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70th Anniversary Celebrations On 3rd May 2009 we celebrated our 70th anniversary with a special service and lunch. The service was led by our present minister Rev Rose Bartleson, former ministers and members of the congregation also took part. Children from the primary school with connections to the church sang under the guidence of our organist Andrea Wright. Members of the congregation, past and present, shared their memories of the church. After the service a wonderful buffet lunch was shared in the church hall and many more memories exchanged with old friends. In the afternoon we were treated to a very entertainmenting puppet show by a group from All Saints Church in Sheffield. For pictures of the day click here
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Barn Dance Our Barn Dance in March was a great success. We danced to the music of 'Just what the Doctor Ordered' with Margaret calling the steps. We did not get completly confused too often and ended the evening happy but exhausted. Thanks to Jane for organising the evening.
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Longshaw Sheepdog Service At the end of August
we welcomed members of the Longshaw Sheepdog Association for the
annual Sheepdog Blessing service. The service was led by Rev Rose
Bartleson with lessons read by the President, Mr J Fulton and the
President Elect, His Grace The Duke of Devonshire. Prayers were
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Hall Refurbishment
Over the summer and autumn we have had our church hall refurbished. The stage has been removed to give us more space and a new floor laid. With extra lighting, new curtains and a redecorate, the hall is now more suitable and welcoming for our luncheon centre, coffee mornings and other activities and we were pleased to be able to use it for our Christmas coffee morning. We are still raising money for the alterations so look out for details of events. If you would like to book the hall please contact the booking secretary.
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Our Crib Festival was held in conjunction with our Christmas coffee morning at the beginning of Advent. The church was decorated with cribs and nativity scenes from all over the world kindly lent by people in the village, and with figures that had been made at a workshop the previous weekend. The village clergy blessed the cribs and also the Mary and Joseph figures which then set off on their 'Posada' round the village. Each night the figures passed from home to home, finally arriving at the Village Crib Blessing on Christmas Eve.
