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THE BRIDGE | Issue 3 The Bridge What’s On February KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE WITH ALL THAT IS HAPPENING IN THE PARISH LENT - 14TH FEBRUARY – 29TH MARCH Regular Events Choir Practice Prayer for Wadebridge We have now raised £7,00 This is held on the Thursday Join with Christians around towards the £7,500 needed to st rd before 1 & 3 Sunday of Wadebridge for a short time install a new commercial each month at 7.30pm in of prayer. This prayer dishwasher in The Basement to Egloshayle Church. This may meeting is held the first help us with the vast amount of vary, and it is advisable to Friday of every month at washing up. Surplus vegetables check the ‘This week’ notice 8.30am at Cornerstone and fruit always welcomed to or website for confirmation. Methodist Church. help feed 40 guests. Contact New members are very Richard Hamm on 01208 813593. welcome and should contact Loaves and Fishes Peter Meanwell on 01208 Community Café 78393. Christian outreach providing Open the Book Bell Ringing welcoming support to those who need company or on a A dedicated team of volunteers Every Tuesday evening at limited income by providing a visit both St Breock Primary 7.30pm in Egloshayle Church. free 3-course meal. Friday School and Wadebridge Academy 9th & 23rd February 12 noon - Youth Club twice a month to share stories 1.30pm at the Basement from the Bible. This month, the The club meets on a Friday Wadebridge Christian Centre. team will be reading the story of during term time from The Café is a Christian ‘Everyone gets the same’ and 5.45pm until 7.15pm for the outreach to provide a ‘The Widow’s Coin’. juniors (Primary) and from welcoming support to those 7.15pm until 9pm for the who need company or on a seniors (Secondary) Both limited income, by providing groups will meet at The a FREE 3-course hot meal. Basement, Wadebridge Over 2,500 meals have been served so far. Christian Centre. THE BRIDGE | Issue 3 2 Dates for your Diary Fri 2nd February Begin the new month with a moment of prayer for our town at 8.30am at Coffee Corner Cornerstone Methodist Church. Prayer for Wadebridge Sat 10th February Monthly sale to be held at the Town Hall at 10 am. Relax with a cup of coffee or browse the selection of bric a brac, clothes, books and Rummage Sale much more 10th – 18th February You are invited to meet the owls, explore the birdlife and discover the lives of the feathered friends at the Lost Gardens of Heligan. For more Love Birds information visit www.heligan.com/events/heligan-events/love-birds/ Sun 11th February Great family fun, crafts, games, food and bible stories at Messy Church. Free entry. Wadebridge Christian Centre Basement from Messy Church 4pm- 5.30pm. 12th – 14th February Enjoy a visit to Truro Cathedral during this month’s half term with Truro Cathedral Half free holiday fun. Different daily craft activities and trails from 11am – Term Fun 2pm. Tue 13th February Join us at 5pm Egloshayle Rugby Club for our Shrove Tuesday pancake party. £3 per ticket. Signup sheets are in the Churches. Pancake Party Sun 18th February Wadebridge Churches Together & The Wadebridge Memory Café, invite you to their monthly service at 10.30am at The John Betjeman Memory Friendly Service Centre with tea, coffee, cake and conversation to follow. 20th Feb-22nd March There are 2 Lent courses running. One on a Tuesday 2.30pm St Michael’s RC Church & the other on a Thursday 7.30pm at Cornerstone Lent Courses Methodist Church. See our website events page for more info. rd Fri 23 February Get your brain in gear for the Cornwall Young Farmer’s Club quiz Cornwall YFC Quiz night! Teams of 6, £5 per person, Bar & Raffle. Come along and join in the fun, open to all. Wadebridge Town Hall 7.30pm. Night Fri 23rd February A few of The Grenaways will be playing a stripped back and intimate acoustic show at Bridge Bistro 7.30pm. For more information visit The Grenaways www.facebook.com/thegrenaways/ th InTune Musical Concert in aid of Cancer Research. To be held at Sat 10 March 7.30pm at Egloshayle Church. Full details to come. Keep an eye on InTune Concert our website for future events. th Fri 16 March 7pm -8.30pm at Wadebridge Town Hall featuring performances by Big Sing Charity local choirs & singing groups. Adult £8/kids £2. Tickets on the door. All profits going to Cornwall Air Ambulance. Evening THE BRIDGE | Issue 3 3 ROY WRITES….. Roy Holmes Reader for the Parish Dear friends, recent diagnosis, some coping We are certainly living through with the loss of a loved one, some tough times at the some just struggling with moment. The