Week commencing 22nd June 2014

 

 

 

Celebration of a new ministry

The Institution of Andreas Sistig as the Vicar of Bagshot will take place on Thursday11th September at 7.30pm. Further details will follow.

WW1 centenary commemorative concert

Sunday 20th July at 2.30pm

Music by Bagshot Concert Band at Beech House opposite church
(To include a singsong) Prize for the best period costume
Ticket £10 (includes tea and cake) Children under 12 free

Tickets available from Church Office which is open
Mon-Fri 10am –to 12noon (Wed 10.30am-12noon)

 Cakes for Concert

Many cakes are required for the concert promoted above.  If there are any ladies in the parish who would like to make a cake (or two!) for this special concert then please let Stan Oakes know as he is co-ordinating the 'supply chain

Besom needs

Tinned fruit, custard, cereal - all sizes granulated sugar - 500 grams, potatoes - tinned or instant; sweetcorn/peas, tinned tomatoes, jam or spreads - all sizes; semi-skimmed milk long life - all sizes; small pasta sauce (tomato); cleaning products. We are currently okay for pasta, soup and tea. Number of referrals March - May 2014, March 55, April  33, May 42.

June is busy and in previous years there has been an increase in need during the Summer Holidays. Thank you.

Summary PCC Meeting 10th June

The Church Centre has been decorated and next is the Vicarage.

The Church Centre radiator covers and thermostatic valves have been removed to see if that improves the hall temperature in winter.

We have decided not to have a stand at the Village Day..

Repairs to the War Memorial will not be ready for the WW1 concert and exhibition in July but should be completed by Remembrance Day..

The financial forecast for 2014 shows an increase in the deficit for the year. It was agreed that the Treasurer should draft a letter for the congregation and other supporters highlighting the situation.

Keeping the congregation and everyone interested in St Anne's informed of what is going on, in addition to the Newsletter and Magazine possibly a quarterly news-sheet, the use of social media and reviewing the style and content of the Parish magazine.

Next meeting 8th July 2014. If you  have any points you like to be considered at this meeting, or have any queries please contact any member of the PCC by the end of June.

Stop Press ... Stop Press ... Stop Press ...

 

New Vicar named

We are delighted to announce that the Reverend Andreas Sistig has been appointed  the new Vicar of Bagshot. 

Andreas grew up in Germany and met and married Jenny in South Africa while on a training course. Andreas and Jenny were ordained into the Anglican Church of South Africa and both held ministry posts there before moving to Fleet where Andreas has been Associate Vicar since 2008. They have two school-age daughters. 

Jenny is also an ordained priest, working in two part-time roles as a chaplain, and will be a non-stipendiary curate at St Anne's. 
It is expected that Andreas will commence his ministry at St Anne's in early September.

Week commencing Sunday 11th May 2014

 

St Anne’s Ladies’ Group

Windsor Castle is the topic of the next Ladies’ Group meeting on Thursday, 15th May at  7.45pm in the Church Centre. The speaker is Mrs Patricia Pipe.

St Anne’s Men's Group

Meeting on Friday, 16th May at Hall Grove at 6.30pm.  Cost £10 to include a meal.   Cheques made out to St. Anne's Men's Group to Church Office by Monday, May 12th.

Besom Buzz

Items needed are jam etc, cereal, tinned vegetables and coffee. We could do with some knitted baby blankets, preferably white. If you have buy one get one free or three for two offers, why not donate the ‘free’ one to The Besom? Thank you - Richard Roots

Week commencing 4th May, 2014

 

Date for the diary

There will be a concert (to commemorate the 100 years since the outbreak of WW1 ) given by Bagshot Concert Band at Beech House (by the lake) on Sunday 20 July 2014 beginning at 2.30pm. Tickets will be £10 to include tea and cakes during the interval.

Stan Oakes is organising an exhiibition to coincide with this event. Anyone with memorabilia relating to relatives who fought in the 1st World War who would like to loan them for the exhibition should speak to Stan.

Exhibits could be letters, photos, cards, caps, cap badges, medals or recollections handed down.

The Annual Parochial Meeting

The following were elected to serve at the APCM held on Sunday 27th April in the Church Centre:

Churchwardens: Yvonne Fealey, Gordon Hunt.
Deanery Synod Representatives: Lynne Cowley, Colin Stevenson.
PCC Members: Ian Gladwyn, Suzanne Hunt, Eve Nightingale-Sharpe, Stanley Oakes, Sue Pearce, Helen Perry, David Perry    (Treasurer), Richard Roots, Patricia Stone    (Secretary).

Sidesmen/women: Ruth Stockley, Keith Hand, Beth Reed, Eve Nightingale-Sharpe, John Cook, Viven Cook, Derek FennJune Hurst, Brenda Shepherd, Jo Lyddiatt, Carolyn Bartlett, Janice Coyle, Ken Sackley, Stan Oakes, Margaret Bryson, Margaret Skates, Diane Wild, Joyce Barnard, Godfrey Dodsworth, Malcolm Henderson.

