St John’s Methodist Church
Whitchurch
Dear Friends,
One of several initiatives Christian Aid is running over Lent is to
encourage people to give something up - and be sponsored for doing so.
It's a good idea, and for those that sometimes struggle to keep their
motivation, the extra push of knowing that people of sponsoring you
might be helpful - though having known someone at University who gave
up Chocolate and lasted about 36 hours, I suspect it won't work for all!
(No, it wasn't me!)
Yet I also feel it can miss out on something - the fact that this is also
supposed to be a time of spiritual preparation for Easter. If we're not
careful, it becomes something we're doing to feel good about ourselves -
an extension of the campaigns encouraging people to have a Dry January,
or Sugar-Free February, It might be something worth doing, but if Lent is
simply an extension of those, we forget that it is also about remembering
Jesus fasting in the desert, preparing for his ministry and what it would
ultimately lead him to. It's all very well fasting, or giving something up -
but it needs to be an outward sign of inward devotion. In Isaiah 58, the
prophet rails against those that fast for the appearance of it, and goes on to
remind the people of what God truly wants of them:
Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo
the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every
yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the
homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them,
and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Then your light shall break
forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your
vindicator shall go before you, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear
guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry for
help, and he will say, Here I am. (Isaiah 58:6-9a NRSV)
What fast will we choose, this Lent?
God Bless
Rob
SERVICES AT ST JOHN’S
March 2017
5th March Revd. Ian Duffey
12th March Revd. Rob Weir
(Baptism)
19th March Brian Faulkner
26th March Sue Tyson (Mothering Sunday)
2nd April Revd. Rob Weir
Steward’s and Worship Leaders Rota for March
Stewards Worship Leaders
5th March Mike Nimmo Lucy Chidlow
12th March Rob Hewson
19th March Mike Nimmo Lucy Chidlow
26th March Pete Shingler TBA
GIFT DAY 2017
Once again we will having a Gift Day this year. It will be on Saturday
18th March - hopefully you have received an invitation to take part.
Our Gift Day is an important part of our witness - an opportunity to
help us to pay our bills - in particular the Insurance Premium which is
due very shortly.
Rev Rob Weir will be in the Vestry and you can come and listen to
the organ, to join in with some hymn singing - as well enjoying some
well earned refreshments
Stewards Letter
Dear Members & Friends of St Johns
As we look around us we see that we have reached that time
of year where the days are getting longer and nature
rejuvenates and we can see signs of that all around us, with
the snowdrops followed by the daffodils and crocus in their
bright colours.
We look forward to spring coming when the trees & shrubs
burst into bud & flower as the weather warms up.
Thinking of warmth takes me to the struggles we have had
to heat the church for services & events during the winter.
As Maurice said in the last news letter we were meeting Mr
Brooks a specialist heating consultant. Jim, Maurice, Vic &
I met him on 31st Jan, when he carried out a full survey of
the church & its heating system. We have now received his
report which went to church council on 15th Feb for their
discussion & decision on how to proceed.
As the Church is of an age where heating was designed to
give background warmth & protect the building, not to give
the comfort levels we have all got used to in homes. One bit
o f good news was that the new boilers we had installed last
year are big enough to do the job, but the pipe work in the
Church is not up to the job. We would need to replace all
the pipes in the Church & this is going to cost tens of
thousands of pounds.
So to do this & complete the phase1 project which is to give
full disabled access into the Church & hall we must get to
work looking for grants & raise as much money as we can.
If you have any ideas as to what we can do please pass them
onto the Stewards or members of the Church Council.
Now let us look to brighter times. Easter is fast approaching
when we remember the persecution & crucifixion of our
Lord & his resurrection. Let us pray for the strength &
guidance to continue in his work & pray for the end to the
persecution of Christians throughout the world. God Bless you all Pete
Christian Aid Lent Lunches
Christian Aid lunches will be taking place on Thursdays
during Lent, but a little later this year from 12.30 till
2.00.Do come along for a tasty bowl of homemade soup,
bread, cheese and fruit. It is a time to eat, meet with
friends and raise funds for Christian Aid’s projects which
improve life for the poorest in our world.
