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All are welcome to come along and snap up a bargain at the next St Peter’s Tabletop Sale. This takes place in the St Peter’s Centre opposite the church with the spire.
Saturday 7th May 2022
10am-12 noon
St Peter’s Centre
Continue reading “Tabletop Sale at St Peter’s 7th May 2022”There’s always a lot going on in February and March. Between Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, Burns Night, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, St David’s Day, St Patrick’s Day and Mothering Sunday, you might think your calendar is already full—so it might surprise you to hear of some other ‘festivals’ in the next few weeks.
Continue reading “Alternative dates for your diary…”Mondays:
Keep fit: HIIT at 7.45pm with Janet Thomas Fitness (St Mary’s, Vale Rd)
Tuesdays:
Baby Group 10am—11.30am : A support group for 0-12mth olds and their parents and carers. Tea, coffee, chat, and we have song time at the end. All welcome. Text or call Alex for details 07730 609446 (St Mary’s, Vale Rd)
Choir Practise: 8pm on Tuesday evenings, all welcome (St Mary’s, Vale Rd)
Keep fit: Fit Steps 7.30pm with Janet Thomas Fitness (St Mary’s, Vale Rd)
Wednesdays:
Chapel Kids 11:30am—1.30pm Come and join our Baby & Toddler group with craft, story and songs at The Chapel. All welcome 0-4yrs and their parents and carers. We eat lunch together too. Bring a picnic or enjoy something from the community fridge! (The Chapel, Wharf Rd)
Chapel Craft 8pm-10pm Bring along your latest craft project and craft enjoy a sociable cuppa and chat as we craft. (The Chapel, Wharf Rd)
Thursdays :
Baby Plus (Tongham) 10.30am Baby group for non-walkers at The Old School, Poyle Rd, Tongham. (St Paul’s, Poyle Rd)
** Lent Special ** Thursday Lent Film nights 6.30pm at The Chapel
Every Thursday in lent—Film, food and discussion. Starts on 3rd March, running for 6 weeks, all welcome. Text to book 07730 609446
Fridays:
Community Café 10am-12 Noon Please pop in for a cuppa and a chat at the St Mary’s community café. All are welcome, all faiths and none, all ages and stages. It’s free / by donation (St Mary’s, Vale Rd)
Sundays:
Sunday Services 10:30am at St Mary’s. All are welcome, whether life long Christians or just exploring. We serve refreshments after the service, join us for cuppa & chat. You can also join us via Zoom online.
Sunday School is on too! Join us on Sundays at 10:30 at St Mary’s while your grownups are in church. The sessions are aimed at school age children.
More on Facebook: @StMarysAshVale @TheParishioner @AshValeChapel
Wed 2 Feb—Mothers Union (afternoon group) 2.30pm at St Peter’s Centre (First Wednesday of the month) Guest Speaker this month: Linda Tallon, on teaching children with special needs. All Welcome.
Continue reading “What’s on in February & March 2022 – More Dates for your Diary”What an amazing event the Christmas Market & Carols was at St Mary’s! We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who had a stall, all who came to support us and of course the choir who led us in the beautiful carols afterwards. We enjoyed being able to invite the whole community to be a part of Christmas at St Mary’s even though we couldn’t do our usual events indoors.
Continue reading “A huge * Thank You * to all of you who supported our first Christmas Market!”Join us at your local churches for Lent events and activities in 2022. All Welcome.
Thursday Lent Film Nights 6:30pm at The Chapel on Wharf Rd. Every Thursday in Lent, starting 3rd March for 6 weeks. Film, food and discussion. Each week will be different so you can come to one, some or all. Text to book 07730 609446.
Messy Church during Lent: St Mary’s in Ash vale invite you to Messy Church on Sunday 27th Feb and Sunday 20th March 4-6pm. All Welcome, but please book ahead! Text to book: 07730 609446
Continue reading “Join in with Lent in 2022”Christmas Letter from the Vicarage — (p4&5) Revd Neil Lambert
Ashes Good Neighbours —(p8) A rallying cry and an invitation for coffee
Poets Corner—(p9) Seasonal inspiration from BMS
Meet the Local—(p10) Graham Thomas, Treasurer of Shawfield SSA
Continue reading “What’s Inside? The Parishioner Dec 2021/Jan2022”By Vicki Turton (Surrey Community Action)
What a challenging two years we have had with Covid! So much has changed since March 2020 – some for the better, some for the worse.
Continue reading “Ashes Good Neighbours”By Alex Sanderson (Chapel Project Manager)
As most locals will already know, the Chapel Project on Wharf Rd is all about sharing Christ’s love through creativity, hospitality and worship. We welcome everyone, of all faiths and none. The Chapel is a joint initiative between the Hants Surrey Border Methodist Circuit, and St Marys Church in Ash Vale (more on our website here: www.ashvalechapel.com and Facebook @ashvalechapel). Now you can help us do more in 2022, through the Co-op ‘Local Causes’ scheme! https://www.coop.co.uk/local-causes
Continue reading “Cast your Votes at the Co-op to support Food Projects at The Chapel!”Your local Churches Together & community events at a glance
Events during Advent:
Sat 27 Nov: Christmas Cards drop-in Workshop, 1-4pm Visit Ash Fantasia and then pop over to the Chapel on Wharf Rd to make a Christmas card. No need to book, just pop in. (The Chapel)
Sat 27th Nov: Ash Christmas Fantasia. Contact to book a stall: events@ashpcsurrey.gov.uk. Market opens 12:00, carols at 16:30 and lights switch on by 5pm. (The Ash Centre, Ash Hill Rd)
Continue reading “What’s On this Christmas? 2021”