ST GILES FARNBOROUGH - EVENTS, NEWS AND NOTICES
St. Giles Coach Trip to BrightonSaturday 20th April 2024Come and enjoy a day by the sea. Enjoy a leisurely lunch with family and friends; there are plenty of places to choose from. Don't miss out - tickets go fast!  Tickets: Adults £18 / Children £5 Family of 4 (2 adults + 2 children) £40 Coach will leave Farnborough at 9.00 a.m. and Brighton at 5.30 p.m. Contact: Carol on 07951725069 or email carolafryer@icloud.com. St. Giles Summer FeteSaturday 15th June 2024Make a note in your diary. Come and enjoy a great time with your family and friends. Lots of great entertainment: Punch & Judy / Rock Choir / Orchestra May Queen / Dance Off studio Good Food and Drink. Don’t forget those Pimms.  We need: Prizes and vouchers for the Raffle Sponsors for: * BBQ and fridges * Buns & Rolls * Tables & chairs * Band expenses * Punch & Judy * Rock Choir expenses * Sound equipment * Games prizes & sweets * Pimms * Strawberries It’s expensive to put on a fete so any help we get towards these costs are greatly appreciated. Speak to Matthew or Carol for more details. We will need: Bottles/Jars for the Tombola Plants Good quality toys Cakes – small and large Volunteers – to set up and to help on the day. Gazebos – to protect from the sun. We will need these nearer the day but appreciate early notice of contributions Contact: Carol Fryer: 07951725069 carolafryer@icloud.com
There is a new stall planned, 'Teddy Bear's Picnic’. We
have approx. 50 bears to dress by the end of May. We are
looking for knitters able to make just one outfit for a 12
inch bear - choice of patterns and wool available, which can
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St Nicholas Spring FairSaturday 20 April 11:00am - 14:00pmWe look forward to welcoming our local community to St Nicholas Church, Leamington Avenue, BR6 9QB Stalls, refreshments, cakes, raffle, tombolas, gifts, books, toys, plants and children’s games – something for everyone Come and support us, meet friends, bring friends and help us to raise some much needed funds for St Nicholas. Entrance £1.00 Roger Allard Parish Annual General Meeting28th April 2024, 4:30pmSt. Giles Centre Download AGM Agenda and Reports May I draw your attention to this year’s AGM..This is the time of year when we review the life of the parish via the written reports. We agree and sign off the years accounts and we elect people to serve on the PCC. The meeting is preceded by the Parish Vestry meeting in which the church wardens are elected to serve for another term. I look forward to seeing you if you are able to come. AGM papers are now available using the link above, and printed copies are available from Sunday 14th April at the back of both churches. Church Accounts will be available in the near futute. There are TWO vacancies on the Parochial Church Council for St. Giles, and ONE for St. Nicholas. The St. Giles PCC meets 6 times a year. For more information please contact the Rector. Matthew Confirmation Service at St. GilesSunday 16th June 4:00pmI am pleased to say that we shall be welcoming Bishop Jonathan Gibbs to Farnborough Benefice to conduct this year's Confirmation service in June. Confirmation is a time when we confirm for ourselves the baptism promises that our parents made on our behalf when we were infants. Confirmation is open to all adults, Juniors from the age of 12 upwards. The Confirmation service will be preceded by a number of Confirmation classes, details to follow. If you are interested in being Confirmed then please contact me either by my email jmath@btinternet.com or via the Parish Office on 01689 853471. Matthew Community Larder
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ABOUT ST. GILES CHURCH
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Click for DetailsCharity in Focus 2024
St Giles Centre RefurbishmentAt our PCC meeting held on Monday 13th October 2023 the PCC decided to suspend our charitable giving for the whole of 2024, with the exception of the Parish Fete. The reason for this is that we hope that work on the St. Giles Centre will begin in earnest in the summer of that year.
To date we do not have a clear picture of how much this work is going to cost but it will certainly be a substantial amount. Consequently every month we are going to ask our Church and community to contribute to a particular area of the refurbishment work.
For example in January the focus will be on raising money to replace the roof in the main hall, a new floor and lighting.
In February the emphasis will be on the redecoration of the main hall.
Then in March we will move to the refurbishment of the kitchen and so forth until we have covered every aspect of the work.
More information on this will be available as the work builds momentum.
Raffle Prizes - St. Giles Centre
We are planning several Raffles in 2024, to raise funds for the St. Giles Centre Refurbishment and would welcome your support.Did you receive a bottle of spirts or wine for Christmas that was not to your taste? Or maybe a beauty Gift set, box of biscuits or Chocolates/liqueurs that are just not for you? Please donate your new unwanted gifts to St. Giles to help us create several beautiful Hamper baskets of delights, to raffle.
The above list is not exhaustive, we would be grateful to receive a new book, apron, vase or anything else which you think someone else will love. Please place donations behind the font, in the large shopping bags marked accordingly. Items will be collected after the Sunday and Thursday morning services.
Thank you for your generosity and continued support.
St. Giles Fundraising Team