Restoring Dignity and Reviving Hope!

Horndean and Clanfield Churches Together Forum is endorsing an initiative, based on the Trussell Trust Charity in Salisbury, to provide a local Foodbank supplying household products to those in real need in our community. Locally it is being administered through the Baptist Church in Horndean who already have contacts providing them with potential bona fide recipients.

Chalton and Blendworth PCCs have signed up to this project. To that end a container will be provided on Sundays in these two churches, and one at the Church Centre into which you are invited to contribute items from time to time along the following recommended lines; Tinned Vegetables – tinned meat – tinned fish – tinned fruit – orange juice – UHT milk – sugar – tea/coffee – cereal – sauces e.g. Ragu – pasta – rice – packet mash – rice pudding. These will be made up into boxes of nutritionally balanced food and distributed to support people who are experiencing financial (and therefore) emotional crisis.

With many people struggling to supply food for their families this seems a God given opportunity to exercise our Christian duty (Matthew 25: 35-36).

~~~ Look out for the boxes in your church ~~~

Mothers’ Union Cake Stall

The Mothers’ Union Cake Stall returns on Sunday 6th February when a variety of delicious cakes will be available for you to buy after the 11.00am Service at Blendworth.

Proceeds are split equally between HTB and the MU funds.

Candlemas Evensong

Candlemas Evensong at St Michael’s Chalton 6.00pm on 30th January 2011

This will be sung by our guests ‘The Free Radicals’. Those people who have experienced the two previous concerts by this a-capella singing group are certain to enjoy this unaccompanied service of Sung Evensong with accompanied congregational hymns . All are welcome.

The Blendworth Cookery Book

This has now been printed and is available for you to purchase at a cost of £5.00.

Please contact Carol in the office (tel. 9259 7023)if you would like a copy.  

There are many scrumptious recipes kindly donated by various people from the Benefice and is well worth having.

Christian Enquiries/ Confirmation Group

We hope to start the above course for adults in the near future on regular dates yet to be arranged.  If you are interested in joining those already on the list please speak to Rosemary.

The Blendworth Christmas Tree

All donations of suitable goodies for our tree will be gratefully received.  These can include biscuits, or anything similar and attractive (but not chocolate – it melts!).  Donations please in time for the decorating on December 1^st at St John’s Rowlands Castle when further help would also be appreciated.  Thank you.

Christmas Coffee Morning

Saturday 4^th December

10.00am – 1.00pm in the Church Centre

Everyone is very welcome to come along for coffee, refreshments and a chat and also to take part in the Raffle.

Donations for the various stalls of good books, puzzles, games toiletries and cakes will be very welcome.