Cheltenham URC News
Prestbury Coffee Morning
The monthly coffee mornings will take place on Saturday
3 August from 10.30 till Noon .
There will be the usual raffle, selection of
cakes for sale as well as the toasted teacakes !
Regeneration /Repair Cafe
St Andrew's 3 August 10.00 - 2.00
If it's broken - let us get it fixed for you!
Community Film
Sorry - No film in August
National
Heritage Days
This year participating organizations have been
given the choice of when to open, between, 13th and 22nd
September
Both St Andrew’s and St Christopher’s have chosen to
open on Saturday 14th September. Stewarding support will be needed in both
places.
Tuesday Tea
-
13th
August
Sarah Haden-Godwin from
Active Gloucestershire will be
joining us for tea.
Sarah is a physical activity specialist for Older
Adults and Disabled People, and Active Gloucestershire have been working on
a 'Fall Prevention' programme for the Older Person.
A new booklet contains information on physical
activity clubs available throughout the town and notes on easy exercises
which you can do in your own home to help you improve your balance and keep
yourself moving.
All are
welcome, come along and find out more!!
‘Vision 21’ is 25 this year
Vision21 who run the Repair Cafe
will be celebrating their 25th birthday this year and have a number of
events and activities planned over the coming months to celebrate. Their
general theme is ‘What will
Sustainability look like in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire in 25 years’
time?’ So if you have any thoughts on this, please let me know
Vision 21
will also be celebrating past achievements (which are many) with
informative. graphic displays and hopefully some will be interactive. There
will be a display of these at St Andrew’s later in the year.
These are some of the events planned to whet your
appetite:
A Special Repair Café. A light
hearted visioning of a Repair café set in 2044 to be filmed on 7th
September. Some dressing-up is likely along with a Repaired and Up-Cycling
display.
A BIG art competition – 3 age
categories with prizes to be won. Winning entries to be displayed on 18th
October in the Garden Room and 19th October in The Garden’s Gallery,
Montpellier. Look out for the posters in the Link Gallery for more details.
Vision21 is hosting a
Climate Emergency Q&A just for
6th form students at St Andrew’s Church, Montpellier St on Friday 18th
October from 1:00pm.
West Midlands Synod 2019
The West Midlands Synod
Renewing Hope
‘we will walk and not be faint’
An Invitation to ALL
Friday 11th
October from 5.30pm
to Saturday 12th
October 4.30pm
At the Holiday Inn,
Birmingham Airport.
For further details please talk to your Church Secretary:
Janet, Fiona or Brian
Lifts can be arranged
Grants are available.
URC General Assembly 2020
The URC General Assembly, which currently meets
every two years, will be at the University of Aston in Birmingham for the
next meeting, from 10th to 13th July 2020. Because this is in West Midlands
Synod, we shall be asked to volunteer as Stewards. This is a good
opportunity to see how the National organisation of the URC works.
Janet Kemp
Knitters Needed!
Cheltenham Street Pastors are appealing for small
items of warm clothing that can be handed out when the weather is very cold.
Gloves, especially man-sized and woolly hats would be much appreciated.
Prayer
support is always welcome – is that a service you could offer?
More information from Tony Jeans or Ann Gimingham
at St Andrew’sPast Case Review
The United Reformed Church Past Case Review is an open invitation for
anyone to raise concerns about the behaviour or conduct of anyone affiliated
with the URC since its formation in 1972.
Tel. 020 7916 8682, email: pastcase.review@urc.org.uk
www.urc.org.uk/past-case-review