St. Mary’s Church, Old Alresford
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Sunday, 6 October 2013
3.30pm Tea and cakes
Donations for the Christmas Shoebox appeal for children in Albania,
Montenegro, Moldova and the Philippines.
5.00pm A Harvest Celebration
The church will be decorated for Harvest Festival. The Winchester Churches
Nightshelter especially needs coffee, biscuits, squash & long-life fruit juice.
Please leave your gifts in the church on Saturday morning 5 October.
Thank you.
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ALRESFORD
& ALRESFORD ROTARY CLUB
SHOE BOX PARTY
Sunday 3rd November at 2.00pm
St. Gregory’s Pastoral Centre
Grange Road, New Alresford
Children and adults please come along and help us pack shoe boxes with
gifts to send to children (aged 0-15 years) in Tanzania, Montenegro,
Romania & the Philippines.
We need lots of shoe boxes measuring no more than 33 x 20 x 15cm. with
a separate (not hinged) lid and colourful wrapping paper to cover them.
We also need items to be packed in the shoe boxes:
Cuddly toys, toothbrushes & paste, soap & face cloths, notepads &
colouring books, pencils, pens & crayons, picture books, small balls and
puzzles, dress jewellery. Knitted hats, gloves and scarves are especially
needed.
From the beginning of October there will be a crate in the porch at St.
Mary’s Church, Old Alresford. Please leave any shoe boxes and gifts there.
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