Church Activities

Whilst many Church Activites have been suspended or reduced at this time, we have looked at ways to provide support through Zoom and Email. As well as Prayers, Services and Blessings which can all be found by looking at the Services and Prayer & Bible Readings pages, we have also undertaken a range of activites which we encourage you to be part of.

DONATING TO ST MARY'S CHURCH

THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC DIGITAL RESOURCES

The Royal Schol of Church Music provide a Hymn of the Day and Sunday Self Service, Both of these can be found on their website: https://www.rscm.org.uk/our-resources/hftd/

KNITTING HEARTS FOR COVID 19 PATIENTS IN IPSWICH AND COLCHESTER HOSPITALS

 Christine Hall from Tiptree Ministries has arranged with Jackie Hatton to collect knitting hearts for COVID-19 patients in Ipswich and Colchester hospitals.These hearts are a lovely idea. Two hears at made with one going to the hospitalized patient and the other to the closest relative bringing love to both. When you make them please do not stuff them too plumply as one is to be sent through the post to the relative at home.  Make these hearts with love.  All colours are ok as long as they are in matching pairs but pink or red are preferable.  It is important to use clean yarn and seal them in a taped bag, such as a freezer bag, the bags should be dated because 72 hours must have elapsed before being opened.

The hearts can be dropped off with Jackie Hatton at East of England Co-op Funeral on the cross roads at 1-3 Chapel Road, Tiptree, CO5 0RA.  Please come to the front door and she will direct you to the back of the building to drop them off (as the front door is locked).  Her Co-op Funeral team colleagues will then deliver them to the hospitals for us.  If you wish to phone Jackie before you deliver please call on 01621 279999.

HEARTS KNITTING PATTERN – see attachment below for full details. The pattern is copyright © 2016 Amanda Berry.  All rights reserved.

If you have any queries please contact Christine Hall by email: thurstableteamadmin@btinternet.com

SCRUBS FOR THE NHS & CARE WORKERS

SCRUBS etc FOR THE NHS and CARE WORKERS are looking for volunteers to sew, volunteers for admin & logistics and donations of polyester-cotton sheets, duvet covers, pillow cases as material and sewing thread.

Do you have a sewing machine?    Are you expert with facebook etc?  Do you have admin / co-ordination skills?  Do you have polyester-cotton sheets, duvet covers, pillow covers that you no longer use or need?  And sewing thread?

Let's socially isolate AND work together from our own homes in Kelvedon and Feering to help the NHS and care workers:

a. by turning out cupboards etc for polyester/cotton sheets, duvet covers & pillow cases (NOT 100% cotton) that can be used by volunteer sewers to make scrubs - worn under plastic aprons / protective gowns - and also hats, and also laundry bags to put the scrubs in to be washed.  Also any sewing thread in more-or-less matching colours.

b. as volunteer sewers with sewing machines - more expert for scrubs, less expert for laundry bags.

c. as non-sewing helpers for co-ordination, emails & social media posts, logistics & transport, and maybe for pattern cutting.

Please contact Katherine Evans on 01376 570156 if you can help with any of these things to form a mini volunteer hub in Feering & Kelvedon.

Alternatively if you are an NHS or care worker and need scrubs etc or know of a colleague / places that need them, please also contact Katharine.

MAKING SCRUBS FOR COLCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL

Please ring the switchboard at the hospital 01206 747474 and ask for Caroline Bates. 

Caroline can provide a pattern to download or you can buy it and material from Franklin’s in Colchester by phone 01206 574758, they know the fabric, colours, pattern etc. 

There is a FaceBook page For the love of scrubs your NHS needs you that you might like to look at. 

The completed scrubs can be dropped off at the hospital reception, just leave them there, clearly labelled.  They need XL in black or dark grey at the moment please, with a drawstring bag to put them in.

CHURCH BANNER EMBROIDERY PROJECT

For those of you who enjoy sewing and are a little bored, our craft ladies are organising an Embroidery Project and invite you to join them. Please see below for more information.

We have had some beautiful squares for our new banner but think with restrictions easing we must put a deadline of the end of June for squares to be completed.  If you have completed squares will you deliver to Geraldine, Gil or Cherry please.  If you have not yet done a square (see website for details) and would like to do one, please get sewing quickly!

There are lots of different Church activties at St Mary's Church Kelvedon and All Saints Church Feering for all ages.  Please see the links below to some of the regular Church activities.