St Anne's Church, Bagshot

Week commencing 19th February 2012

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Men’s Group

Next meeting is on Wednesday 29th February 2012 at 7.30 for 8.00 in the Church Centre. The subject is the "The coastline in the care of the National Trust" by a speaker from the National Trust. If you have not had your invitation please speak to Gordon Hunt or Rick Upham..

Lent Course 2012: Handing on the Torch

Christianity is the largest movement our world has ever seen. It continues to grow at an immense pace – especially in Asia (including China), Africa and Latin America.

At the same time, Christianity in the West struggles to grow and – perhaps – even to survive. In our Lent course for 2012 we will be considering some of the reasons for this and what it might mean for individual Christians, for churches and for Western culture, in a world where alternative beliefs are increasingly on offer.
The course will start on Thursday 1st March and run for 5 sessions.

More details can be found at the back of church with a sign-up sheet. If you wish to be part of what should be a very thought provoking course, please sign-up as soon as possible, so that the course materials can be ordered.

Lent Lunches

Lent lunches will be held on alternate Saturdays in the Church Centre from 12.30pm on March 3rd, 17th and 31st. A simple lunch of soup and bread will be served.

Donations for this will go to the Bishop’s Lent Appeal. All are welcome.

Women’s World Day of Prayer

WWDP this year is on Friday 2nd March at the Book Church, The Square, Bagshot at 1.30pm. ‘Let Justice Prevail’ praying for Malaysia. All are wellcome - men, women and young people.

Week commencing 11th December

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Carol singing at Hart Dene and Sunrise

Sunrise is on Monday 19th Dec
Hart Dene is on Thursday 22nd Dec

Both at 7.30pm. Everyone is invited to join with the Choir for the singing (and refreshments afterwards).

More information from Margaret.

Carol Service

Next Sunday at 6pm is our service of Carols by Candlelight. This is a traditional service with Bible readings and carols.

Please tell your friends and family. Better still, why not bring them with you?

Everyone is welcome.

Fish & Chips Lunch

The next lunch is on Tuesday 13th December at 12.15pm at Jack’s on the A30. Come on your own or bring a friend. Seniors get a discount (free chips)!

Week commencing 4th December

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Stewardship

Stewardship envelopes for next year are now ready for collection. Please take your own envelopes and any which you might be able to deliver to a friend or neighbour. Thank you very much for your continuing support. June Pugh

Fish & Chips Lunch

The next lunch is on Tuesday 13th December at 12.15pm at Jack’s on the A30. Come on your own or bring a friend. Seniors get a discount (free chips)!

Bible Reading Fellowship

The new edition of the BRF notes is available at the back of church for those who have ordered them. Please take your copy.

Week commencing 27th November

2011-11-23T06:24:00.001-08:00

New Rural Dean

The commissioning service for Bob Peck as the new Rural Dean? Service will be Wednesday 7th Dec, at St Martin's, Old Dean and will start at 8:00pm.

Making Christingles

On Saturday 10th Dec, from 10am to 12 noon, we will be making Christingles in preparation for the Christingle Service the next day. If you can spare an hour or so to help, that would be greatly appreciated.
We will be in the Church Centre from 10:00. Do come and join us!

Snowman winner

The "Name the Snowman" competition at the Christmas Market was won by Mrs Joy Welch. The snowman's name is Sneeuwpop. We raised £25 from this competition. Many thanks to all who took part.

£3.50 a week – what will it get you?

For £3.50, you can buy a sandwich from Marks and Spencer's
For £3.50, you can buy a pint of beer
For £3.50, you can buy a tabloid newspaper each day in the week.

Not much really, is it?

Did you know that if everyone who comes to St Anne's gave an extra £3.50 a week to the church (and that this was also gift aided), we would effectively eliminate our current deficit and be able to balance the books, as well as ensuring that we can continue paying our parish share in full.

Can I urge you to consider making this relatively small step? If everyone at St Anne's did so, it would make a huge difference.

Also, if you currently give in cash via the envelope system, have you ever thought about giving directly to the church by monthly standing order? It is easy to set up and maintain and makes life a lot easier as well for the treasurer. Standing order forms are available at the back of the church.

Week commencing November 20th

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Parish Christmas Cards

If you deliver the parish Christmas cards - many thanks in advance for your help. You will find a bundle with your name on it and the roads you deliver to marked on the bundle.
We need more volunteers please. If you can deliver one of the bundles marked ‘Volunteer’ please tell Abby or Lynne and we will add your name to the list. Thankyou

Week commencing October 30th

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Drop in for coffee ...

...on a Friday morning in Bagshot, from 9.30am - and all are welcome. There's a chance to chat. Come on your own or meet your friends at the Church Centre. In particular it’s an opportunity for mums with babies or toddlers to meet in a warm, modern hall, set out ‘café style’. Or if you know someone new to the village it’s ideal to meet new people. We look forward to seeing you.

Christmas Choir

All are invited to join the Christmas Choir this year, to lead our Carol Service on Sunday 18th December at 6pm. There will be practices on Wednesdays 23rd November, 30th November and 7th December, and on TUESDAY 13th December, from 7.30pm to 9pm, with a final run-through at 4pm on the day of the service. Further details from Margaret.

St Anne’s Christmas Market

Saturday 12th November10-12 in the Parish Hall. Wrap up all your present problems in one morning! Offers of help to Margaret Oakes on 01276 684475. Please bring your friends and family to this event.
Quality new Christmassy goods are needed to sell at this event. Please leave them at the back of church.

Thursday 24th November

Invitation to All! Come and join the Ladies’ Group at 7.30pm for 7.45pm when we will be having an evening’s entertainment by the Chobham Handbell Ringers followed by wine and nibbles. Lovely music with the opportunity to have a go yourself!

Shred for St Anne’s!

Please save your shredder’s output for the Christmas Market. Speak to Margaret Oakes if you can help in this way.

Week Commencing 25th September

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Back to Church Sunday

Please accept this as a personal invitation to join us for Back to Church Sunday at the 10am service. We hope we give a warm welcome to visitors every week, but you are especially welcome today.And why not join us for coffee after the service?

Harvest Festival gifts

As has become our custom in recent years, our Harvest Festival gifts will be going to support the work of Step by Step, who are based in Aldershot. Our service is next Sunday (2nd October) at 10am.

Their Accommodation Services, particularly Emmaus House and Victoria Road, rely on the generosity of churches and other groups to keep them supplied with the 'basics' throughout the year. This enables them to minimise their food bill while still providing wholesome, nourishing and tasty meals for the residents. Some of what is given is also distributed as food parcels to other needy young people. Whatever you can give, it won't be wasted!

