Sunday, 28th April, Fifth Sunday of Easter
‘Eco-Art Exhibition- Friday 10th May. 3:15pm St Peter’s School Hall. The Eco-Committee are hosting an art exhibition in the school hall on Friday 10th May at 3:15pm. The children have been busy creating artwork, including pictures, paintings and sculptures to show climate change and impact that it has on our environment. You are very welcome to attend and see what the children have created. There will be a donation bucket in the hall as we hope to raise some funds for eco projects such as buying plant pots for our newly acquired class plants and seeds for the garden. We would also like to fund our next Green Flag, which we hope to renew this July.’
Please put this date in your calendar, Pentecoste Sunday Bring and Share on Sunday 19th May 12-2pm. We would like you to bring a dish of your heritage to share, either savoury or sweet. In May please sign up so we know numbers.
St Peter’s Walkers. On Tuesday 21 May we will be visiting London again and walking through the Royal Parks, from Kensington Palace Gardens to St James Park – about 6 km. We will meet at 10.45 at Pret a Manger, 7-9 Queensway, and conclude with lunch at a venue yet to be decided. Please sign the list at the back of church if you would like to join us or speak to Sheila Hornsby for more information (07814 303194).
St. George’s are holding an Afternoon Tea – sandwiches, sausage rolls, cakes, cream scones, tea & coffee and music and entertainment – between 2 and 4pm on Sunday 26 May. Plus Prosecco. £10/head raising money for church funds. Text or phone 07769 646544 to purchase tickets. See the notice at the back of church.
St Peter’s Quiet Day will take place Saturday 8th June at Diocesan Retreat House at Pleshey, led by The Venerable David Lowman, formally Archdeacon of Chelmsford, now retired. He has given us a lot of help during the interregnum and during the building of the Belli Centre. A signing list is now available at the back of the church.
Calling all gardeners – when you are planting some seeds or splitting plants, could you save some for the church’s plant stall at our Patronal Festival at the end of June?
We are looking for more sidespeople to join our team for the 8.00 and 9.30 am Sunday services. Teams of two for the 8.00 and three for the 9.30 are on duty about every 6-8 weeks and their duties are to welcome and direct the congregation, give out/take back service books, count the collection, etc. If this is something you might be interested in, call Michael Bitschiné (229313) or speak to a sidesperson for more information.
ECO-TIP: Take part in no-mow May – don’t mow your lawn during May and allow wild plants to grow. A healthy lawn with some long grass and wildflowers benefits wildlife, tackles pollution and can even lock away carbon below ground.
https://www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomowmay/
Items for inclusion in the pew leaflet
should be sent to pewleaflet@yahoo.com by Wednesday evening.
If you require any support spiritually or practically please contact the churchwardens.
Vicar: in vacancy
Churchwardens: Aileen Tyler (221340); Will Russell (07784845593)