St Mary's Church
Fairford

Charity Advent Service

Sunday 2nd December
at 6.00pm in St Mary's Church
In aid of Gloucestershire Athritis Trust
and St Mary's Church

A Traditional Advent Service with Fairford's own Choir.

Charity of the Month 1:
Children’s Society

Founded by a young Sunday School teacher at the end of the 19th Century, The Children’s Society fights poverty, exploitation and neglect and helps all children to have a better chance in life.

Can you help with a donation? For further information: write to The Children’s Society, Edward Rudolf House. 69-95 Margery Street, LONDON WC1 0JL. Tel: 020 78414400 Option 1.
Website.

Charity of the Month 2:
CRISIS

Homeless at Christmas - cold, wet and hungry with nowhere to go. A place at CRISIS at Christmas can be the start of a whole new life, and costs just £28.18 - a small price to pay for something that could help someone out of homelessness for good. Could you donate the cost of a place for one person - or even more people if you can manage it?
Website.

News November 2018
News October 2018
News September 2018
News August 2018
News July 2018
News June 2018
News May 2018
News April 2018
News March 2018
News February 2018
News January 2018
St Mary's News Round-Up 2017
St Mary's News Round-Up 2016
St Mary's News Round-Up 2015
St Mary's News Round-Up 2014
St Mary's News Round-Up 2013
St Mary's News Round-Up 2012
St Mary's News Round-Up 2011

Christmas Gathering

Saturday 8th December
at 12 noon in Fairford Community Centre
In aid of the upkeep of St Mary's Church

Free Entry. Tickets for lunch £5 each
(Free for children under 10)
Tickets from the Parish Office,
01285 712417 or on the door

Bring and Buy
Raffle
Light Lunch
Musical Entertainment

Messy Church

We meet on the second Sunday
of every month EXCEPT AUGUST.

Sunday 9th December
In St Mary's Church. 4pm-6pm
Crafts, Games, Celebration, Cooked Meal
FOR FAMILIES.

For Messy church this month, we shall be joining Fairford Primary School for a Christingle Service, starting at 4pm on 9 December.

There will not be a cooked meal this time but we shall be serving hot drinks and mince pies (and biscuits) at the end.

Just turn up on the day. For further details contact: Sarah 01285712074 or Email stmaryslmt@gmail.com.

Fairford Christmas Day Lunch

For the sixth year running there will be a Christmas Lunch taking place on Christmas Day in the Fairford Community Centre.  This is for individuals and couples who would otherwise be on their own on Christmas Day and is open to people in Fairford and surrounding villages - and Lechlade.  It will continue to take the same format as before so we are looking for volunteers to assist in helping with the preparation and cooking of the meal, drivers to collect and return people home and others to act as hosts/hostesses during the day.

Carol and Richard Thompson have kindly come forward to coordinate the day this year so please contact them or the other names below for further information and offers of help.

Please also check on your neighbours and friends and put them in touch if they show any interest in helping or being a guest.  A donation of £5 will be requested from each guest and other offers of financial help will be most welcome.

Each year we have been amazed by the support of the local community and call on you once more to support us in this worthwhile cause.

Contacts: 
Carol & Richard Thompson:  01285 712123
Email:  carol@carolandrichard.net
Amanda & Mervyn Cully:   01285712700
Andy Wilkinson:  01285 712763