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Reporting March 2010
(selected articles)
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Fund Raising Events
We had an excellent start with the "Chinese Entertains" evening, which
with reclaimable Gift Aid raised, just under £1,000 and it was good to
note the subsequent article in The Stratford Herald. The importance of
wide pre- publicity for all our forthcoming events is noted for
action.
A very big THANK YOU to Evelyn and Lim for all their hard work in
organizing this event.
By the time you read this our second monthly event will have taken
place with a concert by Wilson Roberts and Friends.
On Friday 23rd April at 7.30pm we have a St. George's Day Supper and
Entertainment, organized by Maureen and Keith Beckett and tickets will
be available later.
Other dates for your diary:
Saturday morning 22nd May Car boot and table top sale
Saturday 29th May American Choir Concert
There are no firm details of this event but it will possibly include
afternoon tea.
Saturday 10th July Car Treasure Hunt
Saturday 2nd October HARVEST WEEKEND
to include a Barn Dance and Harvest Supper on the Friday and a Flower
Festival over the weekend
Saturday 6 November A Pre- Christmas Bazaar -an opportunity for
the -whole church family to come together and raise funds
Saturday 18th December - Birthday Lunch and Carols for All
2011
Saturday 15 January 2011 Murder Mystery Evening to be
Organized by Avonside Players
We will be pleased to receive any of your thoughts and ideas for our
next meeting on Monday 19th April 2010. Bertie Tuckey
This is so far on fund
raising.
We will have had our first craft stall at the concert on March 6th. Let
us know if you have items that we could sell at future events
Bookings for teas have already started coming in from the advert hi
Methodist Recorder. This is such a good way of raising funds and not
costing anything other than your time. Please let Liz Walker and Kath
Fraser know if you are willing to help. Many hands make light work and
even if you can't help on the day a batch of cakes is always welcome.
Some people met on Tuesday, 23rd February to look at items that can be
made for sale either through the year but mostly for the pre-christmas
bazaar on November 6th. W will be meeting on an ad-hoc basis and would
really love your help. The next date is to be March 24th in the side
rooms from 2pm-4pm. Come if you can -your committee can't manage it by
themselves.
Harvest in October.
Is there anyone brave enough to join a small group
to co-ordinate the Harvest activities hi October. If you are please
contact Kath Fraser.
Do you have good items you no longer use which are in the way at home?
Why not book a table at the tabletop/carboot sale on 22nd May and sell
them for yourself. The fund gets £10 for each table or car space taken
up and you've minimalised your home very easily. Give it a try and if
you don't think you have enough for one table, why not share it with a
friend - only £5 each. If on the other hand you have items you do not
want but do not wish to sell personally, there may even be a general
table for donated items. Please, no jumble. Watch this
space or Sunday's leaflet.
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Snippets
If you are free on Saturday April 3rd come and join us for an Easter
Tea at 2pm and perhaps arrange some flowers as well.
Liz Walker has volunteered to take on the role of Pastoral Secretary.
Tea Towels
Does anyone have any spare tea towels at home? We are getting very
short in the church kitchen.
Worship Art Workshop
Saturday 13 March, St Martin's Church Hall, Green Lane, Finham,
Coventry. (9.30 am for 10am start, ending at 3pm.) If you have a dream
to share the Jesus story in pictures - then this workshop is for you.
We base the day on prayer and Bible extracts, and let God show us how
to translate the words of the Bible into picture form. Bring a Bible,
any art/creative materials and your lunch - drinks supplied. No charge
- donations to Christian Aid. Please book with Rosa Wain at
rogerwain@hotmail.com or 01788 565725.
Received on our website
Subject: Thank you - To everyone at Stratford Methodist
Church,
We would like to thank you so much for making us so welcome when we
came to share in your worship this Sunday. We did not feel like
strangers - everyone we spoke to made us feel like valued friends who
had been members of your congregation for years.
Your church has a lovely atmosphere, which radiates the love of Christ.
Our visit was the perfect end to a lovely weekend in Stratford. Thank
you again - and we hope to return to visit you in the future.
Every blessing, Natalie and Robert, Hall Lane Methodist Church,
Coalville, Leicestershire
Is'nt
that great
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Avonside Players
Spring Production
As reported last month,
there have been problems with getting a spring play but we can now tell
you that we are back on track and the dates remain the same - April
15/16/17. The producer Graham Taylor will be known to some of you. He
produced 'Silhouette' last spring and he and his wife Debbie were
helpers at the Christmas Day dinner.
We have never had a play
with such a long title. It is a comedy by David McGillivray and Walter
Zerlin Jnr named 'The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild
Dramatic Society's Production of lMacbeth'
It promises to be an
evening of laughter. The intrepid ladies of the F.A.H.E.T.G. Dramatic
Society are preparing their entry of Macbeth for a place in the area
finals and we catch up with them after 9 months of rehearsals!!
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Safety Stories for Drivers Obviously not such a safe
story
Following the distribution of last month's 'Reporting', I received an
e-mail from Margaret Simpson, one of our friends from the URC with a
follow up to the story I had passed on to me. I pass on her comments
for you.
'I have just been reading Reporting
You may already have been told, but the 112 story on page 16 of
Reporting is a version of a hoax e-mail that has appeared in many
different versions in many different countries. While much of the
advice is worth heeding, this e-mail is incorrect in that the
international emergency number 112 number does link people through to
999, but it only works if you have a signal on your mobile phone. If
you have no signal bars on your phone, it will not work.
When I get an e-mail with a warning or advice and it asks me to pass it
on to all my friends I check it out on Hoax Slayer: It's worth a look, http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Regards, Margaret
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