'Step into the Past' 2011

You are cordially invited to
'Step into the Past' 2011
Saturday September 17th
Talk at 2.30pm and 6.30pm open to 8.00pm

Stoke Bliss and Kyre Village Hall

Theme:
the Hyde and Perry with St Fletchers Chapel
(also Garmsley, Pensons, etc.)

We look forward to welcoming you
Please bring any memories and photos to share.
Or just come and look!

Admission charge of £2
Tea and cakes for sale
Raffle

Profits, after expenses, will  go to support the Historic Churches Trusts and Teme Valley South group of churches.

Stoke Bliss and Kyre Village Hall is on the B4214 between
Bromyard (7 miles) and Tenbury Wells (4 miles).

The Great Escape

Not with Steve McQueen - thinking instead about Moses and the Israelites in Egypt. We're running a children's activity week at St Mary's Kyre from Tuesday 30th August to Friday 2nd September. It will involve Moses' basket making, pyramid building, Sphinx carving, unleavened bread making, stories, songs, games...

It'll be 9.30 till 3.00 each day & a BBQ & Grand Finale on the Friday evening at 6.00pm
Designed for children of school age (pre-school welcome with parent/carer).
£2 per child per day or £5 per family. Come 3 days & get 4th free.
More details from Sharon 01886 853670

99 missing Ducks

This duck, no. 44, was the only one out of a hundred released in to the river Teme that arrived at the finishing line at Rochford Fete's duck race. Anyone seen 99 plastic ducks?

Sunday's service at Kyre

The broadcast service from Kyre on Sunday was excellent. If I've mastered the technology you should be able to listen/download the service but it's 42 Mb so it's quite large.

Later that morning we were on Beavan's farm for our Rogation service. It was a sensational setting with inspirational people.

Asking

This Sunday, 29th May is Rogation - a time to ask for God's blessing on the crops and livestock.

In Teme Valley South churches we're focusing our celebrations on Kyre. At (around) 7.00am there will be a service recorded there  broadcast on BBC Hereford & Worcester.
At 8.30 am there will be a prayer book Communion service followed by a light breakfast.
At 10.00am we'll be on the neighbouring farm asking for God's blessing on the work that they and the other farmers of this area do

Great fun was had by all

Teme Valley South Churches hosted a scalectrix event on Saturday. Hanley Village hall was packed with children and families having a great time.

Child protection policies mean that we shouldn't publish any photos of children, so the faces are fuzzed out.

The big question was, when can we do it again?

So far so good

Last Sunday was the first in our new pattern services and so far so good. With hindsight the Sunday after Easter day was always going to be challenging. It's known as "Low Sunday" for a reason!

However we had around a dozen for the early communion and a similar number for the All Age. Perhaps more importantly than numbers was that people at both services found them helpful.  Someone from the All Age service emailed saying "thanks for the service this morning and the enjoyable interactive thoughts ". 
This coming Sunday (8th May) it's 8.30 BCP Communion at Kyre, 10 All Age at Hanley William and 6.30 at Rochford