United Benefice of
St. Matthew, Haslington, St. Michael & All Angels Crewe Green, Christ Church Wheelock

Dear brother and sisters in Christ, I hope CHristmas preparations are going well and the hope the incarnation brings is warming your hearts. Please find attached YWOW for the 2nd Sunday of Advent.

Please note that this Sunday, Sunday 7th December, we have a 10.30 am service of Confirmation at Christ Church, Wheelock. There will be no services at St Matthew's Haslington, and at St Michael & All Angels, Crewe Green. Everyone is warmly invited to holy communion, to meet Bishop Mark and to support our confirmation candidates.

Thank you to everyone who enabled our prayer breakfast and St Matthew's coffee morning, these are such important events for us, thank you.

Thank you to the great team at Christ Church and to the Winterley Brass band for a fabulous Christmas concert.

Thank you to everyone who decorated Christ Church, inside and outside. It was a great setting for the brass band concert and provides a wonderful welcome for Bishop Mark.

Thank you to the wonderful team who gathered in the cold to decorate outside St Matthew's church. Thank you for a wonderful Nativity scene and great Christmas display.

St Matthew’s, Haslington, Soup & Carols is on Saturday (6th December), In the church hall. With the opportunity to enter the '12 Days of Christmas' Hamper Raffle for a chance to win a delightful festive hamper.

St Michael & All Angels, Crewe Green, invite everyone to their Christmas coffee morning, with decorating the Christmas Tree and children's crafts, on Saturday 13th December, 10.00am until noon, in church. Thank you to everyone involved in preparation for this lovely occasion.

Next Sunday ,14th December, we have our United Benefice Christingles; at both St Michael & All Angels, Crewe Green and St Matthew's, Haslington. Join us at 11.00 am at St Michael & All Angels, with craft, followed by a short service of holy communion. Or join us in St Matthew's church hall, at 4.00pm, with craft and refreshments. We remember that Jesus is the Light of the World and take the opportunity to support the work of the Children's Society.

At Christ Church, Wheelock, on Sunday 14th December, we light the Remembrance Tree and remember loved ones who have died. The service begins at 4.30 pm and everyone is invited to write the name of loved ones in the Remembrance book, before the service starts.

Everyone is invited to our outside nativity, at St Michael & All Angels, Crewe Green, with the "Grumpy Owl", on Saturday 20th December, 2.30pm. We'll meet in the field, at the crib scene, and then, after hearing the Christmas story, with the grumpy owl, go into church for hot chocolate and crafts.

Everyone is welcome to our Christmas "Longest night" service at Christ Church, Wheelock, on Saturday 20th December at 7.30pm. This is a reflective Christmas service with the opportunity to remember our loved ones.

Sunday 21st is for our 9 lessons and carols. 11.00 am at St Michael & All Angels, Crewe Green and 3.00pm at St Matthew's, Haslington. Everyone is welcome.

Christmas eve services are:

- a Nativity at 3.00pm at St Matthew's, Haslington, featuring the Grumpy Owl.

- a Nativity at 4.30pm at Christ church, Wheelock, with puppets and the Grumpy Owl.

- a 10.00pm Christmas holy communion at St Matthew's, Haslington 

On Christmas Day we celebrate with a 10.00 am service of Mattins at Christ Church, Wheelock and a 10.00 am service of holy communion at St Michael & All Angels, Crewe Green.

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With every blessing

Vicar Jane xx

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1st Sunday      St Matthew's        9:30am:  Holy Communion     (live streamed)

                        Christ Church      10:45am: Family Service         (live streamed)

                        St Michael's        11:00am:  Morning Prayer

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2nd Sunday    St Matthew's         9:30am:  Morning Prayer       (live streamed)

                       Christ Church      10:45am:  Morning Prayer       (live streamed)

                       St Michael's        11:00am:  Holy Communion

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3rd Sunday     St Matthew's        9:30am:  Holy Communion     (live streamed)

                       Christ Church     10:45am:  Family Communion  (live streamed)

                       St Michael's       11:00am:  Morning Prayer

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4th Sunday     St Matthew's       9:30am:  Morning Prayer        (live streamed)

                       Christ Church    10:45am:  Morning Prayer        (live streamed)

                       St Michael's      11:00am:  Holy Communion

                       Christ Church      4:30pm:  Evensong               (live streamed)          

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5th Sunday         10:30am: Joint Benefice Service

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​​Wednesday Holy Communion takes place at St Matthew's (BCP) at 10:45am

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