April Parish News
ST ANDREWS CHURCH
Services & events for February
| Sun
6 |
10.00am |
Family Service |
| |
11-00am |
Informal Communion |
| Wed
9 |
10.30am |
Pram Service |
| Sun
13 |
10.30am |
Palm Sunday Service |
| Thur
17 |
8.00pm |
Informal Maunday Thursday
Communion |
| Fri
18 |
12.00noon |
Good Friday Service |
| Easter
Day Sun 20 |
10.30am 6.00pm |
Holy Communion Songs of Praise |
| Sun
27 |
10.30am 6.15pm |
Morning Praise 3-16 meeting in Family Room |
Easter Services
Palm Sunday - 13th April
A shorter service at 10.30am followed by the St Andrews A.G.M.
Zip Jam Boo the children's group will operate throughout.
Maundy Thursday - 17th April
Informal Service of Holy Communion at 8.00am with an extended time of prayer for special needs.
Good Friday - 18th April
An hour at the Cross. A quiet meditative Service from 12.00 - 1.00pm
Easter Day - 20th April
Holy Communion at 10.30am
During the service the children will have the opportunity to join in creating an Easter Garden.
Songs of Praise at 6.00pm - a chance for you all to join in with some favourite hymns.
ALEY GREEN CHURCH
Happy Easter from all of us at Aley Green
Methodist Church. Our weekly Lent meetings 'New World, old
Faith' have been very lively and interesting. Our thanks to
Mike Bull and Sue Sowley for leading them. The Lent projects
this year for the adults was to fill smartie tubes with small
change for 'War refugees. The children chose to fill their
smartie tubes for 'World villages for children' (an
organisation that gives children a chance to break free from
a life of poverty.
We are holding a Beetle Drive on April 4th from 7p.m.
onwards, at Café #7 Manor Road, Caddington. There will be a
bangers and mash meal, followed by ice cream and jelly, then
games of beetle. Adults £4 children £2. Prizes will be
given to the winners and there will be a tombola at 50p ago
with a prize every time. Thank you to Chris and Sarah
McCaughey for the venue. All money raised will go to the
National Children's Homes. Tickets from Cafe # 7 or Ann, Tel
733668. N.C.H. is the children's charity of the Methodist
Church. We believe that all children and young people should
have the support and opportunities they need to reach their
full potential (Supporter Help Line: 08457626579 or www.nch.org.uk
Dates for your diary
May 17th 2.30p.m. Good as New Sale at Aley Green in aid of
Methodist Homes for the Aged.
May 24th 9.00a.m. Cake stall out-side the Co-op in Caddington
in aid of Church funds.
In June (we don't know the date yet) the BBC TV Songs of
Praise celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of John
Wesley with a thousand Methodist voices.
My mother and my brothers are those who hear Gods word and
put it into practice.(Luke 8:21)
Loving God, parent of all, we remember the call of Jesus to
fulfil our responsibilities to the children of our community.
We ask for your guidance and blessing in serving and loving
others as you would have us done. Amen
With love and prayers from all at Aley Green Methodist Church.
Ann Meader
NEWS FROM THE DIOCESE
March 20th 2003
The following press release has been issued to the
media this morning:
CHURCHES TO BE OPEN DURING WAR FOR
PRAYER AND REFLECTION
Clergy across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire,
Luton and Barnet are being encouraged to keep their churches
open for prayer and reflection during the war with Iraq.
The Bishop of St Albans, the Rt Revd Christopher Herbert, has
issued guidance to clergy and other Christian ministers on
how they can assist the families of any casualties and the
wider population, following the outbreak of war.
He said: "It is at times such as these that our ministry
of prayer, sacrament and pastoral care is of the greatest
importance. War can be a traumatic experience for everyone,
not just those who are directly involved and their families,
but right across the population. I expect our churches, and
other places of worship, to be the focus of much prayer and
reflection and to meet a vital human need.
