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July-August 2004
From the Manse
Dear friends,
Let me start with a plug for the Evangelism forum being held on our church
premises on Saturday 17th July, 10am - 4pm entitled "Beyond these four
walls". This is a District event with nationally known speakers. These
are Peter Hancock - Reaching the Unchurched Network, Andy Crofts - EPIC worship,
and Ashley Cooper - Connexional co-ordinator for Mission and Evangelism. This
promises to be a lively and inspiring event and it is here, on our premises.
Don't miss it!
Bookings with payment of £5 to District Help, 123 Lime Grove, Newark,
Notts NG24 4AG. Cheques payable to "Methodist Church Nottingham and Derby
District". Or tell Roger Mallard or Chris Eddy that you want to come.
"Reaching the Unchurched". When you read the gospel narratives it
is clear that this was the primary goal of Jesus' mission. "I came to
seek and to save the lost". "I have not come to call respectable
people to repent but outcasts" (Luke 5 v 32 GNB). Jesus accepted invitations
to eat with tax collectors and sinners. He mixed with those who were shunned
by the religious people of his time.
The church, as the church of Christ, must never lose this focus. Our goal
is always to reach the unchurched with the Good News of Jesus, to touch them
with the saving love of God.
We are looking at a number of possible initiatives for doing just that. Through
ACT (Ashbourne Churches Together) has come the proposal that we do the "Open
the Book" scheme. This is a scheme to present Bible Stories to Primary
School children. Over the course of a year 30 bible stories would be presented
in a short dramatic lively way using puppets. We hope to do this in Parkside
Juniors starting in September. Would you like to be part of the team?
Helen Proudfoot who runs the "Open the Book" scheme in Derby is
coming to speak to our workers with children at St. Oswalds Church Hall Wednesday
14th July at 7.15pm.
We are still looking at the proposal for a "Safe Haven", a place
to offer counselling and support to victims of domestic abuse, to teenagers
in need of help, to any in need. Tracy is currently undertaking the research
to establish whether there is a need for such a service in Ashbourne.
At our Annual Church Meeting, one proposal was made that we use a market stall
to offer Christian literature and a friendly face as a front for our churches.
To think about implementing these and other ideas we would like to set up
a group to consider the whole range of our church's mission and outreach programmes.
Would you like to be a part of that "outreach group"? If so please
give your name to Chris or one of the stewards.
Meanwhile, if you would like to get more ideas of ways we can put Jesus' mission
into practice, come to the event on July 17th to help us reach "Beyond
these four walls".
Do add these events to your prayers for Alpha, for the Holiday Clubs, for
the Cornerstone….
God Bless,
Chris
Phoenix / India
CREATING HOPE FROM DESPAIR
On Friday 23rd July at 7.30pm in St Oswald's Church Hall, Ashbourne One World
Group are pleased to be joined by Dr Vimal Jadhaf, Deputy Director of "PHOENIX",
based in Nagpur, India. Dr Jadhaf will give a talk about the work of the charity,
which will be of particular interest because of our links with the Church
of North India.
Dr Jadhaf is an experienced social worker who joined the charity in 1994 with
the aim of helping destitute women and children in the slums of Nagpur. For
the 10th Anniversary of Phoenix, she will be visiting Derbyshire for a short
time, and we are very pleased that she is able to come to Ashbourne to tell
us about how the work has developed over time.
Admission to the evening is free and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will
be served and any donations will go to Phoenix to help further its work.
For more details, please contact Stuart Green.
Ashbourne One World Group
Mooiplaas - your Prayers needed
For nearly a year, Youth Fellowship has been supporting a project in Mooiplaas
(near East London) South Africa, which aims to encourage sustainable rural
development.
We are having a family quiz night, suitable for children as well as adults,
on Friday 16th July at 7.30pm. Tickets will include a buffet meal and are
priced £5 (half-price for under-13s). They are available from members
of Youth Fellowship or Stuart and Catherine Green - get them quick before
they're sold out!
The time is now approaching when we will be travelling to Mooiplaas to spend
time working with the people there. As you know, the Youth Fellowship promised
to support the people of Mooiplaas with time, prayer and money.
