DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

OCTOBER

16 October 10.45 St, Mary’s Harvest Festival – There will be a Harvest Lunch at 12:30pm in the church hall:- tickets are £5 each. There will be an auction of harvest goods in aid of tearfund projects in Africa

23 October There will not be Open Door

25, 26, 27 Holiday Club - at the Free Church at 9:30am until 12;30pm each morning, the theme is Knights and Maidens.

30 October is All Saints Day; Holiday Club Closing Service at 10.45.

NOVEMBER

6 November "Journey" series begins.

6 November at 3.00 p.m. – Remembering Sunday

13 November Remembrance Sunday

19 November Jumble Sale

20 November – Christ the King - the speaker for the Services today will be Capt Alan Lowe of the Church Army

26 November Quiz Evening in Community Hall beginning at 7.00 p.m.

DECEMBER

3 December Christmas Fair.

4 December Last session of "Journeys"

11 December Christingle at 10.30. p.m.

Church Membershil List

THE CHURCH MEMBERSHIP LIST for 2012 is being collated, if you are not on the list or if you details have changed please compete one of the forms on the table in church by 30 October.

Offerings

St. Mary's - Offerings  18th September

Eucharist       £119.00

Envelopes      £117.00

Gift Day         £   30.00

                      £ 266.00

Election of a Churchwarden

At the meeting last Sunday for the Election of a Churchwarden, Sally Bard was elected and will serve as churchwarden until the APCM in 2012.

Jumble Sale

The Jumble Sale on September 18 raised a very magnificent £475 with many thanks to everyone who contributed. The next sale is on October 15.

CHILDREN'S SOCIETY COFFEE EVENING

Thank you to everyone who attended the coffee evening on 8 September in support of the Children’s Society. Special thanks to Betty Thurston – and to John as the technical support – for the thoroughly enjoyable talk on their recent trip to Texas to see Kathy in her new home. We raised £95.00 in total from donations and the raffle - £75.00 on the evening and £20.00 from an individual donation. Many thanks again. Janet Martin

Mission

MISSION PLATE 

Our offerings for the next three months are for CBM (Christian Blind Mission) which was first established by a German pastor in 1908. CBM is an international development organisation which improves the quality of life for people with disabilities in the world's poorest countries.
Supporting more than 1,000 projects in 113 countries, CBM focuses on the prevention and treatment of diseases, and provides medical care, education and rehabilitation to as many blind, deaf and physically disabled people as possible.
CBM's UK office is based in Oakington - for more information, visit www.cbmuk.org.uk

CRISIS IN EAST AFRICA 

Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are facing famine. Many have already died. Please give generously to the appeal for help. There is a jar on the table by the door for your donations