St Mary's Whitegate

Notices

Help Wanted

The fabric committee is looking for volunteers to clean, sand down and teak oil church yard benches, gates and the hand rail to the Whitehead Field  (no paint or varnish) which are in need of attention. Please contact me if you can help and say what tools and materials you would require (Donations Welcome). This work can be done at any convenient time.
Andrew Ball, Chair of Fabric,
martonsands@gmail.com,
07398 295239, or 01606 593260.

Summer Lunch

Tuesday 13th August
12.30pm in The Mews
Come and join friends from church and the village for a lovely lunch in an informal setting
£10 per person payable in advance.
Booking is essential for catering purposes.
Please sign the list at the back of church or speak to Linda Dutton or Chris Newton.
Numbers are strictly limited to 30
Please pay Linda or Chris by the 4th August

Men’s Breakfast

The next men’s Breakfast will be on Wednesday
14th August 8.30am at
The Red Lion, Little Budworth.
Please sign the list at the back of the churches.

Churchyards

The Vicar and Churchwardens are carrying out regular inspections of our churchyard to ensure the dignity and safety of these special areas. A
number of unsafe monuments have been found and those who have
monuments in our churchyards are reminded that it is their responsibility to keep them in a safe condition. A recent collapse of a monument
highlights the dangers presented when they are not properly maintained. A number of graves have decorations which fall outside of the Diocesan Churchyard Regulations. We will undertake process of clearing
unauthorised decorations but due to the limited space we have for
disposal of items this will take some time. If you have any questions about the Churchyard Regulations please consult the Diocesan website, our parish websites, or speak to the Vicar or Churchwardens.

Foodbank

Mid-Cheshire Foodbank are
desperately short of
Long Life Milk, Puddings & Tinned Fruit.
Please remember the Foodbank when you are doing your weekly shop and help those less fortunate than ourselves.
In the past week the Foodbank have fed 80 people including
32 children.

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.