October Newsletter

Dear Friends,

Creation season is coming to an end, and we will be marking the move into the next church season by celebrating Harvest Festival together this month. At Harvest time we give thanks to Farmers and all who work to bring us our food, acknowledging their hard work and dedication. We also give thanks to God for His good provision. It is also important for us to reflect and think about those who do not have enough to eat. Harvest is a good opportunity for us to find practical ways of helping those most in need. Here in Hardwick we will be collecting food and toiletries for our local Foodbank. All donations will firstly go to the Cambourne Distribution Hub and then on to the Cambridge City Foodbank Depot, where items are weighed and reassembled into different sized boxes to meet the needs of individuals and families.  Each box contains daily essentials, as well as toiletries, and food staples which last over a longer period. These are then distributed through many collection points in the area (such as the Catholic Church in Cambridge, for example) to local families in need. Provision is also made for emergency walk ins and homeless people who may turn up looking for urgent help. As Christians, we are called to be good neighbours and to look out for those most in need. Jesus shows great love and compassion to all who ask for his help. This Harvest time, as we give thanks to God for all His goodness, let us also recommit to following Jesus’s example in everything we do.

God Bless,

Clare

Revd Clare Coates
Lead Minister for Hardwick, Dry Drayton and Caldecote with Childerley
clarecoates@lordsbridge.org
07818 618795

Services in October

Sunday 5 October

9:30am All age Baptism service of Jacob Andah, with Revd Clare

Sunday 12 October

9:30am Harvest Festival with Ali Marcus and Peter Cornwell.

We shall be collecting donations of food and toiletries for our local Foodbank.

Sunday 19 October

9:30am Holy Communion and Sunday Club, with Revd Clare

Sunday 26 October

9:30am Holy Communion and Sunday Club, with Revd Clare

3-4pm Wild Church at the Cabin. A family friendly service, exploring nature and God in the grounds of the Cabin. All welcome.

Weekday Services:

Wednesday Prayers

1st Wednesday of the month, 9am at the Cabin

And in the following weeks, on zoom. All welcome. For the new Zoom link, please see weekly updates or contact Revd Clare.

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Friday night prayers at 7:30pm, on Zoom

For more information, please email Michaela McNeill on mjvmcn@gmail.com

What’s on:

Tuesday Toddlers in the Cabin 10-11:30am, every Tuesday in term time

 All welcome to join us for free play, craft, story and fun! 

Tuesdays, alternate weeks:

1-3pm The Colour Wheel Hardwick Mindful Colouring Group:

in the Cabin. £3 donation which includes refreshments and materials. For more information contact Nicky 07539 429394 kerranica@gmail.com

Thursdays

10:30 – 12:  Bumps and Babes with Ali in the Cabin. All welcome.

1st Saturday of every month: Pippins

10am-12 noon, in Hardwick School Hall. Drop in for a cuppa, cake and a chat! All most welcome.

Music at Dry Drayton

Useful contacts

Revd Claire Robertson, Lead Minister for Coton, Barton, Harlton and Haslingfield: 01223 874194; clairerobertson@lordsbridge.org

Revd Charles Fraser, Lead Minister for Little and Great Eversden: charlesfraser@lordsbridge.org; 01223 264974

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