Wednesday 21 October 2009

Kosova Koffee

THANK YOU to everyone who supported the Kosova Koffee morning at Sue and Steve’s. The sum of £75.34 was raised and this will contribute to the gift Jean and Roger take with them in December.

Sunday 18 October 2009

Church Council Meeting

There will be a Church Council Meeting in Church on Monday 19th October at 7:30 p.m. Minutes of the last meeting have been distributed. If you have not received a copy of these minutes and you require them, please see Marilyn Moore. Apologies for this late notification.

Blankets for Kosova - we now have 23 !!!!!

We now have 23 blankets which is an amazing result so far. Each blanket will be sent with an embroidered label saying who made it and sending our love. Our prototype label is on the Church notice board if you would like to see it. Our blankets need to be packed up securely in polythene. If anyone has any large garment/ blanket bags which could be used for this then we would be very grateful to receive them.

Sparkle Party

On Saturday 31st October we will be holding a family party, based on a 'sparkle' theme, from 5.30-8pm. There will be games, music, fun and prizes, as well as hot dogs and ice cream. There will also be a competition for the best pumpkin, either starry or smiley (lit by a torch if possible). This is a great opportunity to invite families and friends along, especially those who worry about opening the door on Halloween- we want to provide a safe, fun evening for everyone, and all are invited. Lifts home will be available for those who need them at the end of the evening. Please feel free to dress in your sparkliest outfit! Tickets are £1.50 for adults and £1 for children under 14, and you can get these from any member of the FEAT team. See you there!

Day of Prayer

On Saturday 7th November 2009, we will be having a day of prayer from 9am to 9pm. As well as praying for each other and our community we will be able to continue to pray for God's guidance for us as we seek to build His church. A simple lunch will be served and tea/coffee will be available. Please put this in your diary and prioritise attendance for as much of the day as you are able.

Sunday 11 October 2009

Metro Lyfe Programme Autumn 2009

metrolyfe programme

Late night shop!

CLC christian bookshop in Newcastle will be keeping late opening for Fellside Church on Wed. 4 November, 7-9p m. Books, cards, gifts, CDs, Advent calendars, plus refreshments AND 10% discount. An evening not to be missed! Sign up sheet in vestibule: please indicate if lift required. CLC Bookshop, Higham Place (next to Laing Art Gallery).

Green Tomatoes Needed!

MetroLyfe

Are you interested in coffee, cake and conversation? Then MetroLyfe is for you. MetroLyfe is a chance to discuss things about God and how Christianity is relevant to life in today's world, with coffee! Starting on the 10th October we will meet every Saturday at 09.30 to 10.30am at Starbucks in the Metrocentre Red Mall, ground floor. This year we are planning a series of discussion topics, based on 'Faith and...'. The 10th October subject will be 'Faith and Fame (Spirituality and the X Factor).' MetroLyfe is suitable for everyone. If you have kids then please bring them too as we will be able to help look after them, allowing you to chat and drink! For more information speak to Simon Goon, Liz Kent or David Hughes.

Sunday 4 October 2009

Blankets for Kosova

Thank you to everyone who has been knitting squares and please give a special thanks also to friends and family who have been helping too! Thank you also to those who have offered to sew up the squares. People in our community are now also getting involved after reading our newsletter and squares are coming through the Church letter box and being delivered by hand. The photos from the " Where did you knit your square?" competition are on show in the vestibule. The prize winners were :- Daniel for being the youngest knitter, Sue for knitting the furthest distance away and Julie for persistence in knitting all over Majorca!!

Check out the knitting Gallery

Harvest at Fellside

Thank you to everyone who supported the Harvest coffee morning and also Bashed Bugs on Saturday evening. The Coffee morning raised in total ( together with the sale of flowers donated on Saturday evening) £304.30 and this will form part of the gift taken out to Kosova in December by Jean and Roger. They are very touched by people's generosity and would like to say a special "thank you " to everyone. The
Bug Bash raised £64.89 which will go to the Church Mission Fund.

Thank you also to everyone who invited friends and family to Church for Back to Church Sunday. We believe 8 people were in Church last week as a direct result of our invitations and others received our invitations with pleasure although declining them for whatever reason.

