United Reformed Church Harvest Sunday –15th September We look forward to an uplifting day of thanksgiving and celebration of Harvest. Both our Brownie and Guide packs are due to be with us for the morning service. We invite friends to join us for either (or both) of our services and also extend a welcome to all to attend a harvest tea. David Lane will be our guest organist at both services. Our harvest celebrations will be as follows:
» 11am – Harvest Festival and Parade Service » 4pm – 5pm – Bring and Share Harvest Tea » 5PM – Harvest Songs of Praise Service
(Followed by sale of produce – proceeds to Jimmy’s Nightshelter)
Autumn sees the return of our mid-week Reflective Services/Bible Studies. Please check the church notice board for details of times. We will restart our Thursday Craft and Chat group on 5th September after the short summer break. We meet between 2-4pm in our church hall. Many who stopped at our stall at the village fete will know we will be continuing to knit blankets and hats for Jimmy’s Nightshelter, as well as hats, scarves and bags for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. In addition, there are individual patchwork and embroidery projects underway. Please contact Anne Field (Tel 01763 220869) for more information. Whether you would like to pass on a skill, learn something new from another crafter, or just pop in for a chat and have a coffee, we’d like to welcome you to join us. The Samaritans Purse Shoebox Appeal deadline is mid-November. We have
supported this appeal for many years and the service held on ‘Shoebox Sunday’ is always special. Anyone interested in finding out more or contributing to this appeal should contact Beryl Monk (Tel 01763 246458).
Looking ahead ‘Tastes of Christmas’ Saturday 7th December Mark the date in your diaries! This year, Melbourn URC’s Christmas event will take on a new format. We will be concentrating mainly on Christmas foods with different seasonal specialities from home and abroad available to sample and buy on the day.
Melbourn Baptist Church Church members enjoyed contributing to yet another successful Melbourn Village Fete this year. With visitors flocking to the fete, the church was able to give away free fruit, which is always welcome. But the bonus with this fruit was that each item came with a small sticker, representing the fruit of the Holy Spirit, to remind us that it is good, and also free. The fete also gave church members an extra chance to talk with and listen to people in the Melbourn community, and to offer to pray for them. The response was encouraging. Church members have also taken part in the national Big Church Day Out, and enjoyed a family day at Thetford Forest, which involved various activities, including a lot of energetic cycling on a very hot day. melbournmagazine
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