Living Brook Benefice (Piddington, Hardingstone and Quinton)

  Dear Friends It feels like Advent has crept up on us very quickly this year, and we enter into that time which reminds us that God is with us, in all the topsy turvy oddness of the world, Emmanuel has come. In Living Brook we will be observing Advent by following the Church of England's 'Comfort and Joy' activities, which different members of the team will talk about each week in our services, starting this week with Angie. For those of you who are not able to follow morning prayer on WhatsApp or the website, a new prayer booklet will be arriving through your door during the coming week, with services and prayers for Advent that you can use alongside the weekly readings sheet .   We'd love everyone to make, draw, print out or (if you really aren't into craft) buy an angel to put in your window where everyone can see it. Just as many people put rainbows in their windows in the first lockdown, let's bring Advent Comfort and joy with reminders that Go

  Please find attached 2 very important statements:- 1. From Canon Beverley Hollins to the people of Living Brook 2. From the Bishop of Peterborough making a very important announcement. Canon Beverley apologies for not making this announcement earlier but there was an embargo on it until Sunday 22nd November

As we get closer to Christmas and already know that this Christmas is going to be quite different - we hope we can also make it quite memorable too. We are asking you to join in on Wednesday 16th December between 6-7 pm with ‘Carols on your doorstep’ where we will join others in singing carols alongside music being hosted by Radio Northampton - which will help keep in time and tune! So don’t be embarrassed - this is your chance to bring some Christmas cheer to your neighbours! Please tell other people and who knows how loud our choir across Northamptonshire will be!  You can access the Carol sheet here

  Thought for the week this week looks at anti bullying  

  The Thought for the week is about Remembrance  

Due to the Remembrance  Services our service this Sunday is Morning Prayer from the Vicarage at 10:15 am and is live-streamed. In the Living Brook Benefice we are promoting the observation of Remembrance Sunday recommended by the Royal British Legion   and the Government by saying STAY AT HOME and observe 2 mins silence on your doorstep.  However there will be services at Hackleton and Hardingstone and an Act of Remembrance has been prerecorded for Quinton and Preston Deanery. Hackleton will be live streamed on zoom Zoom ID 829 7079 0532 Passcode 697102 Quinton & Preston Deanery  link for Act of Remembrance  Hardingstone will be live-streamed on the  What’s on in Hardingstone  Facebook page

As we face another period of lockdown when we can’t physically meet, our online services will still continue. We have Morning Prayer at 8:30 am weekdays on WhatsApp for details see our online services page. We have our Midweek Service at 7pm on Zoom details on how to join can be found on our Notices page. Our Sunday Service will be live-streamed this week without a congregation either from the Vicarage or St Edmunds. The Hardingstone Remembrance Service will be live-streamed from the cenotaph on the What’s on in Hardingstone Facebook page  The Quinton Act of Remembrance will be on Canon Beverley’s YouTube channel and Quinton’s Facebook page.  We will update this notice as the remaining services are decided upon. 

  This week our ‘Thought for the week’ is Diwali