Dear Friends,
Here at St Michael and All Angels, we are entering a new season in the Church’s year; the season of remembrance. This month we will be commemorating Remembrance Sunday on November 12 starting at 10:50am, in the peace garden, followed by a service in the Village Hall with refreshments afterward. All are most welcome to join us. Unfortunately, this year, war again seems much closer to us because of what’s happening in Ukraine and in the Holy Land. There are many other ongoing conflicts around the world, including Sudan, Ethiopia and the Yemen, and other nations such as Syria and Afghanistan are still suffering the devastating consequences of war. The terrible images on our tv screens remind us of the sad realities of war, and bring home to us the severe consequences for ordinary people. So this year, as well as remembering those from our village who gave their lives for our country in the two World Wars, and all conflicts since, and also remembering those known personally to us, we will be thinking of and praying for all those suffering today, and praying for peace. For many fighting in the two World Wars, Christian faith helped them through the horrors of war. Their faith gave them hope that things would be better and that good would overcome the darkness in the end. It is this hope we share today. Christians believe faith gives us strength, consolation and hope to carry on through the most difficult of times.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning time, we will remember them.
God Bless,
Clare
Revd Clare Coates,
Lead Minister for Caldecote with Childerley, Dry Drayton and Hardwick
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Services in November
Sunday 5 November
11:00am Holy Communion, led by Rev’d Clare with Gabrielle Clarke preaching. All welcome.
Sunday 12 November – Remembrance Sunday
10:40am at the peace garden for laying wreaths and two minutes silence, followed by a service in the Village Hall, led by Fiona Whelan and Gabrielle Clarke. All welcome.
Sunday 19 November
3:00-4:00pm Café Church in the Village Hall. All welcome
Sunday 26 November
10:30am WOCES Joint Service for Christ the King at Comberton Leisure Centre, followed by refreshments, and an opportunity to say goodbye to our Team Rector, Rev’d David, before he leaves for his new role at the end of December.
Zoom
Worship at Home – All Lordsbridge Zoom Service
Every Sunday, 11.00am. Join any time from 10.50am.
https://zoom.us/j/82311473640.
On Sundays where there is no service in our church, you are most welcome to join any of our services across the team: please see our website www.lordsbridge.org for further details.
Notices
Hamper Scheme
Caldecote Church partners with our local primary school to offer a supermarket voucher to Caldecote families who might appreciate some help through the holidays. If you would like to donate to this scheme, please see the link below:
Donate to Caldecote’s Summer Hamper Scheme
Useful Contacts
Revd David Newton, Team Rector & Lead Minister for Comberton and Toft: 01223 665654; 07736 944396; davidnewton@lordsbridge.org
Revd Claire Robertson, Lead Minister for Coton, Barton, Harlton and Haslingfield: 01223 874194; clairerobertson@lordsbridge.org
Revd Charles Fraser, Lead Minister for Little and Great Eversden: charlesfraser@lordsbridge.org; 01223 264974
Team Administrator: Becca Herrick; rebeccaherrick@lordsbridge.org