Claydon Benefice Monthly Notice sheet of Services and Events with latest weekly update
Please see pew sheet for this month and next attached - the following news update was issued by email to the Benefice on Saturday 1st August
It's just over a week to the start of J-Team so, if you have a child booked in and haven't yet returned the registration form that you have had by e-mail, please do so as TODAY.
Help needed Monday 10th at 4:30pm to erect the two Gala tents and set up the Church and Hall ready to welcome 71 children the next day to start this year's J-Team holiday club - "many hands make light work"
On Friday (7th) at 12 noon Rev Jenny will be officiating at the funeral of Rocky Morgan at Seven Hills. on the Please remember Rocky and his family in your prayers. Also at 12 noon at Seven Hills but on Tuesday 11th the funeral will take place for Colin Thrower - please remember Colin's wife, Margaret, and all their family in your prayers
Next Sunday (9th) after the morning service at Barham we will be interring the ashes of Pat Wright. Anyone who knew Pat is welcome to join us at the graveside.
Advance notice for your diary - in the afternoon of Saturday 12th September Anji and Chris Dawkins will be holing their Kagera Garden Party in their garden at 32 Church Lane Henley
Our appeal for people to join the Barham Coffee Rota to serve coffee/tea after the 10am service every 8 weeks attracted a nil response! I would be really good to hear from a few people - it really isn't too onerous. We currently have one week with nobody on the rota and 3 weeks with just one person on.
ECO CHURCH TIPS
As part of Eco Church we will include a regular eco tip in this newsletter. Some suggestions may seem obvious but they are still worthwhile. Many of you may already be working hard on protecting the planet. If you have any ideas to share please let us know.
Today’s tip - Keeping your shower time to just four minutes could save you £45 a year and reduce water and electricity use. Try singing ‘Our song’ by Elton John or ‘How great thou art.’
Together we are ListeningCan I again encourage you all to respond to the Diocesan Survey poster attached. It will only take about 10 or 15 minutes to complete the survey and it can be quite thought provoking whilst also giving the Diocese and our new Bishop some useful input in planning for the future.Have a good week
