News for the Pews

News items from our Service Sheet

PLEASE NOTE:  All news items should be sent to our Secretary in the Church Hall at gapo1876@outlook.com no later than 5pm on the preceding Wednesday, preferably by email or in writing. These should be as concise as possible as sheet content some weeks can be ‘heavy’. Priority will be given to items relating to Christ Church and St. Oswalds's, Newton matters – those relating to other activities can only be included if space permits.

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NEWS FOR THE PEWS

• Funerals
  The Funeral of Beryl Rowe takes place in Church on Wednesday 9^th October at 1.00pm.
  
  The Funeral of Mary Petch takes place in Church on Friday 11^th October at 3.30pm.
   
• Come and join us at 4.00pm on 13^th October for Paul and Karen’s Farewell Service – it will be a Songs of Praise and you are warmly invited to attend.
   
• Food List Please will you sign the list at the back of Church if you can provide finger food for the party after Paul's last service on October 13th.
   
• Love in a Box Please consider filling a shoe box for a deprived child or elderly person through Children in Distress.  Leaflets with all the details are at the back of Church.  Boxes should be brought back to Church by Sunday October 20th together with the £2 for transport.  The leaflet also has ideas for paying for a meal or a present to be provided by the charity from £5.
   
• Cafe Church Join us at Café Church in the Church Hall every 2nd and 4th Sunday for Cake, Coffee, Conversation, Worship and Wondering!  4.00pm for Cake, 4.30pm for informal family Worship and 5.00pm for Discussion and Teaching (with groups for different age groups from about two and a half).  We will be discussing what we can learn from the very first Church (Acts 2.42-7).  Contact Nick Land (01642 778076) drnickland@aol.com for more info.
   
• Flowers Marina would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who donated towards the flowers.  It was much appreciated.
   
• Please may we take your photograph?  You'll shortly see some new display boards (kindly donated by Sue & Steve Griffiths) to welcome visitors and tell them about our Church and who we are.  To comply with good safeguarding and data protection practice, we need to have your permission if you appear in any photos, e.g. of church activities and services. Again for safeguarding reasons, we shall not use any photos of children.  We also plan to relaunch the "Photobook" that some may remember.  This will be kept at the back of the church to help people to "put names to faces".  If you are happy for the Church to use your picture for these and other similar purposes, please would you complete a consent form and have your photo taken for the Photobook at the end of the service.  It would be lovely to include everyone, but we quite understand that this is a personal choice.
   
• Welcome Packs Please remember that we have a welcome pack for anyone new to our village.  The Visitors Group is constantly looking for removal vans but everyone can be looking out too!  Please contact Helen Dickinson – 01642 724450 if a pack is needed.
   
• Coffee Lounge Communion Service, Tea, Refreshments and Chat.  We meet in the Coffee Lounge at 2.00pm on the first Monday of the month.  Everyone is welcome especially those for whom the 9.15am Sunday Service is too early!
   
• Geoff’s October Eco Tips - Provide food and shelter for wildlife now and in preparation for next year.  Clean all your bird feeders to avoid the spread of disease to winter migrants and put a nest box well in advance of breeding season.  A nest box could also prove a cosy spot for small birds to spend the night on particularly cold winter evenings ahead.

• Help Needed! Would you like to help serve tea and coffee after the 9.15am Service?  We would love to have you join our team.  Please have a chat with Celia to find out more.
   
• Little Fishes meet at the Church at 9.45am every Tuesday during term time for preschool children and their parents/carers.
   
• Bell Ringers Do you want to hear the Bells ring on Sunday Mornings?  If you are 10 years or older and would like to volunteer as part of a rota to ring the bells on Sunday mornings (and earn a bit of pocket money at Weddings) please get in touch with Elsa on 07896 626016.
   
• Lights the little switches for use with keys for the lights, if you switch them off please turn them back on straight away as we are unable to get them back on.
   
• Unfortunately the Aldi/TerraCycle blister pack recycling programme has been suspended (too successful, maybe?)  Thanks for participating over the past few weeks but PLEASE don't bring any more blister packs until we've found another recycling route.
   
• Church Lights   The new light switches are not wired in, but work on a radio signal going to the lights. To ensure it gets there properly, and not just to one half of Church, Please give a slow deliberate press. A quick stab may just turn half the Church on at a time.
   
• Christ Church Visitors – If you know any member of the congregation (past or present) who would appreciate a regular visit from a member of the group please pass details to Rosemary Wheway on Tel:  01642 722451.
   

• Coffee - is usually served after our 9.15am service. We are pleased to welcome visitors and newcomers to our church and you are welcome to join us in the Coffee Lounge in the Church Hall immediately following the service. 

• Give to the Church with your phone via our QR Code

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