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Click here or on the logo on the left to download a copy of our weekly newsletter - "The Grapevine" |
'What's On' |
Click here to see details about 'What's On'. |
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'Sermons Online'
We have started to publish our sermons on our website and as podcasts on iTunes. Click on the image or logo to visit our 'Sermons Online' webpage. |
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| Click here for a 360 degree Virtual Tour of St Mary's Church. Thanks to www.f64photo.co.uk. Use your mouse to explore different parts of our Church. It's great - have a go. |
| Vacancy - Rector's Secretary - 20 hours a week - Monday to Friday mornings. Click here for further details. Closing date 12th March |
| RETIREMENT OF ANDREW MALCOLM The Church
will be making a presentation to Andrew after Choral
Evensong on Easter Sunday at a Reception to which
all are welcome. If you would like to make a contribution
to Andrew’s retirement gift, please hand it to a
Sidesman, Churchwarden or to the Parish Office.
Cheques should be made payable to Saffron Walden
DCC. Please mark your envelope appropriately. |
| History of and Guide to the Church. You may be interested to know that the History page of our website has been updated and now contains scanned copies of 3 guides to the Church. Click here to visit the History page. |
| RADWINTER ROAD HOSPITAL Churches Together
are trying to put together a group of people who would
be willing to take part in a mid-week morning service
at the hospital, on an occasional basis. For more information
contact Murray George on 523504. 4 March 2010 |
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Saffron Walden SOCIAL CAR SERVICE This is organised by 2 of our parishioners Eunice Harris and Ruby Parsons. Journeys are arranged for elderly or frail passengers to the Community Hospital, Doctor, Dentist, etc. in Saffron Walden. If you need assistance then phone: 520254 Mon-Fri 9am-10am or 5pm-7pm. For 'Lifts to Church' contact
Sheila Deutsch 500134. |
STEWARDSHIP OF MONEY 2010 If you have not
received a letter, please pick up one of the spares
labelled “planned giving” at the back of the church. Feb 2010 |
| JIMMY’S DONATIONS IN KIND Until further notice
Jimmy’s can only accept specific donations. Please
read noticeboard for details or see their website:
www.jimmyscambridge.org.uk |
| Click here for more information about the suspension of consultations regarding the proposed Parish Consitution to include Debden, Wimbish with Thunderley and the Chesterfords. 16 Feb 2010 |
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Transition Project - Saffron Walden
A group of volunteers from St Mary's (some shown in the photo), will research the needs of unemployed people in the Saffron Walden area for six weeks.
We have the support of the Mayor and Town Council and will available from 11am to 2pm in the Scrivener Room in the Town Hall on Tuesdays starting on 9th February. Click here or on the photo to find out more.
If you are unemployed do come along and meet others who understand,
share your experiences and help us shape the support you need in the longer term. Please keep the project in your prayers. |
| BISHOP’S LENT APPEAL 2010 will support communities
in South India, the Amazon and Kenya. To find
out more, see the poster at the back of St. Mary’s or
go to: www.chelmsford.anglican.org/lentappeal |
| HAITI EARTHQUAKE APPEAL The recent
collections for the Disasters Emergency Committee
Appeal for Haiti raised £1,858.10 (including Gift Aid.)
Thank you to everyone who donated. |
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Choir performing at Southwark Cathedral on 30 January 2010. Click on the photo to see more. |
Buoyant Christmas at the Churches - 9 February 2010
The Church of England in Saffron Walden and surrounding villages were all encouraged by the large congregations at their Christmas services.
Villagers were not put off by the bad weather but came out to fill the churches at many carol and Christingle services. St Botolph’s Hadstock and All Saints’ Ashdon were both full for their carol and Light of the World services, with many families and children taking part. It is estimated that half those living in Littlebury and Wendens Ambo went to church at some time over Christmas, and as many as two-thirds of those living in Hadstock. St. James’ Sewards End were encouraged by the new faces and young families who joined their services, while St John’s Little Walden welcomed two and a half times their usual Sunday numbers at their carol service.
St Mary’s Saffron Walden organised two of the popular Lighting the Christmas Tree services for families on Christmas Eve, rather than the single service held in previous years. Every seat was taken at the 6pm service and over one thousand three hundred people were welcomed to those two services alone.
The Rector of St Mary’s, the Revd David Tomlinson said “We were delighted to welcome so many to the churches over Christmas. At this time when many people are worried about economic uncertainty, the reminder that Jesus came into the world to share our life gives us a bright hope in the future.”
