If you have any items for the next edition of this, please send them to Michael via the church office.
SUMMER SERVICES AND BREAKFAST
Come and join us for breakfast in the Parish Centre before the morning service each Sunday throughout the summer, running until 30th August from 9.45am. Pastries, toast, hot drinks and good company.
There will be no separate children's or young people's groups from Sunday 19th July over the summer. There will be activities available during the services.
Lighthouse and Ignite will meet again on Sunday 6th September
BRING AND SHARE LUNCH - 9TH AUGUST
Please do come along and share with us. The Bring and Share lunch in September will be on 6th September (not13th September). We look forward to sharing with you then as well.
SOLAR ECLIPSE EVENT - WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST - 5.30 TO 7.30PM
An all age family event with BBQ food and Space based activities
RECIPES FOR REFRESH
The cook book in support of our Refresh Appeal is now being compiled, but it isn’t too late for your recipe! We have a good range of mouthwatering dishes but can take more - especially starters or puddings! And nobody has sent in a pasta recipe at all yet (yes, really!). Send them to Jackie (email available via the church office) with details of ingredients, method, how many it serves and why it is special. Don’t delay!
ST MATTHEW'S GARDEN PARTY - SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER - 2.30PM TO 4.30PM
The St Matthew's Garden Partywill be taking place on Sunday 20th September from 2.30 - 4.30pm. Please put that date in your diary.
SAVE THE DATE: COME DINE @ ST MATZ - 6TH NOVEMBER 2026
This will be a chance to enjoy an amazing international tasting menu. We're giving you lots of notice so you can put this in your diary!
REFRESH PROJECT
The Parish Centre is now 30 years old and is well used by many people in the community who enjoy parties, exercise groups, ballet classes and the Community Lunch, among other things. The aims of the Refresh Project are to upgrade the Parish Centre, improve the carbon footprint and make it suitable for the next 30 years of use. We would love to hear what you think and ideas you may have for the future use of the building. The work that eventually gets done will depend on the money we can raise, but at this stage we want to make sure that as many people as possible are involved in the discussions and understand the scope of what may be possible.
An update on fundrasing to date can also befound here.
TREASURY TEAM - CAN YOU HELP?
The treasury team needs one or two people to help with this vital work. We are looking for help in 2 areas: Stewardship and Gift Aid. Training and support are available, so if you can give a few hours of time to this, it would be much appreciated. Contact David via the church office.
ST.MATTHEW'S EVENT WHATSAPP
If you would like to be part of a WhatsApp group that connects all the Events happening at St. Matthew's then please let Laura know via the church office. We'd love for this to involve everyone that is involved in organising activities at St. Matthew's so that we can continue to connect and grow the life of the church.
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If you have any items for the next edition of this, please send them to Michael via the church office.
SUMMER SERVICES AND BREAKFAST
Come and join us for breakfast in the Parish Centre before the morning service each Sunday throughout the summer, running until 30th August from 9.45am. Pastries, toast, hot drinks and good company.
There will be no separate children's or young people's groups from Sunday 19th July over the summer. There will be activities available during the services.
Lighthouse and Ignite will meet again on Sunday 6th September
BRING AND SHARE LUNCH - 9TH AUGUST
Please do come along and share with us. The Bring and Share lunch in September will be on 6th September (not 13th September). We look forward to sharing with you then as well.
SOLAR ECLIPSE EVENT - WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST - 5.30 TO 7.30PM
An all age family event with BBQ food and Space based activities
RECIPES FOR REFRESH
The cook book in support of our Refresh Appeal is now being compiled, but it isn’t too late for your recipe! We have a good range of mouthwatering dishes but can take more - especially starters or puddings! And nobody has sent in a pasta recipe at all yet (yes, really!). Send them to Jackie (email available via the church office) with details of ingredients, method, how many it serves and why it is special. Don’t delay!
ST MATTHEW'S GARDEN PARTY - SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER - 2.30PM TO 4.30PM
The St Matthew's Garden Party will be taking place on Sunday 20th September from 2.30 - 4.30pm. Please put that date in your diary.
SAVE THE DATE: COME DINE @ ST MATZ - 6TH NOVEMBER 2026
This will be a chance to enjoy an amazing international tasting menu. We're giving you lots of notice so you can put this in your diary!
REFRESH PROJECT
The Parish Centre is now 30 years old and is well used by many people in the community who enjoy parties, exercise groups, ballet classes and the Community Lunch, among other things. The aims of the Refresh Project are to upgrade the Parish Centre, improve the carbon footprint and make it suitable for the next 30 years of use. We would love to hear what you think and ideas you may have for the future use of the building. The work that eventually gets done will depend on the money we can raise, but at this stage we want to make sure that as many people as possible are involved in the discussions and understand the scope of what may be possible.
TREASURY TEAM - CAN YOU HELP?
The treasury team needs one or two people to help with this vital work. We are looking for help in 2 areas: Stewardship and Gift Aid. Training and support are available, so if you can give a few hours of time to this, it would be much appreciated. Contact David via the church office.
ST.MATTHEW'S EVENT WHATSAPP
If you would like to be part of a WhatsApp group that connects all the Events happening at St. Matthew's then please let Laura know via the church office. We'd love for this to involve everyone that is involved in organising activities at St. Matthew's so that we can continue to connect and grow the life of the church.