"Now that hostilities have begun, we need to pray for a
speedy end to the fighting, and for minimum casualties on all
sides. We need to pray for long-term peace with justice for
the whole region, and for the healing of rifts in the world
community."
The Bishop told the Clergy and ministers: "I do not
doubt that through God's grace your pastoral ministry to your
people will be deeply valued. The image of the Good Shepherd
is one which we need to have constantly in our minds and
souls as we exercise our ministries in the days and weeks
ahead."
Local clergy will be offering support to the families of any
casualties, alongside representatives of the armed forces.
At St Albans Abbey, the focus for prayer and meditation will
be the North Transept area. Prayers will also be said at all
services.
Prayers for individuals and congregations have been issued to
clergy for use in their churches.
Issued by: Peter Crumpler
Communications Officer
Diocese of St. Albans,
Tel: 01727 869506; Fax 01727 844469
www.stalbans.anglican.org
EASTER MONDAY PILGRIMAGE.
Pilgrims
from across the diocese will be making their way to St Albans
Abbey for the annual Easter Monday Pilgrimage. This year, an
extended exchange of the sign of Christ's peace will form a
central part of the pilgrimage on Monday April 21st. The
theme is 'My peace I give to you.' Once at the Abbey, the day
will consist of activities from 1.30 pm on the Abbey Orchard.
Pilgrims are asked to bring their lunch. Processions into the
Abbey will begin at 2.30 pm. Details of the day can be
obtained from parish clergy or from Canon Stephen Lake on
01727 890201 or subdean@stalbanscathedral.org.uk
Peter Crumpler Communications Officer
Diocese of St. Albans
SLIP END LOWER SCHOOL
First a change of date for your diary. The
Summer Fayre is now to be held on
Saturday 12th July 2003. The FOSELS committee thought it wise
to change the date as other schools in the area are holding
their Fayres on our first date.
Red Nose Day 2003 was
Friday 14th March and the school organised events to raise
funds for charity. Every pupil was invited to come to school
on that day with a Wacky Hair style. All the staff and
children came with a dazzling display of what you can do to
your hair. There were many styles; some depended upon
lashings of gel and others upon feathers and ribbons. At
assembly on the day, children from the Foundation Unit and
Main school displayed their fashions.
The Foundation Unit also baked biscuits and cakes to raise
funds for charity. These were sold during the day to the rest
of the school.
The total amount raised for Red Nose Day was £150 which
included £35 raised by the sale of biscuits and cakes.
Our picture this month is the 'Caring Tree' which is on
display in the school hall. Every child in the school made an
imprint of their hands. These were cut out and used to make
the foliage and leaves. So every member of the school is
represented in the display. The rainbow represents the
promises that were made to care for each other. The words on
the picture are all 'caring' words.
Paddy Higgens
SLIP END TODDLER GROUP
Slip End Toddler Group
Birth - Pre School
Meet at Slip End Village Hall
1.30 - 3.00pm
Term Time
Great fun for your children
FIRST WEEK FREE -
COME AND TRY IT
Ring Paula on 01582 650552 for further details
ALLOTMENTS & GARDEN
ASSOCIATION
Vegetable Garden (April)
Keep the hoe
going among the young plants before weeds get into vigour and
stifle vegetables, also keep the earth loose round new growth.
If the weather is good and the soil works well, plant second
early and late potatoes, keeping an eye on the early potatoes
set. When shoots start to appear cover with more soil. Main
crops of carrots can now be sown, as well as wintergreens and
runner beans.
Flower Garden
The hardy annuals can be sown in open borders where
you want them to remain, thinning out later. Plant out
pansies and violas, trim off dead growth from those that have
survived the winter.
Roses & Fruit
Any fruit tree grafting necessary ought to be done,
spray fruit trees and larger shrubs. Any new roses must not
be planted later than the first half of April, preferably the
first week.
Lawns
From now on these can be mowed more frequently, do
not mow when surface is frozen. Well oiled easy running
roller machines can be used without damage even when the
ground is fairly wet.