From 27th July to 12th August, we will be supporting the people of Mooiplaas
directly with our time and prayers and we will also deliver the next instalment
of money.
We would really appreciate your prayer support during our trip, for ourselves
and for the people we meet. If you wish, you can therefore nominate a specific
day during our stay when you will pray for one or both of us. In addition,
you may wish to make a symbolic financial donation representing your practical
support. On our return, we will give you a "diary" of the day on
which you supported us, explaining what we were doing and who we met.
For more information, or to sign-up to pledge your support, please contact
Teresa Hall, Danny Ffoulkes or Stuart or Catherine Green.
Many thanks to you all, and please support our quiz night on 16th July!
Teresa Hall & Danny Ffoulkes
Communion Stewarding
There are currently five communion stewards serving in our church.
In September, however, three of us will be stepping down so we will need some
new people to join the group. Being a communion steward is a valuable way
to serve Our Lord and our church family. I have always enjoyed it and felt
it to be a great privilege. If you feel that you could serve in this way please
give it some prayerful thought. Come and have a chat with one of us and we'll
tell you what the role involves.
Val Rutledge
NCH News
Yes, we know we're still glowing from the success of the April Promises Auction!
We are amazed that the total has continued to rise to £2,800, due to
repeat promises from some of our wonderful friends and extra donations. Thank
you all again. However the great need of the children and young people supported
by NCH goes on and July is going to be a very busy time for us. So can you
help?
On Thursday 15th July we will be having our usual Home Produce stall outside
Ashbourne Town Hall from 9.30am and of course the more cakes, biscuits, preserves
etc we have, the better. There will be a box in the vestibule for bottled
produce during July and if anyone can make a cake in advance any member of
the support group will freeze it. We can also collect cakes on the previous
day or they can be brought to the stall on the Thursday morning. Thank you.
We are allocated an annual street collection by the regional organisers and
it just happens that this year it is only two days after our Town Hall stall,
on Saturday 17th July. This usually raises about £300 and is a vital
source of funds but we need collectors to give an hour of their time on Saturday
morning. Please let Judith Starkie know if you can help.
Then on Sunday 18th July NCH is sharing the morning service with Explorers.
NCH retains its close links with the Methodist Church and NCH Sunday is celebrated
nationally as a reminder. As a committee we are grateful for the church's
support and particularly for the Ashbourne Circuit support. We always need
your prayers for the work we do and thank you for them.
The Support Group (Betty & Mike Hadley, Doris Harrison, Val Howse, Sandra
& Cliff Lewer, Marianne & Eric Matthews, Judith Starkie and Margaret
Todd)
Prayer Evening
You are invited to come and explore alternative types of prayer on Sunday
11th July at 8.30pm. Youth Fellowship recently ran a prayer evening and we
all got a lot out of it, and so we have decided to try another one. We do
not intend it to be the same as last time - the aim is to try different types
of prayer, in order to 'break away' from everyday life and therefore spend
some time with God.
The evening will begin at 8.30pm, and will finish at about 9.15pm, using various
areas in the church to allow physical and mental space for people to reflect.
We hope you will be able to join us, at least for some of the time.
"I have just experienced with Youth Fellowship a wonderful evening of
prayer, moving around the church and outdoors, using a range of visual aids.
It gave me the chance to reflect on all sorts of subjects and totally relax
in the Lord, letting prayer flow. Often, we lead such busy, crowded lives
and this can intrude on our time with God.
Many thanks for your ideas and giving us the chance to share with you. I do
hope we have more evenings like this and I'm sure people of all ages would
find it both useful and enjoyable and especially time well spent with God."
Judith Hall
Ashbourne Youth Fellowship
Links to Churches around the world
One of the lovely gifts of the Holy Spirit at this time is the flow of love
and gift-sharing between Churches of Africa and India and the Churches here
in the UK. The visitors from North India were recently welcomed in Ashbourne
and the surrounding churches and schools. Links with churches in Africa have
resulted in visits and look full of promise. With this in mind, I felt I wanted
to share a little of the experiences of a group from the Littleover Methodist
Church who were members of a larger party who shared in the work of training
many young pastors in and around Lugazi in Southern Uganda.
