Thank you to Johan and Alison for preparing and running the Christingle service today; we raised an amazing £172.57 for the Childrens Society
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Advent and Christmas (Page 5)
Christmas Cards and Tea towels are on sale on the table by the south door. Please see June Allen.
Someone once said to me that we ought to hand out loyalty cards for December throughout the village and to everyone in the congregation. The idea would be that for every event you attend during Advent, hosted at St Bartholomew’s Church, you would receive a stamp; perhaps a star or angel shape in black ink…
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…
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.
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?…
Thursday, 15th December at 7.30pm. Copies of the menu are on the table by the South Door – if you are interested please take one, tick your choices and return to John Sandalls or Peter Cocks by Dec 1st at the latest.
I am delighted that Andrea has agreed that we can hold a children’s craft session in church before Christmas. This will run alongside the work that the Creations group are currently doing around the theme of angels. The session will be on 9 December from 3.30-5.00pm. I need your help please: Would you like…