June 19th was a special night for St John the Baptist. Not only was it the Archdeacons Visitation but our superb bell ringers rang a quarter peal of plain Bob Doubles.To the uninitiated, this involves changing the order of the bells 1260 times in 39 minutes - without stopping and without mistakes. Wow.Congratulations to Lance (Bell Captain), Tayeed, Linda, Brenda, Viv and Rupert.
On Thursday evening we rang a quarter peal. This means we change the striking order 1260 times without stopping which took 42min. The method we rang was Devon Place Doubles, and was new to all our ringers. It was an honour to ring and a great achievement by all our ringers. I believe about 1300 churches throughout the country also rang on the 6th. Many other churches rang on the Wednesday 5th. All the ringing is listed on website. Just type the word bellboard, click ringingworld bellboard. The team of ringers can be seen on our page - 'The bells, the bells'
We support our local schools, people suffering with poor mental health and isolated and vulnerable adults and many other groups. We do not receive funding from government or the Church of England. All costs of keeping the churches open and accessible to local people are met by members of the different congregations. DonateTo St Augustine’s Church, RugeleySort Code: 30-91-58; Account No. 01360986To St Michael’s Church, BreretonSort Code 30-99-08; Account No. 22925168To Church of the Holy Spirit, Etching Hill, RugeleySort Code 09-01-53; Account No: 35784488To St John’s Church, Slitting MillSort code 40 39 12; Account no 31077996To The Church of the Good Shepherd, Pear Tree, RugeleySort Code 40 39 12; Account no 01014110To St John the Baptist, Armitage - account name PCC No1Sort Code: 30 91 58; Account No: 01293731Planned GivingOnce people become settled as part of one of our local congregations they are encouraged to join the planned giving scheme for that congregation. Giving financially is a demonstration of commitment to the work of the church, to supporting the common good and to our discipleship. By giving in a planned way helps the churches to budget more efficiently. You can set up a Standing Order from your bank to the bank account of which ever church you would like to support very easily.
