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This months news:
PCC matters
Once
again, MESSY CHURCH featured
prominently in the January PCC meeting, including talking about the ‘dry run’
that will be held on 21st January, in preparation for the first
meeting next month. PCC expressed their appreciation of Rachel Tuckett’s work
leading the steering group, and the efforts of all those involved. (See
elsewhere in Chudleigh News for a full
update.) Another important section
of the discussion considered PAST AND
FUTURE EVENTS. A great deal of thought and planning goes into festivals such
as Christmas, and the PCC always looks back to what has just happened, to learn
anything from these events that will help improve them next time. Other events
discussed included Fairtrade fortnight (27th February to 11th March –
again, see elsewhere in Chudleigh News
for further information, including the date of a Traidcraft stall) and
celebrations to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (we are planning to hold a
service in Church). For anyone who is
interested to know more about what is covered at PCC meetings, draft
MINUTES of the immediate previous
meeting are displayed on the noticeboard at the back of the church as soon as
they are prepared, together with agreed minutes from the meeting before that (ie
January’s draft minutes and confirmed minutes from November’s meeting will be
displayed by the time you receive your copy of February’s
Chudleigh News). The date for the
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING was agreed, and
will take place on Sunday 29th April 2012. The format will be similar
to last year, that is, combined with a 10.30am service, and followed by lunch. If you would like any
further information about PCC matters, please do not hesitate to contact a
member. Photos of PCC members appear on a board in the Fellowship Room.
Benefice Weekend
1st
– 3rd March 2013
Arrangements for the Weekend The weekend is at Sidholme
hotel, as before. We were pleased with the progress of the refurbishment
programme last time, and this has continued so we look forward to a comfortable
stay. We will not know the 2013 prices until early this spring. As soon as we get them we will be writing to you and asking for a £10 pp deposit and your choice of rooms. We would not expect prices to be much higher than last year’s, which were;
If you wish to spread the
cost over the year, please speak to Clare Lillington.
First Time? If you have not been on one
of our weekends and would like to know more about it, please contact us.
Roger & Jenny Brandon, 01626 852123,
brandon1973@homecall.co.uk
Chudleigh Youth Work ProjectAs at the start of each term, Jess has been on conference in North Devon with all the other trainee youth workers with South West Youth Ministries (SWYM). She will have had four days of fellowship, fun and Bible teaching as well as more detail about her studies for this year and that involves a dissertation. Over the summer Jess has been involved in several events with young people (Spree and Soul Survivor) as well as taking time to refresh on holiday and attending Momentum – it’s like Soul Survivor, but for those in their twenties and thirties. Catch up with all the things Jess is doing for the youth of Chudleigh:
Falcon CampsLearn more about Falcon Camps by visiting www.ventures.org.uk/falcon-camps Contact Maryon Avery (tel: 853553 or e-mail averycandm@aol.com)
Life Builders
- Men's Breakfast +
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Samaritan’s
Purse is a Christian charity providing emergency and longer-term relief in many
needy parts of the world. A moment’s reflection on the Parable of the Good
Samaritan and on the name of the charity will provide a quick appreciation of
its ethos. Operation Christmas Child, which we support each year with our
shoeboxes, is perhaps their best known individual work, but other projects
include Positive Impact, Alive to Thrive and Turn on the Tap. Nominated by the
young people of Chudleigh Parish Church who attend the after-church activity
slot Best Club Plus, Turn on the Tap has been adopted as one of our two Summer
Project good causes this year. As the young people will be more than ready to
tell us, large numbers of people in the world don’t have access to clean water
or decent sanitation; many have to spend a big part of each day carrying heavy
loads of water over significant distances – which cuts into their schooling,
productive working and family time – yet still they have to manage with only
one-fifteenth of what we would regard as a normal daily requirement. And
water-borne disease is a major killer. The money we raise will go to tackle all
these problems.