OXFAM are working with partners to campaign for the ceasefire in Gaza to become effective. They are asking for people to wear something red and take photographs at a local monument. They will weave the photos into a video on their social media and hand the video in to the Government.

At 4.15 on Bank Holiday Monday (6th April) some of us plan to meet at the Gainsborough statue on Market Hill to get a group photograph. Please do come along and ..read more

Thursday 2nd April – no public donations Drop off session.

Friday 3rd April – Bank Holiday – No food bank session

Monday 6th April – Bank Holiday

Normal service returns Tuesday 7th April. Closure due to allow our volunteers to enjoy an extended bank holiday weekend.

From Abby Evans abby@stourvalleyvineyard.org .

The new round of token appeals at Waitrose begins on April 1st. Number 72 has been selected as one of the three charities to take part. Please do support the work of Number 72 when shopping. The section with the most tokens at the end of three months is awarded £1,500. 

We are holding another Volunteer Open Afternoon here at The Christopher Centre in Sudbury on Thursday 9th April from 1pm to 3.30pm.

We would love to invite you along to showcase any Volunteer opportunities you may have at this time. A table would be provided for you to display any information you may have. 

Do let me know if this is of interest and if you have any questions. If you can’t join us, we would be more than happy to have any leaflets, information ..read more

Apologies, I missed out the second half of last week’s update-from-lebanon post.

If you are able to contribute, please log in to www.echoesinternational.org.uk . State that your gift is ‘For Lebanon’.  

For Holy Week and Easter services, please see the websites of individual churches .

See also good-friday-walk-of-witness

This Saturday, 28 March, we are at Lavenham Village Hall, hosted by the church of St Peter & St Paul., from 8 to 9.30am for a light breakfast, a time of fellowship and a time for prayer.

Parking in the Village Hall car park is free, but if anyone needs to park in the main car park they can have free parking, for the duration of the breakfast, by booking in with car registration at the VH.

Do join us if you can. You will be ..read more

Kettle & Fish is a Christian Community Cafe. Volunteer helpers come from various local churches. It is normally open on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.

Kettle & Fish is open this Thursday, 26 March. Please do drop in and see us then. We will be serving the same delicious food and providing the same friendly welcome as always, 9.45am to 1.15pm at Suffolk Road Church, next to Aldi.

Future dates are: 9th and 23rd April.

As always, dates may occasionally change at short notice.

Please ..read more

Sudbury on Show is a wonderful opportunity for local groups to get together and network and to show the local community what they do.  It will run this year 10am-3pm on Saturday 28th March in Sudbury Arts Centre at St Peter’s and in the Town Hall. Churches Together in Sudbury and District have a table.

From Ruth Ridge.

With grateful thanks to those who have already volunteered to help out on the Churches Together stall.

We have at least 1 person available 11am until close, but currently there is no one to cover the stall from 9.30am -11am and if more can volunteer it would be greatly appreciated. From1.30pm we have two volunteers which is ideal,  but before that extra help is welcomed.