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The return of the Christmas Card Post Box
The box will go out on 1st December. We will be very grateful if all cards could be posted as soon as possible because sorting them is a huge job and some people will need their cards delivered to them.
We shall ensure that all cards posted before December 20th are delivered to those that cannot collect them in person, any received after that date will not be delivered but can still be collected
Anyone who wants to volunteer to deliver cards should let Elf Debbie or Elf Amanda know.
Many Thanks
Donations needed for the food bank
A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO THE FOOD BANK
Apart from everything else that has been restricted, missed or deferred during the Covid-19 pandemic this year, we have not been able to support many of the charities that we would normally have liked to. Over recent months, many within our community have been struggling financially, and we therefore thought that it would be a good idea to support our local foodbank in a practical and positive way this Christmas.
We have therefore decided to hold a Christmas Gift Collection at our service next Sunday 13 December, just in time for us to deliver these goods to the foodbank, and for them to distribute them to their clients. So, please bring along whatever you can to our 10.00am service next week where these gifts will be placed in front of our altar and blessed, that they may hopefully go towards someone or a family in need having a slightly easier Christmas. The foodbank have indicated that they would be very happy to receive the following in order to make some hampers:
**Sachets of Custard powder **A bottle of Shloer or similar
** A carton of fruit juice ** Carton of long life milk
**Cheese Straws or Breadsticks ** Christmas Cake
** Tin of Biscuits **Chocolate Log
** Box of Chocolates ** Bag of sweets
**Bag of sugar **Coffee
**Jam ** Tea
**Pringles
!!! Please don’t wrap any gifts as they will be put together in hampers!!
Many thanks in anticipation.
Christmas Raffle
Sadly, there will not be a Christmas Concert at St. John’s this year, but we are going to hold a Christmas Raffle to raise much needed funds for our church.
Lots of prizes :
***£25 John Lewis voucher
***Grand Hamper of Christmas goodies
***Wine, Chocolate biscuits, chocolates, Amaryllis
Tickets are the usual £1 a strip and available on Sundays after the 10 am service or through Amanda in the Parish Office.
Get yours soon – the draw will take place on Sunday 20th December after the service.
Down The Drain
The drainpipe will be out at the back of church as usual over the Christmas period.
You are invited to ‘throw your money down the drain’ in support of St. John’s Boiler Fund.
Christmas Coffee Morning
Wednesday 16th December
Join us for our last zoom meeting of 2020
Wednesday 16th Dec 2020
at 10.30am for an hour.
Christmas jumpers optional!!!!
Please email Amanda bookingsstjohns@gmail.comto get a login for the sessions.
Come for private prayer and reward yourself with some preserves
Please check out the back of the church for jars of Chutney normally sold at Crimbo fair. Proceeds will go towards the boiler fund.
At the back of the Church are jars of :
“Andrew’s Original Apple & Tomato Chutney”
“Mr Bee’s Tomato , Apple & Pepper Chutney”
“Papa André’s Dower House Chutney (Apple, Tomato & Plum)
Limited jars of :
“Andrea’s Mediterranean pickled and marinaded vegetables”
“Andrew’s Courgette Sweet pickle”
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