My interest arose from the presence of Dr John Naylor, who visits this circuit
as a local preacher, who grew up in Kniveton and has been kind enough to share
with me, verbally and through a report, the exhilaration they experienced
in the service of the Gospel during their visit in early 2004.
Teaching on their visit focused on three main areas:
· John Naylor talked on the theme of Alpha, 'a tool for evangelism'
· Walter Lowndes presented a series of studies based on Paul's letters
to Timothy and Titus: advice to young pastors
· Ian Worrell took a theme from the Gospels in considering Jesus' teaching
to His disciples: a window into the Kingdom.
The three team members arrived on Monday 12th January and began teaching on
Tuesday afternoon.
The preaching and teaching on the Sunday were a special experience, not only
because all talks were delivered with an interpreter, but also because of
the enthusiastic response of the listeners. The worship too has a special
vigour, joy and freedom not always experienced in our churches in the UK.
At the final conference meeting, a special "Love Gift" offering
was made by the delegates and presented to the team from Littleover. This
gift will be used as a "seed" for part of the new building programme
at Littleover Methodist Church and was given with much love by the leaders
at Lugazi.
For the whole week, the team enjoyed hospitality at the home of Elder James
Balikowa. This home also includes around 30 children aged from a few months
old to late teens - mainly orphans. These children all worked throughout the
week looking after 'the visitors': cooking meals, cleaning clothes, etc. "Perhaps
the best memories came from the times of family worship each evening. These
were led by the children, including singing and dancing, solo and choir pieces
and prayers."
The week ended with a sense of having been very full and busy, but also with
having spent time with some special people of God - a real reminder that we
are part of a much larger world-wide church, full of those loved by and special
to God.
Sister Merle
50 Years of Preaching!
Last week, we were pleased to publicly recognise Geoff Thompson, of Mayfield,
who is this year celebrating 50 years as a Local Preacher.
Geoff qualified as a local preacher in 1954 at the age of 29. In 1952, he
felt that the messages contained in the Bible were something he should be
passing on. He says that the words written in Isaiah Chapter 6 had particular
meaning for him at the time "Then I heard the Lord say, 'Whom shall I
send? Who will be our messenger?' I answered, 'I will go! Send me!' "
Geoff spent two years training to be a Local Preacher; balancing the demands
of dairy farming with his studies. He had begun farming when he left school
at the age of 14, and for many years had to milk the cows before leaving for
preaching appointments on a Sunday morning.
Mr Thompson says he still enjoys preaching but he does acknowledge that writing
sermons is hard work, and doesn't get any easier.
Ashbourne Annual Church Meeting
The Annual Church Meeting was held on 26th April and included reports from
groups in the church.
At the meeting, the following were elected as church stewards for a period
of one year from 1 September 2004: Roger Davies, Catherine Green, Ian Marsh,
David Bale, Gwenda Alcock, Paul Haslam and Judith Hall.
Also, the following were elected as representatives to church council for
the same term: Donald Cox, Tracy Dawson, Tim Dutton, Helen Flinn, Stuart Green,
Shirley Hill, Jacinth Land, Jacqui Marsh, Elizabeth Hurfurt, Judith Starkie,
Cliff Lewer, Eric Matthews, Ann Parkinson, Gareth Rutledge and Jonathan Webb.
At the meeting, Stuart Green reported back on some research that he had recently
completed on behalf of the church. Several full copies of his report may be
found in the church office (the room with the photocopier by the entrance
area). The following is a summary of the most important findings.
People in Ashbourne were very willing to talk to me and were generally impressed
with the church for carrying out the research. It was felt that the research
demonstrated the church's commitment to the community.
Most residents are content with living in Ashbourne and particularly like
the community spirit. However, this can be a negative in that a tight-knit
community tends to know everyone's business. Residents' main dislikes of Ashbourne
are the shopping facilities and the lack of youth activities. The greatest
perceived need is for more things for the young people in the town.
