Leesfield Parish – 13th May 2018
Christian
Aid Week begins today – We will be collecting from House-to-House in Lees, and need volunteers to
help with this. If you could spare a couple of hours this week to deliver
envelopes and return a couple of days later to collect them please contact Liz
or Paul. The more volunteers we have,
the more money we can collect! Envelopes will also be available in both
churches for your donations.
Also during Christian Aid Week we are again hosting
a Big Brekkie from 9 to 11 am on Thursday 17th May in St
Thomas’ Community Room. Tickets cost £5 (£2 for children), for bacon butties or
beans on toast and unlimited tea, coffee, toast & jam, and are on sale now.
The
Bible Study group will meet tomorrow, Monday 14th May at 1.30 pm. Frank and lively
discussions about Scripture and our walk with God. Each Study stands alone...so
it doesn't matter if you have missed a few weeks. Please do be encouraged to
come along.
On Saturday 19th May the Ladies
of Leesfield are having their monthly Tea
and Toast morning at St Thomas’ from 10.30 am to 12 noon. All are most
welcome to come along.
Also
on Saturday the 19th Rose
Queen Ella and her retinue are hosting a Royal Wedding Tea Party at St Agnes’. The event will run from 11 am
to 5 pm, with lots of fun activities for children all day, and the wedding
itself will be shown live on a big screen. Tickets cost £5 per adult (including
afternoon tea, a glass of fizz to toast the happy couple & unlimited
tea/coffee), £3.50 per child, (including lunchbox, non-alcoholic fizz &
unlimited cordial). Other refreshments will be on sale throughout the day. Buy
your tickets now from the Rose Queen and retinue mums to avoid disappointment,
as space is limited.
Next Sunday, 20th May, is Whit Sunday. As usual there will be no service at St Agnes’ and no
Sunday School at either church. There will be a Parish Eucharist, 9.15 am at St Thomas’, followed by coffee so that
you won’t need to go home before we assemble for the Whit Walk. For safety
reasons, the Procession of Witness will not start from Ashbourne House, and we
will all meet at St Thomas’ for a prompt 11 am start to our walk around Lees
before returning to church for the Churches
Together joint service at 12 noon. The service will take a slightly
different form this year, and immediately afterwards the congregations from all
the churches will walk together to the library where we will sing a hymn before
going our own separate ways.
The following evening, 21st May is the Archdeacon’s Visitation, 7.30 pm at St James’ Church, East Crompton.
This is where the Churchwardens are sworn in, and PCC members and sidespeople
are also encouraged to attend.
Advance notice – The parish day trip to Southport
will be on Saturday 14th July. There is a list at the back of St
Thomas’ so that you can add your name if you wish to come along. More details
next week.
Please send your articles for the next edition
of the Parish Magazine to Paul (paulmdent@gmail.com) today. Items for the newsletter,
website and facebook pages to Liz (lizzy.dent@googlemail.com) whenever you want to
send. Lots of lovely pictures please!
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Sun
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13-May
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Christian
Aid Week starts
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Mon
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14-May
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Bible
Study Group St Thomas' 1.30pm
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Wed
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16-May
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DMPC
- 7.30 pm at St Thomas' Moorside
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Thur
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17-May
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Christian
Aid Big Brekkie - 9 am St Thomas' Community Room
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Sat
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19-May
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Ladies
of Leesfield Tea & Toast 10.30 - 12 at St Thomas'
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Sat
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19-May
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Royal
Wedding Afternoon Tea at St Agnes' 11 am onwards
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Sun
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20-May
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Whit
Sunday - parish service at St Thomas' 9.15 am, Whit walks
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Churches
Together joint service 12 noon at St Thomas'
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Mon
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21-May
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Archdeacon's
Visitation - 7.30 pm at St James' East Crompton
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Fri
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25-May
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Whit
Friday
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Mon
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28-May
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Bible
Study Group St Thomas' 1.30pm
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Sat
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02-Jun
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Ladies
Coffee Morning 10.30 - 12
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Mon
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04-Jun
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Bible
Study Group St Thomas' 1.30pm
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Mon
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11-Jun
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Bible
Study Group St Thomas' 1.30pm
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Mon
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11-Jun
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Buildings
Committee 7.30 pm at St Thomas'
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Thur
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14-Jun
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Ladies
of Leesfield - Fun Night, 7.30 pm at St Thomas'
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Sat
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16-Jun
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Ladies
of Leesfield Tea & Toast 10.30 - 12 at St Thomas'
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Sun
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17-Jun
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Charity
event for Cancer Research, after service at St Thomas'
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Mon
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18-Jun
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Standing
Committee 7pm
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Thur
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21-Jun
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Deanery
Synod
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