News from the Pews - 3 May 2024

Dear All

LOADS of 'coming up's this week, beginning with this notice from John Cole:

I will be going to Fairhaven residential home this Saturday 4 May at 10am. We will share communion and then sing some hymns (Hymnalong) we should be finished by 11am, everyone is welcome to join us. 

Now, in date order:

From Michelle Palmer re. the Christian Aid fundraising supper in church on Saturday 18 May at 6pm:

Another Christian Aid buffet on the 18th May. Please add your name to the lists at the back of the church on Sunday

We will need: help to set up and clear away; contributions to the buffet supper (please see the sheet at the back of church and use that to decide/indicate what you'll bring); prizes for our raffle

Please email me with any questions: Michelle.palmerww@btinternet.com

Next: don’t forget the Equiano-related talk and theatrical performance taking place in church later in May. These are a re-run of events we hosted in 2021 and will be excellent. Over 500 children will also be coming to church the same week to watch the play...

And finally for now, a notice from the team at Soham Museum regarding commemorative events in church on Sunday 2 June. We will need volunteers to help make and service refreshments for this. Please let me know if you'd be willing to co-ordinate this. Thank you!

On Sunday 2nd June, Soham Museum is hosting holding a commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of the Soham Rail Disaster at St Andrew’s Church, Soham from 10am – 4pm.  We would like to create a 1940’s vintage atmosphere around the church and are offering FREE charity fund raising stalls in the churchyard as follows: Set up by 9am with vehicles off the Rec (Unfortunately there can be no on site parking). Stalls are to be pertinent to the 1940’s ie. with a game or a fete type theme like a cake stall, plants, crafts and homemade preserves or bric-a-brac. There will be £100 prize awarded to the charity represented by the best 1940’s stall. Stall holders need to provide all their own equipment and tables, and a gazebo if the weather is against us, but it is free to have a stall, you are not limited to space and you can raise as much money as you want. Church Booking/Health & Safety compliance forms will be sent out in two weeks time to anyone who expresses an interest to Soham Museum at museum@soham.org.uk  Please come along and support us however you can.   

Last of all, the latest edition of Jigsaw, our Soham Community magazine has just been produced. The flip book is available here  Thanks to the distributors amongst you, and to Linda Palmer for co-ordinating the deliveries.

Perhaps see you in church on Sunday, or waving at/from the church's carnival float on Sunday...

Very best

Eleanor