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.

Service of Admission of Local Preachers

Tuesday 29th September at 7.00 p.m. at Whitehall Road Methodist Church.
Please join us as we celebrate this special occasion with Ruth Blundred and
Noreen Herdman.

Fellside News Spetember 09

Coming soon