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FEBRUARY CHURCH SERVICES

All the services will start at 9:30 am

February 2nd – Morning Prayer (Candlemas)
February  9th – Holy Communion – Steve Benoy, Chaplain to the Bishop of Peterborough
February 23rd – Morning Prayer

 

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

First, a post-apocalyptic novel “The Day of the Triffids” by John Wyndham. I read this first as a teenager, but I enjoyed it more this time round.

Another re-read, Muriel Spark’s “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” – I could hear Dame Maggie Smith’s voice loud and clear. A great book with complex characters displaying a host of human imperfections.

Talking of hearing voices, I could not help but enjoy the wonderfully warm tribute to F1 commentator Murray Walker in “Incredible” by Maurice Hamilton  and… finally, “A Confederacy of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole – a cult classic, the story of a modern day Don Quixote, Ignatius J. Reilly, written in the first person as if autobiographical – good fun!

 

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RSPB BIRD WATCH 2025

If you have a spare daylight hour in the weekend of January 24-26th why not participate in some citizen science?

The RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey – see –  https://www.rspb.org.uk/

As well as in your own garden, you can count on the Churchyard and/or Playing Field.

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THE LONGEST YARN – MARCH 16TH 2025

 

We are organising a trip to Peterborough to see the Longest Yarn, an 80 metre long knitted and crocheted artwork made to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in 1944.  It is a free exhibition.

We thought it would round off the trip to have a meal at Cote restaurant which is near the Cathedral Precinct.

Depending on numbers, we could car share.

If interested, please let Debra Thatcher know.

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CHURCH NEWS

CHURCH SERVICES IN JANUARY
January 5th:   Morning Prayer to celebrate Epiphany/Three Kings Day
January 12th: Morning Prayer – cancelled
January 26th: Morning Prayer

Please see the Church noticeboard for further details or contact Debra Thatcher

 

CHURCH FLOWERS
Happy New Year to everyone on the flower rota and many thanks for your continued support.
Thanks go to Louise Fox & Debra Thatcher for the altar flowers in January.

 

VILLAGE CHRISTMAS CARD
Grateful thanks to everyone who participated in the scheme. Monies donated are divided equally between the Church, Village Hall and Playing Field.

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TWO WALKS FOR THIS MONTH

Walk off those mince pies! A short walk has been organised for December 9th.

And another walk has been organised for January 1st.

Both start at 10:00 from the church porch.

Please let Debra Thatcher know if you will attend.

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CHRISTMAS ACROSTIC

CHRISTMAS ACROSTIC – just for fun.

Write a poem where the first letter of each line spells a word for example,

Praise from
Everyone
Across the World
Christ Child
Embraces us All

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

I would recommend all three of these books this month.

First, a well-crafted novel, powerful and gripping exploration of human nature –  “Unravelling Oliver”; secondly, “Me Before You” – you may have seen the film.  Does anyone have the sequel I may borrow?  Thirdly, a memoir “The Last Mazurka” recording the downfall of a once powerful Polish family, mirroring the fate of the Polish nation.