Notices
Office Hours are Tuesday 10am-1pm, Wed & Thurs 10am-2pm
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Advent Fair THIS SATURDAY 10am-3pm
Come with your friends and do some Christmas shopping. We have 40 stalls with talented crafters and artists galore. There will be children’s crafts, Advent Trails and face painting, and visits from Father Christmas and the Christmas Elf. There’s a wonderful cake stall, homemade soup for lunch and a proliferation of mince pies!
If you are bringing soup or cakes either deliver them during office hours this week (Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday 10-2) or on Friday afternoon (2-5) or Saturday morning. Please label them with what they are and ingredients. Also put your name on the container if you want it returned.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Advent 5th Sunday Special
This Sunday we have one special service for everyone at 11am.
Afterwards we’re having a creative coffee time! If you’re coming to join in, please bring some mince pies or cakes to share with everyone – deliver to the kitchen before the service starts.
We’d love everyone to join in the activities . The children are having a Lego-themed Christmas so we want to build some Christmassy models to put round church – we’ll supply some ideas and the Lego, or you may have your own ideas. We’re also going to make decorations for our tree - lots of glittery J-E-S-U-Ses. Or you can just sit and chat and colour a lovely Christmas card for someone. FOR ALL AGES!
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Bishop Rob will be formally enthroned at Carlisle Cathedral on Saturday 29th November at 2pm. The service will be live streamed.
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Prayer meeting this Tuesday 2nd December! – 7.30pm
Decorating the church for Christmas
We need your help on Friday 5th December, 10am - 4pm; to make our building look amazing for everyone this festive period! The more the merrier!
Also join us after the 10.45 on the 7th December to decorate and put up the tree!
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Kendal Ceilidh - in aid of Manna House
Friday 28th November, 7pm-11pm at IBIS Sport and social club.
Music will be played by Kendal band – Common Ground – led by Ewen Cameron.
Music and sing along with Chris Mullen
Supper – Clare’s Manna House Lamb Hot Pot. Veg option available.
Cost £12.50 incl. Supper, tickets are limited.
Contact – berts928@gmail.com or phone 07773235628
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Scratch Choir for Carol Service 14th December
Would you like to join the Scratch Choir this year? You need to be free for the rehearsal at STK on 5th December, 7.30 - 9pm, and from 4pm on 14th December, which is when the Carol Service is. Please contact Christine Burgess christine.burgess@me.com if you’d like to join us.
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Community Christmas Day Lunch STK 2025
We are doing the Christmas lunch again. Would you like to have lunch with us? Would you like to be on the team? Would you like to contribute to the costs? See Christine Burgess; christine.burgess@me.com
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PODCAST: VIEW FROM A DIFFERENT PLACE: THE BOOK OF REVELATION
The first three episodes are now published on Spotify. If you have the Spotify App on your phone, tablet or computer, simply search for 'View from a Different Place' and the site will come up.
Or you can copy and paste the following link into your internet browser which again will take you to the podcast site.
https://open.spotify.com/show/31GssjBtgv8NSRM2UbfX6J
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King's Food Bank
The food bank are in need of regular help on a Wednesday for 2 people to make deliveires around 3pm. Please contact them if you could help.
They are also now asking for Christmas items: mince pies, chocolates, selection boxes, tubes of sweets, chocolate santa or reindeer, and small toiletries.
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Questions for Life Groups:
From Sunday 23rd sermon by George Briggs
Now & Not Yet
Reading: Philippians 1:2-11 & Revelation 21:1-7
Safeguarding Sunday:
1. Hebrews 11.1 “Faith is confidence in what we hope for, and assurance about what we do not see”. What is it that you hope for as a Christian? What is it that you are confident of though you do not yet see it?
2. How does today’s reading from Revelation 21.1-6 inform or encourage your hopes and expectations?
3. Our verse from Philippians 1.6 reveals Paul’s confidence that the good work God has begun in and among us will be brought to completion - how does this speak to you as you hear it today?
4. “Now and Not Yet” is a theological expression about what we see now and what we will one day see of God’s Kingdom. Jesus talked about a Kingdom that is both a present reality, within us and close at hand among us, and he also talked about a coming Kingdom - to be revealed fully at his return. Jesus taught us to pray for the coming of the kingdom and God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven …
What ’Now’ expressions of the kingdom do you long and pray for? (What ‘Now' expressions of God’s kingdom did Jesus and his disciples share with others?) What 'Not Yet' realities do you yearn for?
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Prayer & Pastoral Support
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General Prayer: For prayer requests please email admin@stkmail.org.uk or phone the office on 01539 730683.
Confidential Prayer: Please speak to Julie Barker or contact Julie at prayerconfidential@stkmail.org.uk .
Pastoral Prayer Ministry: - Individual, confidential appointments available for a deeper time of listening and prayer ministry. Speak to Lorraine Gibbard.
STK Pastoral Team - If you feel you need some support (or know others who do) please contact anyone on the team. All conversations and contacts will be confidential and held within the Pastoral Team. Details on how the team works and who to contact are on the website.