NEWSLETTER
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Mandy's Musings
Feeling rather under the weather as I am at the moment, I did wonder if I would be able to dredge any words of wisdom of any kind for all of you out there. However, by chance, I had a conversation today that imparted a piece of wisdom to me that I was very struck by. We often find ourselves weighed down by the strains and stresses of life and we are able to go and seek help of different kinds when we need it. Many of us have benefitted from working with a good counsellor or psychiatrist. However, I wonder if you have ever thought of the weekly help and support we get from our hour long worship in church? We come to a place of quiet reflection, we contemplate sin and wrongdoing, acknowledge ours and deal with it, learn to forgive others as well, we bring our 'stuff' to God as we pray for ourselves and others, have a sermon with words from the best counsellor - Jesus - then we share peace because we know that is ultimately what we need to learn to do and we experience community and love. Add to that the remembrance of the One who sacrificed everything for us and we probably have all that a good counsellor could provide for us. We have this resource weekly available in our lives - and it costs nothing! This week, I really feel like I want to celebrate our church and services. We gather for one hour each week and in that hour we experience transformation that enable us to live our daily lives more successfully and happily. How blessed are we!
Every blessing,
Mandy
Lent Lunches
Join us for a lent lunch of soup and a roll and a short reflection on Hope In Our Time.
12.30-2pm Wednesday 19th March, All Saints' Church, Harston
12.30-2pm Monday 31st March, St Edmund's Church, Hauxton
All welcome. Donations to Christian Aid
Lent Bible Studies
‘Soul Food’ what nourishes us?
Come and join us for food, fellowship and study for Lent.
7pm for a meal together
7.45pm for study
Thursday 20 March, 14 Offa Lea, Newton.
Tuesday 25 March, location to be confirmed.
Thursday 3 April, 4 Coach House, Newton.
Tuesday 8 April, 13 Offa Lea, Newton.
Please email vicarhhn@gmail.com to book for the meal.
Mothering Sunday Posies
11am, Saturday 29 March
Harston House
We will be making posies for distribution at our Mothering Sunday service at Harston House from 11.00am on Saturday 29 March and would love to see anyone who can spare an hour or so to help. Coffee and cake provided!
Please let Charlotte know on charlotte.clarke@btinternet.com
Deanery Event
Come & Sing Bob Chilcott’s St John Passion
St Mary’s Church, Linton CB21 4JX
1-6pm, Saturday 12 April 2025
We will be learning the St John Passion by Bob Chilcott with an informal performance at 5pm. Bob Chilcott turns 70 this April and he has composed many lyrical and accessible works. We are sure that this will be a moving and enjoyable work to prepare.
The cost for singers is £15 to include music hire and tea (sandwiches, cakes). This event is to raise funds for St Mary’s Church.
To register email anne@parry-smith.co.uk
Food Hub
Wed & Sat 11.30-1.00pm in Harston Baptist Church email: harstonfoodhub@gmail.com
Harston Community Foodhub has two separate sections that operate in different ways and have different aims.
FOOD BANK
The ‘Food Bank’ provides emergency food support to residents of Harston and the surrounding villages (mainly Hauxton, Foxton, Newton, Haslingfield, Barrington and Shepreth). It is part of a network of food banks that operate in South Cambridgeshire. Bags of non-perishable food are made up using food donated or bought with donations. Support from the food bank is intended to help people through a crisis.
FRESHFOOD LARDER
The ‘Fresh Food Larder’ distributes fruit, vegetables and bread and is part of an initiative that helps to avoid food waste. Donations of surplus stock are picked up from local supermarkets and farm shops by volunteers (often the night before) or brought in by local growers. Whilst much of the food is collected by people visiting the food bank, food from the fresh food larder is available to everyone no matter where they live or the circumstances they are in.
Trumpington Memory Cafe
Every third Wednesday of the month,10am-12 noon at The Pavilion, Paget Road, (opposite Anstey Way), Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9JF
Run jointly by Trumpington Parish Church and the Rotary Club.
A place where people with varying forms of memory loss can visit with their carers and support each other and have fun. Call 01223 840268 to book a place and please give your name(s).
Free admission to Ely Cathedral
All electoral roll members are eligible for a free pass to Ely Cathedral. If you would like one, please fill in this form and ask Mandy or a churchwarden to sign it. You can then present the form at the Cathedral to get your pass.