This is what is really helpful: Breakfast cereal, Coffee, Long life milk, Long life fruit juice (orange, apple etc), Powdered milk, Tea, Sugar, Tinned meat, Tinned vegetables (not chick peas, thank you), Jars or tins of sauces to make dinners with e.g. curry, pasta sauce, etc, Tinned fruit, Tomato ketchup, brown sauce, mayo, Pasta, Tinned tuna, Stock cubes, Jams, marmalade.

Thank you for your help.

Week commencing 11th September

2011-09-06T09:03:00.001-07:00

Harvest Festival gifts

As has become our custom in recent years, our Harvest Festival gifts will be going to support the work of Step by Step, who are based in Aldershot.

Their Accommodation Services, particularly Emmaus House and Victoria Road, rely on the generosity of churches and other groups to keep them supplied with the 'basics' throughout the year. This enables them to minimise their food bill while still providing wholesome, nourishing and tasty meals for the residents. Some of what is given is also distributed as food parcels to other needy young people. Whatever you can give, it won't be wasted!

This is what is really helpful: Breakfast cereal, Coffee, Long life milk, Long life fruit juice (orange, apple etc), Powdered milk, Tea,
Sugar, Tinned meat, Tinned vegetables (not chick peas, thank you), Jars or tins of sauces to make dinners with e.g. curry, pasta sauce, etc, Tinned fruit, Tomato ketchup, brown sauce, mayo,
Pasta, Tinned tuna, Stock cubes, Jams, marmalade.

Thank you for your help.

St Anne’s Ladies’ Group

The group’s next meeting is on September 22nd at 7.45pm in the Church Centre when Chris Howkins talks about poisonous plants/

Week commencing 4th September

2011-08-30T15:18:00.001-07:00

Photography Session

Carly Sykes Photography will be holding a family photo shoot day on Saturday 17th September at St Anne’s Parish Hall, Church Road, Bagshot. £10 per shoot includes one free print.

Between 10am and 5pm.
Call Carly on 01276 470178. www.carlysykesphotography.com

20% of Proceeds going to SANDS the stillbirth and neonatal death charity.

All Age Worship Singers

I would like to gather together a group of people to lead our singing at All Age Worship services on the first Sunday of each month. Anyone of any age will be welcome; no auditions; no requirement to read music.

Apart from the service itself, there will be one practice a month, at a time to be agreed to suit all those who are interested. If you would like to know more, please get in touch with me, by telephone (01252 372268), by email: mphillips42@hotmail.co.uk , or have a word with me after any service. More information is also available in the September Parish Magazine. Thank you.
Margaret Phillips (Director of Music and Organist)

Church and brass cleaning

The new church and brass cleaning rota is currently being prepared, but there are vacancies which you might be able to fill. If you are interested in helping the church look clean and cared for please speak to Janice Coyle who will be pleased to tell you what is involved. Currently both sets of cleaning are undertaken in teams of two - that could be a husband and wife or a team of two friends. Janice can be contacted on 01276 475202.

Faculty Applications

Your attention is drawn to the notice boards, both inside the church and outside. They contain details about two separate faculty applications. The first concerns the Duke’s Banner. The second deals with proposed repairs to the stonework of the church. Please speak to the churchwardens Gordon and Yvonne for more details.

Church Records

The recently completed work by the NADFAS ladies, the Record of Church Furnishings Vols 1 & 2, and the (scanned and printed) Register of Church Services 1939 to 1945, may be viewed in the Church Office during opening hours.

Dates for your Diary

September
10th   Heritage Open Day. Church open for visitors from 10am to 1,30pm.. Why not bring friends, relatives and neighbours to see the newly-restored Duke’s Banner?
25th    Back to Church Sunday, 10am service. . Our focus is on the personal invitation of one church member to one friend.

30th    Macmillan Coffee Morning, 10.30-12.30 in the Church Centre. Please come and bring your friends, relatives and neighbours for this most worthwhile event. A very important and enjoyable morning for a very important                cause. Organiser: Jo Lyddiatt 474402

October
2nd    Harvest Festival takes place at 10am, with our offerings again going to the Step by Step Project in Aldershot, which helps homeless people and those facing adversity realise their full potential. Following this service we will be having a Harvest Lunch - a simple ploughman’s lunch. We hope all our church family will stay for this popular event. There is no formal charge, but donations are invited to cover the costs.

Week commencing 17th July 2011

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Musical Summer

Are you aged between six and 18 and interested in music and singing? Then we have workshops for you on 8th-12th August and 22nd - 24th August. Plus masterclasses on 17th and 18th August.

Discount for quoting St Anne’s Church. Contact via website addisonzane.com or ring 07563 773298 for more information

Week commencing 10th July

2011-07-07T12:02:00.001-07:00

Today’s Baptisms

We warmly welcome the families and friends of Jack and Isla Sylvester-Evans and Lily Rushbrook who are being baptised today.

Church Recording

The National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Society (NADFAS) is a body which does sterling work in recording details of our heritage, particularly our churches.

Over the last three years this exercise has been carried out at St. Anne's by Carol Westcott and her team of ladies including Sue Caukwell. There are another 252 churches throughout the country which are having their valuables catalogued and recorded.

This exercise is not just a stock-take since much historical research emerges in the process. The church property is looked at under eight headings: i) memorials ii) stonework iii) metalwork iv) woodwork v) textiles vi) painting vii) library viii) windows + miscellaneous.

The result of this massive study of St. Anne's will be presented to the church by NADFAS at the 10am Communion Service on Sunday, 24th July (St. Anne's Day). Other copies will be sent to national institutions. Please support this special occasion.

Volunteers needed

Visually Impaired of Surrey Heath provides a free social club, fortnightly for visually impaired residents of the borough.

We need more volunteers to help guide members from room to room and serving tea & biscuits. Sometimes letters need to be read or just having a chat one-to-one.

We meet in Camberley 1st & 3rd Thursday afternoons 2 till 4. If you could help on a monthly basis, that would be great - and on a fortnightly basis would be just brilliant. We also would like help with driving, but club help is a priority.

Please feel free to contact me on brenord@hotmail.com, 01483 852343
or 9. Orchard Close, West End, Woking, GU24 9NS.

Week commencing 19th June

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Choral Evensong for St Anne’s Day

Everyone is invited to a traditional service of Choral Evensong in St Anne's Church, on Sunday 24th July at 4pm where we will celebrate and give thanks for the church's witness to the community of Bagshot over the last one hundred and twenty seven years. The service will be followed by tea and cakes in the Church Centre.

