</strong><br />
Messy Christmas in <strong>The</strong><br />
Ark at St Andrew's Church<br />
Sonning at 3.00pm<br />
Traditional Christmastide<br />
service of Nine Lessons<br />
and Carols at 5.00pm<br />
followed by wine and<br />
mince pies<br />
Christmas Eve<br />
24 <strong>December</strong><br />
Children's Crib Service at<br />
4.00pm<br />
Midnight Mass at 11.00pm<br />
Christmas Day<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Eucharist at<br />
10.30am. Children, bring a<br />
toy to show the vicar!<br />
Anatoliy Sadovskiy, dreamstime.com<br />
Church of St Andrew<br />
Serving Sonning, Charvil & Sonning Eye<br />
24 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2024</strong> at 4.00pm<br />
St Andrew's Church Sonning<br />
Everyone welcome!<br />
Children may come dressed as<br />
Nativity characters.<br />
For more information contact Corinne, Youth and<br />
Children's Minister on corinne@sonningparish.org.uk<br />
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