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  • 7th Dec 2008 - Second Sunday in Advent
  • 10am Family Service (Toy Service)
  • Speaker: Stephen Bowen
  • 6.30pm Holy Communion
  • Preacher: Stephen Bowen

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  • 14th Dec 2008 - Third Sunday in Advent
  • 8am Holy Communion
  • Preacher: Jack Baker
  • 10am Morning Prayer
  • Preacher: Stephen Bowen
  • 6.30pm Tree of LIght Service
  • Preacher: Mike Nevill
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Fund raising

Do you work for a company that matches anything you raise for charity? If so, would you let us know and we could help you arrange an event that we could then get your company to sponsor. I know that some banks offer this sponsorship to their employees as long as the employee takes part and I'm sure there must be other companies who do the same. Please contact anyone on the Fundraising Team. They are: Lis Scott, Cecilia Bliss, Don Ely, Thelma Manning and Ann Morley.

Saturday 22nd November

7.30pm –10pm At St John’s Church Hall,

Ticket Price £7.50 per person, including Ploughman’s supper

Tel: Cecilia 01342 718441 or Thelma 01342 327587

Drinks available from licensed Bar All proceeds towards the Church Building Project

News - the fun in fund raising

St. John’s Felbridge Golf Day

THIRTY SIX golfers took part in the first golf day for St John’s on 1st October to help raise funds for the Church building project. The nine teams came from near and far to play the West Course at the Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club in Forest Row. The hole in one competition was fiercely contested although without success, however it created a considerable amount of amusement. 

Michael Froud had a very good day, winning Nearest the Pin in two on the 4th, the Longest Drive on the 3rd and was a member of the winning team, Captained by Rob Bliss. Geraldine Broadley won the Longest Drive on the 3rd for the ladies with Michael Poffley winning Nearest the Pin in one on 16th. The Captain of the second placed team was Neville Harrison. Stephen Bowen presented each of these players with their awards.

Many local companies made donations to the auction and raffle table which in turn helped to make the day the success it was. The total raised was nearly £1,400.00. The Golf Committee at St John’s would like to thank all those who participated and made the day so enjoyable.

Thelma Manning

 

Beetle Drive

I AM SAD for those that didn't, I am pleased for those that did ! I refer of course, to the celebration Harvest Supper  on 5thOctober.

Olive, our friend Pat and myself were welcomed in, well, I think the welcome included me! After some initial chit-chat and a drink we were requested to sit down. Sharply at 6.30pm. a flurry of people seemed to come from nowhere, carrying hot plates and food, left, right and centre. Mashed potatoes, baked beans, peas and the ‘Bangers’, sorry, farm fed pork sausages and all piping hot and very delicious – I had three bangers!!

All this went on in an atmosphere of warm friendship and we were enjoying the company of people we had not met before. The meal proceeded and soft drinks were available throughout.

Another flurry and the plates were cleared - no-one was allowed to help. Then, oh yes, then came the pudding, which was a superb apple crumble and with it one could have ice cream or crème fraiche (I had both!). Coffee was served at the conclusion of an excellent meal.

The tickets had stated that a Beetle Drive would take place; I did not have a clue what that was all about, - not for long though, my partner (in the game), soon gave clear, unabridged instructions and we sat, waiting for the orf !

‘One, two, three GO’ was the command and the noise level was unbelievable, I am sure the dice were fixed! ‘Come on Eddie, go faster’ was shouted at me, ‘Four a leg,’

‘Two a head’ etc., etc., the instructions were fired at me with machine gun rapidity.

Then ‘Beetle’ was shouted by my zealous partner, we had won!! Good, I thought, now we can calm down a bit, not on your Nellie. ‘All change’ was the command; up we got, round we went, new faces, ‘Hello, I'm bloggs, oh, we are off again.’

This pattern continued throughout the games. A previous appointment took us off early. We left the celebration with a warm and very pleasant feeling due to the fact that the organisation was spot-on, the food most excellent and the company, wonderful.

I speak for Olive, Pat & myself when I extend a most sincere thank you to all those who worked so hard to make such a memorable evening.

In the next issue I will write about ‘The Toilet Saga’ - well, perhaps not!!

Eddie Harper.                                                      

The Harvest Supper as well as being a church family occasion was a Fundraising event & we made £300.