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St Mary’s Church and School Summer Challenge 2024

This summer, we would like you, the St Mary’s Church and School community, to ‘Ride and Stride’.

On the second Saturday in September each year (9am–5pm on Saturday 14th September this year), 30 counties across the UK ‘Ride and Stride’ to raise money to help preserve and improve our historic church buildings. You get to exercise outdoors with family and/or friends and meet new people, while exploring your local parish churches and villages by bike, scooter, walking or jogging…basically using any method that is powered by you!

We would like you to join in on Saturday 14th September, creating your plan over the summer.
And don’t worry if you’re busy on this day because you can plan and complete your Ride and Stride over the summer instead and then just pop in to visit us on the day to share what you achieved. And if you’re unable to pop  in, you could send us information about your achievement (however big or small…it all counts!) so that we can display it in church on the day. Refer to the attached flyer for more information and the Ride and Stride 2024 sponsorship form.  If you need ideas/inspiration for routes and/or churches to visit please see the attached sheet.

St. Mary’s Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/campaign/stmarysrideandstride2024

Good luck and have fun!

MOTHERS’ UNION: At our meeting on Wednsday11^th September we will have Holy Communion in St Peter’s Chapel at 1.30pm, followed by our meeting in the hall at 2pm. We will be arranging the October Lunch at the Eagle on Wednesday 9^th October, starting at 1pm – a two course lunch for £22 including tea or coffee. All welcome. We will be ordering 2025 M.U. Diaries, the order to be sent off by September 18^th. Give me a ring if you want one on 01277217398. Margaret Morris.

ST MARY’S OPEN BRANCH: Our next meeting is on Thursday 12^thSeptember at 8pm in the Parish Hall when Roger Smith will be talking about “The Work of the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance”. If possible, please let Audrey Randall have your membership subscription of £28 by hand or by post before the meeting to reduce congestion at the door. As always, new members and visitors are welcome to join us (admission for visitors £5, refundable upon joining). Rosemary Eaton (205410).

THE TREKKERS TABLE HAS MOVED! Since Mothering Sunday the Trekkers Table has moved into the clergy vestry by the organ. This means that our young people and the leaders can talk about the activities they are doing and relate them to the service that is taking place in church. So, Trekkers, please go into the vestry at the same time as creche go out to give the leaders a few moments to get set up and ready for you! Thank you! Debbie.