Wedding ring found * A ring has been found near the bus stop near St Mary’s Church and has been handed in to the church office. Is it yours? Please contact the office on 07863 311165
Wedding ring found
Christmas Fun at The Chapel 26 Nov 2022
Come on down to The Chapel on Wharf Road for some relaxing Christmas fun on Saturday 26th November 2022 14:30-17:30.
We have a super raffle with some amazing prizes from our local community and local businesses, a fab tombola, delicious chocolate lucky dip, free card making craft to keep the children amused, second hand toys for a Christmas bargain and of course Hot Chocolate and some yummy refreshments.
Pop in and say hello, any time 14:30-17:30 and find out more about what’s on offer here for our community all year round!
The Chape Project – Hospitality, Creativity and Worship. All welcome!
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Project Manager: 07730609446
Ash Fantasia 2022
(By Cllr John Tonks)
Each year Ash celebrates the start of the Christmas Season by holding a Christmas Market at the Ash Centre (Ash Fantasia 2022). This year it will be held 12 pm – 4 pm Saturday 26th of November, and there will be both inside and outside stalls including some small fairground attractions in the Ash Centre car park. The Centre will be full of local organisations, charities and businesses with lots of fun, games and present ideas.
At 4:30 pm the Ash Vale Ensemble band will play Christmas carol music in front of the Christmas Tree in the village centre. Residents are invited to join in by singing along to the Christmas carols. The event culminates with the arrival of Santa who will be turning on the Christmas Lights throughout the Parish at 5 pm.
Warm Hubs launched across Surrey
Press release from SCC
This Winter, Surrey County Council, district, borough town & parish councils have been working together with Surrey’s fantastic faith and community groups to open up a network of Warm Hubs that are there to support residents who will be affected by the cost-of-living and energy crisis.
Many millions of UK residents will be affected by soaring energy bills, and Surrey is no different, with tens of thousands of our neighbours, friends, and families being forced to make difficult decisions on whether to heat their homes or eat three meals a day.
We know that many of our homes are poorly insulated, and this combined with the extreme types of weather we’ve been seeing, as a result of climate change, means this Winter could be even harder. The combination of adverse weather, poorly heated homes and people unable to keep their heating on poses a real threat to people’s health.
That’s why a network of Warm Hubs has been set up across Surrey to provide support to residents in these challenging times. The Warm Hubs are spaces across the county, where people can drop-in, get warm, have a hot drink and be in the company of other people. Very simply a place to get warm. There will also be people on hand to give free energy advice. Helping people with advice to make their homes more energy efficient and ultimately reduce their fuel bills.
There are currently nearly 70 of these warm spaces that have been opened up in a variety of community spaces including community and church halls, libraries, leisure centres and even museums across the county.
For more information on where these Warm Hubs will be visit surreycc.gov.uk/warmhubs
Councillor Marisa Heath Cabinet Member for Environment said “Having been through COVID-19 we saw how communities in Surrey pulled together to support one another, particularly looking out for the most vulnerable amongst us. And once again through the provision of this network of Warm Hubs, we can see all sectors of the community working together to provide a warm space for those who may be struggling to keep warm this winter. This provision is open to everyone, it’s a free service that is quite simply a space for people to come and get warm and mix with others from their community. It also provides the opportunity for people to get some free energy advice which can help them to make sure they are using their energy most efficiently and know where to go to for any support that is out there which can help them to make any improvements.”
Warm Hubs helping you to get warm and stay warm. Find your nearest Warm Hub here surreycc.gov.uk/warmhubs #warmhubs #NoOneLeftBehind #staywarm
From The Parishioner Editor: “Did you know? St Mary’s here in Ash Vale is a Warm Hub! Pop in to our Community Café on Fridays from 10am for free hot drinks and a natter, followed by soup lunch 12:00-13:00″ Other local churches are covering different days too. Have a look at the Warm Hubs list! surreycc.gov.uk/warmhubs #warmhubs #NoOneLeftBehind #staywarm #Community #StMarysAshVale
Please vote for the Chapel by 21 Oct 2022
The Chapel Project team was delighted with the food projects being nominated as one of the local Co-op Community Fund charities for 2022. However, they do absolutely need your votes please to ensure they receive as much funding as possible.
Have you seen this poster in the Co-op in Ash Vale? It tells you a bit more about what we do. It’s a wonderful partnership, working together to help local people.
