Leesfield Parish   April 30th  2017

There are still a few copies of our magazine available. Do get one if you haven’t had your copy yet. It is good value at only 80p! It relies for its quality on YOUR contributions. Have you written anything for it yet? Doesn’t have to be long, or very literate, just share your ideas thoughts, experiences etc. Has anyone written about any of our Easter services/events yet?

Items for next magazine to paulmdent@gmail.com

Confirmation classes this week -  for children Tuesday after school at St Thomas Church.

For adults Wednesday 7pm at St Thomas’. It isn’t too late to join!

Bible study group will begin next week - Monday May 8^th at 1.30pm in St Thomas Community room. All welcome –if you are around do come and support this new venture. It will end with a cuppa and a chat and in time for school pick-up!

We plan to have a Big Brekkie in support of Christian Aid on Thursday 18^th May at 9am – 11am. Tickets available now  Adults £5 children £2.50. Volunteer helpers needed to help make this a fun morning and raise money for this excellent cause. Please let Edith know if you can help in any way.

St Thomas church is open regularly on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, so people can drop in, look around, pray or just sit. For this to happen, we need volunteers to sit in church (Could be in the back room !) Can you help with this? Can you spare an hour now and again? See Edith or sign the list please.

There are many many ways of keeping in touch with what is going on in our churches –get to check out our blogspot and the facebook links. Churches Together has a web site and a new facebook page too…… If you are on e mail make sure we have your address so we can send the weeklty newsletters and dates. If you don’t use e mail you can find lists of dates at the back of both churches.

A big thank you to Lydia who has agreed to take over responsibility for the newsletter! Please do send her anything you want added to the newsletter or dates sheet.

Items for the newsletter to Lydia (pastorlydia7@yahoo.co.uk) by Wednesday eve please.

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Could you help with house-to-house collections for Christian Aid Week, 14th to 20th May? it's quite easy, just deliver the envelopes and return to collect them a couple of days later. We collect in the same streets in Lees Village every year, and although we meet with a few negative responses there are so many people who welcome the opportunity to support this most deserving cause. The more collectors we have, the easier it is to cover our usual streets.

For the first time this year we are also hosting a "Big Brekkie" to raise money for Christian Aid, on Thursday 18th May from 9 to 11 am in St Thomas' Community Room. There will be bacon butties, beans on toast, toast and jam, tea, coffee and juice, and we are really looking forward to welcoming visitors from all around the area to join us. Tickets are now on sale - Adults £5, Children £2 - please ask in church or contact Edith or Liz. Volunteers to help with the event would be greatly appreciated.

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Diary dates

Tues May 2^nd          Children’s Confirmation class after school St Thomas Church

Wed May 3^rd           Adult Confirmation group meets 7pm St Thomas’

Sat May 6^th             Coffee morning 31 Ivy Green Drive 10.30 till noon

Mon May 8^th            Bible Study group St Thomas community room 1.30pm. All Welcome

Tues May 9th          Children’s Confirmation class after school St Thomas Church

Wed May 10th         Adult Confirmation group meets 7pm St Thomas’

Sat May 13^th           Wedding at St Agnes   3.30pm

Sun May 14^th          Christian Aid Week begins

                                All Age service at St Agnes as it’s Anniversary Sunday

Mon May 15^th          Bible Study 1.30pm St Thomas   

                                 Building Committee St Agnes 7.30pm                                                                 

Wed May 17^th          Children’s Confirmation class after school St Thomas Church

                                  Adult Confirmation group meets 7pm St Thomas’

Thurs May18^th        Big Brekkie in aid of Christian Aid  Details follow but 9am start

Sat May 20^th            Tea and Toast St Thomas’ 10.30 till noon

                                  Rose Queen crowning   St Agnes  2pm

Mon May 22^nd          Bible Study 1.30pm St Thomas   

                                  Archdeacon’s Visitation   Christ Church Friezland 7.30pm

Tues May 23^rd          Children’s Confirmation class after school St Thomas Church

Wed May 24^th          Adult Confirmation group meets 7pm St Thomas’

Thurs May 25^th        Ascension Day Service 7.30 St Thomas  Coffee Eve follows

Sat May 27^th            St Thomas open to allow people to Explore church with the new  Guide book  - refreshments available. 10.30am

Sat June 3^rd            Coffee morning 2 Leesway 10.30 till noon.

Sun June 4^th           Whit Sunday  Service St Thomas 9.15  Then we walk…..   Joint service (Churches Together) 12noon in St Thomas