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St Andrew's 6th September 10.00 Noon
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Discussion Group
Dates for Discussion Group through the Autumn
Thursday 4th
October. The
subject will be PRAYER -
what is it, how do we do it etc.
Bring some examples for discussion.
Thursday 8th
November
BIBLE BOOK CLUB
This will function the same way as a regular book
club – only with books from the Bible. First book for discussion will be
JONAH.
This group will be led by Julie
Jefferies. Everyone is welcome to take part, read the book, come to the
discussion if you are able.
Future dates for both Discussion Group and Bible
Book Club will be decided on 8th November. Please note change
from information published in September ‘In Touch’.
EVERY
ONE IS WELCOME.
We meet at Prestbury URC at 7.30pm.
Contact is Janet Kemp
Harvest Festivals
TCIWH: 10.30 am on Sunday 7 October
Jump 4 Joy at St Andrew’s
These informal, short services for ALL the family
will be held on 21st October and 18th November, starting at 9.30am, followed
by Breakfast at 10.00am.
On 16th December, Jump4Joy will be taking part in
the Nativity and Carol Service, starting at 10.30am.
In September Jump4Joy will join the rest of the
church at the Harvest Festival Service on 23rd at 11.00am.
Libby Floyer-Moss
Autumn Bric-a-Brac at Prestbury on October 6th
We will be having a sale on Saturday October 6th
from 10.30 until Noon. As well as good quality bric-a-brac, there will be
books, toys and cakes for sale as well as a raffle and, of course,
refreshments. Do come along to the sale and pick up a bargain!
If you have anything you would like to donate please
contact Sylvia Turfrey on or email
prestbury@urcic.org.uk or the Church will be open on Wednesday 3rd
October from 6.30 to 7.30 pm to receive any items for the sale.
Reading Group
‘The next meeting of the Reading Group will take
place on Wednesday 21st November at 7.30pm at ‘Karinya’ Swindon Lane.
Cheltenham GL50 4PF.
The book we are currently reading is ‘The Bedlam
Stacks’ by Natasha Pulley. In 1859, India is ravaged by disease. In
desperation, the Indian Office dispatches the injured expeditionary Merrick
Tremayne to South America under order to return with cinchona cuttings. The
holy town of Bedlam, in Peru, stands at the edge of a mysterious forest.
Deep within are cinchona trees, whose bark yields the only known treatment
for malaria.
The Group always welcomes new members. If interested
please contact Mary Cummings
Changes at the Forum and the St Andrew's Afternoon Teas
The Forum came into
being in 2004 with the winding up of the Afternoon Guild. Since then it has
met twice a month from September to May, on the second and fourth Tuesdays
of the month.
We shall continue to meet
twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesdays.
In future the meeting
on the second Tuesday of the month will be an informal gathering at the St
Andrew’s afternoon tea. The meetings on the fourth Tuesday in the month will
be in the usual Forum format.
To accommodate these
changes there will be a change to the Afternoon Tea dates.
Beginning in October these will switch to the second Tuesday of the month
instead of the first.
All Forum meetings and
afternoon teas begin at 2.30 pm in the Garden Room, and we shall continue to
ask for the small fee of £1.50 for Forum meetings.
Everyone is welcome at
any of the Forum or Afternoon Teas
and we all look forward to welcoming you and your friends.
Remembrance
Sunday 2018 at St Andrew's
Tony and Janet are planning the service at St
Andrew’s on 11th November. This will be the Anniversary of the
Armistice, so a very special day. We would like to incorporate stories
anyone has of family members, and also have a small display of artefacts. If
anyone could help with this we would be most grateful.
Knitters Needed!
Cheltenham Street Pastors are appealing for small
items of warm clothing that can be handed out when the weather is very cold.
Gloves, especially man-sized and woolly hats would be much appreciated.
Prayer
support is always welcome – is that a service you could offer?
More information from Tony Jeans or Ann Gimingham
at St Andrew’sPast Case Review
The United Reformed Church Past Case Review is an open invitation for
anyone to raise concerns about the behaviour or conduct of anyone affiliated
with the URC since its formation in 1972.
Tel. 020 7916 8682, email: pastcase.review@urc.org.uk
www.urc.org.uk/past-case-review