Another successful year for Cornwell Charity Crafts and our thanks go to Caroline, Val and their helpers for the making, setting up and selling of all the hand-made goods. Their profits went to our annual charity - this year Send-a-Cow.
In addition to the money they raised, church members contributed to one Christmas card per family and donated the money saved. We then added a contribution from our Missions fund to make a total of £1,020, enough to buy 34 educational packs at £30 each.
But it gets better, under government match funding Send-a-Cow were able to double our donation - so that’s 68 Educational packs!
The packs support the charity’s training programmes in schools, where children are taught about the need for healthy and nutritious food, how to grow their own fruit and veg on a school plot, and the benefits of working together.
Schoolchildren who have enough to eat are better able to concentrate on their lessons and are more likely to have a positive future.
New Songs CD
During refreshments we play a CD in the background consisting of new songs we're considering introducing as part of our worship.
As was mentioned during this mornings service, a new CD of 16 songs was introduced today. You can hear those songs here.
If you are interested in checking out the songs on last years CD, you can find them here.
You'll quickly realise that only a few of these songs have become part of our repertoire. Are there any you think we really should have introduced ?
As was mentioned during this mornings service, a new CD of 16 songs was introduced today. You can hear those songs here.
If you are interested in checking out the songs on last years CD, you can find them here.
You'll quickly realise that only a few of these songs have become part of our repertoire. Are there any you think we really should have introduced ?
Vision 2020 - Sunday January 31st
It's being run in Birch Copse school from 10am to 3pm.
The time will be a mixture of worship, discussion, reflection and prayer along with an indoor picnic.
The adult stream will be run by Jane Meyers and there is a young persons stream run by Yvonne Morris.
Cornwell Christmas events
We hope that you can join us for some of the following:
CAROL SINGING
Saturday 19th – 2pm at The Triangle with Churches in Tilehurst
Tuesday 22nd – Meet 6.30pm corner of Dark Lane & Long Lane, singing in Long Lane, Willow Gardens & Blackthorn Close, and some of Vicarage Wood way if time, back to someone's house for Refreshments
Wednesday 23rd – Meet 7pm corner of Lamorna Crescent & Trelawney Drive singing in Trelawney Drive & Clay Close, back to someone's house for refreshments
SERVICES
Sunday 20th – 10.30 for 11am, A short morning service with activity sheets, no Sunday school
Sunday 20th – 4pm Nativity & Carols followed by refreshments, children welcomed to come dressed as a Nativity character (and we’ll have some spare dressing-up clothes)
Thursday 24th Christmas Eve – 3.30pm (in St Catherine’s Hall) Messy Christmas Eve family service
Christmas Day – 11am A short service, children encouraged to bring along a present to show
Sunday 27th – No service at Cornwell, 10.30am joint service in St Catherine’s Hall
Community litter pick
Don’t forget, if you’re free tomorrow meet 10am at the Cornwell Centre to join with the Neighbourhood Wardens for our half-yearly litter pick. We’ll finish at 11.30am. You’ll need gloves and boots!
Tony
Joint Service at St Catherine's - Sunday 29th November.
This coming Sunday, it's a 5th Sunday joint 'Celebration Together' service at St Catherine's at 10.30am. There is no service at Cornwell.
You may be aware of the building work taking place at St Catherine's, so we're meeting in the Hall. Entrance to the Hall is via the side gate, and in through the Hall's disabled access, which is just past the large windows.
There's restricted parking in the church car park but Birch Copse have allowed the church to use their car park on Sunday mornings.
You may be aware of the building work taking place at St Catherine's, so we're meeting in the Hall. Entrance to the Hall is via the side gate, and in through the Hall's disabled access, which is just past the large windows.
There's restricted parking in the church car park but Birch Copse have allowed the church to use their car park on Sunday mornings.
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