Each Church will host the lunches in turn:
March 9th St Alkmund’s at Bargates Hall
March 16th St George’s at Bargates Hall
March 23rd St John’s in St John’s rooms
March 30th Beacon at Bargates Hall
April 6th Christian Aid Committee in St John’s rooms
If you would like to help and/or make soup for the 23rd
March please let me know.
Helen Trigg
Fairtrade Fortnight 27th February –
12th March
Traidcraft Big Brew
St Alkmund’s
Saturday 4th March
10.00 – 12.30
Fairtrade tea, coffee and cakes!
Please come along to support some of the
world’s poorest producers. All donations will
go to help some of the poorest people in the
world to start selling the things they have
grown or made at a fair price. There will be
Easter cards, eggs and other gifts on sale on
the Traidcraft stall as well as the usual
items of food.
Helen Trigg
P.S. If you could make a cake that would be
brilliant!
Book Stewards for March
5th March Sue Davies
12th March Mary Scott
19th March May Athern
26th March Nancy Millington
TEA & COFFEE ROTA for March
5th March Joan & Gordon Davidson
12th March Hazel & Mike Nimmo
19th March Elizabeth & Pete Shingler
26th March Rob & Margaret Hewson
Refurbishment of the back room
The Property and finance Committee have decided to decorate
our back two rooms which are looking a bit grubby and in
need of a lick of paint. The Church Council meeting on 15th
February gave us permission to just spruce up the one room
first.
Our plan is to thoroughly clean and paint the walls and
ceiling. We are not too sure of the colour for the walls but,
perhaps magnolia would fit the bill, We also intend to paint
the toilets as well.
Having painted the room, we are going to put new carpets
down. The children will then be able to play in safety!
Any help, whether with manpower or help in buying the
decorating materials would be most welcome!
Maurice & Pete
Flowers are the one of the few things we buy and then
watch them die without asking for our money back.
As Ken Dodd said, you know when you are getting old
when it takes two hands to clean your teeth.
What is Love?
In a survey of 4 to 8 year olds, children revealed a simple
but deep grasp of that four-letter word.
- When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over
and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it
for her, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.
- Love is when my Mummy makes coffee for my daddy and
she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the
taste is OK.
- Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get
tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk
more. My mummy and daddy are like that. I think they look
disgusting when they kiss, but they look happy.
- Love is a little old woman and a little old man who are still
friends even after they've known each other so well.
- My mummy loves me more than anybody. You don't see
anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.
- Love is when daddy gives mummy the best piece of
chicken.
Parish Pump
Flower Rota for March 2017
5th March Jean Fisher
12th March Gwen Reeves
19th March Jean Craddock
26th March Hazel Nimmo
Spick and Spanners for March 2017
2nd March Einwen Kelly, Ruth Dawson & Sheila
Latham
16th March Nancy Millington, Beryl Posniak & Brenda
Dudley
Night of Worship March 2017
Our next Night of Worship is on Thursday 9th March at
7.30. Please come along and join us if you can!
Refreshments afterwards!
Lucy
Taxi!
The following drivers are available during March to transport you to the services. Please ‘phone before
9:30am. March 2017
5th March Hazel Nimmo
12th March Sheila Latham
19th March Hazel Nimmo
26th March Jim Walwyn
How many words does it take?
Pythagorean Theorem: …………………………….. 24 words.
Lord’s Prayer:……………………………………… 66 words.
Archimedes’ Principle: ……………………………. 67 words.
Ten Commandments: …………………………….… 179 words.
Gettysburg address: ……………………………….…286 words.
US Declaration of Independence : ………..................1,300 words.
US Constitution with all 27 Amendments: ………….7,818 words.
EU regulations on the sale of cabbage:………………26,911 words.
Puts things into proper perspective, doesn’t it?
Sound System Operators
March 2017
5th Mike Nimmo
12th Andrew Fawcett
19th Gordon Davidson
26th Jim Walwyn
Quiz Night
On Fri.3rd March at 7.30
In Tallarn Green Village Hall
Teams of 4
£5 Each incl. refreshments
Book your table with Helen Morgan
Behind the mask.
First of all let me begin by saying a big thank you to all who
sent me cards, flowers phone calls and helped with lifts and
shopping when I had my recent foot operation, and also when
I needed help when Jim was not driving.