Week beginning 30th March 20014

Mothering Sunday.

Please come and join us for a family service at 10am this Sunday to celebrate Mothering Sunday. And don’t forget that the clocks go forward from 1am to 2am that morning, for the start of British Summer Time or you will miss our special service!

Date for the diary ... do it now

There will be a concert (to commemorate the 100 years since the outbreak of WW1 ) given by Bagshot Concert Band at Beech House (by the lake) on Sunday 20 July 2014 beginning at 2.30pm. 

Tickets will be £10 to include tea and cakes during the interval.

Church Grounds

To keep the grass around the Church Centre tidy it is necessary to mow once a week in the growing season.  One further volunteer is required to ensure that each person does work once per month (i.e.  we already have 3 volunteers).

Remembered with love
a service of prayers and readings

You are warmly invited to a special service for those who have lost loved one's, on Sunday 23rd March at 5pm.

Please bring a photo of your loved one to place on the alter in the Stuart Chapel and light a candle in remembrance, The service will be taken by Michael Howard. If you have any questions about the service, please contact Pat Stone or Sue Hunt

Mothering Sunday.

Please come and join us for a family service at 10am on Sunday 30th March to celebrate Mothering Sunday. And don’t forget that the clocks go forward from 1am to 2am that morning, for the start of British Summer Time or you will miss our special service!

The Annual Parochial Meeting

The APM will be on Sunday 27thApril following the 10am service. Nomination forms for the posts of Churchwarden, Deanery Synod representatives and PCC members will be available shortly.

If you are not on the electoral roll, yet are a regular worshipper at St Anne’s, then you should be! The annual revision is now underway. Please fill in a form available at services before 6th April. If you are on already you don’t need to do anything. No more names can be added after 1st April until after  the APCM, so if you are not on the roll - fill in a form now.  Lynne Cowley


Volunteers required
 
We require a person to get together a group of people to care for the vicarage garden and driveway during our period of Interregnum

The main purpose of the group would be to keep the driveway tidy and keep the garden grass cut. If you think you may be this person please speak with myself or contact me on 01276 479445.
Gordon Hunt - Churchwarden

Besom Buzz

The Besom are currently short of the following: Toiletries - eg shower gel/shampoo, liquid soap. Cleaning supplies - eg J cloths, multi-surface spray, washing up liquid Food: breakfast cereals, biscuits, tinned fruit, tinned vegetables, custards, rice puddings.

The February edition of Besom Buzz is available from the back of church. Do take a copy

The Interregnum

The Churchwardens have met with the Archdeacon and the Rural Dean to discuss the procedure for appointing a new incumbent, which is subject to the Benefices Measure 1986. Responsibility for running the parish throughout the Interregnum lies with the Sequestrators who are the Churchwardens and the Rural Dean.

The first step is to construct a Parish Profile and a Statement of Needs. A small group led by Helen Perry has been working to produce a draft document which will be discussed by the PCC, who will then meet informally with the Archdeacon to agree the final document and initiate the legal processes.  This will take place in February, following which a date will be set for the PCC to hold what is known as a Section 11 meeting when a Statement of Needs will be agreed and two lay members of the PCC will be appointed to represent it in the selection process. The PCC will also have to decide whether to ask the Patron, The Lord Chancellor, to consider advertising the vacancy. If this is agreed the post will be advertised in The Church Times.

Applications will be reviewed by the Bishop and the Archdeacon and, together with the parish representatives, they will draw up a shortlist for interview. The interviews will be considered in the parish by the Bishop and the Archdeacon and the parish representatives.

St Anne’s Men’s Group

There will be a meeting of the Men’s Group on Wednesday February 26th in the Church Centre at 7.30pm. Malcolm Henderson will give a talk on the Lightwater Spear. There will be a two-course meal - bring own drink. £8 per head.  Cheques made payable to St Anne’s Men’s Group.    Stan Oakes

Diary Date

Friday 7th March  is Women’s World Day of Prayer and it is the turn of St Anne’s to host the service. Watch this space for further details.

The Besom News

The shelves are looking empty again and we really need  the following: Tinned peas/carrots, cereal, coffee, tinned & instant potato, custard, individual fruit pots, 500gms sugar, small pasta sauces  & long-life semi skimmed milk.  We have plenty of pasta, rice, soup & baked beans.


Contact details

David and Jude are now in Canada and for anyone who wants to track their progress here are their contact details. The Blog is www.wayfaringstrangeronthemove.wordpress.com 

Their address is 3039 Glen Eagle Crescent, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9T 1S2 Canada.

The best email addresses to use at the moment are david.chillman@hotmail.co.uk and jude.chillman@gmail.com