hutton cranswick
ST PETER’S CHRISTMAS
FAYRE
Visit St Peter’s Christmas Fayre on Saturday 7 December, from 2pm-4pm in the WI Hall.
There will be the usual stalls – tombola, raffle, cakes, bottles, books, preserves, gifts, etc.
Contributions for the stalls will be gratefully received, and can be given to any church member.
All proceeds for Church funds.
BURNS NIGHT
A Burns Night celebration is planned for the New Year – book the date, Saturday 25 January 2014 at Foreman’s Car Showroom, Main Street, Hutton Cranswick.
Following the pattern of the last two years, you can be assured of a good evening with a haggis supper, piper and a ceilidh.
Tickets available now at a cost of £15, from Janet (270258) Anita (270261) or Ruth (270474). Proceeds for St Peter’s Church, Hutton Cranswick.
‘LOVE IN A SHOEBOX’
The services yesterday celebrating ‘Love in a Shoebox’ at St Peter’s and at the Methodist Church were well attended.
Approximately 135 boxes were collected and 42 large sacks of clothing and bedding. On Monday they were sorted and taken to Jacob’s Well in Beverley.
The charity workers are at the present time packing containers for the Philippines to help disaster victims, and also for Syria and Romania.
Many thanks to all who supported this appeal. We are always assured that the boxes and clothing bring joy and help to the needy.
GARDEN CLUB
Hutton Cranswick Garden Club met last week under the chairmanship of Jo Richards.
Speaker for the meeting did not need any introduction as he is a club member, nurseryman Richard Benwell of Kilnwick. Richard chose to talk about Festive Decorations and explained that these have been made for centuries, originally often using laurel, in Roman times. The rings would be made from willow, which bends easily to shape.
Richard started by using a circular wire base, covering it with moss (‘any old moss will do – you can rake it out of your lawn!’). The moss is fastened to the base with binding wire, before adding whatever greenery is to hand – holly, ivy, cypress, conifer, cones and so on.
Effective artificial flowers such as Christmas roses and bright red holly berries can add colour and are easy to arrange.
An alternative method shown was using a circle of oasis, which has no need for a mossy base.
Snipping small pieces of greenery similar to the previous method, a very effective decoration was quickly made.
Members then had a chance for a hands-on go at making their own decoration, which all turned out beautifully.
After thanking Richard for sharing his expertise, the Christmas meal to take place on 3 December was discussed, as well as the ‘In Bloom’ meal to be held on 11 December.
CADENZA CHRISTMAS CONCERT
To put you in the Christmas Spirit, singing group CADENZA will be performing their Christmas Concert on Wednesday 18 December at St Peter’s Church at 7.30pm with wine and mince pies being served. Admission £5. Proceeds for Church funds.
SKERNE
ST LEONARD’S CHURCH, SKERNE
Two dates for your diary :
Sunday 22 December at 4 pm: Carols and Christingles at St. Leonard’s Church, followed by light refreshments.
Wednesday, 15 January at 7 pm: Annual Quiz at the Trout Inn, Wansford in aid of St. Leonard’s Church.
All welcome to either of these events.
langtoft
LANGTOFT
LADIES
TODAY the Langtoft Ladies will be enjoying a Christmas
lunch together at The Anvil, Wold Newton. There will be no meetings held in January so the group will meet again in February when they would be very pleased to welcome new members. This is a very friendly group which enjoys many activities and a variety of speakers. Contact Pat on 01377 267543 or Rose on 01377 267413 for further details.
CHURCH SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE
Sunday 8 December. 2nd Sunday of Advent. 9.30am Morning Prayer at All Saints, Thwing, with Lay Minister,
Carol Marley. 11am The Eucharist at St Peter’s, Langtoft, with President
Rev’d Jacki Tonkin and Preacher Lay Minister Carol Marley.
NOAH’S ARK
All 0-5 year olds and their parents, carers,grandparents, etc, are welcome to go along to the Church Rooms on Fridays from 10-11.30am for fun, refreshments and chat. The group will meet on Friday 6 December, and Surestart will run the session on 13 Decem-ber. There will then be a break for Christmas and meetings will resume in January. Why not go along? Your little ones will love it.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Thanks are extended to all those who took the time to fill in the survey, and to those who offered help. The ideas and comments are now being collated and the result given at a later date.
JC2
There will be no more meetings of the Junior Church Group until after the Christmas break. Meetings will resume in January and look out for details of the JC2 January Party to get the year off to a flying start!
COFFEE MORNING/CHRISTMAS FAIR
St Peter’s and the Friends of Langtoft will be holding a Coffee Morning/Christmas Fair on Saturday 7 December from 10am to noon in the Church Rooms, Church Lane. Craft, Tombola,
Cakes, Jams and Chutneys, Face Painting for the kids, and a Raffle are some of the good things on offer, and the Raffle includes very good prizes of Family Days out, Swimming Passes, and a Luxury Hamper.
Refreshments will be available at the event. Donations of goods for any of the stalls will be very much appreciated. More info from Jo on 01377 267972.
ADVENT MEETING
The second meeting of the Advent course will be on 10th
December in the Church Rooms, when 21st century Christmas will be explored and a look taken at the 21st century Christ. Meetings commence at 7pm for seasonal snacks, and the course starts at 7.30pm. Please let
Rev’d Jacki or Rev’d Stuart know if you have any questions. All are welcome.
COFFEE MORNING
The Coffee Morning held in the Church Rooms on Thursday 21 November was very well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by adults and children alike. A total of £28-30 was raised which will go towards the maintenance of the Church Rooms.
FOXHOLES COMMUNION
There will be a Communion Service at the home of Angela Whitears on Friday 6 December at 10.30am. For further details please contact Carol Marley on 01377 267143.
Barmston
Methodist
Chapel
Rev. Rosemary Nicholls will conduct Sunday Morning Service at 10.30.
All Saints’ Church. A family Service will be held on Sunday at 9.30.
Whist Drive
The prize winners at the Friday night Military Whist Drive were: 1st Mrs Conway, Mrs Styles, Mr Smith, Mr Ashton. 2nd Mr Brader, Mrs Firth, Mr Winterbottom, Mr Lonsdale. Miss Wiles was supper hostess with Mrs Lawrence. Mr Wiles was the M.C. In aid of the Village Hall.