Gillian Plummer
SLIP END FRIENDSHIP CLUB
Our Club is now back to normal meeting every
%Thursday afternoons from 2pm in the Village Hall.
We celebrate our 38th Birthday in March.
On Thursday April 17th , Gillian & Shirley are doing an
afternoon tea dance for4 us, the last one was a great success.
These are some of the outing we have planned forth coming
year.
June 19th - Mystery Tour
July 15th - Bournemouth
August 21st - Weymouth
September 25th - we hope to see the lights at Southend and
sample the Fish and Chips.
Our thanks to Heartlands PCT & Beds County Council we
were invited to The Rufus Centre at Flitwick. We had a very
interesting day trying to sort out problems, if any, with
Health & Social Services in Bedfordshire.
Our grateful thanks to the Harrow, Woodside, Three Father
Christmas's, the Grace Cook Trust, Gillian and Shirley and
everyone that helps us over the year with all their
contributions. It is a very great help to sub our rent and
outings throughout the year.
Sorry to hear that our Chairman Gerald is in Hospital but we
all wish him well.
'Get well soon Gerald'
Viv Porter
Slip End & District Association
Car Boot Sale
Indoors & Outdoors
Slip End Village Hall
Easter Monday
10am - 2pm
For a stall ring 414796 / 723109
Don't forget to give in your names on that day to Gillian,
for the Senior Citizens Outing on Saturday June 7th
1ST & 2ND WOODSIDE
BROWNIES
Brown Owl 2 (Barbara) has recently been in
hospital to have her hip sorted out and she is making good
progress. Not much to report this month, we are busy making
things for Mothers Day and Easter, as everything has got to
be done by the end of March due to the school holidays being
from April 4th - 23rd .
GET WELL SOON BARBARA |
Please note, Craft Fayre's are not organised by the
Brownies.
Times: 10am to 2pm
Coffee Morning Wednesday April 9th, 11am - 2pm- Ploughmans
Lunches will be served.
Gillian Plummer
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
The main business was cut to a minimum so the
Members night committee could take the reins. Mrs Gill Sexton
took the chair with Mrs Sylvia Kedge, Hon. Sec. It is always
the same when the minutes are read for twelve months ago,
members expressions are bland, then as memory clicks in we re-live
the meeting. This year when the birthday gifts were awarded,
it was very nice to be able to wish Mrs Betty Prior Many
Happy Returns of the Day in person, as the meeting fell on
her birthday.
We were then entertained
by a group called "The Happy Wanderers". They sang
to us and we enjoyed some numerous sketches. The refreshments
were sausages in rolls and crisps with shortbread biscuits
with tea / coffee.
We meet 3rd Tuesday in the month 7.30pm - 10pm at he Baptist
Church Hall.
April 15th Offley Place Mrs A Hillyard
May 20th Annual Meeting MK Theatre
June 17th Pressed Flowers Mrs F Harding
See you there Patricia Crick.
LAUGHTER
Resting on top of a large mountain after five hours'
climbing, the two young climbers settled exhausted near the
summit. The elder boy mentioned how hot it was, and then
turned to his friend to ask if he'd like a cold beer.
Astonished, the companion replied, "You carried beer all
the way up here?" "No," answered the first
climber, rummaging through his friend's back-pack, "you
did."
Keen to impress her future father-in-law the young girl
leaped to her feet as he entered the room, "I hope I'm
not sitting in your chair," she blurted out. He looked
at her and replied "They are all my chairs."
The young music teacher needed to have a breast examination
and was very worried as she never felt comfortable with any
physical test so she told herself that she didn't know the
doctor and he didn't know her so it was no big deal. On the
day of the appointment she was very nervous but everything
went smoothly and she breathed a sigh of relief when the
doctor said it was all over. Just as she was about to leave
the office however, his voice stopped her in her tracks.
"By the way", he said, "I really enjoyed your
performance at the symphony concert last week."
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