The Bible in Flowers
A Celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible
26th to 29th August 2011
St Mary’s Church, Fairford
Once again Heather Gorton and her team excelled themselves with the floral arrangements based on scenes
from the King James Bible.
The St Mary's Café team, led by Barbara and Becky, provided scrumptious food.
A big thank you to everyone involved in the fund raising event. Click here for
Photos of the floral displays.
Charity of the Month: September
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI)
The Regional Representative is Suzie Paton
RABI was founded in 1860 by John Joseph Mechi. In the mid-1880s a group of Essex Farmers had become concerned about
the level of poverty within the farming community and the absence of an official body to represent them.
Through The Times and a rally that followed, pledges were received from Noblemen, Gentlemen Farmers and Implement makers
which made it possible to set up a grant structure that entitled the needy to £40 per annum for married couples plus a ton
and a half of coal. Children were to be fed, clothed and educated.
In its earliest years the number of applicants outweighed available funds but by the mid 1930s RABI was maintaining
1000 pensioners at a cost of £32,000. In recognition of its work, a Royal Charter was granted by King George V to mark the
charity’s 75th anniversary in 1935. In 1999 the Charter was amended to include farm workers and their families. In 2001 RABI
was nominated as one of the charities for H M the Queen’s Golden Jubilee year. Many events were staged to mark its 150th anniversary.
Times have changed but there is still hardship, especially for elderly or disabled people who struggle to make a living
from the farm or face a crisis such as illness or bereavement, flooding etc.
Literature and Gift Aid envelopes are available in church; for more information contact: RABI, Shaw House, 27 West Way
OXFORD OX2 0QH. Tel: 01865 724931. Website www.rabi.org.uk
or contact Susie Paton 712440.
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New Members of the South Cotswolds Team Ministry
At the end of July we welcomed the new Team Vicar of Lechlade, The Rev’d Andrew Cinnamond and his family.
On September 6th we will welcome as Team Vicar to the Ampney Group of parishes The Rev’d John Swanton and his family.
Then, last but by no means least, The Rev’d Jean Brown, currently Curate at Lechlade, will be licensed as Team Vicar of
The Meyseys on October 6th.
All the parishes involved are delighted that, after rather a makeshift period, they will have their own minister in residence.
On Sunday 16 October, 6pm here at St Mary’s, there will be opportunity to welcome all these newcomers. This Team service
will be to mark St Luke’s Day, so please make a note of the date.
Summer Lunch
It was another great day in St Mary’s community, where a good time was had by all. The net profit for the day, thanks to
your terrific generosity, was £958.52!!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped.
Mens Society
Fairford Men's Society is meeting next on Monday 26th September at Fairford Community Centre at 3.45pm.
Mr Frank Hall will be our speaker for the meeting. All are welcome to join us.
Thank you to all sixteen Members & Guests who enjoyed our annual Church Crawl in July.
Messy Space, Sat 17th September
2.00 – 4.00 p.m. Fairford Community Centre
We are back for our 4th season!
Adults and Children (recommended 4 years upwards)— £2 per child (max. £5 per family)
Season Tickets available – speak to Joanne Roberts or Maureen Partington
A project of Churches Together Around Fairford.
Fairford WI
At our meeting on August 3rd Barbara Lyne gave us an interesting talk and demonstration into the fascinating world of
Quilling, a craft that has gone on for centuries. She was very ably helped by her granddaughter Jessica, who was visiting on
holiday. Everyone was then encouraged to have a go and we attempted to make some cards
The competition of a small flower arrangement was won by Liz Hope and the raffle was won by Jean Moulden.
Future outings include a visit to the B.B.C. in Bristol; a visit to Vauxhall cars in Cirencester and a possible visit to
the theatre in Swindon to see S.A L O S in October.
Our next meeting is on Sept 7th when Pam Clements will be talking about accessories of the past.
The competition: an unusual accessory. Visitors welcome - call 01285711373.
Previous Charity Fundraising
Monies collected for the June Charity of the Month, the Bishop of Tewkesbury’s Bangalore Appeal, totalled £12.90,
to which the PCC will add further amounts.
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