I wonder how you feel at this time of year? The grey skies, chilly evenings and the dark nights may cause you to forget the world, draw the curtains and snuggle up in front of a fire. Or you might find yourself reflecting on the economic challenges many face, causing you to feel anxious, particularly…
Rev. Andrea will be leading an angel themed collective worship session at the school in early December with an angel theme. Each child will contribute by writing or drawing on an angel shaped piece of card. These will be displayed in church as part of an angel display over Christmas. If anyone would like to help by…
Please pray for: For people with cancer. For Joan Hanks. For John Draper who is in Merrifield House and whose health is deteriorating. For Dennis Welch who is in hospital and for his wife, Julie. For Marianne Buckingham and Samuel Russell whose Banns are being read for the 3rd time today. For family and friends of Gilbert (Ted) Townsend whose funeral…
A Ladies Christmas lunch has been arranged at The Bell on Monday 19th December at 12.30. Please speak to June Allen if you are interested as she is coordinating the event. Further details about the cost and the menu will be available soon.
The Christingle service will take place on Sunday 27th November at 4pm. Alison Schoeman will be coordinating the making of Christingles. If you usually help to make them, or would like to, please meet briefly with Alison after the service today. If you can’t be there, please telephone Alison on 07909647471.
Andrea will be blessing the trees and the Church has been asked to provide tea and cakes. So once again we are asking people to volunteer to serve teas and to bake cakes for the occasion. Please let Alison Schoeman, Jenny Pratley or Gill Long know if you can help out.
Clergy should have the freedom to bless and marry same-sex couples, says +Oxford Church of England clergy should have the freedom to bless and marry same-sex couples, says Bishop of Oxford. The Bishop of Oxford has published a 52-page essay, Together in Love and Faith, to be released on Friday 4 November, setting out the…
A note from the Parish Council; Andrea will be providing a blessing at this event The Parish Council has been fortunate to be awarded 420 sapling trees from The Woodland Trust as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy, celebrating her Platinum Jubilee legacy. We are beginning our planting of these trees between Lovell Close and…
It’s the 1st November tomorrow! That means it’s the start of our Reverse Advent calendar! Not sure what one is? Well, instead of doing a normal chocolate advent calendar, instead you put things in a box each day and when your box is full at the end of the month you donate it! Why November?…