Week commencing 12th June

2011-06-08T11:14:00.001-07:00

Church Work Party

People needed on the morning of Saturday 9th July, from 9am onwards to help tidy the church grounds ready for the Fête the following week.. All offers of help to Gordon Hunt, please, who can tell you what tools you need to bring.

Men’s Group Meeting

There will be a meeting of the Men’s Group on Thursday 23rd June in the Church Centre, beginning at 7.45pm. There will be fish and chip supper (bring your own drink) and the speaker will be Jo Lyddiatt. Jo will talk on the Duke of Connaught and his Knight of the Garter Banner. The cost will be £6 per head. Names, please, to Campbell Bartholomew or Stan Oakes by Sunday 19th June.

Handbell Concert

St. Lawrence Handbell Ringers, Chobham & Surrey Fringe Barbershop Chorus

Friday, 8th July at 8pm in St. Anne's Church. Refreshments available in interval.

No tickets needed but there will be a retiring Collection for charities including Chase Hospice & St. Anne's, so do come and be generous!

Deanery Synod

The next meeting is on Wednesday 22nd June at the Link at Windlesham church. Retired Bp Christopher Herbert will speak on “Issues of Life and Death - Exploring the debate about Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide”. This is an open meeting - all welcome.

Week commencing 5th June

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Fish and Chips at Jack’s

The next fish and chips lunch is on Tuesday 14th June at Jack’s on the bypass. We meet there at 12.15pm. Order your own meal, remembering that there is a discount for seniors! Come on your own or bring a friend.
This is the last lunch until the autumn.

Holy Land trip vacancies

The Revd. Haydon Wilcox has a few places left on his 5th - 16th October 2011 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and his Italian Holiday to Rome, Assisi and Florence on 8th - 17th May 2012 has now been released. If you are interested in having a brochure on either of these please contact him by email: haydonwilcox@mac.com or tel. 01252 621639.

Church Work Party

People needed on the morning of Saturday 9th July, from 9am onwards to help tidy the church grounds ready for the Fête. the following week. All offers of help to Gordon Hunt, please.

Barbecue for all the Family

Come and join us for a relaxed family BBQ at St Anne's Church on Saturday 25th June at 4pm. Sausages, burgers, buns and salads will be provided at £5 per person.
Please bring your own refreshments and picnic blanket. Gazebos will be in place if the weather turns against us! Pat Stone and Sue Hunt

Week commencing 8th May

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Church Funds Update

At the recent Annual Parochial Church Meeting the church annual accounts were presented.
Due to rising Parish Share (our contribution to the diocese for ministry and support), and despite an increase in giving by the congregation, the church is currently running a deficit of £21,000 a year.

Maintenance on the church buildings later this year will take most of what remains of the legacy fund which has supported the church in recent years.
Please pray for those trying to manage the finances in these difficult times. Please also reflect on your own giving. If you have not already joined the Planned Giving scheme, could you do so? A regular income lets us plan for the future.

And if you are a taxpayer please Gift Aid any donations as we can reclaim 25p in the £ on what you give - at no extra cost to you.

Do speak to the Churchwardens, Treasurer or Stewardship Secretary (Gordon, Yvonne, Michael or June) if you have any questions.

Our baptism families

Today we welcome the families and friends of Olivia Grace and Annabelle Rose Gurry and Amber Rhiannon Duggan, who are being baptised during the 10am service.

The Church Fête

Plenty for all the family to do at this year’s church fête, which opens at 1.30pm. There’s a family picnic in the vicarage gardens, so bring your own food and enjoy! There’s a bouncy castle, face painting, ‘beat the goalie’, a toy stall and sack racing.

Meanwhile, around the church, you will find a variety of stalls for gardeners and antique collectors. In addition we can offer you quality gifts, cakes and preserves, books, a glass stall - and even a handbag stall! To refresh the inner (wo)man, can we tempt you with a barbecue, perhaps followed by a cream tea?

And after that why not visit the bell tower or book a photograph session? Tickets available soon for the cream tea and also our traditional fish & chip supper.

Men are Invited

St Anne’s Ladies’ Group invites the men of the parish to their meeting on Thursday 24th May at 7.45pm, when the speaker will be Sharon Cross, Curator of Surrey Heath Museum, ‘Looking Back at Bagshot’.

Barbecue for all the Family

Come and join us for a relaxed family BBQ at St Anne's Church on Saturday 25th June at 4pm. Sausages, burgers, buns and salads will be provided at £5 per person.

Please bring your own refreshments and picnic blanket. Gazebos will be in place if the weather turns against us! See Pat & Sue for tickets.

Week commencing 17th Aapril

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Holy Week & Easter

21st April
8pm Maundy Thursday Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altars.

22nd April
Meet at 10.30am for10.40am. start from St Anne’s for Walk of Witness through the village from Brook Church which starts at 11am.

Then at 2pm. Meditational service for Good Fridayin St Anne’s.

24th April
Easter Sunday services at 8am, 10am and 6pm. Easter Egg Hunt for children in the vicarage garden at 10am.

JULY
16th July
The Fête. Contact Jo Lyddiatt who is co-ordinating this ‘revamped’ event. Please note change of date!

Week commencing 10th April

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Easter Flowers

If you would like to donate towards the Easter flowers in church, maybe in memory of a loved one or as a thanksgiving offering, please see Yvonne Fealey .

Fish and Chips at Jack’s

The next fish and chips lunch is on Tuesday 12th April at Jack’s on the bypass. We meet there at 12.15pm. Order your own meal, remembering that there is a discount for seniors! Come on your own or bring a friend.

Week commencing 3rd April

2011-03-29T15:47:00.001-07:00

This year’s APCM

The APCM takes place after the 10am service on Sunday 17th April, in the Church Centre. There will be a bread and cheese lunch. Please try and attend this meeting, at which the Churchwardens, PCC and Deanery Synod members will be elected.

Holy Week Services / Events

21st April    8pm Maundy Thursday Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altars.

22nd April    Meet at 10.30am for10.40am. start from St Anne’s for Walk of Witness through the village from Brook Church.

                      2pm. Meditational service for Good Friday.

24th April    Easter Sunday services at 8am, 10am and 6pm.

Funerals in Church

The funeral of George Evans takes place at 12.30 on Wednesday 6th April in church. Refreshment will be served in the Church Centre following this service.

The funeral of Joan Cording, who lived in Bagshot for many years before moving to Liss, will take place on Thursday 7th April at 2.30pm. This will be followed by burial at Windlesham, where her late husband Douglas is laid to rest. There will be refreshments afterwards at The Half Moon, Windlesham.

Both families extend a welcome to parishioners who wish to attend these funerals and join them for refreshments.

