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LIGHT PARTY 31st OCTOBER – IMPORTANT

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Dear all,

I am sorry to have to email to say that due to a bereavement we have had to cancel the Light Party tomorrow evening at St Margaret’s Church, Yatton Keynell. If you know of anyone else who was planning to come please can you let them know.

The normal Ark will be on Saturday 14th November, and further details will be out soon.

With many thanks
Jonathan and Tracie

Rev Jonathan Philpott
Priest-in-Charge, Bybrook Benefice
http://www.bybrook.org.uk
01249 782663

Bybrook Refugee Crisis Support Network Update 1

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Yesterday evening that we had an open meeting at St Margaret’s Church, Yatton Keynell to discuss a response to the ongoing refugee crisis. We talked about the importance of a coordinated response linking in with the local authority and also with organisations who will be working both locally and overseas providing much needed care and support for refugees.
In response, we are going to set up the Bybrook Refugee Crisis Support Network, if you would like to be a part of our response, and to be kept up to date with conversations that we have had and help to share a long term and meaningful response to the situation, contact me.

There are a few immediate things that we would like to do, and then for those who would like more information I will send a further detailed summary of the possibilities we discussed last night.

  • We would like to put together a register of skills that people might be willing to offer to refugee families if they are placed locally to us.  This might be help with understanding legal documents, finding doctors, helping to look at school applications.  These are just a few examples, but if you can offer something (it would need to be on a voluntary basis please) then there will be no irrelevant offers.  Please contact me and let me know and so that we can create a pre-emptive list.
  • There has been talk of trying to provide some housing in the local area that the local authority could use to accommodate refugees on a long term basis (5 years).  We have already had one very generous offer, but if you feel this might be an area that you would like to support financially again please do let me know.
  • We were fortunate to have Rachel Molano with us last night, and she will be going out to the camp at Calais and will bring us up to date reports of needs and prayer requests from the camp.  Please do pray for her as she goes out.

With many thanks

Rev Jonathan Philpott, Priest-in-Charge, Bybrook Team Ministry

25th September 2015

Join the Ark for a Crazy Science Praise Party!

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Doug Horley Crazy Science Party

On Saturday 12th in the evening from 5:30-7pm at Yatton Keynell Village Hall. The Ark will be welcoming Doug Horley aka “Duggie Dug Dug” back to lead us in a Crazy Science Praise Party! You can look forward to songs, dancing, puppets and crazy science!!!! Those of you who were fortunate enough to join us last time he came will know that you are in for a brilliant evening! We hope you can join us- please bring your friends. This is a free event.

Date Change for Biddestone Harvest Safari Supper and Auction

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Due to the clash of dates with the England vs Australia rugby match on 3rd October, we have revised the date of the Harvest Safari supper and an auction of gifts and promises and will be holding the event on Friday 2nd October instead. All funds raised will go to St Nicholas.

The evening will start at 7pm at the Oak House with drinks where people can view and bid for the auction lots and draw the location for their main course and pudding from a hat.

The main course will be served at 8pm  and at 9pm, people move on to their pudding location.  All then gather back at the Oak House at 10.00 for coffee and port where Richard Madley has kindly offered to round off the auction and draw the final bids on each lot. Anyone with mobility problems can stay at the Oak Hose for their meal.

We will be displaying the bid sheets in St Nicholas during the week before the supper and people will be able to see what is available and place written bids.

We have already received some very generous pledges, including:

  • A two hour professional photoshoot for up to four in a local garden or area of your choice.
  • A lawnmower service.
  • A meal for 2 with a bottle of wine at the Crown at Giddea Hall.
  • A hamper from the Allington Farm Shop.
  • Two Christmas cakes.
  • A cake a month for a year
  • A series of textile art pictures.
  • A lift to and from Bristol Airport for up to 4 people.

If you would like to pledge a promise or a gift to be auctioned, please let us know what you would like to offer.  Pledges could be for anything really but for instance babysitting, baking, gardening, shopping, hospitality, music or computer lessons. Gifts could be art or craft items, whatever you like!

Tickets are £15 each person, BYO wine for the main course and pudding. All funds raised will go to St Nicholas, Biddestone.

If you are able to make a pledge or for tickets, please contact Simon or Charlotte on 01249 716330 or simon.bruce@btinternet.com.