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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”St Mary’s church has changed over the years, from the tin hut it used to be in Victorian times, to the brick building it became, then the extensions of the entrance hall, office and small hall on one side and the large community centre and kitchen on the other side. The need to accommodate those with extra needs meant a change to the front steps by the building of a ramp and extending the steps.
All we need is 5000 £10’s to reach our target of £50,000
We already have the necessary permission and faculty to go ahead with installing a toilet in St. Peter’s Church, which will provide facilities for all who visit, including access for people with disabilities, and with its baby changing facilities will be a boon for parents/carers too.
Continue reading “St. Peter’s Toilet Project”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!”P: Great to have you as our ’Meet the Local’ – tell us a bit about yourself.
CF: My husband, Austyn, and I have two beautiful young children; 9 months and 2 years. We love spending time with them and feel very blessed every day.
Continue reading “Meet the Local: Catherine Free”Happy New Year! So much has happened since my Christmas letter. We hugely enjoyed welcoming you to St Mary’s to celebrate Christmas in lots of creative ways. Thank you for joining in with our (mostly outdoor) adventures and keeping one another safe throughout our Celebrations. We made 85 pizzas on Christingle night alone, it was a joy to welcome you all. What an amazing community we have here in Ash Vale.
Continue reading “Springing in to the New Year”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”Pop the kettle on and enjoy!
We love to receive your letters, riddles, poems and funnies. We love this poem sent in by one of our lovely readers. Could this be a perfect start to an eco Christmas, or perhaps even the inspiration for a New Year’s resolution?
Decluttering!
I’m trying to declutter, but oh what a lot
Of things I’ve collected all these years, in this plot.
Continue reading “Poets Corner”