Sadly, this operation has not been a success so far, and I need
to see if there will be further surgery needed to correct the
problem. Consequently, this has depressed me and has
affected my life a lot. I envy those folks who seem to always
be able to see the bright side of things – thank goodness my
husband is one of these people!
As a child, I was sensitive and shy – preferring to play 'quiet
games' and I shunned the 'run around sports' and teams etc.;
hockey was definitely not for me – I was afraid of the hockey
stick on my little skinny legs!! When I first heard poetry, I
thought it was so wonderful! Facts were hard to learn though,
but when we were asked to do interpretive dance I was in my
element 'away with the fairies' comes to mind! My great niece
Violet loves to dance too, and my great nephew George is a
star in his nursery class with his acting, singing and dancing,
so it must be in the family a little. Life unfortunately needs
practical skills and solid facts today, so it can be tough! We
were definitely not an ordinary family!
My father was a sensitive soul too, a good kind- man maybe a bit
of a dreamer as I am, and a definite worrier! Of course, being the
wage earner he had to make his way in business and despite the
suffering he would undergo and all the stress, he made it to the
very top becoming a director of a pottery firm. I think back and am
so proud of his success, it must have been so very hard for him. My
mother was the solid practical one, who loved to cheer everyone up
- nobody worried around her! Like myself Dad loved poetry, both
writing it and reading it, something that passes through generations
I think, he wrote so many stories for me too.
Depression and stress are a part of our world today, indeed the
Doctor's waiting room is full of cases that are stress related. A sad
reflection on our world I feel. So many people hurt inside but show
a smiling face to everyone. We all wear a mask to some degree, it
is human nature to pretend things are good when indeed they are
not.
The darkness that comes with mental illness is beyond thinking
about. It is a black hole that sometimes needs lots of understanding,
love and hugs to replace the loneliness one feels when one is at that
point. So, spare a thought when people are suffering- maybe in
silence, they are NOT weak but strong, because they are fighting
the monster of the mind!
On a lighter note, the Spring is coming, the snowdrops were out
long ago, and buds are waiting to unfurl. Good things to come, new
life ahead the promise fulfilled in each golden daffodil!
'There is not enough darkness in the world to extinguish the light of
one small candle.'
Sheila Walwyn.
Steering Group
If you happen to look on our church website,
you won’t find any mention of the “Steering
Group”. Indeed, if a stranger visited our site
they would probably wonder what the “Steering
Group” was all about
– what are we steeringWhat’s it all about? Consequently, we
are changing the name of the group to “Refurbishment
Committee”, so, from now on, we are to be known as the
Refurbishment Committee.
So, what have the Refurbishment Committee been up to?
As you know, we have been working on our Phase 1 Scheme
to provide access to our church – so that everyone who wants
to, can actually get into the building. The scheme involves the
construction of a ramp, thus eliminating the need for steps; we
are also going to put a door from the church into the Long
Room, so that people can access our premises more easily. The
tremendous news is, that after years (yes, I do mean years!), of
meetings and discussions, our plans have been approved by
the Methodist authorities in Manchester.
So, is that it? When do the workmen start? Hold on! This is
just one step along the road, albeit a very significant one. I
suppose the hard work starts now. Now we know that we have
approval, the hard work starts here. Where is the money
coming from? The Circuit have already promised us some
funds, but not nearly enough, so we are going to have to start
applying for grants, as well as raising money ourselves. We
have been fortunate to welcome Sally Graham, a lady from the
Circuit whose expertise is helping churches to raise money
through grants. We also have to put our Scheme on to the
Methodist Consents Site.
Let’s not get ahead ourselves. Our plans are currently being
scrutinised by Shropshire County Council, so we shall have
to wait to see if they come up with any issues.
We may have to have a survey made of the drains before
we can continue, so there are still many hurdles and
obstacles to overcome. But, we are on our way. I would
like to thank all the members of the Refurbishment
Committee who have helped to get us to this point – we
started way back in September 2012 – and in particular
thanks are due to Mike Nimmo who did so much in the
early days.
So, it’s all hands to the pumps now. Applying for grants.
Raising funds ourselves. So as a church, we have to all pull
together to make things happen. Are you up for it?
