Gift Day giving

 Thank you!

Burton Joyce Community Church

At our gift day service ...

We raised a magnificent £115 in support of the homeless in Nottingham 

The money has been shared by The Friary and Framework

The in-church service leaflet for Advent 2

 BURTON JOYCE COMMUNITY CHURCH

SUNDAY 5 DECEMBER 2021

Advent 2

Gift service for The Friary & Framework

supporting the homeless in Nottingham 

The service is led by Reverend Louise Gee

Words for the hymns attached below

Call to Worship

Come, thou long expected Jesus 

Opening Prayer 

Lord’s Prayer

Reading:                       Isaiah 40: 1-11

On Jordan’s banks

Reading:                       Mark 1: 1-8

Sermon:

O come, O come, Immanuel

Final Prayer & Blessing

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HYMNS

1. Come, thou long expected Jesus,
born to set thy people free;
from our fears and sins release us,
let us find our rest in thee.
Israel's strength and consolation,
hope of all the earth thou art;
dear desire of every nation,
joy of every longing heart.                  Over >>>

 

2. Born thy people to deliver,
born a child and yet a King,
born to reign in us forever,
now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal spirit
rule in all our hearts alone;
by thine all sufficient merit,
raise us to thy glorious throne.

……………………………………………………

 

1 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
announces that the Lord is nigh.
come then and hearken, for he brings
glad tidings from the King of kings!

2 Then cleansed be every breast from sin:
make straight the way for God within,
and in each heart prepare a home
where such a mighty guest may come.

3 For thou art our salvation, Lord,
our refuge and our great reward.
Without thy grace we waste away
like flowers that wither and decay.

4 To heal the sick, stretch out thy hand
and make the fallen sinner stand
shine forth and let they face restore
earth’s own true loveliness once more.

5 All praise eternal Son, to thee
whose advent set thy people free,
whom with the Father we adore,
and Spirit blest, for evermore.

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1 O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.

2 O come, thou Wisdom from above,
who ord’rest all things through thy love;
to us the path of knowledge show
and teach us in her ways to go.            Refrain

3 O come, O come, thou Lord of might,
who to thy tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times didst give the law,
in cloud and majesty and awe.             Refrain

4 O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free,
thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
from depths of hell thy people save,
and give them vict’ry o'er the grave.     Refrain

5 O come, thou Key of David, come
and open wide our heavenly home;
make safe the way that leads on high
and close the path to misery.               Refrain

6 O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer,
our spirits by thine advent here;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night
and death’s dark shadows put to flight. Refrain

7 O come, Desire of nations, bring
all peoples to their Saviour king;
thou Cornerstone, who makest one,
complete in us thy work begun.            Refrain 

Repeat verse 1

Carols by Candlelight at BJCC

Carols by Candlelight at BJCC

Don't forget! This Sunday!
4.30pm

Our carol service at Burton Joyce Community Church this year is at 4.30pm on Sunday afternoon. Arrive early. Space is limited. But it is always good to have a crowd.

There will be a collection in support of charities for the homeless in Nottingham.

This Sunday, 16th December 2018
Burton Joyce Community Church
Carols by Candlelight
4.30pm 
 

Christmas Trees & Carols ... and libraries?

Christmas Trees & Carols ... & libraries?

Saturday 1st December & Sunday 2nd December
Burton Joyce Community Church
For the homeless in Nottingham/shire

The opening weekend of the Christmas Tree Festival at the Community Church was an outstanding success. Loads of people from the village came into the church after the village Christmas lights event on Saturday evening. Well done to everyone involved especial all of you good people who set up a tree and decorated it. The lights sparkled and glowed and the sense of community was palpable. 

A special mention for the Library tree and its attendant who was doing brisk business on Saturday afternoon encouraging visitors to make use of the library if they didn't already do so. More strength to the village library, that's what I say!! We need these village institutions to thrive so that everyone in the community can feel that they have a place where they belong. Keep borrowing those books!

(By the way, look at all this stuff with the library:

• Notts help yourself
• Fun for kids
• Events & groups

... and there's a book group, I think. And a jigsaw out on the table you can help with.)

