News from St. Mary's - May 2007
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting, followed by a short meeting of the PCC, took place on Monday 16th May in the Church, and heard reports on the life of the church over the past year. Two new members were welcomed onto the PCC: Ann du Boulay was elected as Deanery Synod Representative and Stuart Cresswell as Treasurer.
Garden Party
The Annual Garden Party is to be held on THURSDAY 21st JUNE, please put the date in your diary, details will be in the next edition of Beneath Blencathra.
Spring Cleaning
We will be Spring Cleaning the church on Friday 18th May from 9.30am onwards. All help will be gratefully received, including any help with tidying the churchyard.
Christian Aid
Christian Aid week in 2007 runs from Sunday 13th to Saturday 19th May. There will be a Coffee Morning on Saturday 12th May in Crosthwaite Parish Room from 10am – 12noon.
There are four ways you can contribute to Christian Aid Week:
- Tin collecting in Keswick on Saturday 19th May
- Helping at or coming to the Coffee Morning
- Making a cake for the coffee morning Cake Stall
- Making a donation, either through the street collections or through the envelopes that are delivered door-to-door.
If you can help in any way, please have a word with AnneLouise Rothwell
Walk Cumbria
The team of Walkers is arriving in the area on Saturday 28th April, and will join us from Wednesday 2nd May onwards, staying for two nights at the Youth Centre, and two nights in Threlkeld Public Room.
The team is being led by Thomas Fawcett, a farmer from Lancashire. Please pray for all the team members: Thomas Fawcett, Tim Hall, Gordon Summers, Davy Tayler, Mervyn Nugent, Peter Murkin, Ian Murray and Boris Bibko.
The team members will all be identifiable by the blue “Walk Cumbria” sweatshirts. Please introduce yourselves if you meet them either on the streets, at the various events, or as they visit some of the homes around the area.
On the next page is a programme of activities for the week, the events in italics are open meetings being held in and around the Keswick area, some of them are ticket only events eg Curry Night, Lyzzick Hotel and Night of Colour The tickets are available from the Crosthwaite Parish Office, in the Parish Rooms.
Please use these opportunities to invite your friends along.
Three events particularly to note:
WELCOME MEAL – Youth Centre Wednesday 6.30pm, the Walkers will arrive from Borrowdale to stay at the Centre, we are going to welcome them with a meal, it’s a good opportunity to meet the team. There will also be a short time of worship and prayer for the week.
QUIZ NIGHT – Thirlmere Recreation Hall, Thursday 7pm Come along as a team, or just turn up on the night and there will be others looking for team members to join with. We are also hoping to welcome Bishop James to the evening, and there will be an opportunity to Quiz the Bishop – think up some “hard” questions for him.
FAMILY FUN EVENING – Threlkeld Public Room, Friday 7pm
An evening of entertainment and fun for all the family. Paul Woodman, an escapologist, will be with us for the first half of the evening. There will be a pie & pea supper, and we will also welcome John Margereson and his wife, who are puppeteers in the second half of the evening.
There will be a presentation of the Christian Faith at all events.
SERVICES THIS MONTH
6th May – Easter 5 9.30am Holy Communion
13th May – Easter 6 9.30am Family Service
20th May – Easter 7 9.30am Holy Communion
27th May - Pentecost 9.30am United Service
3rd June – Trinity Sunday 9.30am Holy Communion