Forward in Faith! JRW
Civic Coffee Morning - Friday 3rd March
9.30am - noon
This will be our only Friday Coffee morning at the Civic this year so we would like it to be a good one. There will be a draw, a tombola and cake, bric-a-brac and grab-a-bag stalls. Please phone Chris on 667282 if you have things that would be useful for any of these stalls and would like them collecting. Otherwise bring them on the Friday morning as early as you can. Thank you.
Chris Crowther
A Walk Down Memory Lane
They used to say that Geography was important so that you
could find where you were going, and that History was
important because you could understand where you had been. As
a teacher who, at one time taught History, I think that History
helps you to understand the present and this no more true than
the journey which our very own St John’s Methodist Church has
been through.
Of course, I blame my current interest in the past events at St
John’s in Elizabeth Jennings – it’s all her fault for bringing all
those Newsletters to church – I have been fascinated by them.
Although we had not been a part of the history of St John’s up to
that point, it was still fascinating to read all about the church,
and even to meet some of the people who were still there.
First, If I may indulge in a little personal history. As many of
you will know we spent most of our lives in the Potteries and
were quite active in our old church (yes, another St John’s
Church) in the Wolstanton Circuit. After Sheila’s parents died
we firstly moved to Sandbach and then to Whitchurch, arriving
on the 15th December 2005. We didn’t know a soul! We came to
our first service at St John’s on Christmas Eve 2005 – I
remember sitting right behind a very tall gentleman and his
small wife – they subsequently turned out to be David and Mary
Whiteley! Although everyone was very kind and welcoming, we
were not sure where we wanted to worship. We were very taken
with Wem Baptist for a time; we tried the Beacon and St
Alkmund’s but in the end we found we could not abandon our
Methodist roots. Rev Ron Taylor came to visit us at home,
which we appreciated – he seemed a very easy-going friendly
Minister – we were quite taken with him.
Reading the Newsletters from 2007 & 2008, it was obvious
that St John’s had experienced huge problems. I give you just
a flavour of the church at that time by mentioning some of the
people serving the church at that time: the Stewards were
David Green, Elizabeth Jennings, Rosamond Rawson, Derek
Morris and Andrew Fawcett. The Church Council Secretary
was Hazel Nimmo, the Treasurer was David Whiteley, the
organist was Dereck Morris, Junior Church was run by Vic
Trigg and the Property Secretary was Ken Mercer. Nancy
Green was running Network and Dorothy Faulkner was
helping to lead Churches Together as well as the Family
Committee.
Other things which the Newsletters reflect are the help given
by the Circuit and Rev Raymond Jones during the dark days.
There were serious issues with the heating as the cellar kept
on flooding (sound familiar? thank you David Whiteley!)
Other notable events were the J Team who helped to lead
many services, the arrival of Rev Michael & Ruth Parrott in
September 2008 and the sad passing of Kath Earnshaw who
was one of the many stalwarts of the church. I think it was the
following year (2009?) when Nancy Green’s husband, David,
died very suddenly. This sad event led to me becoming a
Steward and the start of my service to this church.
As an outsider it looked to me as though the church very
nearly folded; but there were (and still are) some resolute folk
at St John’s – in particular, Elizabeth Jennings was very
active and almost turned the church around totally on her
own.
That’s enough of looking back!
Where are we now? What does the future hold for St John’s
Methodist Church now here in 2017? Hopefully I have
already answered that question in a separate article in this
Newsletter .Why don’t you have a delve into the history of
the church – it really is a fascinating story!
Jim Walwyn
A Bag of Nails
(A Spiritual Story By Unknown)
There was once a young boy with a very bad temper. The boy’s
father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of
nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he must
hammer a nail into their wooden fence.
On the first day of this lesson, the little boy had driven thirty six
nails into the fence. Yes, he was really mad! Over the course of
the next few weeks, the boy began to control his temper, so the
number of nails that were hammered into the fence dramatically
decreased.
It wasn’t long before the boy discovered that it was far easier to
hold his temper than to have to drive those nails into the fence.
Then, the day finally came when the boy didn’t lose his temper
once, and he became so proud of himself, he couldn’t wait to
tell his father. Pleased, his father suggested that he now pull out
one nail for each day that he could hold his temper.