Sunday, there was a good turn out for the informal Carol sing-in in the Community Church hall. In fact, there were so many people that extra tables and chairs had to be found and we ran out of scones. (Did I mention the scones?)

 Next weekend, let's see if we can make it as good. 

Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th December
Burton Joyce Community Church
Christmas Tree Festival
Everyone welcome. Entry free
Open both days from 4pm
Come along & join in!
All gifts and donations will go to Framework or The Friary
Your generosity may give someone a bed this Christmas or even save a life

Community Crisis Appeal - the Friary

Community Crisis Appeal by the Friary

£30k target by the end of December 2017

• Without your help the Friary will not be able to provide services to the rising numbers of local homeless people in Nottingham
• the Friary services are needed but cannot keep pace with the rising demand without your help
• Please respond today!
• To donate £5 text FCCA55 £5 to 70070
• To donate £10 text FCCA55 £10 to 70070

the Friary: working locally to end homelessness

Will you give to help us help them?

the Friary

0115 981 0009
www.the-friary.org.uk
 

Christmas is coming

Christmas is coming

At last! The order for our Christmas publicity has been placed with CPO of Worthing in Sussex. I've been working on this order for two or three weeks, umm-ing and aah-ing over what to include and what to leave out, trying to confirm dates and times, checking which events were (are, will be) happening and which were not. At last, it is off, sent and paid for courtesy of the internet and the wonders of modern technology. 

Time for a cup of tea.

If you want a sneak preview of what will be happening in the run-up to Christmas, check our Through the Year page. Details for Advent and Christmas are at the top. 

The posters and invitations from CPO should start appearing during the first week of December. Keep an eye open. Then Christmas really will be coming.

 

Lots of things happening

There are

Lots of things happening in the run-up to Christmas

Now the days are getting shorter and the evenings are drawing in, thoughts turn almost inevitably towards Christmas. It is still some way off of course but it helps to be prepared and so that is what we are doing, preparing for Advent and the Christmas season - if for no other reason that if we don't it will all happen so quickly that it will be over before we realise.

Here are some of the things happening between now and the big day.

One World Week: Sunday 22nd October 2017
United service

Charity Christmas Card Sale: Saturday 28th October 2017
Coffee morning

Halloween (All Hallows Eve): Tuesday 31st October 2017
All Saints Day: Wednesday 1st November 2017
All Souls Day: Thursday 2nd November 2017
 
Bonfire Night: Sunday 5th November 2017 


Remembrance Day: Saturday 11th November 2017
Remembrance Sunday: Sunday 12th November 2017

Autumn Lunches: Saturday 18th November 2017
Homemade soups and desserts. Raffle & Christmas novelties stall

And then in December, the four Sundays of Advent lead up to Christmas Day itself

Advent Sunday & Advent Carol Service: Sunday 3rd December 2017, 10.30 am
Gift service: Sunday 10th December 2017, 10.30 am
Gifts for The Friary, the Nottingham charity for the homeless 
(See leaflet on notice board in the hall or the charity's website)

Framework Coffee Morning: Saturday 16th December 2017, 10 - 12noon
Raffle, 'Make me an offer' stall, Cake stall + coffee and cakes
All proceeds in support of the Framework homeless charity

Carols by Candlelight: Monday 18th December 2017, 6.30 pm

Carols round the crib: Saturday 23rd December 2017, 4.30 pm
Churches Together event

Christmas Eve : Sunday 24th December 2017, 10.30 am
Morning worship 

Christmas Day: Monday 25th December 2017

Folk Night

FOLK NIGHT at The Dales URC Church, Bakersfield
Saturday 28th January, from 7.30pm
Featuring Malcolm Fife and Steve, Julie and Paul Carbuncle

An evening of folk and acoustic music at The Dales Church, Bakerfield. Admission free. Donations of money or food received for the The Friary Food Bank. Come along for a great evening of music. All proceeds to The Friary - working locally to end homelessness

Folk Night
The Dales URC Church, Bakersfield. NG3 7GL 
Saturday 28th January, from 7.30pm