St Peter's Church, Raunds

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1 St Peter's Church, Raunds Newsleer No. 8, February Happy New Year! We are thrilled to announce the good news that the benefice vacancy has been filled and we can look forward to John Aldwinckle and his wife Wendy joining us to lead us forward in this new phase of our journey. More informa#on in separate ar#cle. Christmas seems a long #me ago and we are nearly at the end of Epiphany. The Christmas services went well (apart from 9 Lessons and Carols which was cancelled due to snow). The Chris#ngle collec#on raised 441 for the Children's Society and 80 Chris#ngles were given out during the Chris#ngle service and it was lovely to see children and staff from Windmill School and Brownies. As usual, the Candlelit service on Christmas Eve was popular. The church repairs are proceeding well. A Lent course will be held on Tuesday lunch#mes star#ng on February 20th. Also there will be a Benefice prayer mee#ng on Thursday February 8th at at Xanadu in Hargrave. Both events involve a light lunch so it would be helpful to know how many are likely to come but all are welcome. If you have any contribu#ons for the next newsle<er please send to or give to Judy (cawabs@aol.com) or Sue (sueclements@btopenworld.com) by the last Sunday in February.

2 Dates for your diary:- St Peter s Church Services February 4 th 2 nd before Lent 11 th next before Lent 18 th Lent 1 Holy Communion a.m. Morning Worship a.m. Holy Communion a.m. Evening Prayer 6 p.m. Evening Prayer 6 p.m. Evening Prayer 6 p.m. 25 th Lent 2 All Age Service Evening Prayer 6 p.m. Thursday February 8th at Benefice Prayer Mee#ng with lunch. At Xanadu in Hargrave. Further details from Savitri Pollard on Lent lunch course star#ng on Tuesday 20th February at 12 noon. Further details from Peter Lane Deanery Synod mee#ng at St Peter's Church, Irthlingborough on Thursday 15th February at 7.30pm. Topic is " Fostering in Northamptonshire". Visitors welcome. Tuesday 20th February at 2.30pm. Mothers Union at the Community Centre. Speaker: Rev Graham Bell. Further details from Judy

3 We are delighted to announce that, following interview and with the unanimous approval of the parish representa#ves and the representa#ve of the patron, The Lord Chancellor, the Reverend Jonathan Aldwinckle has accepted Bishop Donald s invita#on to be Rector of Raunds, Hargrave, Ringstead and Stanwick. Subject to the normal Church of England legal and administra#ve procedures, Jon will be Ins#tuted and Inducted by the Bishop of Brixworth in St Peter s, Raunds on Sunday 22 April 2018 at 3pm. Jon is currently an Assistant Curate at Christ the King, Ke<ering. He says that his and Wendy's #me at Christ the King has been very fruikul, prayerful and enjoyable. They would like to thank Rob Bewley, the staff team and congrega- #on there for their love and support and would ask for their con#nued prayers. Jon and Wendy look forward to furthering God s kingdom with the help and support of the congrega#ons of the 4 Spires benefice. We ask your prayers for Jon and Wendy as they prepare to move to Raunds. Raunds Food Bank and Community Cafe The people of Raunds and Thrapston have overwhelmed us with their generosity over the Christmas period, and we were able to give out over 20 Christmas hampers, as well as the regular food parcels. Our thanks, in par#cular, include Park Infant School for making Christmas cards, Manor School for the Christmas boxes, the Angel kni<ers and many individuals (especially Henry and Ade), as well as Raunds and Thrapston Co-Ops, Tesco Express with Fareshare and Holloway Farm for their weekly dona#ons. This month we would like to thank Raj Mini Market in Marshalls Road for dona#ng their old stock to the Foodbank, as part of their refurbishment. It is great that local businesses are helping us, so, in return, please support them. I would also like to thank our regular customers at the Cafe. Without them we wouldn't be able to offer such a good service to our clients. The cafe and Foodbank are open on Thursday mornings from 9.30 #ll 12 noon.