Although the majority of residents had heard of St John's, St Oswald's and
the Methodist Church, awareness of church activities were low. In many ways,
people feel that they are out-of-touch with the church and that the church
is out-of-touch with them.
People in the town do not expect anything from the church, since they are
aware that they are not involved with it. Some people therefore felt that
the church is already doing enough in the community. However, some felt that
the church should engage more with the community in order to be more relevant
to people.
The random selection of names from the prayer diary highlighted the fact that
the church family contains very few young adults (aged 18-34). Around 15%
of the population of Ashbourne is in this age range, so it would seem that
we are not attracting this age group.
How can the church better attract young adults, through existing and new activities?
Research with congregation members suggested that few people have spare time,
and that the majority would not like to take on new commitments without reducing
their involvement in a current activity.
The following facilities were felt, by Ashbourne residents and congregation
members, to be the most important and suitable for the church to provide:
Youth Club for 13-17s
Residents felt that provisions for young people in Ashbourne are currently
lacking. Youth clubs were therefore rated highly, and they were also seen
as an activity in which the church could be involved.
Congregation members were generally not sure about a 'Youth Club' per se for
teenagers, with a feeling that perhaps the Young People's Café or a
Drop-in Centre would be more appropriate. The location was also felt to be
important, and this may affect whether the church is the lead organisation
in the work or whether it should be a partner to an organisation with more
suitable premises.
Young People's Café
The idea of a Young People's Café was generally felt to be one of the
best by residents and they thought that a non-threatening café would
be very appropriate. There was, however, some concern among younger respondents
(aged 18-24) that the café wouldn't be cool if it was run by the church.
There was generally no knowledge among Ashbourne residents of The Venue and
those who were made aware of it praised the church for its bravery in launching
such a venture.
Many church-goers made a link directly to The Venue and as a result, there
was some concern about whether this idea would work in practice.
Some people discussed the potential reasons why The Venue has failed to attract
young people, and the main reason was felt to be its location. Firstly, The
Venue is not central to the town and is not seen by great numbers of young
people. Secondly, the building itself is not felt to be particularly suitable
in terms of décor and style for young people.
Finally, the relatively low support from within the church for staffing the
café was also perhaps felt to be a contributory factor in The Venue's
lack of success and staffing was thought to be critical in making a young
people's café work well.
Refuge for Victims of Domestic Violence
Both residents and congregation members felt very similarly about provisions
for people affected by domestic violence. Generally, there was uncertainty
as to the extent of the problem of domestic violence in Ashbourne, but there
was an acceptance that there would be some people affected by it. The research
was carried out at a time when domestic violence was being quite heavily publicised,
not least in The Sun, which had a week-long feature on the problem.
An awareness of the problem led to many people feeling that this was an area
that needed considering. However, uncertainty as to the scale of the problem
meant that many people did not rate it as the most important need of the town.
When people discussed the idea, it was felt to be sound and worthwhile, but
it was noted that considerable investment in training would need to be made
for it to be effective.
It was felt by most that the church should be involved in support of this
kind, but perhaps as a partner with other non-religious agencies. The reason
for this was that a solely church-run support could be viewed cynically by
residents, and may prevent people using the service.
Youth Club for Under 12s
Residents felt that provisions for young people in Ashbourne are currently
lacking. Youth clubs were therefore rated highly, and they were also seen
as an activity in which the church could be involved.
The vast majority of congregation members interviewed felt that the church's
current provision of a youth club for this age group should already the needs
of the wider Ashbourne community. It is worth noting, however, that a relatively
high proportion of Ashbourne residents feel that this is an important need.
This suggests that the youth club may require additional resource if it is
to meet this need, as it would seem that raising awareness of the youth club
could result in increased attendance.
Bereavement Support
Bereavement support is something that many people feel is important. However,
many also feel that this support should come primarily from family and friends,
rather than from outside sources. When outside help is needed, participants
suggested that support was already available via the Health Centre.
