Thurs June 30th St.
Thomas’ Leesfield FUNdraiser’s Fizz
Fashion Show @ St. Edward’s Church Hall at 7:30pm – tickets now available
from Karen Jakeman
Sat July 2nd Coffee
morning at the home of Mrs Wood
Walkers Lane 10.30 to noon
Big Band Gala Night on the 2nd July. £10 adults, £5
children (although probably only suitable for older children}, includes buffet
supper. Donations of cash or raffle prizes will be gratefully received. Please
encourage people to get tickets and attend this event – a good audience is very
important!
Sunday July 3rd after the service, 12.30, at St Thomas event
to celebrate the new facilities!.
We are really pleased with
our achievement in getting the loo and kitchen together with the community
room, and are inviting people and organisations who have helped to this buffet
lunch. We do still need more funds for tables and chairs as well as for
renewing the carpet at the back of church, so please do support fundraising
events!
Harvest Queen Amy Jakeman’s “at home” – Sat 9th
July. This will be Amy and her retinue’s big event of the year when Rose Queens
are invited from other churches. So
please come along and support them. It
starts at 2.30pm with a short service in church followed by refreshments, a
raffle, lots of stalls including chocolate, bottle & teddy tombolas. All donations from gift bags to tombola items
to homemade cakes are gratefully received and should be given to Amy and her
retinue or their mums. Also, please can
anyone who is able to help on the day also let them know. Thank You J
Parish trip July 16th. Includes 1 and half hour
barge trip and visit to Oswaldtwistle Mill. Leave junction Spring Lane/Burton
Street 9am, leave Oswaldtwistle at 4.30pm.
Cost £20. Let Audrey or Roy know if you are interested.
Bonus ball is struggling a bit because some people who
have numbers have got behind with payments. Also there are several available
numbers if you’d like to join (£1 a week, if your number is the bonus ball on
Saturday’s lottery draw you win a cash prize.) Susan Harrop is the person to
contact or pay. If anyone is prepared to take on running Bonus Ball please
would they talk to Susan.
There is a lot going on in this parish. There are many ways to keep in touch with what is going on.
The weekly newsletter and ‘dates for your diary’ is usually available either by
e mail or as a paper copy. The magazine has information. Liz Dent produces an
electronic copy of Calendar dates. There is also St Thomas’ blogspot. Please make sure you check these regularly so
you don’t miss anything!
We have heard recently about a person
walking in the cemetery being robbed –please take care if you walk there alone!
Magazine
articles to paulmdent@gmail.com) please
Items for
the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday
eve please.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Thurs June 30th
St. Thomas’ Leesfield FUNdraisers Fizz Fashion Show 7:30pm
Sat
July 2nd
Coffee morning Mrs S Wood Walkers
Lane 10.30 to noon
Big Band concert St
Edward’s Hall 7.30pm
Sun July 3rd Event to
celebrate the new facilities at St Thomas. 12.30
Wed July 6th Joint
PCC with Hey at St Thomas 7.30pm
Sat July 9th Harvest Queen “at home” 2:30pm
Mon July 11th
Buildings committee 7.30pm St
Thomas
Thurs July 14th Deanery Synod Friezland 7.30pm
Sat July 16th Parish trip – Barge trip and Mill
visit
Wed July 20th
Confirmation rehearsal 7pm St
Thomas
Thurs July 21st Coffee evening 27 The Sycamores 7.30pm
Sat July 23rd
Tea and Toast St Thomas
10.30 to noon (£3 inc raffle)
Sun July 24th
Confirmation 11am St Thomas. No
service at St Agnes today
