Thursday 6 November
10.30am Midweek Service
7.30pm Ladies Group at the Parish Centre
Sunday 9 November – Third Sunday before Advent
8am BCP Communion
10.45am Remembrance Sunday Service at the War Memorial (no 10am Service in church)
Monday 10 November
9am Morning Prayer on Zoom
11.15am Burley Hall Communion
Tuesday 11 November
10.55am Armistice Day Prayers and 2 minute silence at the War Memorial
Wednesday 12 November
12noon Midweek Midday Prayer
2pm Mothers’ Union at the Parish Centre
Thursday 13 November
10.30am Midweek Service
Sunday 16 November – Second Sunday before Advent
8am BCP Communion
10am Communion
Link to This week’s readings
St Mary’s is usually open 9.30am until 5pm each day for private prayer and reflection. There are various acts of prayer and worship being led via our Facebook Page
Please pray this week for:
RIP: Christina Eldridge, whose funeral will be at Rawdon Crematorium on Thursday 20 November at 2.30pm.
Sick: Pam Atkinson, Rosemary Hensor, Mike Robinson, Tom Sumner, Ronnie Woffindin, Graham
Praying for Burley Street by Street: Conisborough Close and Scalebor Square
Notices
November Magazine: Bundles may be picked up from the Parish Centre until 3pm on Friday 7 November.
Armistice Day Prayers: There will be a short service at the war memorial at 10.55am on Tuesday 11 November for the 2 minutes silence, and with contributions from local schools.
We will be holding a service of Holy Communion in Greenholme Care Home at 2pm on Tuesday 18 November for the first time. They have invited others from the church to come along and have assured us of a good welcome.
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School are holding an open morning on Saturday 8 November, 10am-12noon. This is a good opportunity to have a look around our linked Church School and see what the children are doing.
Katiyo School: Annette, Sharon and 1st Burley Brownies are raising money for Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe with their Christmas raffle; they have plenty of great prizes including a range of vouchers for local businesses, wine, gifts and other prizes. Tickets are £1 each and are available from Annette at Church or by emailing slhattersley@gmail.com
Homeless Hampers are collecting again for their Christmas appeal and donations can be left at Burley Library in the Homeless Hampers box or given to Annette. All donations need to be with us by 10 December or with Homeless Hampers by the 15th; please give as much or as little as you can. Items needed are: hats, gloves, socks, shower gel, deodorant, sweets and chocolate, lip balm, plasters, small and medium boxers and knickers, sanitary products, wipes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, antiseptic cream.
Ilkley & Otley Choral Societies will perform Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana on Saturday 15 November; 7pm at St Margaret’s church Ilkley. Tickets available from: Eventbrite; The Grove Bookshop & Browns Gallery.
Visitors will be welcome at the Ladies’ Group Meeting on Thursday 6 November. Mick Smith is coming to talk about the Yorkshire Air Ambulance; he has a new presentation, so do come along and see it at 7.30pm at the Parish Centre.
There will be a Special Christmas Service at St Mary’s on Sunday November 30 at 10am. Please bring along an unwrapped gift for a child who would otherwise not receive a Christmas present, and join us for praise, carols and craft activities.
Churches Together in Burley are holding a Taizé Vigil by Candlelight for Peace and Reconciliation in Gaza, Palestine and Israel on Wednesday 19 November at 7pm at Ss John Fisher & Thomas More R.C. Church. It will last about 1 hour and a collection will be taken with the monies split between Caritas Jerusalem and Christian Aid. Afterwards there will be refreshments and a stall with Palestinian artisan goods.
Carol of the Seven Hills: This is a play specially written by Jonathan Hall (Radio 4) and directed by Julia Smith (RSC amongst others) and is the Bradford Episcopal Area’s contribution to the BD25 City of Culture. The main narrative tells a fast-paced story of the district and the role of the church from the Industrial Revolution to the present day. In each scene there is an intriguing un-named stranger. It will be held at 6 different venues and at each one, interspersed through the main narrative, are three different performances from local people, particular to that place, giving each night a very localised flavour. The hope is these that these short community performances will also give the audience thinking time to work out who the mysterious stranger might be and what his constant presence may mean for them. Tickets are available via Eventbrite at £5 for Adults and £2 for 16 and under; just click on the relevant link below for a venue near you: https://CarolofthesevenhillsIlkley.eventbrite.co.uk for Ilkley All Saints on Friday 28 November at 7pm. This is a great opportunity to invite your friends and neighbours to come and see!