The church was an obvious provider of bereavement support, and this role was
acknowledged and appreciated by residents. However, it was also noted that
some people, if they are not churchgoers, need such support from other organisations.
Church-goers felt similarly, also recognising that the Minister is currently
the person who is most involved in bereavement support for the community.
There was, however, a sense that this ministry could be widened further. However,
there was a strong feeling that this sort of support would require someone
trained in counselling.
Stuart Green
Family News
We have received the following message from Margaret and David Heaton, who
have recently moved to Ashbourne from Rayleigh in Essex:
"We thank you for the warm welcome that you have given us following our
arrival in Ashbourne, and for the flowers brought to us by Enid.
A special thanks to Gwenda and Hedley who not only brought us a planted basket,
but also provided us with a delicious meal, which was very welcome as our
cooker had not been connected at the time!"
We have received the following message from Teresa Hall:
"Recently, as I shared my confirmation with you all, it made me think
of all the people God has used to help me towards my faith. I would like to
say a big thank you to all of my youth/Explorers leaders, both past and present,
for their support and guidance. It's great to be part of such a large and
encouraging Church family and I really am grateful for people's support and
prayers throughout the exam period and in preparation of my forthcoming trip
to Mooiplaas. I am really looking forward to meeting the people of Mooiplaas
and I pray that God will use me in part of His plan."
Sue Ffoulkes has sent us this message:
"I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone for their prayers and support
during the past few months when I've had the operations on my hands. The flowers
and cards have cheered me up and the meals have been fantastic - Jeff and
Dan thought so too!
Once again, many thanks to everyone for their kindness."
We continue to pray for Sue as she regains full use of her hands.
Doris and Christine Harrison have passed us this message:
"We would like to thank our Church family for their prayers and good
wishes for Dennis's recovery from his terrible illness, and while these prayers
were not answered in the way we would have wished, we know that he is safe
in the arms of Jesus and is free from pain.
Special thanks are given to friends who so gladly gave up their time to take
us to see Dennis, and particularly to Chris for his prayers, help and support
and to Tom, who was with us at the end, for his endless care.
Again, many thanks to you all and for the cards and messages of condolence,
and may God bless you."
Our prayers remain with Doris and Christine during their time of mourning.
Prayers
We continue to ask for you to especially remember the following
things in your prayers this month:
27th June Our friends at other Ashbourne churches
28th June All those involved in Ashbourne Festival
29th June The Youth Club
30th June The Church of North India
1st July Groups staying in The Gateway Centre
2nd July Network
3rd July NCH
4th July Our Church family on our Anniversary
5th July Local farmers
6th July Women's Fellowship members
7th July The people of Mooiplaas, South Africa
8th July The work of Derbyshire Dales Careline
9th July Roger Mallard's continuing work
10th July All those preparing for church services
11th July The young people of our church
12th July Christian Aid's Trade for Life campaign
13th July Walkers visiting Milldale chapel
14th July Brownies & Guides
15th July Youth Fellowship
16th July Choir, organists and musicians practising for Sunday
17th July Young people attending Bassline
18th July Local Preachers
19th July Home mission
20th July The work of Methodist Homes
21st July The next Alpha course
22nd July The young people who go to Explorers, Beta group & Lazers
23rd July The work of Oxfam
24th July Holidaymakers visiting Ashbourne
25th July Danny & Teresa, preparing to go to Mooiplaas
26th July Those who work in Cornerstone
Explorers
Keeping you up to date with all our news and goings on!
SEND A COW!
Over the last few months, the staff of Explorers and Beta have been talking
about the possibility of the children raising money for people less fortunate
than themselves. A few years ago, we sponsored a little boy via Action Aid
and we were able to support him throughout his education. We all found this
a very worthwhile cause, so we wanted to raise awareness to our own young
people once again and encourage them to look at the needs of some people in
the poorest countries of the world.
A charity called "Send a Cow - Livestock for Life" was brought to
our attention. Money raised can be put together to buy livestock for people
in five of Africa's poorest countries. As well as the animal(s), the gift
package also includes training for farmers before they receive their livestock
and also low-cost veterinary services afterwards. The gift then goes on multiplying
indefinitely as every farmer receiving livestock passes on its first female
offspring to another poor family, who will then do the same.
