Services: Sunday December 23, 2001

St Andrews Braidwood 9am Holy Communion.

Nine Lessons and Carols in St Bedes 7.30pm.

Christmas Eve December 24: Union Church Araluen 6pm. St Pauls Ballalaba 8.30pm Holy Communion. St Andrews Braidwood 11pm Holy Communion.

Christmas Day December 25: St Stephens Majors Creek 7.30am Holy Communion. St Andrews Braidwood 9am Holy Communion.

Sunday December 30: St Andrews Braidwood 9am Holy Communion. Gundillion Hall 11m Holy Communion and barbecue.

January services: St Andrews Braidwood 9am Holy Communion each Sunday. No country services during January.

Readers for this Sunday are Olive Royds and Owen Moorhouse, Ushers Pat Stephen and Jenny Cooper and Intercessor P Davies.

You are invited to attend any of the services in the Parish during Christmas. Wishing you peace, goodwill and happiness at Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

St Andrews Uniting Church Braidwood

December 23 - Advent 4 Year A

Braidwood Sunday Service 10am.

Christmas Eve Night Service 7.30pm.

Bible reading: Isaiah 7:10-16 to be read by David Cargill. Matthew 1:18-25 to be read by Richard Murray.

Dinner Club: Please ring Jenny Wallace on 4842 2694 for bookings and enquiries. Christmas dinner will be on Friday December 21 at 6pm. If you know of someone who lives alone please encourage them to come and enjoy the fellowship.

Bob and Elsie Walsh wish to thank the people of Braidwood for the helpful, caring, and supportive hospitality in the nine months of their Ministry in the town. Have a happy Christmas everyone!

Sudden death

The community was saddened to learn that John Lamont’s brother Robert (Dick) Lamont collapsed and died recently while shearing at Mudgee.

The memorial service was held in Mudgee and the cremation was in Dubbo.

Dick is survived by his wife Virginia and sons Clinton and Brendon.