Week commencing 27th March

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Week commencing 20th March

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Taizé Service Palm Sunday, 17th April
6.30pm Church Centre

A service of Taizé chants, with readings and times of silence, to prepare us for Holy Week.

The Taizé community is an ecumenical monastic order, founded in 1940, by Brother Roger, in the village of Taizé, central France. The ethos of the community, now numbering about 100 monks from Catholic and Protestant traditions, is a strong devotion to peace and justice, through prayer and meditation. Each year, tens of thousands of people make the journey to Taizé to experience the worship of the community at first-hand. Taizé worship is characterised by the singing of distinctive and repeated prayer chants. These highlight simple phrases, usually lines from the Psalms or other Scripture. They are sung in many languages, but we will use mainly English. The visual focus of the service will be an icon and there will be votive candles. The early Taizé music was composed by Jacques Berthier, more recent music by Joseph Gelineau.

If you have not experienced Taizé worship before, why not join us and see what it's like. If you would like any more information, please ask me. Margaret Phillips

The Psalm for the Day

Following discussions between myself and the Director of Music, Margaret Phillips, I have decided that we will make the following changes to our services of Holy Communion, with regards to the Psalm. As from Sunday 27th March, we will no longer be singing the Psalm. Instead, where possible, the Gradual Hymn (ie, the hymn sung immediately before the Gospel reading) will be a hymn that is either based on the Psalm for the day or reflects the theme of the Psalm.

Can I stress that this only affects services of Holy Communion and that the present practice of singing the Psalm will remain for services of Mattins.

Thank you David

Don’t Forget – Clocks ...

Don’t forget that the clocks go forward one hour in the early hours of next Sunday 27th March. Busy Sunday as it’s also the day of the Census!

Week commencing 13th March

2011-03-08T13:52:00.001-08:00

Help us rock!

We are a Christian singer and bassist from St Johns Church, Woking, who are looking to form a rock band with other local Christians of roughly similar age to us (we're 23 and 25). There isn't really anyone else in our church who would be interested so we thought we would contact other local churches to see if anyone was! Ideally, we are looking for a guitarist, a guitar/keyboard player and a drummer - however, Mike (the bassist) also plays guitar, so if a bassist or keyboard player is really interested we don't have to be set on that.

Our musical influences include bands like Paramore, Evanescence, Muse and Nightwish. Do you know of any musicians in your church who might be interested in this? If there is anyone, we'd be grateful if you could ask them to email us at the_turnip@hotmail.com so we can chat about it a bit more. Mike & Laura

Holy Week Performance

Surrey Heath Choral Society are coming to St Anne's Church on Monday 18th April at 8pm to give a performance of The Crucifixion by John Stainer, during Holy Week. There will be a chance for the audience to join in singing well-known hymns.

The choir be conducted by Musical Director Andrew Phillips and accompanied on the organ. The performance is free, but there will be a retiring collection. Refreshments will be served afterwards.

Guildford Cathedral 1961-2011
Golden Jubilee Thanksgiving Service

Saturday 14 May at 3pm
Looking back with thanksgiving: looking forward in hope

Preacher: The Bishop of Guildford The Choir of Guildford Cathedral

Every parish is invited to send a group to join in the celebration including a representative who will collect their Golden Jubilee Candle. Car parking available at the Cathedral and at the University of Surrey.

Please sign up on the sheet at the back of church, so that we can co-ordinate the sharing of cars etc.

The Fete is coming!

Put the date in your diary - 9th July - and please see
Jo Lyddiatt (B. 474402) for what is needed.

Ladies’ Group

On Thursday 27th March at 7.45pm, in the Church Centre. Carol Seaton will give a talk to the Ladies’ Group on St John Ambulance - the history and basic first aid skills.

Week commencing20th February

2011-02-17T13:17:00.001-08:00

St Anne’s Electoral Roll

The church's Electoral Roll is the register of its voting members. Electoral rolls provide an indication of the real membership and strength of the Church. Enrolment is a way of saying. . "I belong". So this is a gentle reminder that if you are not on the church electoral roll, yet are a regular worshipper at St Anne’s, then you should be! (If you are already on the church electoral roll you don’t need to do anything.)

The annual revision starts on Sunday 13 February and ends on Sunday 27th March. After this period no more new names can be added until after the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 17th April. Please fill in a form (at the back of church) or come and see me after a service, to find out more. Lynne Cowley - Electoral Roll Officer.

Mrs Joan Rutt

Joan Rutt’s funeral is on Thursday 24th February in church at 11am, followed by cremation at 12.30pm. There will be refreshments in the Church Centre afterwards.

Women’s World Day of Prayer

This year’s service will be held at Bagshot Methodist Church on Friday 4th March at 2pm. All welcome. Refreshments afterwards.

Holy Week performance

Surrey Heath Choral Society are coming to St Anne's Church on Monday 18th April at 8pm to give a performance of The Crucifixion by John Stainer, during Holy Week. There will be a chance for the audience to join in singing well-known hymns.

The choir be conducted by Musical Director Andrew Phillips and accompanied on the organ. The performance is free, but there will be a retiring collection. Refreshments will be served afterwards.

Guildford Cathedral 1961-2011
Golden Jubilee Thanksgiving Service

Saturday 14 May at 3pm
Looking back with thanksgiving: looking forward in hope

Preacher: The Bishop of Guildford The Choir of Guildford Cathedral. Every parish is invited to send a group to join in the celebration including a representative who will collect their Golden Jubilee Candle. Car parking available at the Cathedral and at the University of Surrey.

Please sign up on the sheet at the back of church, so that we can co-ordinate the sharing of cars etc.

Week commencing January 23rd

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Get cracking!

Faith insurer Ecclesiastical is supporting a competition to design an advert for The Real Easter Egg, the UK's first and only egg to mention Jesus and the events of Holy Week on the box. The advert has to encourage people to buy The Real Easter Egg this Easter.

Top prize is £1,500 - with £1,000 going to the winner's church or school and the remaining £500 for the winner's private use; and five runner-up prizes of £200. Each winner will also receive six Real Easter Eggs. The winning entry will be professionally produced or released online

Read more about the competition by downloading posters, flyers, the application form and full terms and conditions from www.realeasteregg.co.uk/comp. Competition closes 14th March 2011.

Week commencing January 9th

2011-01-09T06:38:00.000-08:00

Today’s Baptism

Today we are welcoming the family and friends of
Trent Channing Fyfe who is being baptised during
the 10am service.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

An ecumenical service of Evening Prayer will take place in the church of Christ the King (RC), Guildford Road, Bagshot at 4pm on Sunday 23 January. All Christians in our area are invited to come together for this special service. Refreshments afterwards.

