St. Nicholas, Ashchurch

News for week of October 21

Harvest Festival

After the Harvest Festival service on October 7th the congregation enjoyed a shared lunch in the village hall. The perishable goods offered at the Harvest Festival were auctioned after the meal and the money raised, together with the non-perishable offerings, were donated to the Tewkesbury Food Bank.

Town Band concert

On Saturday 22nd of September we enjoyed a concert performed by the Tewkesbury Town Training Band. The Beginner Band played six pieces before the interval, followed by nine by the Intermediate Band. They played a wide variety of music from Postman Pat and Let's Twist Again to March of the Toreadors.

Heritage Open days

We welcomed visitors for the Heritage Weekend from Thursday 13th September to Sunday with displays of church history, vestments and activites, including photographs of a wooden frieze associated with the Guy family who lived in Aston-on-Carrant in 1622.

Ride and Stride

Two members of the congregation visited 14 churches round Bredon Hill on Saturday September 8th raising money for Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust.

This week

Monday 22nd

Note : No home group

Thursday 25th

6.15 pm Choir practice

Friday 26th

7.30 pm Bell practice

Next week

Monday 29th

Note : No home group

Tuesday 30th

10.30 - 12.00 Coffee and Chat at Northway Community Hub

Thursday 1st

1.30 pm Little Fishes meet in church

6.15 pm Choir practice

Friday 2nd

7.30 pm Bell practice

We have some new photographs of the church building which can be seen using the 'Pictures' tab above, or by clicking here.

We join in activities with other local churches. For information about Tewkesbury Churches Together , click here.

Services

Regular Sunday Services:

8 am.

Holy Communion, BCP

10:45 am

Prayers for 'The Way Forward'

11:00 am, except last Sunday of month

Parish Communion

11:00 am Last Sunday of the month

All-Age morning worship (non Eucharistic)

9:15 am at St Nicholas, Kemerton, except last Sunday of month

Sung Parish Eucharist

11:00 am at St Nicholas, Kemerton, on last Sunday of month

All-age service (non Eucharistic)

Notices

Sponser a Roof Slate

Would you like to sponser a roof slate? We are raising funds to replace the slates on a section of the roof. If you would like to offer a donation towards this work, you could sponser a roof slate.

The Sponsor Slate Appeal is drawing to a close. Could you please return any sponsor forms asap, Thankyou.

Here is the sponser form:

To download the sponsor form, click here .

We were hoping to hold a sign a slate day at the end of September / early October but due to mix-up by the quarry this will be delayed. Those who have sponsored a slate are invited to come and sign a slate before it is put on the roof, and also collect their certificates. So please keep an eye on the website for further details.