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Recordings of Music at St Mary's
Click on the quaver icon on the left to listen to some or our recorded music. |
H2H CAKE STALL Thanks to the H2H Cake Sale£43.12 has been added to Jimmy’s underwear fund.
CHILDREN’S SOCIETY Please would box holders
hand in boxes for emptying to Parish Office or at a
10.00am Sunday service, or empty yourself and hand
in a cheque payable to “The Children’s Society.”
Thank you. Eunice Harris 520254.
WAITROSE SHOPPERS Please support “SW Social Car Service,” one of this month’s chosen charities.
Thank you. Eunice Harris (lifts’ organiser) & Ruby
Parsons ( Secretary.)
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Holocaust Memorial Service 28 Jan
Over 200 people of all ages, including many schoolchildren, joined in the service at St Mary’s Saffron Walden to remember and reflect on the Holocaust – and pledged themselves to play their part to fight the evils of genocide, antisemitism and discrimination.
Those present were invited to write a prayer on a paper ‘leaf’ and place it on the bare tree to symbolise hope and healing of the nations. See photo on right. Click to enlarge.
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Otto Deutsch, a survivor of the Kindertransport scheme which brought Jewish children to England shortly before World War II, spoke movingly of leaving his family in Vienna and his gratitude to the English couple who had taken him in and brought him up.
Readings and singing at the service included Leslie Wheeler from the Cambridge Reform Synagogue reciting the Jewish Mourners’ Kaddish and pupils from Dame Joanna Bradbury School singing the Prayer of St Francis ‘Make me a Channel of your Peace’. |
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St Mary's Tinies
St Mary’s Church, Saffron Walden has re-launched its regular service for young children, parents and carers with the new name of St Mary’s Tinies.
It takes place every week during school term-times on Tuesdays from 2-3pm.
Tinies is a short and very informal service in the church, with songs, a Bible story and simple prayers lasting about 20 minutes, is followed by tea and chat, with craft and toys for the children, in the Parish Rooms. |
| All children under 5 are welcome, together with the adults looking after them. St Mary’s Tinies was formally known as the Pram Service, and has been going now for over 15 years. Leader Margaret Taylor said “It is a privilege to get to know so many lovely parents, carers and children, and to share God’s love with them in practical ways as well as in words. Many lasting friendships have been formed through the group. Anyone with pre-school children is warmly welcome.” Click on the above photo to enlarge. |
BIBLE STUDY NOTES For those of you who have
had Bible Study Notes in the past or if you are about to
take them, you will find an order form in the Church
News, showing the different notes available and the
annual cost. Please complete and return the form with
your cheque for the year to Jennifer Hilton-Thomas.
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| VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for work with our young people: |
Activities for 8-11 year olds |
Activities for 8-11 year olds
For more information on activities for this age group please contact Andy Finn on 07794 518 907 |
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'Aftershock' - for 11-18 meets on Sunday in the Parish Rooms from 6.30-8.00pm. A chance to socialise, learn and enjoy each other's company. And there's normally food involved!!! Check out our group on Facebook – ' Aftershock - St Mary's Saffron Walden'. Click on the logo to find out more. |
| Please contact Andy Finn Tel:07794 518 907 or email andyfinnis@hotmail.co.uk if you might be able to help in any way. |
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St Mary's Church Mens' Walk
We had a magnificent 8 mile walk in sunny snowscape on Saturday 9th January. Thanks to Jeremy Collingwood who led us on our walk to Newport and back with a pub lunch at the Bell in Wendons Ambo - sufficient to burn off some of those excess Christmas calories! Deer and rabbits were spotted in addition to many hedgerow birds.
These walks, organised by Jeremy Collingwood and Mike Watts, take place on a Saturday every 2 months. Watch out for details of the next walk.
Click here to see the photos that Mark Marsden took, plus our route on GoogleMap. |
Dickensian Christmas Fair
Saturday 12th December 2009
Over £4,995 was raised for Church funds.
Many thanks to all who supported and helped at this event.
Click on the photo on the right to find out more about this most successful event in our parish.
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Bellring 350 - Sunday 13th December
This was the Sunday in the middle of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which runs from the 7th to the 18th December. An international service was held in Copenhagen Cathedral on Sunday 13th at which the Archbishop of Canterbury preached. The World Council of Churches invited churches around the world to use their bells to call people to prayer and action in the face of climate change.