On Sunday 11th July, we will be having a Church Family picnic and walk after
the service. We would like to encourage all of our church family to come and
bring a picnic! Then, we hope our young people can raise money by being sponsored
to walk, toddle or be pushed up the Tissington Trail.
We encourage everyone to come and walk with us, pet dogs are welcome too!
The walk will leave at around 12.30 from the swimming pool end of the trail
and end up back there too! We hope to walk for about 1 hour before turning
round and coming back! If wet, alternative arrangements have been organised.
We hope that we have as much support as possible to make this an enjoyable
day as well as raising money to send a cow or pig, goats or even a flock of
poultry.
A sponsor form is available to sign on the noticeboards in the Vestibule and
Century Hall, or contact Becky Dutton. Any donations will be very much appreciated.
Explorers & Beta Leaders
EXPLORERS / NCH SERVICE
"Growing Up is Tough, but We are Safe in God's Family". On Sunday
18th July, there will be a combined Explorers and NCH service, including a
baptism. All of the young people will be involved as well as others from our
church family.
EXPLORERS STAFFING - GREAT NEWS!
We rejoice that we have now got a team of leaders together to run the Lazer
group (14 years+). The running of the other teams will go on as this year
(3s-7s - Sandra & Becky; 7s-11s - Peter, Christine, Sandra & Nigel;
11s-13s - Roger & Ruth).
To continue the good work, we still need more volunteers to come on our rota!
If you would like to know more, please speak to Becky Dutton.
Becky Dutton
Youth Alpha
In January 2005, we are hoping to run an Alpha Course for our young people
in years 8 and 9 (12-14 years of age). This will run from 9th January to 20th
March and will be on a Sunday morning from 10.15 - 12noon. Please pray for
this group and for the help we need. Below are jobs we need filling - if you
can help in any way, please speak to Becky Dutton. Unfortunately, if we are
unable to get help, the Alpha course won't take place.
PRAYERS: We need everyone to pray for all our young people, from the youngest
group to the oldest (0-18 years!), and especially for those doing the Alpha
Course. Pray that through the teaching, they may find Christ and they too
will then share the Good News with others.
2 LEADERS: To share the lead each Sunday for 10 consecutive weeks (materials
provided)
REFRESHMENTS: A team or rota to make tea, coffee or juice and to bring biscuits
or donuts before Alpha (10-10.30am). Also, someone to coordinate the rota.
Becky Dutton
Women's Network
DISTRICT GARDEN PARTY
District Network is holding a Garden Party at Maple Leaf House, Ripley from
2pm to 4pm on Saturday 3rd July. Maple Leaf House is one of Methodist Homes'
latest specialist dementia homes. There will be teas available, various stalls
and live entertainment throughout the afternoon. All proceeds are for the
District President's Appeal for Maple Leaf House. If you would like to go,
but don't know how to get there, Alma can let you have a map! Please come
along!
AGM
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 19th July in the Century
Hall, commencing at 7.30pm prompt. The business will be kept to a minimum
and will be followed by a Salad Supper. Tickets for the Supper are £4
and will be available shortly. Sandra Lewer will then give us an illustrated
talk on her recent pilgrimage to Iona. All welcome (including men!)
For further information, please contact me.
Alma Swan
Methodist Prayer Handbook
I am currently arranging to make the order for next year's Prayer Handbook.
If you would be interested in having a copy and have not previously had one,
please let me know. I will assume that everyone who had one last year would
like one again this year - if not, please let me know asap!
June Shaw
MISSION MATTERS
The Magic of the Banana Tree
- AND OTHER STORIES FROM KENYA
Thursday 2nd September, 7.30pm in Century Hall.
Judith Wood will be sharing her mission encounter in Kenya. She will be telling
us some of the facts about the people, their life stories and their experiences
of God - through pictures, songs and tape recordings. There will be a short
time of devotions and opportunity to participate - not all sitting and listening!
Come along you will be very welcome. The evening will end with light refreshments.
