Week commencing 4th December

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

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

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

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. 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

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

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

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 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.


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

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.