Benefice Notices

1. Traditional Nativity Play | Sunday 22nd December | 9:30am - 10:30am

   Our annual Traditional Nativity Play takes place on Sunday 22nd December at 9:30am - 10:30am. Please join us for this special celebration of the story of the birth of Jesus. If you would like your child to participate, please come along to Church at 9:30am on Sunday the 8th or 15th of December as sign up takes place during Children's Church. Alternatively email Frances on families@htprestwood.org.uk to liaise on roles and costumes. There will be festive crafts and refreshments at all practices! Compulsory dress rehearsal takes place at 10am on Saturday the 21st December.

2. Lighthouse Cryptic Quiz

   

   The Lighthouse Cryptic Quiz for 2024 is now available. Get your best thinking hats (and heads) on, and get solving. The theme for this year's quiz is "Sweet Things" - quite appropriate for the festive season. You can download a copy of the quiz, print it out and send your entries to the address on the front page of the quiz. Feel free to print several copies and give them away to family and friends - or maybe include one in each Christmas card that you send. Lighthouse asks that you make a donation for each quiz that you print - suggested donation of £1 per quiz, but if you can and wish to give more, we will be very grateful. Details at https://www.lighthousemissenden.org.uk/home/cryptic-quiz

3. Bishop of Buckingham Announced

   His Majesty The King has approved the appointments of the Revd Canon Dave Bull as the next Bishop of Buckingham alongside the Revd Canon Mary Gregory as the next Bishop of Reading.

   Dave has been the Rector of Marlow since 2012. He said: “It is an exciting prospect to serve Buckinghamshire as Bishop in the coming years. My family have made it our home for the past 13 years and so we have already come to love many of the communities, schools and churches here. I look forward to coming to love all the others in the years ahead.

   “I eagerly look forward to discovering what the Lord has in store for us all and invite the people of Buckinghamshire to join me in praying for God's kingdom to come as we follow Jesus together.”

   We are delighted to weolcome Dave as our new Bishop and look forward to him starting work after his consecration in February.

4. Women of the Nativity

   Our Advent book for this year is Women of the Nativity by Paula Gooder. There is a chapter for each week of Advent, and we will be meeting online on Sunday 8th and Sunday 15th December, 7pm to discuss informally.

   Join Teams Meeting. 

    

5. Advent & Christmas Services

   Details of all services and events throughout Advent and Christmas are available at https://www.htprestwood.org.uk/christmas. 

   You can also book tickets for the 3pm and 4.30pm Christingle services online from Monday 25th November. This are available on a first come first serve basis.