Christian Aid Week was from 14 – 20 May. Unfortunately it was not possible to have the usual Coffee Morning/Plant Sale, etc in support of Christian Aid this year. At the Church Meeting on the 14 May, it was agreed there should be a Special Cake Sale on Sunday 18 June (3rd Sunday) following the […]
On the 1 April this year the Church Hall was once again transformed for the yearly mega Scout Jumble Sale. Items for sale come from all over Thurrock and find their way into the Church Hall. It is also a good excuse for the Church to take advantage of using the big skip organised by […]
It is hard to think that the bookcase in the church hall was once a church pew. Rather than dispose of the pew for fire wood or some other use, it has been transformed into a beautiful piece of furniture. The pews were made of oak so now we have something that you would probably […]
St. Paul uses these words in his second letter to the church in Corinth. What did he mean by them? We are approaching the time of Pentecost, (or if this edition of S.V. is not issued by the end of May, we are already there!) and Pentecost is a time to look at what his […]
It was a Saturday when, thankfully we had nothing else planned. So we took a drive out towards Suffolk with the idea of ending up somewhere for lunch, walk and perhaps a bit of a potter in a shop. It was a lovely day and it took hours to get to nowhere in particular. It […]
