This is to inform you that on Sunday, April 3rd 2022 at 10:45 a meeting will be held in Ridlington’s St. Mary Magdalene & St. Andrew for the election of a Parochial representative of the laity. The original notice can be found in the Porch of the Church.
Rutland County Council have supplied bags – blue for recyclable rubbish and black for items to go to landfill. Due to on-going concerns about Covid gloves, pickers and hi-vis jackets have not been supplied.
Bags will be available at the top of our drive – please let me know if you would like to volunteer and what area you would like to cover. Bags of rubbish to be returned to the top of our drive – 3 Main Street – which will be collected next Friday.
Debra Thatcher
Next collection dates for March and April are:
Wednesday, March 23rd
Wednesday, April 20th
Please click on the link below. The Foodbank has kindly provided their latest list of items you may wish to consider for donation. Please continue to give generously.
March2022 Foodbank Wish List (1)
Thank you,
Debra
I was delighted when Christy Lefteri’s “The Beekeeper of Aleppo” was donated – it did not disappoint. A moving and haunting story of a perilous journey undertaken by a couple escaping Syria and living as refugees. By focusing on the couple and seeing their suffering at first hand we begin to appreciate the desolation and displacement of war at first hand. I heartedly recommend this book.
On a lighter note, three humorous books – one of Spike Milligan’s war memoirs “Adolf Hitler – My Part in His Downfall” – from declaration of war on Germany to landing in Algeria as part of the Allied’s liberation of Africa. As Milligan says “All the salient facts are true”. It was good to re-read this, I found it amusing.
“Lost in Translation – Misadventures in English Abroad” collected by Charlie Crocker and his team. Covers everything from hotel signs to advertisements, some really hit my funny bone.
and
“Peter Simple’s Domain” by Michael Wharton – a collection of columns from The Daily Telegraph covering the period 1999 to 2002: I dare say more funny to have read at the time they were written.
Please feel free to borrow the books from the church or, if you would like to buy, please make a donation.
Debra Thatcher.
Church cleaning rota: thank you, this month, to: Ruth Lees; Karen Baines; Anne Harvey; Debra Thatcher;
Church flowers: there are no flowers in church throughout Lent;
Front of House Rota: Richard and Debra Thatcher; Steve and Louise Fox; Martin and Margie Wall;
CHURCH APCM ADVANCE NOTICE – Sunday, 3rd April 2022 after refreshments post Morning Prayer. Please do join us for a cuppa and cake and stay for the meeting.
“The FoodBank was there when we really needed it, it was an absolute lifeline”.
Items requested include:
– UHT milk (blue or green);
– tinned potatoes or smash;
– tinned fruit; tinned meat pies;
– long-life sponge puddings;
– bottles of squash;
– plain rice particularly in microwaveable sachets;
– washing up liquid;
– loo rolls;
– shower gel;
– shampoo;
– deodorant;
– non-bio washing pods
Church cleaning rota: Thank you this month to Mary Aldridge,; Jacky Morrell; Julie Hoult; Louise Fox
Church flowers: Thank you to Suzanne Baines; Liz Simpson
Front of House Rota: Anne & David Harvey; Martin & Margie Wall; Ruth Lees
Volunteers: If you are able to spare an hour or so, two or three times a year to help clean the church, please contact Anne Harvey
Volunteers
A big thank you from the members of the PCC to anyone who has volunteered for the 2022 church rotas – opening/closing the church, cleaning, flower arranging, setting up for services, reading, leading services. There are opportunities for everyone.
PCC Members
Louise Fox, Steve Fox, Andy Hoult, Dawn Ross, Debra Thatcher, Richard Thatcher, Margie Wall
APCM Advance Notice
Sunday, April 3rd 2022 immediately after Morning Prayer
Since I last wrote we have passed on 8 sacks of warm clothing to the Peterborough Homeless charity. Thank you so much for your kindness.
You may have read about the lifeline that dogs give to the homeless and that many homeless folk will feed their dogs before they feed themselves. You will see that I have added dog food to the list.
Items needed:
Sleeping bags, 2-person tents (not pop-up as these are not weatherproof and they blow away), yoga/camping mats, trainers with good soles sizes 8-10, torches, stoves, anything camping related.
Men’s jeans 30″- 32″ waist
M/L joggers or similar,
M/L winter/waterproof coats
Medium – new/unused boxers
New/unused socks
Dog food – self-opening cans or dried food
Homeless people are rarely XL so please no bigger than large size.
Neither duvets nor pillows can be accepted.
Many thanks for your ongoing support.
Margie & Martin Wall
8 East Lane, Ridlington,
Mobile – 07928 378668
Phone – 01572 821397
