Our next meeting is on 4th September at the Delphi Sports and Social Club, Alexander Road, Sudbury and we invite ladies to join us.

We start at 10.00am and finish at 12noon.  Our speaker this month is Julie Livens, she has chosen as her topic  ’Running the Race’ and although the going may get tough to keep focused on the Lord and the goal set before each one of us.  Julie and her husband were ..read more

Our AGM & Open Forum is on Thursday 7th October, 7 for 7.30 pm at the Catholic Church Hall, The Croft, Sudbury.

In addition to the business of reports and elections, Major Wendy Goodman (Salvation Army) from Ipswich will speak about her work in Haiti.

This event is being held again at Sudbury Baptist Church on Sunday 12th September at 6.30pm. It is a chance to sing favourite hymns old and new and everyone is very welcome. Refreshments will be served afterwards. For more details, please contact Paul Mizen on 01787 375178 or email administrator@sudburybaptistchurch.co.uk.

A poster for the event is attached.

TV personality Griff Rhys Jones is backing a Campaign to protect Suffolk’s churches by urging people to sign a petition to save a valuable repair grant scheme.

“Anyone who lives in Suffolk knows that the landscape is enhanced and punctuated, glorified and illuminated by the county’s priceless collection of medieval churches,” he said. “They link the land and the people. It is inconceivable that we should lose any of them.”

The comedy writer and performer who ..read more

Christmas Hampers

Yes – it’s only August but the Christmas season will soon be upon us!  I am looking for a small team of people to help oversee this year’s important hamper scheme project. If you feel that this is an initiative that you would like to be involved with then please do get in touch with me. Thank you.

For further details or to offer your help for either or both of the above please ..read more

The book stall at Kettle & Fish will recommence in September in readiness for the Christmas period and needs someone to take it over.

We are pleased to report that a volunteer has now been found to fulfill this role.

This is what is required in order to run the stall:  A monthly visit to St Andrew’s book shop in Bury St Edmunds to select new books and take back those that haven’t sold; help set the stall ..read more

Parish Nursing Event, Tuesday 6 July, 12 – 2pm

Poster available to download, courtesy of  Kathleen Ben Rabha, C of E Community Affairs Adviser.

From: Julie Mansfield, Churches Together in Suffolk’s County Ecumenical Officer

Churches Together in Sudbury & District have organised the following event:

On Thursday 1st July 2010 at St Gregory’s Church Hall, Sudbury and commencing at 7.30pm.

The Rev’d Dr John Parr, team Rector of the North Bury Team Ministry and advisor on mental health matters to the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich, will be presenting a seminar entitled ‘A Healthy Mind’ illustrating the impact the mind has over the body and how body, mind and spirit are inextricably linked.

Dr ..read more

St Andrew’s has a Justice Group and was involved with Justice Mail – read more at http://www.standrews-gc.org.uk/justice/index.htm.

For some time the founders of Justice Mail, John Andrews of The Church of the Martyrs in Leicester and myself have been feeling that in order to grow the movement we needed to put it on a sound organisational basis. We have therefore drawn up a constitution and asked the two parish councils of our respective ..read more

Flower Festival, Fete and Concert on weekend of 26th and 27th June 2010

St Andrew’s are holding a fundraising event that will bring together a wide range of community groups, schools and so on from Great Cornard and Sudbury to showcase their activities in the church and churchyard over the weekend of 26/27 June 2010.

The main attraction will be forty beautiful floral displays in church, provided by the various organisations (somewhat akin to ..read more