Claydon Benefice Monthly Notice sheet of Services and Events with latest weekly update
Please see pew sheet for this month and next attached - the following news update was issued by email to the Benefice on Friday 18th July
In the Benefice this weekend we have the Doggy Day on Saturday and Pet Service on Sunday both at Great Blakenham - your support would be much appreciated. Also at GB Parish Room next Saturday (25th) there is the Bereavement Cafe. Please draw the attached poster to the attention of anyone you feel may find this helpful.
At Barham this Sunday we have the annual Family Barbecue for those who have tickets (65 booked in at time of writing). If you are attending the BBQ don't forget to bring seats or blankets to sit on. There will be alcohol and soft drinks available in return for a donation but, if you have a favourite tipple, please feel free to bring along your own.
I am pleased to be able to report that the collection for UNICEF's work in Venezuela at the Band Concert and in Barham Church raised just over £500 including the Gift Aid on some donations. Also this week we have sent off another £100 to the Stowmarket and District Foodbank from donations at the Little Library in Bacon Road and at Barham Church. This takes the total raised to date to an incredible £2,400!
If you are free this coming Thursday why not drop along to the Growing Places Open day in Old Ipswich Road. For those of you who are not familiar with Growing Places, they are part of Realise Futures which provides employment for adults who would otherwise have difficulty getting meaningful work. Realise Futures is contracted to maintain the Churchyards in Claydon
We currently have 69 children booked in for our annual J-Team 3-day holiday club which starts on 11th August so there are just a few places left in youngest and oldest groups. If you know of anyone with Primary School aged children, who they would like to be involved in this Christian Holiday Club, please make sure they know about J-Team. Booking closes on 28th July.
MU News- It is the 150th anniversary of the Mothers Union this year and it is being celebrated on 9th August at Bury Cathedral with a service followed by tea & cake. All members, clergy and readers are invited to attend. The latest catalogue of MU Cards and presents is being mailed to all members but you can also order direct via Clare Thomas.
Together we are Listening - Please have a look at the final attachment to this email. This gives details of a very straight forward survey instigated by our new Bishop to try to ascertain the views of congregation members and the local community on the Church of England in Suffolk. As well as providing useful information to feed plans for the future, completing the survey can be quite thought provoking for ourselves.
On a sadder note we learnt of the death of Rocky (Bernard) Morgan on the day before his 96th birthday. Rocky has done a huge amount for this community of Claydon and Barham throughout his lifetime - his funeral will be at Seven Hills at 12 noon on 7th August. Please pray for Rocky's family and for the families of Colin Thrower, Val Felgate (Funeral 26th August 1:30pm in Church), and Val Becker as they grieve the passing of their loved ones.
