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”
Erle Havard Play Area ConsultationColchester Borough Homes is planning to upgrade the Erle Havard Play Area this year and are consulting on 5 options. You can see some simple illustrations of the five options on their website at cbhomes.org.uk/park-poll/ and, on that same page, click on your preferred option.
The deadline for responses is 24th January so is looming; there is no constraint on who can vote so an opportunity to get the kids involved!
BYG start their Spring term next week and welcome all in school years 6 -10 to join them. The costs are only £3 for the school year plus 50p each night attended. Activities for this term are: Continue reading “BYG Spring Term – Activities & Events”
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”
The Greatest ShowmanThe West Bergholt Film Club is showing The Greatest Showman on Saturday 14th December – great performance, great music. Be there, at the Orpen Hall, doors open at 5 pm for showtime at 5:30 pm.
Tickets are £5 adults/£3 children and they are now available in advance from Scissorhands. Hot dogs will be available for £1. All proceeds go towards the new playground.
The film is rated PG due to some mild levels of violence and social drinking & smoking throughout; children should be accompanied by an adult. Enjoy the trailer and synopsis of the show below.
Continue reading “The Greatest Showman – The Impossible Becomes True”
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