St Mary's Whitegate

Notices

'Big Clean'

We are having our annual
‘Big Clean’
On Saturday 6th October at 10am.
Lunch will be
provided for all helpers.
Please sign the list at the back of church if you are able to help.

Harvest Supper

19th October at 7.00pm prompt.
Join us for a traditional supper with Hot pot and dumplings, red
cabbage, beetroot and small
potatoes followed by
apple pie and cream, a glass of wine or soft drink will be included in the ticket price of £12.50 each.  There will be a quiz and
raffle. 
Tickets are now available from Carole. All 40 tickets are sold and a reserve list has now been put on the board.

Harvest at St Mary’s

The tradition at St Mary’s is to have the church porch decorated with fresh fruit & vegetables. This is then distributed in the parish in the form of ‘soup boxes’ and the rest, this year, will be taken to
Petty Pool Trust. However the last couple of years the produce
received has dwindled. Could you please being either fresh fruit & veg to church on the morning of Saturday 13th October, so that our porch can be
decorated with all of ‘God’s Gifts’.

HARVEST APPLE-PRESSING & TEA

Saturday 13th October 2018
On Church Green & in
The Mews2.00 – 4.00 p.m.
Bring your apples (grapes too) in buckets and bring clean screw-top bottles; go home again with super juice.
£2.50 per bucket.
Pressing from 2.00 – 4.00 p.m.
Tea/coffee, scones & cakes in The Mews
Join us for tea, whether you have apples or not!

Men’s Breakfast

The next men’s Breakfast will be on Wednesday
10th October 2018 8.30am at
The Red Lion,
Little Budworth.
Please sign the list at the back of
Church.

Found!

Chris Ball has a royal blue padded cool bag, which was left in the School Hall after Canon Chris’s retirement tea.
If it belongs to you, then just get in touch with Chris and she’ll return it.  01606 593260 or
chrisball2015@gmail.com

We have entered a period of vacancy. Please pray as we seek to appoint a new Vicar.

Foodbank

When you are doing your weekly shop please give a thought to those less fortunate than
ourselves and buy an extra tin or packet and bring it to church on the Sunday and place it in the basket at the back of church.

Mews Bookings

All enquiries for availability and charges should be made via Margaret Baldini 01606 883279

Prayer List

We welcome new names of those who are ill to be added to our weekly list for prayer. This is intended for a short to medium term prayer list.
After two months names will be
transferred to the vicars long term
prayer list. You can of course request that the name goes back on the list for a further period.
Regular updates would be appreciated about the condition of those who are sick.
Please let the vicar or Linda Dutton know.