Several weeks went by and the day finally came when the
young boy was able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
Very gently, the father took his son by the hand and led him to
the fence. “You’ve done very well, son, but look at those holes
in the fence. That fence will never be the same again.” The little
boy listened carefully. “When you say things in anger, they
leave permanent scars just like these.. And no matter how
many times you say you’re sorry, the wounds will still be
there.”
Submitted by Maurice Latham
INSPIRE
Inspire is a booklet that you will find at the back of church.
This month’s issue is packed with HOPE—from the
testimony of a young doctor finding a way through when
life hurts, to dealing with a childhood where your father
disowned you, tackling head on the challenge of suffering
while believing God is good, and seeing what we can learn
from years of reimagine church with Fresh Expressions.
Please take a copy of INSPIRE and read it at home at your
leisure.
Churches Together
Hello everyone,
Just to let you know that the Lent lecture has been booked for Tuesday 21st March at the civic (Bar Lounge). It will take place from 7.30 with a presentation about the Whitchurch Foodbank , followed by refreshments. I believe there will also be a talk about the work of the Eat Well Spend Less initiative that Foodbank are running. It should be a really interesting evening and one we can invite folks to as so many people in Whitchurch support the work of Foodbank and may want to know more about it. Please will you advertise the event within your churches and any other venues/people you think may be interested!
If you know of anyone who could/would like to put together a poster to advertise the event fairly soon please let me know as I would be very grateful!
Thank you, Dora
The Perfect Church
If you should find the perfect church
Without one fault or smear,
For goodness sake
Don’t join that church
You’d spoil the atmosphere.
If you should find the perfect church
Where all anxieties cease,
Then pass it by, lest joining it
You’d spoil the masterpiece.
If you should join the perfect church,
Then don’t you ever dare
To tread upon such holy ground,
You’d be a misfit there
But since no perfect church exists
Made of perfect men,
Let’s cease on looking for that church
And love the church we’re in.
Of course it’s not the perfect church,
That’s simple to discern,
But you and I and all of us
Could cause the tide to turn.
What fools we are to flee the past
In that unfruitful search
To find, at last, where problems loom
God proudly builds His church.
Taken from St John’s Newsletter July/August 2007
The Robin (Based on Matthew 28 v20)
I often see the robin
Hopping round my tree
And sometimes in its foraging
It takes a peep at me.
Then, bit by bit, it edges close and peers –
‘til suddenly it comes right up
To chirp quite forcefully.
Then deep within my memory
Stirs a once-heard ancient tale
Of how it got its red breast
On its tiny feathered frame.
It was on the hill called Calvary,
As Christ was crucified,
That a robin flew to sing to Him,
to ease His sorrow and His sighs.
Then Christ, in blessing, gave it His blood-red breast to wear.
So now, my robin redbreast reminds me of my Lord,
I remember He is with me
As He promised by His Word.
By Sam Doubtfire
“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.”
― Pablo Neruda
“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?”
― Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind
The Visit of the Heating Engineer
How apposite that one of the big topics from Newsletters from the
2007 – 8 was the church heating. There were serious problems in the
cellar with water 33 inches deep. Following a CCTV survey of the
drains it was found that tree roots were the cause of the drains
blocking. Once the drains were cleared it was decided to move the
boilers from the cellar to their current position in the Long Room.
These were new boilers. David Whiteley was the Treasurer at the
time, and is thanks to him that we eventually solved the problems.
At least we thought we had. Not long afterwards we developed serious
leaks in the church, and a lot of pipework had to be replaced. It was
thought that our old pipes would not survive heavy wear, so we never
did achieve the boilers’ full potential. Fast forward to 2015. We found
that we could not have the boilers serviced because they were badly
corroded, so we had two very good modern boilers installed.
Unfortunately, we had serious problems with air locks and the church
was decidedly “cool”, and, again, we dared not turn the heating up too
much because of leaks in our old pipework.
Consequently, we decided to consult our architect, Ian Lucas, who put
us in touch with John Book a heating engineer. He visited us on 31st
January and met with myself, Vic Trigg, Maurice Latham and Pete
Shingler. To say that John was surprised would be to put it mildly! He
said he had never seen so much pipework in a heating system, but he
gave us a couple of very useful tips. Firstly he recommended that we
keep the thermostat on 10 degrees all the time, and also to turn the
speed of the pump up. We have implemented these changes, so let’s
see if it makes any difference. John Book is currently working on a
Report of our heating and is making calculations about the heating
system our church needs. Thankfully, he says our current boilers are
fine and can be incorporated into a new system.