Brexit everyday life. st negotiations, the strained The Christians of the late 1 Yes, life can be tough. I’ve just century were facing terrible relationship between East and read an article by Doddie Weir, West, the crisis in the NHS, persecution under the an ex-Scotland rugby losing The Ashes! Emperor Domitian and the international, who was book is primarily an As I write, Carillion has just diagnosed with MND (Motor encouragement to not give gone into administration, Neurone Disease) two years up the faith but to persevere threatening the businesses and ago. because ultimately Good livelihoods of many people. overcomes Evil. The study is He writes: “it is a terminal entitled: “The Lamb Wins! As a church we are facing some disease with no cure and no Christ’s final victory.” tough problems: the need for a timetable. This time last year I new Treasurer and was told I would be in a Yes, life can be tough. Churchwardens and the wheelchair within 12 months, unsustainable nature of our but I’ve been incredibly lucky...” As we approach this season finances. We have lost some of Lent and turn our eyes Is he full of gloom and despair? dear members of our church towards Easter, let us take Not a bit of it. I am moved by family in John Fairbanks, Ray heart from the words of the his honesty, frankness and Abbott and Cecil Osborne, all writer to the Hebrews: positive outlook and his of whom served us faithfully determination to help others “Let us hold unswervingly to for many years. In a year’s time with this debilitating illness. the hope we profess, for he John will be retiring, Nikki will (For more information visit the who promised is faithful” be looking for her next move website: My Name’5 Doddie (Heb 10: 23) and we face an uncertain Foundation.) future. With every blessing, In our homegroups we have Many of us are struggling with Roy been studying the book of issues of our own-some with Revelation-probably raising ongoing health problems, more questions than answers! some coming to terms with a the forgiveness of God. Forgiveness to make me smile at him. And though I struggle and hurt (Struggling with Forgiveness: Stories God forgives me with the from People and Communities, 2003 those hands – for they are by David Self) compassion of his eyes, human, though diving, but my back is turned to human scarred with nails – him. He takes my head though I hurt them, they do between his hands and not let go until he has smiled turns my face to his me into smiling; and that is THE BRIDGE | Issue 3 4 STATS someone you know, we can offer Did you know that every week, we help and support. We are currently distribute an average of 513kgs of working with Cornwall Housing and food which provides approximately Eccabi as part of the European 1,640 meals from our Foodbanks! Social Fund running the FREE We couldn’t do this without your Moneybox Courses. help. Christmas is an especially busy time, as well as our daily Red This is for anyone who is a tenant, Voucher referrals, we also unemployed aged 16-64 and it will distributed 60 special Christmas help people to budget, build their hampers to individuals and confidence and manage their families. Our distributors let us finances and find out how Universal WE URGENTLY NEED know the families were so grateful Credit will affect them. If you upon receiving them and one little would like more details of the 2-year-old thought Christmas had course, please contact us on 01208 come early as she dug into some of 815374 or email RICE the biscuits. Your donations make [email protected] TINNED MEAT such a big impact to people in crisis It’s a great way to learn in a INSTANT MASHED POTATO in our community. relaxed environment. UHT MILK (1LITRE) In the current financial year from LONG LIFE FRUIT JUICE April 2017 - January 2018, we have It’s not just about food. fed 2,548 people, this is a 6% Our Foodbanks are currently in increase compared to the same need of household cleaning period last year. Since we opened products (no bleach please), men’s our doors in 2009, we have fed over and ladies’ deodorant and razors. WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF 20,726 local people in need. Wadebridge Foodbank, Unit 2 Number of Vouchers Trevanson Street, Wadebridge PL27 BEANS 7AR Tel. 01208 815374 Registered Charity No. 1166301 PASTA 1000 Email: CEREAL [email protected] 980 • Website: 960 www.wadebridgefoodbank.org 940 920 February 2018 CAN YOU HELP THE Wadebridge Foodbank 900 WADEBRIDGE CORNISH 880 REFUGEE AID PROJECT… Save the Date 2016-17 2017-18 If you’re already thinking of General needs list for Northern booking a mini break this year, we France.