WIGAN ST ANDREW’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER 4

MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING & CAKE SALE

Thank you to everyone who helped, took part and baked or sent cake donations for our coffee morning in support of Macmillan Cancer. We raised a wonderful £578.30.

(The Staff)

BAG2SCHOOL

Your child should have brought home a bag for our next collection on Wednesday 10^th October 2018 at 9.00am.  Bags should be left at the Mort Street entrance gates on the day, or can be left in school before the collection day if necessary.  Thank you for your continued support.

(J Donnellan)

HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION FORMS

If any parents need the high school application forms signing regarding church attendance, Vicar Tina will be in school on Monday 8^th October at 3.15pm.

(Mrs Swift)

CHURCH NEWS

During October we will have craft activities on the table in church. These dates are 14^th October which will be family all age worship.  On the 21^st October we will celebrate Harvest Festival in church when all St Andrew’s Church family will join together on this occasion.   We will next have Andy’s Kids in the Parish Centre on 28^th October.  The dates therefore for this term are as follows:-

• 7^th October (Café Church)
• 14^th October (Craft table in church) – Harvest
• 28^th October (Andy’s Kids in Parish Centre)
• 4^th November (Café Church)
• 11^th November (Craft table in church)
• 18^th November (Andy’s Kids in Parish Centre)
• 25^th November (Andy’s Kids in Parish Centre)
• 2^nd December (Café Church)
• 9^th December (Craft table in church)
• 16^th December ( Andy’s Kids in Parish Centre)
• 23^rd December (Andy’s Kids in Parish Centre)

Our Harvest Festival Celebrations will take place on Sunday 21^st October 2018 at our 10.00 am morning worship service.  This will include all our church family as we thank God for the Harvest and all the good things he has given us.  We have decided that our Harvest gifts can be either monetary gifts or gifts of tinned goods or non-perishables. Any monetary gifts will be sent to USPG to be used in their Rapid Relief fund. This is a fund which helps people in countries where there has been flooding, landslide or other natural disaster.   Alternatively if you wish to bring food gifts, then these will be donated to The Brick project.

BREAKFAST COFFEE MORNINGS IN ST ANDREW’S PARISH CENTRE

If you enjoyed our Macmillan Coffee morning, you may like to know that there is a Coffee Morning every month (except December) in the Parish Centre supporting a different charity each month. You can enjoy tea, coffee, toasties, teacakes etc., a raffle and chocolate tombola.

The next one will be held on Friday 26^th October 10am –12 noon in aid of MIND and then the final one for this year will be in aid of St Andrew’s Church and is on Friday 30^th November.

Please join us if you can, everyone welcome.

(Cath Knowles)

Many thanks

St Andrew’s Staff