Church services for 24 October
8:30am – Flitton – Holy Communion (BCP) led by Rev David Payne
9:30am – Silsoe – Holy Communion led Rev David Payne
11:00am – Pulloxhill – Social Sunday
The Church of England’s weekly online service is available on Sundays at 9:00am here
Watch the short video below with our prayers and notices for the week
or scroll down to read them.
Benefice Prayer List
Please remember in your prayers this week
Those who have recently died, including
Hazel Heigho,
Harry Mason,
Leonard Newman
and their family and friends
who mourn them
Those who are ill
Des Brazier,
Alice Butler,
Stuart Bridgman,
Kay Chambers,
Kara De Napoli – granddaughter
of Margaret Butt,
Stella Lawton,
Joan Preston
We also remember
All the staff and residents
at Taymer Nursing Home
Jonah Darbyshire –
great-grandson of Anne Stiles
If you have someone you would like our Congregations to include in their private prayers during the coming week, please email virtualvicar@3churches.uk by Friday of each week. Their name will then be shown here for the coming week and on the Pew Sheets for the services in church.
Bible Readings for 24 October
Last Sunday after Trinity
Hebrews 7: 23 – end
Mark 10: 46 – end
Benefice Notices
Flitton Harvest Market
An opportunity to buy home made local produce and gifts whilst supporting Flitton Church. Orders being taken from 23 October. You will find the online Harvest Market Brochure here
Remembered With Love – 31 October
Our annual remembered with love services will be held on Sunday 31 October. Flitton: 3:00pm Silsoe: 3:00pm Pulloxhill: 6:00pm If you would like the name or names of departed loved ones read out during the services, please give the details to: Flitton: Margaret Butt – mkatebutt@yahoo.co.uk or 07815 610955 Silsoe: Simon Stranks – simon.stranks@3churches.uk or
Advent Home Group – starting 4 November
Join Liz and Dave Coulson for our Advent Home Group where we will be studying a York Course for Advent called “So what are you waiting for”. The course will be starting at 7.15pm on Thursday 4th November 2021. All are welcome whether you would like to give a small group a try or whether
Village Life in Flitton & Greenfield during World War 2
An illustrated talk by Margaret Butt Farming in the parish, shops and pubs, entertainment and the unsolved murder of 1939. To make everyone feel safer, the talk is being held on 2 nights with 40 people each time. Friday 12 November (almost sold out) and Friday 19 November, Starting at 7:30pm in Flitton Church Hall.
Let’s Pray
Join Chris Nixon and others for Zoom prayers on Mondays at 9pm and Thursdays at 9am. Silence, words, encouragement, music, a candle and all of this because we need to spend time with our ‘Father in Heaven’ All are welcome
Recorded Services
From March 2020 to August 2021, we recorded over 80 services, with a new service available nearly every week. Those services are still available to watch and you will find the links to them here
You’ll find a link below to the service we recorded this time last year plus links to a couple of other recordings offering you the opportunity to sing popular hymns or spend a peaceful time with prayers and readings.
St Luke’s Day Parish Communion from Silsoe – 18/10/2020
Parish Communion on St Luke’s Day (18 October 2020) led by Rev Anne Barker. Recorded at St James the Great , Silsoe
Songs of Praise
This Songs of Praise service for our Virtual Congregation features 6 readings and 6 rousing hymns by singers from St Martins in the Fields and Kevin Mayhew Ltd
Contemplation: A Gentle Journey of Prayers and Reflections
A Gentle Journey isn’t a service – it’s a selection of prayers and reflections accompanied by restful music and tranquil images. Lasting just over 15 minutes, we hope that you will find peace and relaxation, comfort and inspiration – a time of quiet contemplation as you listen to these words of praise.
Other Resources
During the Covid lockdowns we made other resources available under the Virtual Vicar, such as prayers for those who were ill, prayers to chare with children, morning & evening daily individual worship. If you would like to access any of that material, you will find it here.
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