4 Ginny Pledger Child & Family Worker Happy New Year everyone, I hope that you all had a peaceful Christmas. The start of the New Year has been a busy one with lots of exci#ng events and projects being planned for Just to recap on December 2017, it was a busy one with the schools and parishes. Knied angels in the end we sent out over 1,000 angels across the Benefice. Well done everyone it was a fantas#c achievement. Some of you may have even seen Stanwick on the television! I am just finishing up the plans for 2018 for a kni<ed Mary (thank you Sue Harris for the modified pa<ern and prototype). I ll give you all more details next month but start saving your blue wool! Experience Christmas this was a #ring but wonderful week spent in St Peter s Academy school. Sarah Folkard kindly opened up the school hall for us to host the event. St Peter s Academy, Park Infants and Windmill Schools all took part and lots of fun was had by all. A big thank you to Toni Wright, John & Jo Kidney, Val Mian, Dayna Parish, Becci Evans, Helen Parry, Rachael Newman, Judy Heuser for covering a sta#on. Your help was much appreciated Christmas Cards A big thank you to Park Infants Recep#on children for making some wonderful Christmas cards for the customers of the Foodbank. A Christmas card and kni<ed angel were given out to each customer. Hargrave Christmas Party A huge thank you and well done to everyone that came together in true community spirit to help at the Hargrave Christmas party. Unfortunately, the snow prevented me from leaving my house, let alone managing to travel anywhere. Due to the snow, the procession and church service had to be cancelled but I understand that lots of food and fun was had by everyone who a<ended. Chris&ngle - Chris#ngles were sent into Grassroots Nursery again this year. This is well received with the children enjoying puong them all together. Lots of s#cky fun. January 2018 Park Infants Assembly their assembly was on Apprecia#on. We had lots of fun hearing how God chose the colours of the rainbow, with ac#ons too. That is about it for this month. We have some fun community events planned for the coming months so keep an eye out on the 4 Spires website and the no- #ces in church. Un#l next month take care and God bless. Ginny Pledger

5 Friends of St Peter s Do you like jigsaws? The Friends of ST. Peter's Church are hoping to hold a puzzle event this year and need people to make the jigsaws (which will be delivered, then collected when completed). Please contact Nuala (Tel ) or Ann (Tel ) Ann Webster (secretary) Tea with Friends This is a chance to catch up with old friends, meet new friends, have a game of scrabble, cards or dominoes over a cup of tea and cake on the first and third Wednesday of each month (October 4th, 18th). It is held in St Peter's Community Enterprise Centre from 2.15 #ll 4pm. There is a charge of 1 to cover costs, and an occasional raffle. All are most welcome and lits can be arranged if needed. Contact Peter Lane

6 Wanted Kni<ers of all abili#es! We have a demand for kniong from basic squares that will be sewn up into blankets for the homeless, to baby blankets, hats, gloves toys etc. for the Shoebox appeal and Angels, as men#oned in Ginny's report. Pa<erns are available in church and the Community Centre. There are also crochet pa<erns. Unfortunately, we can't supply wool, but if anyone has any spare wool I will collect and pass on. If anyone wants to learn to crochet or needs help, come to the Community Cafe on a Thursday morning. There is also a group of kni<ers there. Watch this space as we may have an exci#ng new project coming! Spiritual Lunch Following up from the prayer day at Chad s, Hargrave will be hos#ng the next one. It will be on Thursday 8th February at 12:30pm. The venue is Xanadu. Church Rd. Hargrave. Savitri Pollard Future Newsle<er Publica#ons To ensure you receive future copies promptly you can opt to receive yours by . Simply register this preference along with your address to:- cawabs@aol.com.

7 St Peter s Restora#on and Refurbishment Repairs to the building are progressing well, with the underpinning and the wall pain#ng conserva#on completed. Masonry repairs, Cintec #e works, glazing works and drainage works have begun. Monthly site mee#ngs con#nue and are led by John Ruddy, Lead Consultant. Although there has been some delay to the drainage works while further surveys were carried out, the expected comple#on date s#ll remains at 20 th March Following on from our successful first Hard Hat Tour there will be another tour led by John Ruddy, on Thursday 15 th February 2018 at 1.00pm. There will be an opportunity to see further aspects of the work in progress and to talk with John. All are very welcome to come along and anyone wishing to do so, please contact Maureen Windust on or by to maureen.windust308@b#nternet.com

8 Li<le Sunbeams We are a friendly group of Mums/Carers and pre-school children that welcome you to our Tuesday morning 9.30am - 11:00am Li<le Sunbeams We meet currently UPSTAIRS in the Community Enterprise Centre (opp. SPAR) for friendship, fun and refreshments and there is no charge. (Dona#ons welcome!) Just turn up (Term-#me only) St Peter s Post A very big thank you to everyone who supported St Peter s post. We raised a total of towards Church Funds. Sue Clements AGM This year s Church AGM will take place on Sunday the 18th March. In order to take an ac#ve part, you will need to be registered on the church electoral roll. A copy of the electoral roll is available in Church. Please check that your name is included. If you wish to be added to the roll or have any ques#ons, please contact Judy Heuser (Tel ) or Ann Webster (Tel ) For more informa#on on St Peter's Church have a look at the benefice website