Please do vote for us, every vote counts! Voting link: https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/63269
Your support means we can do even more for our community. (voting deadline 21 Oct 2022)
Thank you for your support, your vote makes all the difference .
See you soon at The Chapel!
Alex
(Project Manager)
You can contact Alex on:
projectmanager@ash-vale.org.uk
or 07730 609446
Community #ItsWhatWeDo #ChapelKids #ChapelProject #AshValeChapel #CommunityGarden #EndHunger #StopWaste #LoveYourNeighbours
Cake and winter warmers
St Mary’s has cakes for sale in aid of MacMillan today 30th September at community cafe 10:00-12:00 all welcome
St Mary’s church Vale Rd Gu12 5JE
macmillancoffeemorning #StMarysAshVale #CommunityCafe
Starting next week the Friday Community cafe will run an extra hour until 1pm and we will have Soup lunch available too. #WinterWarmer
New term, new baby & toddler group?
Little Lambs Library Baby & Toddler Group is back for the autumn term, join us on Tuesdays 10:00-11:30 for cuppa, chat, play, craft, story and songs. Its free / by donation and new members are always welcome. Contact: 07730609446
Church Table – please help us to fund it!
Church Table – Please help us to fund it!
We are looking to crowdfund the remaining money owed to Dan Austin, the artist behind this incredible, much admired and loved table, which he is letting us have at a very reduced rate. Please chip in and help! We need £1750 to pay the balance of what is owed.
St Mary’s has used this table for a year now, and it works wonderfully – it’s literally part of the furniture!
It is a table that is completely unique, inlaid with wood sourced from all around the world by Revd Neil and Dan. It was 5 years in the making and we have had it for a year. It even featured as our Christmas postcard in 2021.
Did you know? Dan Austin has been supporting mission and ministry at St Mary’s since Revd Neil’s arrival here in 2007. This includes mission in Uganda, setting the bike race in 2010. He is the artist who created the St Mary’s painting at the back of the narthex, and designed many years of Parishioner Magazine covers. He has also been extremely generous with his time and talents providing us with postcards at Christmas and Easter.
Please donate today! We have given ourselves a deadline to pay for the table by the end of August.
You can donate online, donate cash or cheque in a labelled envelope at church, or send a bank transfer with “Table” as the reference.
Online link:
https://givealittle.co/campaigns/004e7d12-e1d1-44ee-acc9-0e3822b6d474
Thank you, and bless you for your support. Do come and enjoy communion with us at the table on Sunday.
Neil on behalf of the PCC
Please note – In the unlikely event that we are unable to raise enough to fund the table, we will use any funds raised to plant trees in Uganda instead, via the AWU projects we support. If we raise more than we need, any excess will likewise go to Uganda tree planting to grow the next table!
What feeds you?
What feeds you? We only get one body in life, and what we consume impacts our health and ultimately our longevity.
Its so easy to treat our bodies like garbage bins: we eat our kids left overs, we snack on rubbish and we may eat party left overs even if not nutritious. On the flip side, healthy eating can help us to feel more wholesome, lively and energetic.
Many of us want to lose weight but haven’t delved deeply to consider why that might be. If you take time to do this you will find a far more compelling reason to opt for an apple than a bag of crisps. Connecting with that real reason will help you look after your precious body.
Catherine
Catherine Free, Life Coach
I help ambitious people to achieve their goals by shedding self doubt and create a winning mindset.
contact: 07534 133413
Contemplative Prayer
Contemplative Prayer – Wednesday evenings: Sarah will be starting a regular Wednesday evening session of contemplative prayer in the Church from 22nd June. This will be a weekly event with the lead being shared between Neil and Sarah. More details of timings are available by contacting the church office parishoffice@ash-vale.org.uk.
Prayer is central to God moving in our lives and we have several ways in which we gather as a fellowship to pray. Other ways to pray together include the prayer chain, Tuesdays at 11:45am in Church, monthly Friday evening prayer meetings, prayer ministry after the service on Sundays, and in our homegroups. How is God calling you to pray?
God desires us to be in relationship with Him and praying is simply talking to God and including Him in everything that you do. If you don’t feel comfortable praying or feel unsure of how to pray, do talk to Revd Neil or anyone from the Prayer Ministry Team.
#Prayer #TryPraying #Community #PrayerMinistry #ContemplativePrayer
