Claydon Benefice Monthly Notice sheet of Services and Events with latest weekly update
Please see pew sheet for the month attached - the following news update was issued by email on Saturday 18th April
Good morning and a Happy St Georges Day on 23rd to you all,
I hope those who were lucky enough to secure a ticket for the Gt Blakenham St Georges Day Event this evening have a great time
On behalf of those across the world for whom clean water is not the norm, can I thank all those who supported the WaterAid Lent Appeal enabling us to send off £235.02 plus GiftAid worth £39.20 to this very worthy cause.
For those who were unable to attend the funeral of our friend Trevor Messenger on Thursday, if you wish to make a donation in Trevor's memory to the Alzheimer's Society you can do so on-line at trevormessenger.muchloved.com
The Claydon & Barham Recreation Ground committee is again organising a Community Gala Day on May 4th Bank Holiday Monday from 12noon till 4pm with live music, children's entertainment etc and the Church is supporting this community effort by running a couple of bowling sideshows. If you are able to give a hour or two to help run these please have a word with Jonathan or myself
We have had a great response so far this year's J-Team on 11th to 14th August with 54 children booked in already. This is a hugely important outreach in the Benefice and beyond but we need a little more help to ensure it is run effectively and safely. Could you give a half day or more to support those who are leading the three age groups? We need volunteers to ensure that children leaving the Church to use the portable loo do just that and then return safely to their group. Also we need people within each age group to support the leaders and help any children that need help. Those volunteering will need to be 16+, agree to a DBS check, and attend a short safeguarding session if they have not already done one within the Benefice. Although J-team is held at Barham, we have Children attend from all three parishes and would welcome volunteers from across the benefice. If you can help or have any queries please contact Ann by emailing anncolthorpe64@gmail,com or ring/text 07779 872750
ECO CHURCH FLOWER ARRANGING Everyone welcome from beginners to those with experience. Saturday 9th May, Coffee & Tea from 9.45am, Session runs from 10am - Midday at Barham ChurchThis is a FREE event but please bring a good sized container (ideally not glass), plenty of greenery and the LEAST amount of flowers you think you need for your container. If working on a budget you often don’t need as many flowers as you think because greenery can make up the difference. After the event it would be great if those attending would consider leaving their creations to decorate the Church.Whilst booking is not essential it would be helpful to know numbers so please contact: Susan Reeve on 07926567475 or [email protected]
Annual Parochial Church Meetings. These are important meetings for all of you who are on your Church Electoral Roll (if your name is not on the roll please pick up an application form in Church or from your Churchwarden). At these meetings we review the past year and approve the annual reports and accounts. We also elect our Churchwardens, Deanery Synod representative and the rest of the PCC members for the coming year. If you would like to put yourself forward for one of these roles or you have someone you would like to nominate please pick up a nomination form and get it completed. The APCM dates are as follows Gt Blakenham 12.30pm on Sunday 26th April, Claydon & Barham 7.30pm on Tuesday 28th April and Henley Sunday 3rd May following the 9.30am service. Please put these dates in your diaries and try to attend as we sadly prepare for another period of vacancy in our parishes.