Communion Wine Tasting

On Saturday 29th January there’s a chance to taste some different varieties of communion wine (yes, there is more than one!) and to see which one you like the best.
Come to the Church Centre, between 12.30 – 13.30.

Lunches Resume

On Tuesday 11th January the Fish n Chip lunches resume - the first one in the New Year. If you care to join us at 12:15 we would love to see you.
No need to book, you just order and pay for what you fancy. Come on your own or invite a friend - it is up to you.

Fortnight commencing December 19th

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Midwinter Fun and Games for All

Sunday Jan 30th at 2pm in Church Centre. Banish January blues and play Cribbage, Dominoes, Twister, Draughts, Monopoly, Pub Quiz, Hide and Seek and many more! Come alone or bring friends and neighbours and your own favourite games. The more the merrier. See Abby or Jo or just turn up.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Week commencing December 12

2010-12-07T13:53:00.001-08:00

One Christmas Card

Put one card up in St Anne's Church, wishing all your friends and fellow Christians a happy and peaceful Christmas and donate the money you would have spent on buying cards to Connect Christian Counselling, in Camberley. If you would like to take part in this scheme, please put your card up at the back of church and pass your donation (cheques made payable to St Anne's PCC) to Pat Stone.

Carol Singing

Everyone is invited to join the Choir in Carol singing at Hart Dene Court on Thursday December 16th at 7.30pm. Please come along if you can. And we’ll be doing it all over again for the residents at Sunrise on Monday 20th December, again starting at 7.30pm.

For further details, please have a word with Margaret (organist).

Week commencing December 5

2010-11-30T15:30:00.001-08:00

Parish Christmas Cards

Please check at the back of church for your bundle of cards to deliver. Bundles are smaller this year as we have more volunteers, so check the streets on your route before you start. Try to deliver before December 12th. Thanks, Abby.

Operation Christmas Child

Just to say a big thank you to all who contributed in any way to make Operation Christmas Child (part of Samaritan’s Purse) such a success. A staggering 80 boxes were collected by Stephen last weekend - a record for St Anne’s. This year our boxes will go to children in the Ukraine. Also, a big vote of thanks to Eve Nightingale-Sharpe for organising the boxes and collection each year.

Surrey Heath Archaeological and Heritage
Trust Christmas Lecture

This year’s lecture on Thursday 16 December at 7.30pm in the Church Centre is a UK first. The title is Bellerophon and the Chimera
Romano-British Hero to Patron Saint of England. This talk by Revd. Professor Martin Henig was originally delivered at the J. Paul Getty Villa, Los Angeles, USA last year.

Tickets: £3 members/£5 non members (includes mulled wine/mince pies/coffee/raffle) from Archaeology Centre, 4-10, London Road, Bagshot, GU19 5HN (Cheques made payable to SHAHT). Or call into the Archaeology Centre 7-9pm Tuesday or Thursday Evening.

Christingle Celebration

Come and help make Christingles for the Christingle service. Come to St Anne’s Church Centre, Saturday 11th December, from 10am. Service 4pm the following day.

Week commencing November 28

2010-11-23T13:56:00.001-08:00

Thank you

Many thanks to Mark Angold for kindly donating the wonderful playmat in the children’s area at the back of church.

BRF books

These are at the back of church. Please collect yours if you belong to this scheme.

Volunteers required

Two volunteers are required to take tickets and serve wine at the Verona Singers’ Concert. Please contact Stan Oakes.

Stewardship Scheme

Stewardship envelopes can be collected
from the back of church.

Week commencing November 21

2010-11-16T13:32:00.000-08:00

Village Christmas Lights

On Thursday December 2nd, at 5.30pm, the village Christmas lights will be switched on. All the churches in Bagshot have been asked to join together to help lead the singing of some Christmas carols. If you are available at 5:30, for about half an hour, it would be wonderful if you could join us in the village centre. The more people present from St Anne's and the other churches, the better.

Traidcraft is Back.

There is a new display cupboard in the Church Centre serving as a little Traidcraft shop. It operates on an honesty box policy. If you need to pick up some coffee, chocolate, greetings cards etc then please help yourself and pay for it in the cash jar.

Week commencing November 14

2010-11-09T15:05:00.001-08:00

Children’s Society
I am about to start collecting the Children’s Society boxes and would be grateful if you would please bring them to church for me. I will, of course, be happy to collect them from your home. Janice Coyle
Remembrance Sunday
Directly after this service we will assemble around
the War Memorial for the Act of Remembrance at 11am.

Week commencing November 7

2010-11-02T16:22:00.001-07:00

Christmas Singers

As is our custom, the Carol Service on Sunday December 19th at 6pm, will be led by our Christmas Choir. Anyone is welcome to join us. There will be no auditions, just an ability to have fun and to attend practices on Wednesdays at 7.30pm in church, on November 24th, and December 1st, 8th and 15th. If you are interested and/or would like more information, please ask me. Thank you. Margaret Phillips

Litter Pick

Some members of St Anne’s took part in a litter pick around Bagshot last Saturday morning. It was very successful, so much so that we plan to repeat the experience early next year. Watch this space for how to join us!

Fish & Chips at Jacks

If you care to join us we meet there this Tuesday, 9th November, at 12:15. No need to book, you just order and pay for what you fancy, Come on your own or invite a friend - it is up to you.

Christmas at St Anne’s

The four weeks leading up to Christmas are known as Advent, when we look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus on 25th December. It is a period of excitement, along with preparation, for young and old alike.

Please join us at our services and events over this period, and do tell your friends and relatives that they, also, will be very welcome to join with us. Our services are:

December 12th    4pm Christingle Service, very suitable for children as well as parents and grandparents. (No evensong)

December 19th    6pm Carols by Candlelight (traditional lessons and carols), followed by mulled wine and mince pies in the Church Centre.

Christmas Eve (Friday)
December 24th    4pm Crib Service for children
                              11.30pm Midnight Communion

Christmas Day (Saturday)
December 25th    8am Holy Communion
                               10am Holy Communion (for all the family)

December 26th    10am Shortened Parish Communion

Christmas Mini Market

The Christmas Mini Market takes place next Saturday, 13th November, in the Church Centre from 10-12noon, so do come and buy your Christmas presents and stop for a coffee and seasonal refreshments. There are new stalls this year, so please come and do bring your friends.

Week commencing October 31

2010-10-26T15:33:00.001-07:00

Week Commencing October 24

2010-10-19T16:27:00.001-07:00

Litter Pick is Call to Serve

As part of the new mission statement "For the Community, In the Community, Inspired by Christ" we have been looking for ways in which we can serve our village.

