December
3 - Mr. and Mrs. Fentiman and Mrs. Brook.

SANCTUARY GUILD ROTA

November
5 - Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Wakeley.
12 - Mrs. Ambrose and Mrs. Noble (Remembrance Sunday - Poppies only).
19 - Mrs. Kelvie and Mrs. Partridge.
26 - Mrs. Silver and Mrs. Pitt.
December
3 - Mrs. Page and Mrs. Gardiner (N.B. - Advent - no flowers or greenery).

FROM THE HARTLIP REGISTERS

HOLY BAPTISM: WELCOME!

September 24th - Jane Katherine Horder.

HOLY MATRIMONY: CONGRATULATIONS

September 30th - Marc Sutton and Geraldine Pepper.

October 14th - John. Rayner and Anne Kendrick.
Gary Auger and Ruth Ambrose.

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

"They all with one consent began to make excuse." St. Luke 14:18.

It is not enough that we hear the invitation of the Gospel: many do that and think themselves justified when they can say that they are regular churchgoers. It is not enough that we heed the appeal that our merciful Saviour makes to us: our good intentions may be our own condemnation on the way of Judgement. There must be a patient continuance in well-doing, a practical response to the call of God, a growing up into Christ in all things, that we may become complete in Him our Head. Our Lord has warned us of the dangers of making excuses. An excuse differs from a reason by its falsehood: it is pleaded dishonestly. We are warned further that there are three classes of excuses commonly pleaded - the selfish, the commercial, and the social. The selfish man is occupied and satisfied with things as they are; the commercial man is absorbed in business; the social man has other interests in life which he thinks are imperative and exclusive. We need to learn: (1) there is no true wealth apart from God: (2) the business of life is to prepare for eternity: and (3) in God all fatherhood is named and no affection is sure that is not enfolded in the love of God. (Re-printed dram the Parish Magazine Hof July 1968)

B.A.

"MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH ..."

This, is the overall title of a series of special evenings in November when we have some interesting speakers coming to talk about some aspects of the Christian Faith. The evenings are the four Sundays, in November and they will be held alternately at the Parish Church and the Methodist Church, starting at the former on Sunday, November 5th, at 6.30 p.m. The form will be: a simple service, the talk, and discussion over the inevitable 'cuppa'. An invitation is extended to anyone who might be at all interested and it is hoped that some who don't normally come to church ....(cont.)