St Nicholas at Wade Church has a new donation station for vital fundraising to help maintain the Grade 1 listed building and other important projects. The device accepts contactless payments, including gift aid, and can take contact details for people to sign up to our regular newsletter. It can accept donations from £1 upwards!The Church hopes that the new donation point will help people give more easily and effectively, and support our range of fundraising efforts, essential for conserving ancient buildings and the important role they play in the local community.
Progress with the Church's kitchen garden continues. The raised beds with rhubarb, beetroot, strawberries and lettuces, along with a variety of herbs and lots more! Various natural areas have been left for animals and invertebrates to thrive, with the addition of bug hotels and log piles, areas of loose leaf litter etc to give them a helping hand.A wildflower corridor has been created round the edge which looks beautiful currently, stop by and take a look!Water butts have been installed to help with watering by collecting the rainwater run off. Our church yard is transforming into a space we can use in harmony, alongside nature. With a few careful adjustments here and there, such as eliminating the use of poisons and pesticides, we are ensuring we tread lightly and do what we can to support biodiversity in this vital space. We are incredibly grateful to our churchwarden Budgie, plus Mark and his fabulous Thursday Men's Club chaps, who have put so much work in and are just getting started! Watch this space for more updates on our progress towards Eco Church status!
The first week of a new 'Basic Christianity' course kicked off last week. The group shared a delicious meal prepared by St Nicholas at Wade church kitchen volunteers, before watching a short video from the Bible Course, and then breaking out into discussion groups. Within the relaxed setting, discussions flowed and attendees were able to browse from a table of literature, offering different interpretations of the Bible. Discussions explored the origin of the written versions of the Bible, eye witness accounts and historical context. The course continues for 5 weeks, and you don't have to be at the first session to join in. It's aimed at anyone wanting to find out more about the Bible, and complete newcomers are very welcome!If you would like to find out more about the course content and free resources please take a look at: The Bible CourseOr join us on Thursday evenings!If you would like to come along, it will be running every Thursday 6.30-8.30pm. Please RSVP for food! info@wantsumchurches.org or call Rev Jef on 07783 984070
Pictured: Walk the Walk - just about to set off from Chislet. Oh what a perfect day! We had beautiful weather and lots of fellowship along the way. We set off from Chislet after a lovely breakfast and a light touch communion from Rev Jef - Thank you for all who generously contributed to providing breakfast. At St Nicholas - we had a superb lunch, beautifully managed by Vanessa and her Kitchen Angels. A special mention for the ice lollies for the children. At Monkton - Rev Sally led us in a pilgrimage meditation At Minster - We said Celtic evening prayer and then finished the day off with soup and bread. Thanks to Paul for preparing this supper, much appreciated after all that exercise and fresh air. After covering expenses we have £308.40 to send to Christian Aid.Once again, great generosity was shown and there were a lot of appreciative people. We are almost at our 25th year now and people continue to join in. It was Jill and Peter Smith who first suggested to Revd Bob Coles that the Benefice mark Rogation Sunday and from the very first, the 'model' took off.Here is to many more years of our annual walk!
