The Act of Remembrance will take place as usual at the War Memorial at 12 noon. Revd Maureen will officiate in the short service.
Those who are new to the village may not know that the timing of this is determined by the fact that Revd Maureen has to take a ceremony in each of the four parishes in the Benefice on this day, so she is kept very busy! We hope to see you there. If you have anything for the Bring and Buy stall, or something for the Christmas Hamper raffle, Jane would be grateful if you could drop items off at her cottage this week if possible please. Thank you very much.
Jane Holmes (241367) In aid of St Giles Church, at Foxley, Great Coxwell 10 am – 12.30 & 2 – 4 pm Refreshments, coffee, tea, cakes Christmas Gifts, Decorations & Jewellery Chutney, Jams, Puzzles, Books Christmas Hamper Raffle Free Entry - ALL WELCOME (Including children) Jane Holmes (241367) pink cottage at bottom of village A reminder to everyone that the postponed Harvest Festival and Harvest Lunch will take place on Sunday next, 9th October.
As we have a concert in the church on Friday evening, can you please bring any produce or other goods that you would like to donate to decorate the church to the church on Saturday morning. All dry goods (tins, packets, etc) will be donated to the Faringdon Food Bank and edible produce will go to the Faringdon Baptist Church for the lunches they provide. If you have already indicated that you are coming to the Harvest Lunch, I will be contacting you in the next day or so to confirm whether you are still coming. If you were not able to come last time, but would now like to join us, please let me know - 241632 or [email protected]. We hope you will be able to join us to celebrate this milestone of the country year. Pat An evening of Music and Bubbles
With thanks to all of the performers! All proceeds will go to St. Giles Church For those who would like to put an entry into the Book of Condolence for her late majesty the Queen, the Book will remain in the Church until 5pm on Tuesday 20th September.
Come and join us for a magical evening of music in our beautiful old church followed by delicious canapes and bubbles.
Friday 7th October 7 o'clock onwards. Tickets £15 Available from Pam 240233 Pauline 243140 All proceeds to St Giles Church Next Sunday the Harvest Festival will be held at the church at 10.30am. The service will be followed by our usual Harvest Lunch of Ploughman's and wine in the Reading Room. All are welcome to join us at either or both events. If anyone has flowers, fruit or veg which have survived the heat of the summer that they would like to donate to decorate the church, Pat and Pauline would be grateful if you could bring them to the church if possible on Friday (9th September). Any fruit and vegetables will be donated to one of the churches in Faringdon that will use.them for their own charitable activity. Tins and packets of food are also welcome and these will be donated to the Faringdon Food Bank.. If you would like to join us at the Harvest Lunch, please contact Pat Cook (241632) or Jane Holmes (241367).to reserve a place and help us with catering. Donations of approx £7.50 per head are suggested, which can be made on the day. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday. I have received the following appeal from Olly Fox, who is the organist at Coleshill and Buscot, and has played here on many occasions and at the Barn Service at Christmas. If you would like to help, please contact Olly direct on the email address included in the text.
Many thanks Pat Churchwarden, St Giles Dear all, As many of you know, I help to run a wildlife education and conservation project in The Gambia, West Africa, that has been studying the birdlife of the region including a large number of migratory species which spend their winters in Sub-Saharan Africa after the breeding season in Europe. Throughout this time we have built up a strong team of local conservationists and ornithologists who run the project all year round. On the many trips I have made to the region since 2005 I have got to know several families in the villages where we work and often stay with them while travelling. Therefore, over the weekend, I was very shocked to hear from one of our team members about a younger member of their family, an 8-year-old boy, who, on Friday, had been involved in a serious accident where he was hit by a speeding car and had incurred a number of life-changing injuries. Unfortunately, the level of healthcare available in that part of Africa is still woefully poor and families have to cover all the treatment costs themselves. The family cannot even begin to provide the rapidly rising amounts requested by the hospital and have reached out to me for help with the treatment costs. We would like to move the boy, Muhammed Gassama, to a better hospital in the capital Banjul, where they have more experience of orthopaedic surgery required to set the bones that have been fractured in the boy's legs and arms. Clearly, it's crucial that Muhammed receives the best care he can now otherwise there is a real risk that the rest of life will be heavily impacted by what has happened. As a result of these worrying developments, I am hoping to carry out some fundraising locally so that we can help out my colleague's family with the increasing hospital costs for treating Muhammed. If anyone in our local congregations and church family feels able to donate a small amount then please let me know by email at [email protected]. I will coordinate the transfer of the money to the hospital and provide regular updates on the progress of Muhammed's recovery. Love and best wishes, Olly _________________________________ Dr OJL Fox Kartong Bird Observatory Following the success of last year’s Village Barbecue at the Vicarage, we will be holding another one on 23rd July from 5 – 8 pm. Do come and enjoy burgers, bangers and good wine (and puds!), especially if you missed it last year. Steve has very generously agreed to do the cooking for us again. We hope as many of you as possible will come.
If you are new to the village and want to meet fellow villagers, please come along. As the food for last year’s barbecue was given personally by PCC members as a welcoming gesture to Revd Maureen, we would ask this time for a donation of around £5 per person to defray the expense. It would be helpful so that we can ensure we have enough of everything if you could let either Maureen or Pat know if you are coming. We look forward to another lovely evening. Maureen 240875 or [email protected] Pat 241632 or [email protected] |
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