On Saturday 30th October a Parish Litter Pick party will be out with gloves, litterpick sticks and black bags working to tidy a patch of our parish.

We want to remind ourselves and everyone else that a Christian life is a calling to serve others in any ways we can. We also hope to raise the profile of our church and, God willing, chat about our faith and church to residents who do not normally have much contact with us.

Do you have a pair of stout gloves? Could you join us? We'll meet at 10am at the church centre and the more the merrier.

Do you have other ideas of how the church can serve and be seen more In The Community in the coming months? Tell any one of the PCC.

Christmas Mini Market

The Christmas Mini Market takes place on Saturday 13th November in the Church Centre from 10-12noon, so do come and buy your Christmas presents and stop for a coffee and seasonal refreshments. There are new stalls this year, so please come and do bring your friends.

Donations of quality items such as stationery, jewellery, gifts and home-made produce may be left at the back of church. (Please, no bric-à-brac or clothing).

Baptisms

This afternoon Joshua Harry Dean, William Furst and Samuel Robert Newton are being baptised. Please pray for these children and their families as they start their Christian pilgrimage.

WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS MUSIC

5 December, 7.30 pm in St Anne’s

Verona Singers Concert, in aid of Surrey Air Ambulance & St Anne’s Church. The Verona Singers, conductor Jonathan Holl, will perform Vivaldi’s Gloria & Schubert’s Magnificat in C, followed by carols (including some with audience) Tickets: £8 from Church Office 01276 850576, (Mon-Fri 10-12 noon, Wed 10.30-noon)

Clocks Go Back

Don’t forget that the clocks go back an hour next Sunday morning!

Week Commencing October 17

2010-10-13T09:29:00.001-07:00

What’s On

October

17    4pm Confirmation Service TONIGHT at St Anne’s with Bishop Ian, followed by refreshments in the Church Centre.
19    8pm Church Centre Everybody Welcome course
24    6pm Deanery Service at Windlesham Church, with Bishop Ian. Question and Answer session afterwards, followed by refreshments. No Evensong at St Anne’s.

November

13    Christmas Mini Market, in the Church Centre from 10am to 12 noon.

Surfing to St Anne’s

If you have not recently done so, please take a look at the new St Anne's website www.saintannebagshot.org.uk
We hope you'll find it an interesting read. Abby is very keen to hear of suggestions of what you would like to see on it and glad to receive contributions.

Particularly, do look under the 'Day to Day' menu where you can check out our Diary page, where you will see details of the forthcoming services, social and other events in the church - right through into next year. This is the definitive diary, so if it isn't there it might not be happening. Also, each week's Notices will be posted on the Notices page so if you don't get to church one week, you can use it to find out what you missed!

Week Commencing October 10

2010-10-06T09:28:00.001-07:00

Confirmation catering

It is a great honour for us at St Anne’s to be host to this year’s Surrey Heath Deanery confirmations on Sunday 17th October when Bishop Ian will be confirming around 20 candidates. As the host parish it is also our pleasure to offer a reception after the event in the Church Centre. If you can assist, by baking a cake, for instance, or making sandwiches, please have a word with Eve Nightingale-Sharpe and June Hurst who are co-ordinating the food. There is a sign-up form at the back of church.

Cathedral Link person needed

Guildford Cathedral runs a Link Scheme whereby each parish and deanery is encouraged to appoint someone to keep in touch with the Cathedral. The Link Representative is the key person in developing and strengthening the relationship between the parish and the Cathedral. Every Link receives the Cathedral's bi-monthly diary giving them all the Cathedral news and information about events to publicise within the parish. In exchange, the Cathedral offers to publicise parish events. Each year the Links are invited to our Annual Links Meeting at the Cathedral which provides an opportunity for the sharing of information, opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions.

Elizabeth Rowbotham has been St Anne's Link with the Cathedral for the past 15 years and is now stepping down. I thank her for all she has done in the role for so long. We now need someone to step into her shoes. If you might be interested in taking on this small rôle for St Anne's, I would be delighted to hear from you. Alternatively, you could explore the Cathedral's website, especially their section about the Cathedral Links:
www.guildford-cathedral.org/helping/cathedral-link David

Samaritan’s Purse – Operation Christmas Child

Once again Eve is co-ordinating this. Can you decorate a shoe box with Christmas wrapping paper, fill it with small age-appropriate items suitable for a child and bring the box to church? Or maybe you could give Eve a monetary donation so she can buy items to fill more boxes and also cover the cost of their transport to the Third World? Details in the leaflets at the back of church or please see Eve for more details. Last year 67 boxes were sent from St Anne’s. Let’s see if we can break that record. Deadline is 21st November.

Week Commencing October 3

2010-09-29T12:48:00.001-07:00

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Thank you to everyone who so generously supported the Macmillan appeal last Friday and after the service on Sunday. The total now stands at £410 which is hugely pleasing.
Kind regards - Jo Lyddiatt.

Saturday 9th October - Church Grounds Work Party

Can you wrap up warm and help us to tidy the church grounds ready for winter? Work party meets from 9-12 on Saturday October 9th. Hot tea and coffee provided.

Many hands make light work...

Everybody Welcome encouraging every member of the church to look anew at what it means to be a welcoming, embracing community Continues Tuesdays – 8pm in the Church Centre “Everybody Welcome” is a complete course to transform the church by improving our approach to newcomers. Believing that welcoming is a ministry for every member of the church, it offers guidance for the entire congregation and will help every individual to play their part in improving the integration of new arrivals.

Week Commencing September 26

2010-09-27T07:43:00.001-07:00

What’s On

October

3    10am Harvest Festival. NEXT SUNDAY Our gifts of canned/packeted goods will be going to Step by Step, a charity in Aldershot which helps homeless young people. Our service will be followed by a simple Harvest Lunch in the Church Centre.

12    Fish & Chips lunch at Jacks

17    4pm Confirmation Service at St Anne’s with Bishop Ian, followed by refreshments in the Church Centre. (No Evensong )

24    6pm Deanery Service at Windlesham Church, with Bishop Ian. Question and Answer session afterwards, followed by refreshments. No Evensong at St Anne’s.

November

13    Reserve the date now - Saturday November 13th - for the Christmas Mini Market, in the Church Centre from 10am to 12 noon. Donations of stationery, quality jewellery, gifts and home-made produce, may be left at the back of church.
        (Please, no bric-à-brac or clothing).

Fish & Chips Lunches

We are resuming our monthly 'have a chat over fish-and-chips' lunches. As before, they are on the second Tuesday in the month at Jack's Fish & Chips on the bypass. We meet there at 12:15, no need to book, you just order and pay for what you fancy, and don't forget that if you are a senior then ask for your discount (free chips with your fish).

