On 19th September we have an extra coffee morning for Macmillan nurses so do try and join us then. We all know someone who has suffered with cancer.
The September coffee morning for The Red Cross raised £106. Some lovely cakes were made by Evelyn. Phil and Pauline were hosts alongside her. It was good to see old friends from the village like Tina and Alan from Mile Oak and Sue and Christine from Kingsbury.
On 19th September we have an extra coffee morning for Macmillan nurses so do try and join us then. We all know someone who has suffered with cancer. A pleasant afternoon ramble followed by a BBQ before our annual evening service was enjoyed by a variety of quite local members this year but at least the weather held and it was dry and not too hot! In the service afterwards we enjoyed Adrian playing his harmonica About 30 people attended coffee morning raising money for our own Chapel. It was very hot so many customers didn’t feel like eating cake but drank copious amounts of tea and coffee instead. A short quiz was held and each table had to make words of 4 letters or more, out of PERIMETER. Netty’s table won a free raffle ticket!
It was good to meet up with old and new friends and £168.50 was raised. Nick led our service today and this was his last in the circuit as well as the last with us as pastoral lead. We celebrated his leadership after the service with a bring and share lunch. A book and theatre tokens were presented to him.
The coffee morning today hosted by Jane, Jacky and Carol raised £141 for the RNLI. A good number attended and it was nice to see some old friends who have been missing. It was lovely to catch up with Christine Wheeler, a former member who came along with Sue from Kingsbury. There were some good raffle prizes and lovely cakes to sample.
Despite a quiet attendance the coffee morning with some of our regulars missing; today raised £120 for British Heart Foundation.
Today we celebrated a big birthday for Mike. A cake was made, birthday songs were sung several times and the cake enjoyed.
A small number joined us for a special coffee morning to specifically support Christian Aid week. Envelopes are still available and can be returned to most village pubs and the station stores once filled. A total of £224 was raised for Christian Aid between the coffee morning and the envelopes to date.
The chapel was packed again for breakfasts at the start of the village annual rogation bank holiday walk, Over 180 people pre registered for today with an estimated 200 plus attendees so it was a busy time for the washer up crew and tea coffee and toast suppliers today. However we had the weather for a super day and the Chapel was a lovely start point. Thanks to all the servers and kitchen staff. Once fed and breakfast was complete the crowds were on their way visiting all five churches around the four parishes. A selection of the morning is here including a sausage roll at Lea Marston.
Ruby welcomed the team to the school and we presented the story of the ill soldier Naaman who on the advise of an anonymous servant suggested going to see the prophet Elisha to be healed. Reluctantly Naaman dipped himself seven times in the Jordan river and was healed. Elisha refused the treasure in payment of his cure saying that God had healed him.
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