Leesfield Parish January 15th 2017

The DCC meetings take place this week. These are open to everyone, and are informal gatherings. Please do come along and take part in the discussions about your church!

St Thomas  Monday 16^th at 7pm    St Agnes Wednesday 18^th at 8pm

PCC meets next Monday, 23^rd, 7pm in St Thomas’.

We are collecting items of warm clothing such as hats, scarves, gloves and socks to take down to the Booth Centre for the homeless in Manchester. If you have any of these to spare or get some as Christmas presents you can't use these would be most welcome. Deadline for our collection is next Sunday, 22^nd, as Paul will take our donations down that week.

Voice your ideas:

Hopefully, most of you will know that we are going to have the magazine professionally produced from next month with more content from more people.

So, it seems like a great opportunity to think of a new name for the magazine than Voice. That's where you can help - we'd like your ideas of what you think the new magazine should be called.  It doesn't have to be just one word or church related. What do you think would attract people to pick up a copy in the library for example. If you have an idea please let Paul or one of the clergy know by 15th January.

Paul Dent is hoping for interesting items for the new magazine. Brief accounts of events over the festive period, or other things that will interest our readers please. Please give or e mail to Paul by January 15^th for the Feb/Mar issue.

Make sure you have got your copy of this month’s magazine – the last in the present format.

If any of our children or young people (or older people!) play a musical instrument, would they like to join a small group to play occasionally in church services? Please let Paul or Edith know if you might be interested.

Check out our blogspot too – and view photos on the linked facebook pages!

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Mon Jan 16^th           DCC St Thomas 7pm

Wed Jan 18^th          DCC St Agnes    8pm

Mon Jan 23^rd           PCC St Thomas  7pm

Sun Jan 29^th            Churches Together service  Salem Moravian church 3pm.

                                  Preacher Archdeacon Cherry

Thurs Feb 2^nd       Ladies of L’d  Games night St Thomas church 7.30pm

Sat Feb 4^th           Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Howarth 10.30 till noon

Mon Feb 6^th          1^st session of Exploring Prayer   St Thomas Community Room 7pm

Mon Feb 13^th        Exploring Prayer (as above)

Mon Feb 20^th      Building committee St Thomas’ 7.30pm

Tues Feb 21^st       Exploring Prayer

Mon Feb 27^th          Exploring Prayer

Wed Mar 1st         Ash Wednesday  Service 7.30pm St Thomas’

                                Followed by ladies of L  AGM

Thurs Mar 2^nd     Standing committee 7pm Vicarage

Sat Mar 4^th         Coffee morning     40 Thomas St 10.30 till noon

Tues Mar 7^th      Lent lunchtime meeting Zion Methodist 12 noon (art and lunch!)

Tues Mar 14^th    Lent lunchtime session

Wed Mar 15^th    Churches Together open meeting St Thomas’ 7.30pm

Sat Mar 18^th       Tea and Toast  St Thomas 10.30 till noon

Thurs Mar 23^rd   Deanery Synod  7.30pm (no venue yet)

                               Ladies of L’d evening with Rev Barbara Christopher 7.30pm