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FAYRE. St. Gregory’s Church in Sileby held their traditional Christmas Fayre on Saturday, November 18.
As well as the Raffle (£50 first prize, two magnificent hampers and a host of other prizes), there was a great variety of stalls: books and plants; bottles; christmas gifts; cakes; children’s bran tub; tombola; toys; fancy goods; chocolate tombola; children’s colouring and scalextric. Refreshments were served throughout the morning. The magnificent sum of £1,585 was raised, much of which goes to pay for the insurance of the church and the social centre.
Our grateful thanks to all those parishioners who worked so hard to make it a success and to parishioners and villagers from Sileby and beyond who supported the event. We are grateful to Father Christmas who took time out from his busy schedule to talk to the young (and not so young) to discuss their Christmas wishes.
SILEBY METHODIST CHURCH. On Monday, November 20, the Ladies Circle met at 2pm and one of their members, Gina, demonstrated Sugar Craft. She made some Christmas Roses and Jasmine to decorate Christmas Cakes and it was fascinating to watch her. Thank you so much Gina for this festive reminder.
The next meeting will be on Monday, December 4, at 2.30pm and will be a Faith Tea.
Thursday, 23rd, saw Cafe@ Chapel open from 9.3011.30am – many thanks to all who come along to support this effort. The same again on Saturday, 25th, when Ann was in charge.
Have you seen our Christmas window? Some clever volunteers have really made a great effort to get us in the Christmas mood, already for the big switch-on next Friday.
Sunday, 26th, saw Margaret Williams travelling from Loughborough to bring us the Word of God. As we did not have a pianist she chose lovely hymns, which we all knew, to compliment her sermon which was about ‘Christ the King’.
Her message considered Christ as the Good Shepherd who tends his flock and separates the sheep from the goats, a familiar tale but one worth emphasising.
On Monday, 4th December, at 1.45pm, it is the funeral of Mrs Rose Mead, our oldest member who has passed away. Rose was a very dear lady who almost reached her 101st birthday and so we hope you can come along to give her a ‘good send-off’.
The church will be open from 12.45pm with the Stewards in attendance.
Kingston on Soar
SINGERS’ CHARITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT. Kingston on Soar will host the Soar Villages Singers’ Charity Christmas Concert on Saturday this week, December 5.
It will be held in the village hall and start at 7.15pm. There will be tea, coffee and mince pies and everyone is welcome to attend. Entry is free but a £2 per adult to Rainbows Hospice would be appreciated.
Normanton on Soar Heather Herrington 01509 646240 heather.herrington@live.com
ST JAMES’ CHURCH. There will be a service of Morning Prayer on Sunday 3 December starting at 9.30am. Everyone is welcome to the service.
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. There will be no meeting of the WI at the village hall on December 5. Instead the ladies will be enjoying their Christmas meal.
The next meeting open to guests will be on Tuesday, January 2.
Rempstone
BELL RINGING. All Saints parish church at Rempstone continues to open its doors on a Wednesday and Thursday evening for bell ringing practise and choir practise.
On Wednesday the bell ringing exercise is from 7.30pm to 9pm and the following day the choir are put through paces for an hour from 7.15pm.
Both practices are held in the church and if anyone would like to take part in one, or even both, of these groups, will be made very welcome.
Bell ringing practice is not held every week at present, so anyone who would like to learn to ring, please contact John Cooper on 01509 853572 to find out when the next practice is being held.