Come on your own or invite a friend - it is up to you.
So put the 12th October and the 9th November in your diary.

Week Commencing 19th September

2010-09-19T12:29:00.001-07:00

Are you on the Rota?

If you are on the rota to serve, in any capacity, and find you are unable to do your task, please do the following:

Arrange your own replacement and then phone the church office on 01276 850576 to let us know. Office hours are 10 - 12 Mon-Fri, 10.30 - 12 on a Wednesday.

What’s On
September

24    10-12.30, Charity Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer Care, in the Church Centre. Items for the raffle appreciated.

26    Back to Church Sunday. (See below)

October

3    10am Harvest Festival. Our gifts of canned/packeted goods will be going to Step by Step, a charity in Aldershot which helps homeless young people. Our service will be followed by a simple Harvest Lunch in the Church Centre.

17    4pm Confirmation Service at St Anne’s with Bishop Ian, followed by refreshments in the Church Centre.
    (No Evensong )

24    6pm Deanery Service at Windlesham Church, with Bishop Ian. Question and Answer session afterwards, followed by refreshments. No Evensong at St Anne’s.

November

13    Reserve the date now - Saturday November 13th - for the Christmas Mini Market, in the Church Centre from 10am to 12 noon. Donations of stationery, quality jewellery, gifts and home-made produce, may be left at the back of church. (Please, no bric-à-brac or clothing).

Surfing to St Anne’s

If you have not recently done so, please take a look at the new St Anne's website (www.saintannebagshot.org.uk <http://www.saintannebagshot.org.uk> ).

We hope you'll find it an interesting read. Abby is very keen to hear of suggestions of what you would like to see on it and glad to receive contributions.

Particularly, do look under the 'Day to Day' menu where you can check out our Diary page, where you will see details of the forthcoming services, social and other events in the church - right through into next year. This is the definitive diary, so if it isn't there it might not be happening.

Also, each week's Notices will be posted on the Notices page so if you don't get to church one week, you can use it to find out what you missed!

Traidcraft is Back.

There is a new display cupboard in the Church Centre serving as a little Traidcraft shop. It operates on an honesty box policy.

If you need to pick up some coffee, chocolate, greetings cards etc then please help yourself and pay for it in the cash jar.

Bigger, regular stalls will be arranged again soon. In the meantime, if you want any items not in the cupboard do leave a message for Abby and she will try to order them.

Week Commencing 12th September

2010-09-09T16:21:00.000-07:00

17 & 18 Sept 7.30pm. Fund-raising jazz concert at St Peter’s, Frimley.
Clive Wilson’s New Orleans Serenaders. More information from Church Office. £15 per person, including refreshments.
23 Sept 7.45pm St Anne’s Ladies’ Group Beetle Drive in the Church Centre.
Social evening to which partners are welcome.
24 Sept 10-12.30, Charity Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer Care, in the Church Centre.
25 Sept 9.30 - 4 Diocesan Day on Prayer, at St John’s Church, Windlesham.
Workshops, spiritual direction taster sessions, worship. Bring packed lunch or go to the pub. Cost is £5 per person, or get more details from the Church Office
26th September Back to Church Sunday.

‘Come as You Are’ is the theme for Back to Church Sunday, at the 10am Service here at St. Anne’s, on Sunday 26th September. Could you think and pray about inviting someone Back to Church from your circle of family, neighbours, friends, organisational contacts? Invitation cards are available today.

For Back to Church Sunday 'success is one' - one person invites another person to something they love. Because of this, across the country over 80,000 people came back to church last year! Is there someone you can invite to St. Anne’s this year?3rd October 10am Harvest Festival.

Our gifts of canned/packeted goods will be going to Step by Step, a charity in Aldershot which helps homeless young people. Our service will be followed by a simple Harvest Lunch in the Church Centre.
Are you on the Rota?
If you are on the rota to serve, in any capacity, and find you are unable to do your task, please do the following: Arrange your own replacement and then phone the church office on 01276 850576 to let us know. Office hours are 10 - 12 Mon-Fri, 10.30 - 12 on a Wednesday.
Wintershall Nativity
Booking has just started for the wonderful Wintershall Nativity Play. If you have not been to one of the Wintershall productions you have missed something rather spectacular. With a cast of over 70, authentic costume, real animals and outstanding sound music and effects, you will be enthralled. Performances are on Friday 17th December to Tuesday 21st December, at 4.45pm and 7.30pm. Prices are £15 for adults and £7.50 for children. Booking office on 01483 892167 or www.wintershall-estate.com

Recycling Scheme
The Recycling Boxes have been moved to the back of church near the children’s quiet area. We still do need your used postage stamps, ink cartridges and mobile phones, so please keep them coming.

Week Commencing 5 September

2010-09-05T06:09:00.000-07:00

September 11th - sponsored cycle & walk
Sponsored cycle ride/walk taking in various Surrey churches
    and raising money for Surrey Churches Preservation Trust.
    More details contact the Church Office

September 11th Heritage Open Day.
Once again St Anne’s is taking part in the Heritage Open Days scheme and will be open on Saturday 11th September from 10am to 4pm. Among other attractions will be a display of church vestments and other items. There will also be a family history display and you can get helps and tips for your family history research.
Volunteers are requested for stewarding duties. Please see Lynne or Campbell if you can help. On the same day Bagshot Chapel in Bagshot Cemetery will be open. If you have not seen it before, do make a point of visiting.

September 11    Fairtrade Surrey Launch
Travel to Guildford, meeting at 2pm on Surrey University Green. Bring an inflatable banana or cuppa. Food, music, speakers and fun. Contact information through the Church Office

September 17th at 7.30pm. - Jazz Concert
Fund-raising jazz concert at St Peter’s, Frimley. Clive Wilson’s New Orleans Serenaders.
To book tickets please ring 01276 27855. £15 per person, including refreshments.

September 24th Macmillan Coffee Morning
10-12.30, Charity Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer Care, in the Church Centre.
Please support this worthy cause.

September 25th 9.30 - 4 Diocesan Day on Prayer
Held at St John’s Church, Windlesham. Workshops, spiritual direction taster sessions, worship. Bring packed lunch or go to the pub. Cost is £5 per person, or get more details from Church Office.

Please think about joining the new "Everybody Welcome" course, starting Wednesday 29th September at 8pm and running for 4 weeks.

