Week beginning December 1st 2003

Hedon Friendship Circle : On Wednesday December 3rd the members of Hedon Friendship Circle are invited to join in once again with the Preston Party. This year it is being held at a new venue : Preston Chapel Schoolrooms. Will all friends needing a lift please meet outside Hedon Methodist Church Hall at 7.15 p.m. – don’t be late, or you’ll be in for a long walk!

Preston Christmas Market : PACT (the Preston Action Community Team) are holding a Christmas Market on Saturday December 6th from 10.00 a.m. until 3.00 p.m. in the Church Hall, Preston. There will be craft stalls, all sorts of gift ideas, and Santa will be popping in – bring the kids and your camera and take that special Christmas photo! A visit to Santa will cost £1.50, to include a nice present, and there will be something for all ages – just the thing to get you in that Christmas mood!

Local Voice : the Rosedale Community Unit, which is situated on Preston Road, Hedon (in what used to be the Birkholme Country Club) is organising a “Local Voice” meeting organised by people who have used the Mental Health Services at any time and for any reason. They want to hear your views as to how the service can be improved and also invite you to hear about new developments in the field (Primary Care will remain unchanged.) The meeting will take place on Thursday December 11th from 2.00 p.m. until 4.30 p.m. at Rosedale in the Health Education room; refreshments will be provided. Please do go along and have your say – your views will be very much appreciated and anyone and everyone will be welcome.

Christmas is coming…… advance notice : St. Augustine's Church, Hedon, is holding its annual Christingle Service on Sunday 14th December starting at 3.00pm. Donations at the Service are in aid of The Children's Society "Shining light into Darkness" Project, which is concerned with young victims of bullying throughout the U.K.
Christingle - meaning "Christ Light" - is a special service held between Advent (the Fourth Sunday before Christmas) and Candlemas (February 2nd) , and is a strong symbol of the Christian faith. The Christingle itself is a candle mounted in an orange, tied with a red ribbon, and with the candle is surrounded by four cocktail sticks carrying dried fruit or sweets. The orange represents the world. the candle represents Jesus as the Light of the world, and the four sticks symbolise the four seasons, bearing the fruits of the earth with the red ribbon around the orange symbolising the blood of Christ, who shares the suffering of the world. The full story of the Christingle can be seen on the Children’s Society website : http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk

Church Services : the following services will take place on Sunday December 7th
Hedon : St. Augustine’s Parish Church : working on pure guesswork, as the Deanery Magazine for December isn’t out yet (I’m writing this in November) there should be a service at 9.30 a.m. However, I recommend that you check the church notice board to make sure!
Hedon Methodist Church, Church Lane : morning service at 10.30 a.m., evening service at 6.30 p.m.
Saints Mary & Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Baxtergate, Hedon : Daily Mass times : Sunday 10.30 a.m., Monday 9.15 a.m., Tuesday 9.15 a.m., Wednesday 7.30 p.m., Thursday 9.15 a.m., Friday 7.30 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m.
Hedon Pentecostal Church meets every Sunday at 10.30 a.m. in the Jubilee Room of the Alexandra Hall, St. Augustine’s Gate; a Sunday School is also held at 10.30 a.m. every Sunday.
Paull : St Andrew’s Parish Church : same problem with the beginning of the month and the Deanery Magazine not being out yet : as this is the first Sunday in the month, there should be a Communion service at 11.15 a.m. but please check the church notice board.
Paull Methodist Church, Main Street : there will be no service this week – next service will the Christmas Carol service at 3.00 p.m. on December 14th
Preston: All Saint’s Parish Church : still no information available – December’s Deanery magazine isn’t out at the time of writing - please see the church notice board for times of services.
Preston Methodist Church : there will be a Gift Service at 10.30 a.m. See the church notice board for details.