Community, Parish Council & Village
£200 to go! Keep the Bell RingingThe Friends of St Mary’s Old Church latest ‘Keep the Bell Ringing’ event, Maytime Melodies, was a great success. Taking place on Saturday 13th May it was a wonderful melange of music sung by Tom Cogan, Elizabeth Cobb and accompanied by Penny Marsden. They entertained us with Continue reading “£200 to go! Keep the Bell Ringing”
St Mary’s Church update for 2nd May provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Alpha Course, Christian Aid Week & Dying Matters Awareness.
Don’t forget, the church is now open on weekdays if you would like a quiet space to reflect or say a prayer for someone.
Church Office ClosedThe church office is closed this week and will re-open on Monday 8 May. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Our Alpha Course continues on Tuesday Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 2nd May 2017”
Nearing Target – Keep The Bell Ringing AppealNearing target, the appeal total now stands at £9,480.22, so it is quite possible that you can help it top the £10,000 over the next 2 weeks. The next event, in a series of events, is a Maytime Melodies concert. The concert programme includes Continue reading “Nearing Target – Keep The Bell Ringing Appeal”
Steve Hallam led a hugely successful Spring Flower Walk yesterday. An unprecedented 47 turned up to view the blooms and help the Keep The Bell Ringing appeal. Steve reports (click images to view larger): Continue reading “Spring Flower Walk a Success, What’s Next?”
St Mary’s Church update for 4th April provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as IGNITE! Youth Ceelebration Service, St George’s Day Parade, Alpha Course and Senior Citizen’s Lunch.
Don’t forget, the church is now open on weekdays if you would like a quiet space to reflect or say a prayer for someone.
IGNITE! Youth Celebration Service – Friday 21 April 7.45pm, St Mary’s, West BergholtThe first IGNITE service in January was such a success that the young people have asked for another one! Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 20th April”
The Friends of Hillhouse Wood (in conjunction with The Woodland trust), and Friends of St Mary’s come together on Saturday 22nd April to provide a guided spring flower walk and refreshments.
The Old Church will be open from Continue reading “Spring Flower Walk with Keep the Bell Ringing”
Bell Appeal UpdateGiving a Bell Appeal update, The Friends of St Mary’s admitted the £10,000 target was initially overwhelming, but they have been delighted by the support that they have received from residents, especially at their recent Curry Lunch.
The appeal had reached £8,605 before receiving Continue reading “St Mary’s Bell Appeal Update”
Curry up For the Bell AppealFollowing the success of their last event, the coffee morning, which raised nearly £300, the Keep the Bell Ringing Appeal has now reached £7,000. With just £3,000 to go to reach the target, the Friends of St Mary’s next venture is a Village Curry Lunch. This will take place on Saturday 11th March in the Orpen Hall between 12:30 – 2pm.
There will be a choice of 3 curries (mild chicken, vegetable & beef madras are planned) and all the trimmings (poppadoms, mango chutney etc.) Soft drinks, tea and coffee will be served and other, alcoholic options available to buy. A selection of fruit-based desserts will follow. You can pre-book shepherds pie if you are not keen on curry. Continue reading “Curry up For the Bell Appeal”
Coffee Morning – Keep the Bell RingingThe Friends of St Mary’s Old Church are holding a coffee morning to support their “Keep the Bell Ringing” appeal. Taking place on Saturday 18th February, in St Mary’s Church Hall, coffee, tea, squash & delicious cakes will be on offer from 10:30 until midday.
All are welcome, no charge will be made but Continue reading “Coffee Morning – Keep the Bell Ringing”
The Friends of St Mary’s invite you to join them for mulled wine, mince pies and refreshments at the Old Church. Taking place between 12-2:30pm on Sunday 11th December the event is a social occasion to meet friends, chat and look at the decorated Christmas trees. You could also become a member (or renew your membership) of the Friends of St Mary’s Old Church. All are welcome, no admission charge but donations gratefully received. Any funds raised will go towards the urgently needed repairs discussed in a previous article on this site.
The friends are also selling packs of Christmas Cards featuring the Old Church in wintry scenes. Costing £3.50 you can buy the cards from Scissorhands, the Pharmacy or directly from Teresa (241878) or Jane (240167).