“Just think what the impact would be if not 10 per cent but 25 per cent or even 50 per cent of the people who try out our church succeed in becoming regular congregation members!”
“Everybody Welcome” is a complete course to transform the church by improving our approach to newcomers. Believing that welcoming is a ministry for every member of the church, it offers guidance for the entire congregation and will help every individual to play their part in improving the integration of new arrivals. There are four sessions:
    Discover – making the church more visible
    The premises – making them more inviting
    A welcoming God and his welcoming people
    Belonging to the church community
The course has been developed by Bob Jackson, Archdeacon of Walsall, a highly respected consultant on issues of church growth.
“Most churches think that they are friendly, but is mainly because we are friendly with one another. We may say 'All are welcome' but not realise how unwelcoming we appear to the outsider. 'Everybody Welcome' is about removing the barbed wire and making our welcome central to all we do and the people we are.”
I encourage as many people as possible to come to this course. Please sign up on the sheets at the back of church.    David

Additionally, we are looking for a volunteer willing to help in the church office on Friday mornings. Training will be given but computer skills, good telephone manner, willingness to learn and a cheerful outlook are essential. Please see Lynne Cowley or the Vicar, to learn more.

Week Commencing 29 August

2010-08-28T03:16:00.000-07:00

September 11th
Sponsored cycle ride/walk taking in various Surrey churches
    and raising money for Surrey Churches Preservation Trust.
    More details contact the Church Office

September 11th Heritage Open Day.
Once again St Anne’s is taking part in the Heritage Open Days scheme and will be open on Saturday 11th September from 10am to 4pm. Among other attractions will be a display of church vestments and other items. There will also be a family history display and you can get helps and tips for your family history research.
Volunteers are requested for stewarding duties. Please see Lynne or Campbell if you can help. On the same day Bagshot Chapel in Bagshot Cemetery will be open. If you have not seen it before, do make a point of visiting.

September 11    Fairtrade Surrey Launch
Travel to Guildford, meeting at 2pm on Surrey University Green. Bring an inflatable banana or cuppa. Food, music, speakers and fun. Contact information through the Church Office

September 17th at 7.30pm. - Jazz Concert
Fund-raising jazz concert at St Peter’s, Frimley. Clive Wilson’s New Orleans Serenaders.
To book tickets please ring 01276 27855. £15 per person, including refreshments.

September 24th Macmillan Coffee Morning
10-12.30, Charity Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer Care, in the Church Centre.
Please support this worthy cause.

September 25th 9.30 - 4 Diocesan Day on Prayer
Held at St John’s Church, Windlesham. Workshops, spiritual direction taster sessions, worship. Bring packed lunch or go to the pub. Cost is £5 per person, or get more details from Church Office.

Week Commencing 18th July

2010-07-19T02:27:00.000-07:00

Special Choral Evensong - Sunday July 25th 4pm
To celebrate St Anne's Day there will be Choral Evenson at 4pm. Please come and stay and have refreshments after the service. Note that there will be no 6pm Evensong that day.

Confirmation
This year's confirmation will be on Sunday 17th October. If you, or someone you know, is interested, do have a word with the vicar as soon as possible.

Diocesan Day on Prayer - Saturday 25th September at Windlesham. Pick and mix from a selection of workshops. From 9.30 - 4pm. Look out for brochures or for more information see the diocesan website http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/

Strikepoint Handbell Ringers Concert
Handbell ringers from the US will perform at St Lawrence's, Chobham on Wedesnday July 21st at 7.30pm. Admission is free with a retiring collection

Week commencing 20th June

2010-06-22T12:16:00.000-07:00

In addition to the Cricket Match, Synod Meeting on Dementia and evening walks described below, this week's notices include:

Lunch by the Pond

Tickets are available from Sue and Pat for the Lunch by the Pond. This year it will be on Sunday July 18th, from 11.30-2pm. This has always been great fun and very relaxing.

Next Sunday (27th) - Guest Preacher from Step by Step

At our 10 am service our guest preacher will be John Devlin, from the Step by Step charity, based in Aldershot.

Their mission is "to empower homeless people and those facing adversity to achieve their full potential." They work with young people aged 16 to25, (in some cases older than this), through a structured combination of services including accommodation, training, development and counselling.

For the past couple of years, we have supported Step by Step through our Harvest gifts and we now have a good opportunity to find out more about this organisation and the work that they are doing for young people in our area.

You can find out more about Step by Step here

Week commencing 13th June

2010-06-13T12:57:00.000-07:00

Open Synod Meeting - Dementia
On Wednesday 23rd June Dementia is the subject of a talk to be given by Barbara Pointon at Surrey Heath Deanery Synod’s meeting in St Anne’s Church Centre at 7.45pm for 8pm. It is an open meeting so please do come. On 16th at Lightwater church at 8pm a documentary on Barbara’s care for her late husband Malcolm will be shown - again this is an open evening.

Cricket Match
The second annual cricket match between St Anne's & The Brook Churches, Bagshot vs All Saints' Church, Lightwater, takes place on Sunday 1st August, starting at 2pm.

Venue Bagshot Cricket Ground, behind the Cricketers' Inn, A30. For parking enter Bagshot Park and just after the lodge turn right along the track into parking area.

Evening Walks
Walks in June will now take place on Tuesday 15th & 22nd. Usual start 7pm at St Anne's. (Weather permitting). After this the dates are 6th & 20th July and 10th & 24th August. Each walk lasts about two hours and is in the Bagshot, Windlesham, Old Dean Common area, but Colin Stevenson, who is leading the walks is open to suggestions.

Celebration of Marriage
This Afternoon at 4pm
This service will be a simple and short celebration of all that married life means, with the opportunity for all couples at the service to renew their marriage vows and receive a fresh blessing.

It is a service for all couples who want to celebrate their marriages. You may have been married for just a few years or for many. You may have been married in St Anne's or elsewhere. All that really matters is that you want to come to church and, in the presence of God, give thanks for your married lives.

After the service, we will be serving refreshments in the church centre. Please note that there will be no 6pm Evensong.

And finally for those on PCC, don't forget that this month's meeting is Monday 14th.

Lent & Holy Week Services: 2010

2010-03-10T14:19:00.001-08:00

Sunday 14th March is Mothering Sunday.

A special Mothering Sunday service will be held rather than Holy Communion at 10 am. All Welcome.

Special events in Holy Week are:

Sunday 28th March

- Palm Sunday service with distribution of Palm Crosses

- Evensong a Taize service

Maundy Thursday

- 8pm Holy Communion

Good Friday

- 10.40am Walk of Witness leaving St Anne's convening at Brook Church 11am

- 2pm Meditations on Sayings of Jesus from the Cross

Easter Sunday

- usual Sunday services with children's Easter Egg hunt during the 10 am service

Week commencing 14th Feb 2010

2010-02-14T05:20:00.001-08:00

This week: Special Ash Wednesday service at 8pm Wednesday......