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Services and Meetings
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"Thank you" to all those people who have already offered to give flowers on 'vacant' Sundays. There are still a few vacant slots if anyone would like to volunteer please. Margaret
Burrell |
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The theme that permeates our editorial slot this month is surely - "GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION" generated by "THOUGHTFULNESS AND CONCERN" Sheila Archibald writes "I should like to thank the Minister and members of our church for the beautiful flowers which Margaret brought to me. I should also like to thank the people who have enquired about my well-being after my operation in Wansbeck General Hospital. I am happy to say that I am making progress and hope to be back to normal before too long". Nan Lugsden writes "Thank you for the flowers, love and good wishes which were very much appreciated. It is good to know your friends are thinking about you". I, (Margaret Burrell) too, this month, have been at the "receiving end" and echo their thoughts. To Greg, Adrienne and you, my friends, for your concern and amazing support whilst I was in hospital - and since. Thank you, All! Good Wishes We send "Easter Greetings" and good wishes to Tom Turnbull and Stuart Cromie who are at present in Wansbeck Hospital, to Frank Darling and also Sheila, Hazel and Betty who will be unable to join us over the Easter Season. Congratulations To Maddy Stuckey who has reached the FINAL in "Music Means Life"; this, despite suffering from M.E. Over the years we have loved to listen to Maddy's singing and we wish her well with the song "When Tomorrow Comes" which she wrote with her Dad, Philip, and which featured on the CD which we bought last year. "Good luck in the final" Maddy. Thank You We give good wishes to our Church Officer, Mrs Anne Pounder who has done such an excellent job in cleaning and refreshing the oak panelling in Church - "Thank You" Anne. In Memorium - Mrs Sylvia Pile One of our most loyal, kind and generous member died just before Christmas. Even after moving from Sturton Grange to Stanton and later in retirement at Rothbury and Morpeth, Tom and Sylvia Pile served Warkworth Church generously and steadfastly. We shall miss Sylvia's encouraging presence. We remember Kathleen and Alison in our prayers. Margaret
Burrell 16,
The Butts, Warkworth, NE65 0SS |
JUST TO EXPLAIN 50% SCOPING
It has come to our notice that there are still a few members at Warkworth and St Mark's, Amble, who believe that our Minister is available to attend to the needs of the Churches every day of the week. The Revd. Greg Thompson was inducted to the joint pastorate on a 50% working week basis. That means that he is only available on Fridays, Sundays and Mondays, when he will attend to pastoral duties. Naturally, this means firstly amongst the elderly and sick, then the more able amongst us; be present at Elders' meetings and Congregational meetings - provided they are arranged for either Friday, Sunday or Monday - and take two services on Sundays. Should Greg be required by the pastorate to conduct a funeral he will be contacted by the Church Secretaries or the Funeral Directors. Any other meetings during the week he should be treated as a speaker and offered a fee and travelling expenses. |
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Many of you will recall the letter which Paddy enclosed with your Free Will Offering Envelopes. He felt that many may still have doubts about "Gift Aiding" their Weekly giving so he has produced the following:
Perhaps they remember the covenants in the past where one had to commit yourself to paying a certain sum to charity every year for seven years. The charity could then reclaim tax. People were, not surprisingly, wary of this long term commitment. But all that has gone. In 1990 the Chancellor introduced Gift Aid for larger donations. Ten years later Gift Aid was expanded to cover all donations to charity of whatever size. NO STRINGS ATTACHED - gift Aid is applied to the individual donation. There is no long term commitment. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS The Government have announced an intention to reduce basic rate Income Tax to 20%. (I've used this figure as it's easier to calculate)
Simple: All you have to do is fill in a Gift Aid form with your name and address, stating that you are a UK tax payer, you wish the charity to reclaim the tax and you pay in tax at least as much as your total Gift Aid. (Phone Jan Archibald 01665 711304 for form.) If for any reason you wanted to cancel a Gift Aid declaration you can at any time. |
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