Leesfield Parish – 16th September 2018
The Emmaus Group meetings start this week in St Thomas’ Community Room. There are flyers available in both churches giving more details, so please do come along. It would be helpful – but not necessary – for anyone coming to the first session on either Monday at 1.30 pm or Wednesday at 7 pm this week to bring along a favourite prayer.
Everyone is invited to come along to an important special open meeting of the PCC on Monday 17th September at 7 pm.
The meeting will last no more than 1 hour, and there will be a guest speaker, and tea, coffee and cake.
If you have children please feel free to bring them with you – we can arrange to keep them occupied whilst we meet.
On Thursday 20th September at 7.30 pm, the Ladies of Leesfield have a special guest speaker, Carol Talbot, who will present a slideshow and talk about our local suffragette, Annie Kenney.
Annie lived in Springhead, and worked at Leesbrook Mill, where the plaque shown here is displayed. Alongside Christabel Pankhurst, Annie was the first to be imprisoned for direct action in the fight for votes for women.
This promises to be a really interesting evening, with refreshments and a raffle, so do come and join the ladies.
The crowning of St Thomas’ new Harvest Queen, Evie Randall, will take place in St Thomas’ Church on Saturday 22nd September at 2 pm.
Please come along to support our new Harvest Queen and thank Ella and her retinue for all their work during the past year.
Next Friday, 28th September, there will be a Macmillan Coffee Morning in the Community Room from 9 am to 12 noon. Come and join us for coffee and cake, and raise money for this really worthwhile cause.
Items for the newsletter, website and facebook pages to Liz (lizzy.dent@googlemail.com) whenever you want to send. Lots of lovely pictures please!
