Safeguarding Important Reminder

For all those of us who were trained in 2012, we are required to attend a refresher course this year as the law now states that training has to be attended every five years.  The dates for this year are as follows:

·         Saturday 11th March – Refresher Course (Venue & Time tba)

·         Saturday 6th May – Foundation Course (Venue & Time tba)

·         Saturday 24th June – Refresher Course (Windsor Church - Time tba)

·         Saturday 7th October – Refresher Course (Venue & Time tba)

·         Saturday 11th Nov – Foundation Course (Venue & Time tba)

Pam Maunder

We are sorry to announce the death of Pam Maunder a member of this church for over 40 years until she moved away 15 years ago to be nearer her daughter. Her funeral will take place during the morning 1st February and a Memorial Service at our church on at 2 pm.  Please pray for the family and pass details of the service to all who need to be informed.

Safeguarding: important reminder

For all those of us who were trained in 2012, we are required to attend a refresher course this year as the law now states that training has to be attended every five years.  The dates for this year are as follows:

·         Saturday 11th March – Refresher Course (Venue & Time tba)

·         Saturday 6th May – Foundation Course (Venue & Time tba)

·         Saturday 24th June – Refresher Course (Windsor Church - Time tba)

·         Saturday 7th October – Refresher Course (Venue & Time tba)

·         Saturday 11th Nov – Foundation Course (Venue & Time tba)

Hot Lunch!

Saturday 14 January 12 for 12.30 at Windsor Methodist Church., all proceeds to Internally Displace People of Uganda (IDPU) project.

Please come and join us for a delicious hot 2 course lunch and to hear our speaker Dr Phoebe Abe talk about the new fundraising project the Church is involved with to help internally displaced people in Uganda.  Everyone is welcome, the more the merrier!

Tickets are available at £7 (£3 for children).  Tickets available over the next 2 Sundays or from sue.trout@hotmail.co.uk

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Dottie member of 7th Windsor Brownies and Flames class who won the competition for the best Nativity picture, to be used on our Christmas Services information card being delivered shortly to numerous households in neighbouring streets to near our Church.  The cards will be in street bundles in the entrance hall.  Please help by taking those you are able to deliver.

Well done Dottie!

Christian Aid News

Thank you…..

To all who joined, supported and helped with the Christian Aid (CA) Advent Service last Sunday. We were thrilled by the size, diversity and generosity of the response: over 150 people from at least 9 different churches came and donated £918.41 (including £613.05 Gift Aid). A special thank you to Marija Vranešević from ‘Philanthropy’, Serbian Orthodox Church who spoke of her work with refugees on the Serbian/Macedonian border, to James Waite – organist, Elaine Foakes who led the music, the Windsor Community Orchestra and pupils of Trevelyan & St Peter’s schools who performed & sang, to the Castle Hotel for delicious food and to Fr David who supported us all. 

Thank you from the Windsor Christian Aid Committee (contacts: tracytickle@hotmail.com or sarah.gardnerlobo@gmail.com )

A further message of thanks from Sarah regarding Christian Aid:

‘A big thank you to all Christian Aid collectors who joined us in Peascod Street last Saturday. We filled the street with balloons on a bright but chilly day and raised £344.29 in 3hours!

Well done everyone’  -  Sarah

Christmas Day – caring for the lonely.

Christmas Day – caring for the lonely.  Our friends at St Edwards run a lunch on Christmas Day for anyone who would otherwise be alone.  It will be held at All Saints Parish Hall from 12.00pm until 3.00pm and includes a three course lunch, entertainment, plus a present (though regretfully no father Christmas).  This is co-ordinated by Richard Flisher (son of our late member and friend, Barbara Flisher) on behalf of the Parish and transport is also offered to and from.  If anyone knows of anyone who would like to attend this, please let one of our Church Stewards have their name, address and contact number and if they have any physical or mental limitations.  

Christmas Card Competition 2016

Are you under 20 and would you like the chance to design this year’s Church Christmas card? The winning design will be professionally printed and distributed to all our neighbours. 

Here is what you need to know:

·         The theme is the Nativity     

·         Size A4

·         Colour (pens/paint)

 

Deadline for entries is Sunday morning 27 November 2016.  One week left to enter!

There will be a prize for the winning card, so why not get designing!

Foodshare update

This year we are very grateful to be the recipient of even more harvest festival collections than previous years.  It is a much needed boost to our supplies.

For those who give regularly, thank you once again for your continued generosity. At the moment we are particularly short of coffee and squash but are still very well stocked with pasta, tea and cereal.

Windsor Christian Action has now taken on Foodshare as part of their work for which we are very grateful.  The scheme will continue to run as it has been but with this extra support.

Next month we are hoping to promote the ‘reverse advent calendar’.  This is where people have a box, and each day of advent they add an item to it to donate to Foodshare at the end of the month.  More details in November.

Wesley Guild News

Wesley Guild – message from Dennis Collier

“Our programme for 2016/17 has now started and we shall meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at 7.45 pm in the Falder Hall.  It would be lovely to see some new faces, you will be most welcomed and there is no need to be a Church member.  Come when the evening may be of interest to you and make a donation to the Guild.

26 October we have Vicki Salkin coming from Luton to speak to us about her missionary work with the Middle East Concern (MEC), a Christian charity that helps persecuted Christians in the Middle East and North Africa.  They support churches and individuals to practise their Christian faith freely.  A collection will be taken for Vicki’s charity.  (Vicki is a good friend of Rosemary and Jon.)

On 9th November our own Rosemary will be talking on ‘A journey around the Stourport Ring by narrowboat’, and reflecting on Britain’s wonderful heritage.”

Circuit Appeal

Churches Together in Maidenhead are appealing winter coats for refugees in Lebanon and Syria.  They can be delivered to St Peter’s Church, Maidenhead between 9 and 12 on weekday mornings or on Sunday mornings, by Sunday 23 October.   They will be placed in a container being sent to Lebanon refugee camp.

Dates for your diaries

Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November Volunteers needed as Action for Children have the chance of being able to hold collection @ Windsor Racecourse on at their annual Firework Spectacular shows.  Over 15,000 attendees of all ages are expected to attend which is a fantastic opportunity for us to promote Action for Children's work, locally and nationally.  If successful, AfC can have an information stand and a number of bucket collectors at the event, the event will be from 4pm to 11pm each day (exact timings TBC nearer the time).  We can only accept the slot if we get enough volunteers, so please come forward as soon as possible!  If you can volunteer an hour or two, please contact Ossie Williams

 13th November – Songs of Praise – this quarter’s songs of praise will be held on 13th November at 6.30pm.  The hymns choice slips will be available from 9th October.  Why not come, choose and sing your favourite hymn.  Please hand your choice to Margaret or a steward no later than 6th November.  Enjoy a great evening of singing wonderful hymns

Interesting news!

Alison has been asked to do a large floral tribute at the high altar in Westminster Abbey for the Memorial Service of Sir Terry Wogan on Tuesday 27 September! (We think it will be the pedestal on the left hand side of the altar.)  The service will be televised so we will be able to look out for it.  We all appreciate how blessed we are to have Alison in our church and for her amazing, and nationally recognised talent.  She is much too modest to tell folks herself but we are so proud that she has been asked to do this by the organisers on behalf of Sir Terry Wogan’s family – so congratulations Alison from all your friends at our church!