I don’t think his system involves too much work (such as digging up
floors) but, we will have to wait and see what he comes up with.
Forward in Faith!
Jim Walwyn
The new Kitchen Step
This is the story of our kitchen step – you know the step
between the Long Room and the kitchen. It was a very
dangerous step – two steps up and two steps down carry
boiling hot flasks and teapots.
One day, two of our budding plumbers/do it yourself/odd
job men, in name Mr Pete Shingler and Mr Maurice
Latham, decided that we should take the step out and create
just one step instead. After all the professional plumbers
had told them that the pipes underneath the steps were
obsolete and not in use anymore. Maurice was first with the
saw – an electric saw I think it was. Pete stood back
expectantly – there would probably be a gentle hiss at first
as a little bit of air escaped. The saw Whirred. And they
waited. And then it came. A tremendous whoosh! The water
shot out reaching Maurice’s waist!
Panic! Panic! Panic! Eventually all emergency taps were
shut and closed down. Once they had taken stock of the
situation, the REAL plumbers were sent for – wow, thanks
to Coppercraft!
Once order had been restored, the two gentlemen in
question were able to safely remove the cast iron pipes. The
step has now been lowered and it is much safer now.
Maurice and Pete have promised to leave the plumbing
alone in the future!
Thanks are also due to Pete’s son who came along to help
with the door.
Brexit and Poor Countries
I went to the Traidcraft Roadshow in Birmingham last Monday
and heard a very inspiring talk about Brexit from a member of
Traidcraft’s staff. I would like to share a summary of it with you.
The UK’s exit from the EU is likely to bring big changes for
millions of people who trade with us from the poorest countries.
They could either face £1 billion in extra taxes and find
themselves squeezed even harder by powerful international
competition, or it could be the moment when the UK starts
trading in a way that really benefits them – enabling them to
trade their way out of poverty.
Traidcraft, The Fairtrade Foundation, Christian Aid and other
agencies are calling on the government to put in place measures
to safeguard people who trade with us from the poorest
countries. Negative impacts could be avoided by undertaking an
impact assessment of each new free trade agreement to ensure
that it does not undermine developing countries’ economies and
the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The fear is that if we don’t speak up, the government will be too
busy and unaware to even consider the effects on the poorest
countries of the trade deals they are putting in place.
There will be postcards in the pews to send to our local MP
Owen Paterson to explain how Brexit will affect people who
trade with us from developing countries and why we want to
make sure it works for everyone. Please post one to him or email
and encourage him to attend the meeting of the All Party
Parliamentary group for Fairtrade with Fairtrade organizations
on 28th February.
Thank you
Helen Trigg
Spring
Another winter finished;
Our hearts are full of joy!
The icy frosts diminish
And summer sun’s ahoy!
Last summer seems so distant
The autumn leaves long gone;
But now, each passing instant
Is full of sunny song.
The seasons flow reminds us –
The climbing, sinking sun;
That death’s dread cords won’t bind us
Our time with Christ will come!
by Nigel Beeton
Regular Church Activities
Mondays 9:30-11:30am Parents & Toddlers (Term time)
1st & 3rd Tuesdays: Fellowship at 7 Queen’s Road
Thursdays 7pm: Music Group Practice
1st & 3rd Thursdays at 7:30pm Prayer Meeting
2nd Thursday of alternate months at 7:30pm Night of Worship
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday 3rd March: Coffee Morning at the Civic. Please
come along and help if you can.
Friday 3rd March: Quiz evening at Tallarn Green. (See item
inside)
Thurs. 9th March: Night of Worship at 7.30pm
Lent Lunch @ Bargates 12 noon
Thurs. 16th March: Lent Lunch @ Bargates 12 noon
Sat. 18th March: Gift Day.
Tues, 21st March: Churches Together. Talk about the Food
bank at 7.30pm. All welcome.
Thurs. 23rd March: Lent Lunch @ St. John’s
Thurs. 30th March: Lent Lunch @ Bargates
April 6th: Lent Lunch @ St. John’s
April 2017 Newsletter
Please let Lucy Chidlow have all your submissions for the next Newsletter by 16th March Send material to:
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