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St Mary's Eaton Bray: June 2006

Jazz at St Mary's 2006

Jazz at St Mary'sAs part of their Roof Repair Fundraising and the Village Hall Refurbishment Project, St Mary's at Eaton Bray will host a Trad Jazz night at 8pm on Saturday 16 September 2006. Music will once again be from the Vine Street Six.

Tickets, priced £8 and including wine and nibbles, available on 01525 221597.

Churchyard Working Party

Please could you spare and hour to come and join us on Saturday (24th June) at 10am to tidy the churchyard.

Children's Holiday Club

The Children's Holiday Club, organized by Churches Together in Eaton Bray, Edlesborough, Dagnall and Northall, will be held 7th-11th August daily from 9.45am to 12.00noon in Northall Village Hall, for children aged 5-11. Cost £10 for the full week.

If you are interested, please take one of the blue fliers for a contact number to make a booking.

Carnival - 1st July

The Carnival is now only two weeks away!!

There is a box for offers of help slips on the table beside the book case. Contributions for the stalls are still needed, and may be left in the boxes today, brought to church next Sunday, or given directly to the appropriate stall-holder (see posters on board near te font).

Helpers are still needed to assist with setting up and clearing the site on Friday 30 June and Saturday 1 July - If you are able to help on either/both dates (and bring a friend!) please contact Kevin Eagling, Norman Lee or Peter Bennett.

Talent Scheme

Good luck to all who have taken talents in their various ploys!

For those who are making things to sell, the Standing Committee has agreed that we should have a sales table at the back of church on the first Sunday of July, August, September for use by anyone who wishes to display their wares.

David Mann has more talents to distribute if others would like to join this part of our fund raising for the roof repairs.

Open Gardens 2006

Open GardensIt was blooming marvellous! Our first Open Gardens event was a great success - the sun shone and crowds flocked to see the gardens that were open to the public.

Full details, along with pictures from the gardens are now available
on the Open Gardens page.

Confirmation Service

The North Chilterns Group Confirmation Service will be help in St Mary's on Sunday, 25 June, at 6.00pm.

Six young people from our parish will be presented - please pray for Catherine, Emilie, Gemma, Matthew, Nathan and Sam - and support them by your presence at the service.

Mothers Union Eaton Bray with Edlesborough

Mothers' UnionWe met at the Coffee Tavern on Wednesday 12th April, and began our meeting with prayers which were led by Deirdrea.

A letter was received from Mrs Eileen Smith, the Diocesan President, thanking members who had attended the Lady Day Service at St Alban's Abbey, she also gave the result of a project, launched earlier, which had been called "buckets of love" in which small change was collected. The total was £6,085 which was being sent to M.U. Workers Overseas.

Our speaker was unfortunately unable to come, due to a bereavement, and Dierdrea very kindly stepped into the breach, and showed us how to decorate hats and make Easter table centres. She brought lots of chicks (some with tennis racquets) and various things ribbons etc, which could be used for decoration.

After the hats had been judged, and the residue cleared away, the table was then filled with goodies (thanks to June) to have with our tea or coffee. The main cake was circled with miniature Easter Eggs. So we all had an Easter egg. It was all very pleasant and a nice start to the Easter weekend.

We closed at 4pm with the grace.

New members would be welcomed.

Marjorie Cook

Vicar's Letter - June 2006

"The church has been here for 800 years", people sometimes tell me, and one of the great features of English life is the presence of the parish church at the heart of the village. It's one of the things we take for granted, and, of course, everyone assumes that it always will be.

Continue reading this month's Vicar's Letter.


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