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What’s Happening in November

There are Celtic prayer meetings on Monday evenings at 6.30pm in church.  Please check dates and times with Lynda.

Sunday 9^th November 10.00am  Remembrance Sunday Service in Church

This is a joint service with Steeton Methodist Church.  The service is followed by commemoration at Steeton Cenotaph at 10.50am but this will also happen in church for those who do not wish to walk to the cenotaph.  Refreshments in St Stephen’s Community Hall will be served after the services.

Thursday 13^th November 11.00am-1.00pm  Lunch Club

At St Stephen’s Community Hall.  Bingo, sandwiches and cake.  All welcome.

Saturday 29^th November 10.00am- 12.30pm  Christmas Fayre

At St Stephen’s Community Hall – Grand Hamper Draw, stalls, Father Christmas, gifts, mince pies & coffee.  Fun for all the family.  Please take flyers to hand out and hamper tickets to sell. 

We would be grateful for any of the following:  raffle prizes, tombola prizes, jigsaws, bottles, cakes, jewellery, items for the Christmas stall

For the hampers please see the list of hampers and bring some items for the hampers or sign up to make up a whole hamper.

Sunday 30^th November Steeton Christmas Tree Light switch on  4.00pm

Corn Mill Green – stalls, music, refreshments

Pop up Sunday Club  for children, with accompanying parent/guardian, Sunday 23^rd November.

200 Club

The winning numbers in September were:  1^st 924, 2^nd 930, 3^rd 885

For Our Prayers

Our Link Diocese in Sudan

The Sudan Link are working with Archbishop Ezekiel and Bishop Hassan to get them to England in November for strategic talks with partners here, plus a visitation programme in London, Salisbury and Leeds. 

 CASSS is still appealing for special giving to support ECS survive.  The need is still basic survival, helping our brothers and sisters in Sudan live till tomorrow comes.  There are also seasonal difficulties.  This is the rainy season with flooded streets making movement difficult and bringing added discomfort to displaced people living in shelters.

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                                        St Stephen’s Christmas Card

Send greetings to fellow parishioners by the communal Christmas card and in so doing give a donation to the ‘500 Miles Charity’ http://www.500miles.co.uk which provides prosthetic limbs to people in Africa. 

See Thelma if you would like to take part.

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                                          Socks and Chocs

We will be collecting new socks, hats,scarves, gloves and chocolates for the Bradford Soup run.  Always much appreciated.  There will be a box at the back of church from 16^th November.

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Good Food Shop, Keighley

A big thank you from the Good Food Shop for all the packets and tins of food that were gifted from the Harvest Festival.  The food really does help our most vulnerable people in Keighley.  I will resume our monthly gifting from the end of November so please keep the food coming in.  There is a box at the back of church.

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” Thank you to everyone who supported our coffee morning for Martin House Children’s Hospice. The total raised so far is a massive £1509.80 and donations are still coming in. I announced on Saturday that after 30 years , we have made the difficult decision that this would be the last coffee morning . We shall still continue to support Martin House by selling cards and crafts , so watch this space ! From the bottom of our hearts and on behalf of Martin House,a huge thank you for your unfailing support over the years. 

Best wishes from Lynda, Clive and Fiona Corser “

Thankyou from Sally

I have popped a thankyou card at the back of church and wanted to share with all the message inside:

As the reading for this Sunday morning Luke 4 16-24 says:-

‘All eyes were fixed on Him’

May we fix our eyes on Him, as we give thanks for the love of God deep in in our hearts, as we pray , hear God’s word and journey onwards……

My love and prayers and thanks, for your support, your kind wishes, prayers and gifts. God Bless Sally.