Weekly update for Sunday 29th June
Hello allFirst and foremost please note that this is the 5th Sunday in the month so there is just one main service in the Benefice and this month is the turn of Henley. Please note that this service starts at 9:30 NOT 10am as some may have been expecting. As you will appreciate there is very limited parking around Henley Church so arrangements have been made for parking at the Community Centre which is off the road running behind Henley Church. Hope to see lots of you there.If you read this early enough please remember that this Saturday (28th June) is Henley's annual Church Fete. Next weekend is another busy one in our Benefice with Gt Blakenham holding their Doggy Day (5th) and Pet Service (6th) and Claydon & Barham holding the annual Barham Hall Picnic Concert (5th). There are still tickets left for the Band Concert. Please pray for all these events and those working hard to make them a success as both fundraisers and as enjoyable events for the wider community.
The Church Family BBQ is only 2 weeks away on 13th July starting at 4pm so please get your tickets from Roger Colthorpe, Rev Jenny or Zoe Groom (£3;50 & £1:50 for child). This is not a fundraiser a social event for members of the Church Family and their families. We have a bouncy castle booked and some games to occupy younger guests.
VJ Day 80th Anniversary is being celebrated at a service in Bury St Edmunds on 15th August. If you know of any veterans who served in the Far East in WW2 or their close family please let Rev Tracey know so that they can be invited.
Congratulations to Gt Blakenham Church on achieving a Silver Award for their efforts to become more Eco friendly Church - Well Done!. Although Barham has a long way to go to reach this level, this week a step was made in the right direction when the 40+ year old heating in the Church Hall and choir vestry was replaced with a much more efficient up to date system ready for next winter.
Safeguarding Training - please see noticeboards and attached posters for details of face-to-face training sessions available in next few monthsWith the start of July this week I have attached to new monthly pew sheet, kindly produced by Wendy Hooper, which gives you all the details of services and events for the forthcoming month.
