Hello all

I hope you are all well and have had a good week. The school summer holidays are rapidly drawing to a close and there is a sense of people grabbing the last opportunity to have some family time before the new term begins. It seems Bank Holiday Monday was not the best choice of date this year to host the Scarecrow Festival so a decision has sadly been taken to cancel. There had only been 3 confirmed entries so far so I'm guessing that the inclement weather probably hasn't helped! Maybe September will be sunny and hold more promise, so we'll look ahead to see if anything else is possible.

Chalgrave Chancel beam repair was completed the other week and it looked wonderful last Sunday with the spotlight highlighting the beautiful repair. All the scaffolding and supports in the chancel had been cleared away by Mick who carried out the work so efficiently and with great care. It was a delight to see the Chancel restored to its full beauty again. Sadly, we now await identification of the extent of the issue with the Nave beam and investigation of the other beams to make sure they are all secure and wholesome. In the meantime, we will hold our service in the Lady Chapel again this week.. which is rather cosy and lovely.

Please look after yourselves this week, enjoy a rest and the remainder of the Summer - which hopefully, after today's showers, will be bright and sunny!

Sunday's services for 27th August

9.30 am Holy Communion Service, Chalgrave Church - Linda

11.00 am Holy Communion Service, Toddington Church - Linda

Monday 28th August - Bank Holiday

No Morning Prayer - Bank Holiday

Tuesday 29th August

10.30 am Knitting Group, Wilkinson Hall

Wednesday 30th August

Working Party, Toddington Church grounds, from 10.00 am

Friday 1st September

10.30 am Painting for Pleasure group

Sunday 3rd September

9.30 am Holy Communion, Chalgrave Church

11.00 am Holy Communion, Toddington Church

Monday 4th September

9.30 am Morning Prayer, Toddington Church

Tuesday 5th September

10.30 am Knitting Group, Wilkinson Hall

5.45 pm Youth Group, Wilkinson Hall

Thursday 7th September

12.00 noon Ploughman's Lunch - Wilkinson Hall

Friday 8th September

10.30 am Painting for Pleasure Group, Wilkinson Hall

Saturday 9th September

10.00 am Coffee Morning, Wilkinson Hall

Historic Churches Bike and Hike fundraising day.. if you would be interested to walk, cycle or drive and to be sponsored for your journey to raise funds to support Chalgrave Church, or Toddington Church, please speak to Linda, Sandy or Dee to request a sponsorship form and details. All contributions of support, gratefully received especially as both churches have some restoration work underway.

Future dates for your diaries:

Pop Up Tea Room, Wednesday 27th September, 11.00 am – 1.00 pm, Tebworth Memorial Hall,

Messy Church Friday 29thSeptember, 3.30 pm for children up to about 9 years, parents/carers.

Harvest Supper Saturday 30th September 6.00 pm, Wilkinson Hall

Harvest Festival Services Sunday 1st October Chalgrave 9.30 am, Toddington 11.00 am.

With love and prayers

Linda

Rector