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22 THE NEW COUNTESTHORPE HERALD
DECEMBER 2023
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
CHRISTMAS FAYRE
St Andrew’s Church Saturday 2 December 10am-2pm
QUIZ NIGHT
HARVEST SUPPER
On Wednesday September 27th a Harvest Supper was held in St. Andrew’s Church. Two long tables had been set up along the whole length of the nave and at each place setting were foil covered plates of meats, pork pie and cheese. To these we could add a variety of salads and chutneys. To follow this we went in turn to choose from a mouth-watering selection of fruit pies and crumbles. We then expressed our thanks for all this goodness in hearty singing of some favourite harvest hymns. Anthony Herbert of Whetstone Pastures Farm gave us a detailed talk on how farming had developed and on the challenges that agriculture faced now, which mattered to all of us.
We then expressed our thanks to the ladies who had prepared this celebratory meal.
Edward Thomas
On Friday, October 13th another of our popular quizzes was held at the Village Hall. Our Rector the Revd Richard Reakes provided us once again with some teasing questions and with his usual good -humoured firmness accepted only precisely correct answers.
The teams took it all very seriously but it was in a convivial atmosphere with the usual outbursts of joy at guesses which were correct and groans at those which were not. The provided refreshments were very welcome and the hall’s open bar helped too.
To top it all almost £452 was raised towards the church’s building fund.
Edward Thomas
MESSY CHURCH is back
ST ANDREW’S CHURCH 4.00-6.00pm Saturday 16 December and
Saturday 20 January
Activities, games, crafts, stories, songs and afternoon tea for all the family
CHRISTMAS
AT ST ANDREW’S Sunday 17 December 5pm
CAROL SERVICE Sunday 24 December 4pm
CHRISTINGLE
Sunday 24 December 11.30pm
MIDNIGHT COMMUNION Christmas Day 10am
CHRISTMAS COMMUNION
St Andrew’s Office: Tel: 0116 277 8643
E-Mail: standrewsoffice@hotmail.co.uk Website: www.standrewscountesthorpe.co.uk
At other villages ...
PEATLING MAGNA
Sunday 10 December 3pm Carol Service
Wednesday 20 December 6.30pm Carol Service
FOSTON
Christmas Day 9.15am Christmas Communion
WILLOUGHBY WATERLEYS
Sunday 24 December
Christmas Communion 6pm
SERVICE OF LIGHT Sunday 3 December 4.00pm St Andrew’s Church
A service to remember loved
ones now departed Tree of Light
Carol Service 7pm
SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER
One service for the whole Benefice FOSTON 10.00am
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