The Mother’s Union are once again collecting items for the Home Starter (fresh start) Packs for the Doncaster Women’s Refuge.
Why not get together with a friend and help us make a laundry basket to give to vulnerable Women hoping to make a new start?
Please see the attached list or click on the link below for a printable Word Document. The list is also on the MU notice board.
We would just like to give you all an update on the fantastic progress on how the Tower Appeal is going.
Over the last few months by a combination of events including the soup lunches, music marathon, auction and personal donations the amount raised so far for the Tower Appeal is £113,933.
Total amount spent so far on the internal work and some immediate work needed on the outside is £22,594. There is still a huge amount of work to be undertaken on the outside and at present this is going through a formal tender process.
ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING & VESTRY MEETING
Monday 29th April at 7.00 pm in Church
Forms are at the back of the church for those seeking nomination for membership of the PCC ( 12) and also for Churchwardens (3 ).
Please let Phil Beavers have fully completed nomination forms as soon as possible for the meeting. Forms can be accepted on the evening but it would be most helpful if you could give them to him in advance.
Further details from John 7 44142 or Judy 7 43700
Sunday 28th April at 6 PM.
Please join in our continuing Easter Celebrations with the Easter Carol Service
Like puppies, Carols are not just for Christmas
We are having an Auction Sale in aid of the Tower Appeal on Saturday 27th April in the Scout Headquarters at 11 am.
Viewing of items for sale will start at 9;30 am
If you have items to donate it would be wonderful if you could bring them to the Scout HQ on Friday 26th between 10 am and 12 noon.
Refreshments will be served on the day
For further details please contact John (744142) or Judy (743700)
Would you like to bring some joy into the life of a Homeless person over Easter?
St. Mary’s Church will be collecting Easter Eggs in conjunction with the Cathedral Archer Project, next week, for Sheffield’s homeless and vulnerable people.
We are looking for people in Tickhill who would like to donate an Easter egg. CAP will then pass these on to the homeless at their purpose build premises within Sheffield Cathedral.
If you can donate an Easter egg then drop it off in St. Mary’s Church between 10am and 4pm any day in Holy Week or at our 10:30 Easter Sunday Service.
More information about the Cathedral Archer Project can be found at www.archerproject.org.uk
Our Lent project this year is United World Schools.
This charity is dedicated to improving lives of some of the world’s poorest children through education. They work in Nepal, Cambodia and Myanmar, partnering with local communities to build schools and provide teachers especially in isolated districts
We are invited to collect our change to be presented on Easter Day. Please take a receptacle from church.
https://www.unitedworldschools.org/
Tickhill Writers present “An Afternoon with Imelda Staunton” on Wednesday 10th April at 2:00 pm at The Methodist Church.
Proceeds to St Mary’s Church and to Alzheimers Research.
There will be a Raffle.
Tickets, priced at £12 are available from Tickhill Library
Dear Friends,
As you are probably aware an appeal was launched several months ago to undertake some significant repairs to the tower at St Mary’s church which I’m pleased to report should be undertaken during the course of 2019. We are eternally gratefully for everyone who has and continues to support our appeal.
We now see this as an opportune time to consider how we may be able to reorder some of the internal parts of our church building in ways to make it a major centre for the day to day life of Tickhill, where people can gather to enjoy activities which are perhaps presently not available elsewhere. The vision is that St. Mary’s church is inclusive to everyone, regular churchgoers or not, and still keeping its integrity as being a central place of Christian worship and witness in the community, this being our parish church.
Churches are being encouraged to develop their use as a sustainable community resource and St. Mary’s wishes to move in this direction to actively play our part in fulfilling the needs of today’s people and for the generations that follow. It would be great if you could help us with this important and exciting work.
In working towards this goal, we would love to hear what facilities you think we might be able to provide to make this wonderful medieval building a welcoming place to the whole community.
Please come along to a very informal gathering to be held in church on Saturday 06 April at 2.00 p.m. when we would very much look forward to seeing you and hear your views, all of which are important to us. Please put this date in your diary and I look forward to seeing you there.
Every blessing
Revd Ali
The end of the internal work on the tower is at last in sight. We now have to think about cleaning the church after it. Could you please spare some time between 9:00 am and 12:00 noon on Thursday 11 April and/or Friday 12th April.
We are looking for budding Mrs Hinchs (or Mr Hinchs) so that between us we can sweep, vacuum and dust all areas of the church following the work, and in time for Easter?
These occasions usually turn out to be quite enjoyable! As always, refreshments will be provided
Thank you
Hazel Horrigan
Cleaning Co-ordinator
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