A bright sunny warm day saw us raise £186.65 for the Leprosy Mission who concentrate on diagnosing and treating people with leprosy, and transforming lives through care, research and advocacy. Easter and its holidays was often a topic of discussion with friends.
|
As part of our service today led by Arthur the Open the book team put on their Zacchaeus show for our congregation.  The story was Jesus and the Tax Collector Zacchaeus, who hid in a tree. Jesus made him change his ways and said would pay back all the taxes he had stolen. A lovely morning and some delicious home made cakes from Evelyn. It was good to see her and Mike. Pauline and Phil worked hard to keep people’s cups continually refreshed and £137 was raised for Hillside Animal Sanctuary. There was a bit of trouble getting into Cottage Lane but people were very patient and the lorry driver came inside to make a contribution to our charity because he said we were so pleasant compared to some who had verbally abused him!
The daffodils on the tables were very pretty and cheered everyone as they came inside. Peter and Chris celebrated with us their diamond wedding anniversary this morning. A cake was shared with all with our post service tea and coffee. Once again our annual fish and chip supper quiz turned out to be a success. Vince our quizmaster supremo did a "tremendous" job of keeping the quiz teams in check. His "horrendous" questions kept all the contestants working hard and even the "hazardous" waste from the fish and chips was swiftly dealt with making the whole evening a "stupendous" success. We even had to deal with a question like "which are the only four commonly used words which end in DOUS?" Can you guess the answers yet? Many thanks to all who helped set up, wash up and keep the punters happy with particular thanks to Vince our quizmaster. The winning team "Aint got a clue" clearly did; with a winning score of 48. However the other teams mostly kept them very honest. The Mensa rejects, Dream team, The cottagers, Pennys gang, The odd bods, Been here before and the 5% club all enjoyed themselves immensely. A good result today at the coffee morning raising £180 for Motor Neurone Disease. There were some great raffle prizes including a yard long hot water bottle! A generous crowd gathered to chat and test the cake provided by Jacky, Carol and Jane. Thanks to them and to Morgan, Carol’s grandson, who helped clear away the cups.
The January coffee morning kicked off in fine style with £151 being raised to support the work our own Chapel does here in the village. A good turnout and a lengthy raffle was enjoyed.
A intrepid group of about 14 people ventured out around the village and ended up in the Railway pub singing carols and collecting for the Methodist Homes dementia care project. A total of £653.60 was raised which includes a number of previous events including a carol service at Corley which the choir sang for. Many thanks to all who welcomed us as we sang. The money raised is being sent to the Methodist homes specifically to support the use of robotic pets in their homes. Find out more here and here Our own Rev Karen Webber came and led our young people in a Christingle service. The children enjoyed making the orange based Christingles and the carers had tea and coffee! Many thanks to all who helped set up and we wish you a Merry Christmas as it as sung at the close of the service. |
Whitacre Congregation is a vibrant mix of young and old who enjoy meeting for Sunday worship. Do come and join us. Categories
All
Archives
April 2025
|
RSS Feed