It wsas suggested that bells be rung 350 times – to symbolise the 350 parts per million that mark the safe upper limit for CO2 in the atmosphere according to many scientists.
Our Bellringers rung the bells at St Mary's Church from 3.30 until just before the Christingle service at 4pm.
Click here to listen to an interivew with Roger Collins, secretary to our bellringers, on BBC Radio Cambridgshire's Matt Jamison's Easy Sunday on 13th December. You can pick up the 2½ minute interview 1h16m13s into the programme.
Further information can be found at www.bellringing350.org and you can visit our bellringers website at www.saffronwaldenbells.org.uk |
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St Mary's Youth Newsletter
Click here or on the logo on the left to download a copy of our latest Youth Newsletter |
Jamie Oliver’s Magic Christmas.
In early October members of our Choir took part in the filming of ‘Jamie Oliver’s Magic Christmas’ at his home, not far away from here. The choir appeared in the last programme in the series on Friday 18th December. |
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Confirmation Service Sunday 22nd November 2009
10 candidates for our parish were confirmed today by the Rt. Revd. Christopher Morgan, the Bishop of Colchester at St Mary's Saffron Walden.
The above photos show Bishop Christopher with some of the candidates after the service. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge. |
Quiz and Fish and Chip Supper Sat 21st November 2009
Over 100 people attended this most successful Quiz Evening in our Parish Rooms. Many thanks to our quizmaster Steve Hasler; Gill Lovegrove who organised the event: and to Judith Hasler, Ruby Parsons and Sue Birchall for their help. Thanks also to Christine Flitney for the photos. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge. |
| Christian Giving campaign in Saffron Walden earlier this year.
If you are interested in reading a paper on this by Judith Hasler that's just been published on the Diocesan website, then click here to download a copy. |
| Church Noticeboards. The Communications Committee wish to remind you that any posters or displays
you wish to be placed on the church notice boards MUST be given to the Parish Office. Where
this procedure is not followed, items may unfortunately be removed. |
| Family Service. The DCC has agreed that from the
New Year, the Family Service should be moved to the
3rd Sunday of the month. The
Holy Communion service that follows will take place at 11.45am instead
of 11.30am. |
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'Sing Hallelujah' 31 October 2009
Click on the photo on the left to see and hear more.
Now contains copies of the BBC Radio Cambridgeshire recording. |
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Parish Weekend at Letton Hall 22 to 24 May 2009.
Click on the photo on the left to see more. |
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Aftershock “ Ride & Stride” Sponsored Walk
Afterschock a sponsored walk “ Ride & Stride” on 12th September 2009. Click on the photo to see more.
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Choristers' Apple Pie Sale
Saturday 10th October.
Our Choristers made a total of £198.50
for our Church Music.
Well done, and thank you to all who helped.
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SMMA Treasure Hunt
Sunday 20 September 2009
What a glorious afternoon! The sun shone and the countryside was really beautiful!
We were due to meet at the Common Car Park, but we had not realized that there was a Dog Show in progress, resulting in a packed Car Park, so we transferred to Boots Car Park instead for our briefing. Unfortunately there were only two cars taking part, but we set off with enthusiasm! |
The directions took us out in the country firstly to Audley End and Littlebury Green, then to Duddenhoe End, Little Chishill, the Pelhams, Berden and eventually to Widdington. We studied house names, watched for road signs and notices and visited churches to identify them and also collect treasure. We didn’t think we were the leading car and didn’t read our instructions properly, so took all the treasure from the first three churches, then realizing our mistake, left it all at Brent Pelham!! I was always scolded at school for not reading the question properly! David and Diana Hoy had worked extremely hard in the planning. The clues were sometimes challenging, and neither car scored 100%, but we all arrived at the end within minutes of each other. A big thank you is due to our hosts, Alastair and Alison Griffiths, for their hospitality. It was a glorious evening to sit in their lovely garden and have a barbecue.
Jim, Françoise, Anne, Sheilah, Christine and Kathleen join me in saying well done and thank you to David, Diana, Alastair and Alison.
August 2009
Martin Hugall has taken over the role of maintaining this website from Anna Martin. Many thanks to Anna who has done so much to develop this website. Anna will continue her work as Junior Choir co-ordinator and has taken on the demanding role of secretary of the DCC.
The content of this website is currently being reviewed and a new website is being planned. In the meantime if you spot anything that is is need of updating please let me know or contact the parish office.
Martin Hugall (email: Martin Hugall ) |
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