Community, Parish Council & Village
Saying “Yes to Life”This edition of St Mary’s News reports on a course focussed on environmental issues, tidying the churchyard, Rise! world day of prayer, 5Ts Lunch, and also provides listings of services and contacts but first, “Yes to Life”.
Environmental issues are at the forefront of everyone’s minds today. In our Lent Course for 2020 we will be taking a fresh look at Continue reading “Saying “Yes to Life” – St Mary’s News Update”
Vocal Zones Christmas ConcertVocal Zones would like to thank all those who attended their Christmas Concert at St Mary’s Church. They were overwhelmed by the number of people in the church and the positive responses and compliments!
The programme Continue reading “Vocal Zones Christmas Concert”
The Happiness Course & Other St Mary’s NewsThis edition of St Mary’s News reports on Bishop Stephen’s New Year Message, Tidying the Churchyard, Home Groups, and shoeboxes & cards update. It also provides listings of services and contacts but first, The Happiness Course:
Come and find out how life could be happier in 2020 through this six-session course that looks at things that help us develop a happier life:
Gratitude Friends and family Kindness
Body and soul Forgiveness Coping strategies Continue reading “The Happiness Course”
Coffee, Craft & CarolsThe Methodist Church & friends enjoyed Coffee, Craft & Carols last Friday. Twenty-eight children with their parents/grandparent came to their afternoon Coffee & Craft morning. The six tables, each with a different Christmas craft, were enjoyed as were the refreshments & snacks. The morning closed with reading the traditional Christmas story and singing “Away in a Manger”.
That evening 14 singers came to enjoy Carol Singing outside the Co-op. They were fortunate that the rain cleared and so enjoyed a largely dry, if somewhat cold, evening. The hot drinks and warm mince pies afterwards were certainly welcome. The singers entertained the shoppers for 90-minutes of traditional Christmas carols.
The church was grateful to the Co-op for letting them sing there, also to the singers and to the shoppers who contributed to the £22.95 raised for Action for Children.
The Methodists kicked off with the first Christmas Events reported earlier and had a good start.
Their Christmas Coffee Morning was well supported. Folks enjoyed perusing and purchasing from the various stalls. They then enjoyed Continue reading “Methodists Have a Good Start to Christmas”
Christmassy ActivitiesThis weekend sees the beginning of Christmassy activities in West Bergholt. Ranging from a sale of church contents, to choirs, from mulled wine and Hollyberry Fayre, there should be something for everybody. These are all listed below in date order:
Continue reading “Christmassy Activities Start This Weekend”
Christmas Message From Revd. MandyThis edition of St Mary’s News reports on Christmas, Tools with a Mission, and also provides listings of services and contacts but first, Revd Mandy’s Christmas Message.
As everyone with an Advent Candle or Advent Calendar knows, the season of Advent has begun. This is the ’waiting time’ when we make space to remember Continue reading “Christmas Message From Revd Mandy”
Glow NightGlow Night is the Wired Youth Group’s next exciting evening.
Come along to Wired Youth Club, November 8th, 7.45 pm at St Mary’s Church. You will get to adorn yourself with Glow Paint and then enter our Black Light Room for Glow Games and a Glow Bar. As well as Glow Fun, other attractions include:
See you there! Jo Jeffery (Families’ Worker)
This edition of St Mary’s News reports on the Church’s building project, Christmas and also provides listings of services and contacts.
Praying together is an important part of our life as a church and so we have arranged for a special prayer weekend with three opportunities to meet together to pray for our church and community:
Remembrance
A couple of recent news updates:
During the recent summer break, the Baby & Toddler Group held a sponsored walk. Their intention was to raise money for the playground on the Lorkin Daniell Field. Gratifyingly they raised Continue reading “Toddlers & Old Church Decoration Snippets”