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[19 Sep 2011 | No Comment | ]
Harvest Festival

Please join us in our Annual Celebration in St Mary’s church. This is a joint service with St Barnabas.
Once again we will be supporting ‘Feed the Children‘
Donations of Pasta and Rice, Pulses welcome, (in packets not tins please, with date order and at least 6 months).
Plus knitted blankets etc.
If you prefer to make a financial contribution, envelops will be available; please Gift Aid wherever possible.
All queries, please contact Diana Evans 860749

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[19 Sep 2011 | One Comment | ]
Being new …

It can be a daunting experience to enter an unfamiliar church for the first time. Being new as Team Rector is rather different from that normal experience of not quite knowing which books to use or where to sit. But being new I can say that the welcome offered at St Mary’s is a warm invitation to join in – of course there will be nerves on the first occasion or two – I am still familiar with the feeling that I might drop something or lose my place in …

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[19 Sep 2011 | No Comment | ]
SOS

A great time was had by all at Thatcham Park School last week when we all met for fun, food and fellowship.If you haven’t tried it come and join us in November.
Find out more from the Messy Church website by following this link:
12th November -4.30pm until 6.00pm.

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[7 Sep 2011 | One Comment | ]
New Team Rector!

The Revd. Mark Bennet was inducted  and installed at St Mary’s on Thursday 1st September at 7.30 pm. It was a service of great celebration!
Please also remember Mark, Sarah Judith and Naomi in your prayers as they get used to life in Thatcham.

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[2 Sep 2011 | One Comment | ]
Past, Present and Future

After the comings and goings of the last few months Marion and I decided it would be fun to write this article together because together we certainly are! I got the idea for the title while I was at Derreck Lee-Philpot’s ordination at the beginning of July. Some of us joined Derreck’s friends and family at a hotel afterwards to celebrate this momentous event in his life. He called the party past, present and future because he had invited people from each of those areas of his life. It was …

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[2 Sep 2011 | No Comment | ]
Sunday on Saturday –

You are warmly invited to, SUNDAY on SATURDAY
St Barnabas Church
At: Thatcham Park School
On: Saturday 10th September
From:  4.30pm until 6.00pm

Theme: Who is Jesus?

There will be fun, crafts, games and food; with a short service, songs, stories and prayers.
A Full Flyer can be downloaded from here..
Next date for your diary is 12th November 2011