A free-of-charge evening for all ages.
"Common Ground"
A PROJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISADVANTAGED STREET CHILDREN.
News about a grant made by the World Mission Fund this year: Parents in Ghana
are often obliged to let their children leave home, mainly due to poverty.
If the children are female and their schooling is incomplete, young girls
are unable to make a living and these are the ones who end up as "street
children". Now there is some good news for girls like this in Tamale,
Northern Ghana. A place called Common Ground offers them a place to learn
new skills, enabling them to seek paid work and a place to live. Instead of
a dangerous life on the city streets, girls are learning sewing, weaving,
hairdressing, batik, tie-dyeing, soap making, bakery, carpentry, plumbing
and more. Common Ground was set up by the local Methodist Church several years
ago.
(Article taken from the Methodist Mission Matters magazine. Issue 12. For
this current edition please take a free copy from under the mission notice
board.)
Ruth Mallard
Appeal for Tools
The Diocese of Derby is collecting tools that are no longer needed, to re-cycle
and re-use. Do you have any of the following:
Artisan and craft tools such as carpentry, plumbing, metalworking or blacksmith's
tools, manually operated sewing machines, shoemaking kits - (these will go
to Ghana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda)
Garden and power operated tools - (these will be used for local people with
health disabilities to become involved in practical conservation and horticultural
activities).
Our nearest collection point is Lester Lowe, Breck Farm, Kniveton. Please
take the tools there before 5th September.
See details on the poster in the vestibule for details of an exhibition related
to this appeal.
Operation Christmas Child
Marianne Matthews and Betty Hadley will again be co-ordinating the Christmas
shoe box appeal this year. You may like to be thinking about what you can
put into your box. We have a large quantity of knitted children's mittens,
scarves and hats, also teddy bears, which will be freely available to you
if you would like to use them. Leaflets about the project are on the table
in the vestibule. Please help yourself. There will be more details in the
September magazine.
Betty Hadley
Dates for your Diary
JUNE
Tues 29th 12.30pm Ashbourne Church Lunch Century Hall
JULY
Sat 3rd 2pm District Network Garden Party Ripley
Sun 4th 10am Parwich Praise Parwich
Sun 4th Ashbourne Chapel Anniversary (inc. BBQ at 12noon)
Sun 11th 9am Brailsford_Alive@9 Brailsford
Sun 11th 11.30am Family Picnic followed by walk Ashbourne
Sun 11th 8.30pm Prayer Evening Church
Wed 14th 7.15pm 'Open the Book' talk St Oswald's Hall
Thu 15th 9.30am NCH Home Produce Stall Town Hall
Fri 16th 7.30pm Fun Quiz for Mooiplaas Century Hall
Sat 17th NCH Street Collection
Sat 17th 10am "Beyond these four walls" Century Hall
Sat 17th 8pm Bassline Elim Church
Sun 18th 10.30am NCH / Explorers Service
Mon 19th 7pm Network AGM, supper and illustrated talk Century Hall
Wed 21st 7pm Milldale Service Milldale
Fri 23rd 7.30pm Phoenix Talk St Oswald's Hall
Sun 25th 9am Brailsford_Alive@9 Brailsford
Tues 27th 12.30pm Ashbourne Church Lunch Century Hall
AUGUST
Sun 1st 10am Parwich Praise Parwich
Sun 8th 9am Brailsford_Alive@9 Brailsford
Sun 8th 2.30pm Tissington Chapel Anniversary Tissington
Wed 18th 7pm Milldale Service Milldale
Sun 22nd 9am Brailsford_Alive@9 Brailsford
Tues 31st 12.30pm Ashbourne Church Lunch Century Hall
SEPTEMBER
Thu 2nd 7.30pm Magic of the Banana Tree Century Hall
Sun 5th 10am Parwich Praise Parwich
If you would like to contribute an article for the magazine, I will be happy
to publish it.
Items for the September Ashbourne Circuit Magazine to me by 9pm on Wednesday
18th August
Please pass items to Stuart Green, or put them in the "Newsletter"
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