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
This week we pray for:
Church: For our persecuted sisters and brothers and long for a world of tolerance and safety for all who follow Jesus.
Community: For all users of our Hall and the buildings that we may continue to be a welcoming beacon in the community.
World: For all people in positions of power that it may be used for the building up and the protection of the most vulnerable. We especially pray for victims and survivors of abuse in all of its forms.
Sick: Sally–Anne, Gwen, Stuart, Kiera, Gill - all we remember personally.
RIP: Owen Ingram
Anniversary: Wally Wilson, Iris Webber, John Huddlestone, June Imeson (Dot Andrews, Tom Shepherd, Kathleen Parker, Len Eaton, Philip Horocks-Taylor, Dennis Hardy, Mike Acornley)
- Cafe Church Why not join us at Café Church in the Church Hall every 2nd and 4th Sunday for Cake, Coffee, Conversation, Worship and Wondering! 4pm for Cake, 4.30 for informal family Worship and 5pm for Discussion and Teaching (with groups for different age groups from about two and a half). Contact Nick Land (01642 778076) drnickland@aol.com for more info.
- BiG KIDS coffee morning - Please come along and support the work of BiG KIDS (who provide the Youth Workers for Café Church) at their annual Coffee Morning at Stokesley Town Hall. Friday 13th February 9am-12pm, there will be a cake stall!
- Church Cleaning Do you have a spare hour or two to join our Church Cleaning Team and help them to continue the wonderful job that they do? You can volunteer for a one off hour or sign up to the Cleaning Rota. Please contact Irene Reah on irene_reah@uwclub.net for more details.
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Do you have beautiful yellow Aconites flowering in your garden? If so, would you be willing to share some of them? We would like to include them in the new Wild Flower Patch. They are best planted 'in the green' after flowering. If you can help (or know someone who may) please tell Rev Geoff, Helen Land or Sue Grey.
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Annual Revision of Electoral Roll – It’s time for the annual revision of the Electoral Roll, this year from 4th February to 4th March. If your name isn’t on the Roll or you have changed any of your contact details please pick up a form at the back of Church and return it to Vicki Nath.
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Altar Flowers Marina Charlton is looking for Altar Flowers for two dates which have become vacant 16th August and 8th November, please contact her on 01642 723087 if you would be interested.
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Collecting for Children in Distress Thank you for all that you have donated in the past. The charity is only collecting used stamps now and these have to be taken to Kirby Moorside. We have reluctantly decided not to collect in the future.
- Safeguarding Training The Church of England Training Portal is sending out reminders about Safeguarding Training. Please check with Mary Mason before you update your training.
- Spire Newsletter Issue 9 is now available at the back of Church, please take a copy and one for a friend! If you would like to sign up for an online copy please put your name and email address on the form at the back of Church.
- Parking Everyone likes to be able to park in the church car park during services, and we would like to maximise the number of cars we can accommodate. When parking, please could we fill the parking spaces from either end of the car park, rather than parking in the middle leaving large spaces between cars. Thank you for your consideration.
- Our Online Congregation Our regular congregation includes those in Christ Church and others online who watch our services via our Christ Church Facebook page. This outreach is important to our ministry but it does mean that, if you are in Church for our 9:15 service, you may be seen by those on Facebook. We must assume that those in Church agree to being filmed therefore, if you are uncomfortable with this for any reason, please speak to the Welcome Team. They will be able to advise you.
- 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.
- Little Fishes meet at the Church at 9.45am every Tuesday during term time for preschool children and their parents/carers.
- Blister Pack recycling is back! After trials in the southeast Boots is now extending blister pack recycling to more stores - locally Northallerton, Guisborough, Teesside Park and Middlesbrough. You can just drop off your empty medication & vitamin blister packs in the collection containers.
- 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.
- 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 in 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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