Parish News update

1.  Sun 8th June.     The Great Victoria Sponge bake off will be held on Whit Sunday. Present your victoria sponge entry prior to the whit  procession, winners will be informed following the service then all entries will be eaten with a cup of tea. There will be gold, silver and bronze classification.


2. Sat 28th June.  Harvest Queen at home. We are looking for donations of chocolate for the choc tombola and bottles for the bottle stall and nearly new soft toys. There is a box at the back of church to leave your donations. Thank you.


3. Sun 6th July @ 2pm. The current queens in the parish are hoping to hold a parish world cup in conjunction with the world cup. However we need to know if  we have enough interest for  teams ie/ dads and lads, cubs, mixed kids team. Please could you let Penny at St. Thomas or Geraldine at St. Agnes know if  this would be a viable event asap.
Thank you in anticipation of your support.

Pew Sheet 4th May 2014

St Thomas Leesfield   May 4^th  2014

Thank you to all those who have volunteered/been elected to serve our two churches as wardens, deputy wardens, deanery synod reps, PCC members or sidespeople. Please note that Wardens , their deputies and Sidespeople should attend the Visitation service at Waterhead this Wednesday at 7.30pm

Confirmation Children’s classes begin on Wednesday (May 7^th) after school in St Thomas Church. Finish at 4.15pm. The children will be given a list of future dates!

Adult  preparation classes begin at St Agnes on 14^th May  at 7pm – all welcome, just come along and decide if this is the right step for you.

Dates for May

Wed  May 7^th  Archdeacons visitation  Waterhead 7.30pm (see above)

Fri     May 9^th  Adrian Plass evening at Springhead congregational church 7.30pm

Sun May 11^th St Agnes Anniversary Sunday

Wed  May 14^th  Adult Confirmation sessions begin  St Agnes  7.00pm

Sat May 17^th Coffee morning 2 Leesway in aid of British Lung Foundation 10.30am

Sat May 17^th    Rose Queen crowning   St Agnes

Thurs May 22^nd  MU wave of prayer for our branch 8-10am

Thurs 29^th May  Ascension Day  service 7.30pm at St Thomas

                                                 -followed by coffee evening at 52 Spring Lane

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com) please

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

Dates for your Diary

Dates for your diary  ( or to stick on the fridge!)…. Details on pewsheets and in magazine!

Sun April 27^th         Parish Service at St Thomas followed by APCM

Wed May 7^th          Archdeacons Visitation at Waterhead 7.30pm

Fri May 9^th             Evening with Adrian Plass - Springhead Congregational

Sun May 11^th              St Agnes Anniversary

Sat May 17^th         St Agnes Rose Queen crowning

Sun June 8^th           Whit Sunday

Sat June 28^th         Harvest Queen ‘At Home’ at St Thomas

Wed July 2^nd         Confirmation rehearsal at St Thomas 7pm.

Sun July 6^th           All age service –no Sunday Schools

Sun July 13^th        Confirmation at St Thomas’s 11.00am

Wed  July 16^th      Deanery Eucharist at St Thomas (for wardens and parish

                               Officers) 7.30pm

Please let Edith know if there is anything else to go on this list!