Please continue to demonstrate your generosity by donating to Rutland Food Bank. There will be collections from the church porch on Wednesday, 24th November and Wednesday, 8th December, Wednesday, 22nd December. Please place your donations in the boxes.

In the hope of being able to put together small Christmas hampers we have been asked to supply:

UHT milk (blue or green)
Tinned ham or chicken
Crackers, cheese biscuits, crisp breads
Pringles
Savoury snacks
Small chocolate treats
UHT juice
Bottles of squash
Long-life sponge puddings
Christmas biscuits
Toiletries, especially small gift sets

 

Alternatively, donations may be made to CAF Bank –
Account name: Rutland FoodBank
Sort Code: 40-52-40
Account Number: 00034016

 

We are told that there is no need to supply mince pies, Christmas puddings, baked beans, pasta, soup, cereal, tea or coffee because stocks are high.

Your generosity throughout 2021 has been amazing – my thanks to everyone.

Thank you,
Debra Thatcher

ROLL UP AGAIN EVERYONE!!

Having had a practice run in the summer we thought you may enjoy taking your skill a step further but this time making a CHOCOLATE YULE LOG! Attached is the recipe for this delicious challenge…chocolate yule log recipe

This will keep for use during the festive period or you could pop it in the freezer for use at a later date.

 

Cake Entries:     Saturday, December 18th 2021

Judging Date:    To be brought to the Church by 3:00 pm

Where:                St Mary Magdalene and St. Andrew Church, Ridlington

Entry Fee            £5.00

Winners to be announced at the end of the Carol Service on Sunday, 19th December

 

Over the past months the government has been encouraging people to use lateral flow tests twice weekly.

Rutland County Council have made the “New” style kits available and our Rector, Pippa Madgwick has asked each of the 10 churches in the Benefice, whether they would like to make some of these test kits available in the churches.

For this reason, we have received a large box of test kits which are now available for everyone to use. They have been placed on the bench at the back of the Church St. Mary Magdalene and St. Andrew, please feel free to take one.

The old style test kits required the swab to be swished around the tonsils and up one nostril whilst the new style kits don’t require the swab to be swished around the tonsils but require both nostrils to be tested.  Each test kit contains full and easy to follow instructions for use and supplies details of how to register the test results and how to dispose of the test kits once used.

Even if experiencing no symptoms we are encouraged to test twice a week.

Please test to keep our community safe.

Thank you
Debra Thatcher