Gift Aid

A very big thank you to all of you who have Gift Aided your contributions to Fellside in the last year. We should receive about £8700 in returned tax. There is still the opportunity for you to Gift Aid if you do not do so, since at present a considerable proportion of each weekly collection is still donated as loose change. Please consider Gift Aiding your contribution. For further details please contact Alan Wright or John Blundred

Admission as Local Preachers

MetroLyfe

Are you interested in coffee, cake and conversation? Then MetroLyfe is for you.
MetroLyfe is a chance to discuss things about God and how Christianity is relevant
to life in today's world, with coffee! Starting on the 10th October we will meet every
Saturday at 09.30 to 10.30am at Starbucks in the Metrocentre Red Mall, ground
floor. This year we are planning a series of discussion topics, based on 'Faith
and...'. The 10th October subject will be
'Faith and Fame (Spirituality and the X Factor).'
MetroLyfe is suitable for everyone. If you have kids then please bring them too
as we will be able to help look after them, allowing you to chat and drink! For more
information speak to Simon Goon, Liz Kent or David Hughes.

Overseas Missions

A total of £552.22p was raised during the past year. This includes £50 given by
Fellside on behalf of the self-denial envelopes. Margaret would like to thank all
members who hold boxes and gave donations for this worthwhile cause. I would be
pleased to supply anyone with an overseas mission box. Please consider taking
one. Thank you.

Fellside Walkers – Bolam Lake, October 17th

Seb has kindly offered to lead a walk starting and finishing at Bolam Lake (NE20
0HE). It will be about 6 miles, not too difficult, but unfortunately not pushchair
friendly. We will meet at 1.00pm, and should easily finish by 4, in time to pay a visit
to the tea shop! We’ll meet at the car park with the visitor centre, but please sign
up on the sheet in the vestibule so that we know who to expect and we don’t start
without you. If the weather is bad, we’ll make a decision on the day, and phone
round if we need to cancel, so please include your phone number.

Saturday 3 October 2009

Kosova Koffee

There will be a coffee morning on Saturday 17th October, 10 a.m.-12, at 19 Harewood
Close to help raise funds for Jean and Roger to take with them when they return
to Kosova in December.

Blankets for Kosova

Thank you to everyone who has been knitting squares and particularly to those
who have got friends and family joining in too. Please do give them our thanks! Up
to now we have 12 blankets completed ( which is 1296 squares!) and there are
lots of squares still to be used. If you could help in sewing the squares together
then that would be really helpful ( the blanket needs to be 9 squares by 12 long) It
doesn't matter how this is done as long as the squares are joined tightly. The good
news is that SMILE will collect the blankets sometime in the middle of November
and they will go with the shoebox delivery, so let's see how many we can achieve in
this time. After that date we can still keep knitting and these blankets can go off at
a later date.
Thank you also to all those who took photos for our "Where did you knit your
square?" competition. Have a look at these on show in the vestibule today.

Check out the knitting Gallery

Church Cleaning Maintenance Morning/Volunteers to paint

The property committee are organising a cleaning/maintenance morning on Saturday
10th October commencing at 9.00 a.m. Please come along and support the
morning if you are able. Tasks will include a thorough clean of kitchen, clearing out
rainwater gutters, fixing window catches to name but a few! together with a general
de-clutter. If you are able to come along please sign up on the list in the porch.
Following on from this date we will then hope to paint the kitchen, and other areas
identified as in need of redecoration. If you feel that you could help with this
please give your name to Christine Graham. A suitable time will then be arranged
to carry out the painting.

Shoe Box-Operation Christmas Child

SHOE BOX-OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Yes, it’s that time of year again! Fellside plan to be involved in the Shoe Box Appeal
again. We need to have the FILLED shoe boxes by SUNDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2009
which has been designated as National Shoebox Sunday. On that day special emphasis
will be focused on the work of Samaritan’s Purse.
Please take a leaflet from the vestibule which gives all the details of how to fill a
box. We would encourage you to tick the Gift Aid Box on the envelope if you are a
taxpayer. There are boxes already covered in Christmas paper. Please fell free to
take one for a donation of 25p. There is a collecting box on the table. If you feel unable
to fill a box but would like to provide some items for a box please see Wendy
Daykin. As last year, boxes for older boys would be appreciated.

Dickensian Christmas Market –

Please put this date in your diaries! Last year was a great success and we'd like this year to be even better! Our FEAT group (Fellside Events Action Team) has been busy planning the Christmas market and there will be a meeting on Monday October 12th at 7.30 at Church to put the final plans in place. The FEAT group hopes that everyone who has helped with the Fayre in the past, in what ever way, who would like to hold a stall, or who would like to be involved in any way will be able to come along to this meeting to be involved in the planning. If you have any questions or would like to express interest but cannot come to the meeting, please get in touch with Clare Andrews or any of the FEAT group.

Christian Aid Rally London 5th December

The Whickham Churches Together announce a visit to London
for interested churches. Further information when available from the
Churches Together.