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AGM

posted 16 May 2012 01:22 by Ralph Shephard   [ updated 16 May 2012 01:24 ]

The CTWA AGM will be held at the Methodist Church on Thursday 24th May 2012.

19:45 for a 20:00 start.

The agenda


1.         Opening Devotions

2.         Presentation by Bob Hazel of Open Doors

3.         Apologies for Absence

4.         Minutes of last AGM 19 May 2011

5.         Chairman’s Report

6.         Street Pastors Report

7.         Food Bank Report (this may be consolidated into the Chairman’s Report)

8.         Treasurer’s Report

9.         Resignation and future Status of Brightwell Free Church (with implications for Election of Treasurer)

10.       Election of Officers

            - Chairman (willing to stand for one more year)

            - Secretary (willing to stand)

            - Treasurer (see Item 9)

11.       Proposals for redefining the role of CTWA, prepared by the Ministers and presented by David Rankin.

12.       Any Other Business

13.       Future Meetings

14. Future Events

·       Sun 29 July Olympic Extravaganza on the Kinecroft (organised by WBC and Ridgeway)

·       Fri-Sun 31 Aug-2 Sep Wallingford Bunkfest

·       Sun 16 Sep     Band Concert in Castle Gardens (we are again providing the refreshments)

 

15. Date of Next AGM

            Thursday 23 May 2013  Venue TBC

Fair Trade Celebration

posted 8 Feb 2012 04:25 by Ralph Shephard

The arrangements for the visit of Anton Bowman, the banana farmer from St Vincent are finalised.  We shall have a Fair Trade celebration on Thursday 8th March at 19.00hrs in the sixth form common room at Wallingford school.  I am relying on CTWA members to provide a selection of delicious cakes, preferably made with fair trade ingredients (happy to give a discount at JT for ingredients) as well as a good audience.

There will be short presentations from Anton and someone from the Fairtrade Foundation and a question and answer session.  Then refreshments.  We shall also have a couple of FT stalls.  There may be a few other activities, such as a quiz.

Donations of cakes will be gratefully received and can be left at JUST TRADING, 17, St Mary’s Street.  

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

posted 23 Jan 2012 05:26 by Ralph Shephard

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity meetings will be held at lunch time from 1pm to 1:30 at the Friends Meeting House in Castle Street, Wallingford. The prayers are based on material prepared by the church in Poland and will be led as follows:

 

Monday 23rd Jan            Paul Revell 

Tuesday 24th Jan            Joan Holliday

Wednesday 25th Jan       TBD

Thursday 26th Jan           Quakers

Friday 27th Jan               TBD

 

The series will be followed by a Celebration Service at Brightwell Free Church at 7pm on Sunday  29th Jan.  

Aston Tirrold Centre for Reflection Autumn Programme

posted 24 Aug 2011 12:38 by Ralph Shephard

The Centre management has planned a new and fulfilling series of events and quiet days for the autumn of this year. Here is the selection of the early events – in September and October:

Saturday events – please book (details below):
The second half of life: A day to think about the reality of being older, the losses and
gains, restrictions and opportunities.
Saturday September 24th 10am to 4pm
LEADERS: Margaret Gallop and Ann Morton COST: £20 includes a light lunch

The third in the series on “The Quiet Garden”: “Living Stones”
Saturday October 15th 10am to 4pm.
LEADER: Revd Keith Green. COST: £10 includes a light lunch

Thursday and Friday events – no need to book
Two “drop in” quiet days: Come and spend some time in quiet reflection in our Centre
and quiet garden. Bring a packed lunch.
Third Thursdays 10am to 3.30: Sep 15th and Oct 20th (also Nov 17th. )
LEADER: Becky Fisher COST: Donation
“Judaism” Miriam Kochan & Helen May of the Oxford Jewish Congregation will give a talk
and introduce us to their faith. Thursday October 6th at 7.30pm COST: Donation
Living and working in the Cook Islands:
The Revd John Sturney will be talking about his time living and working among the Islanders.
Friday October 21st at 7.30pm COST: Donation

For more details and information please contact: The Coordinator, The
Centre for Reflection, Aston Tirrold United Reformed Church, Spring
Lane, Aston Tirrold, Didcot, Oxon OX11 9EJ. Tel: (01235) 850423
e-mail: coordinator@reflect.freeuk.com. Web-site: www.reflect.freeuk.com

Wednesday Church continues - next meeting 7th September

posted 18 Jul 2011 03:32 by Ralph Shephard

After a trial period, this is now a fixture! Jenny Loder writes:-

Our trial period has come to an end and there is great enthusiasm for us to continue. We had a congregation of 42 at our last meeting and ended our worship with a circle dance which brought broad smiles to the faces of even the least communicative of our members.

 

Please note that we shall not be meeting in August so our next meeting will be on September 7th. We have also agreed to begin and end earlier as this will be more convenient for the members and their carers, so we shall start at 10am and end at 1pm. This is all on the poster.

 

If you would like to drop in on a session at St Peter's you will be very welcome. Please remember to bring a packed lunch if you will be with us at lunchtime.

 

Thank you for your interest and support,

 

With best wishes,

 

Jenny Loder


There's a poster below for you to print and display somewhere!

| Attachments: poster no august details dates.pdf

Street Pastors training

posted 6 Jul 2011 06:24 by Ralph Shephard   [ updated 6 Jul 2011 06:40 ]

We had our first training session, for 11 Street Pastors to be at Ridgeway church on June 25th. This module is called 'Roles and Responsibilities' and is one of the 4 that Street Pastors must do before going out on patrol. Now the challenge is to find a time to train the remaining volunteers. Neighbouring Oxford have invited us to join their training but it's not until October! We continue to work on this.

We also are trying to arrange the next three modules - Police Liaison, Drugs awareness and, of course, the Good News. 

I hope we can commission our first group to go out on Patrol by the end of August - it all depends on the training and volunteers' availability!

Ralph Shephard, Wallingford Street Pastors Coordinator

Street Pastors launch event

posted 4 May 2011 02:02 by Ralph Shephard

On Monday 23rd May at 8 p.m. in St. Mary's, in the centre of Wallingford we will launch the Wallingford Street Pastors!

This is an exciting event with local VIPs, and guests from Ascension Trust (the people behind Street Pastors) and members of the Wantage Street Pastors team who will share their experiences with us.

The evening starts with a drinks reception at 8 p.m. and an exhibition where you'll have a chance to meet our guests and think about how you might want to be involved. The programme will start about 8:30.

| Attachments: SP Launch Invitation.pdf

AS IF in concert

posted 20 Sep 2010 11:18 by Ralph Shephard   [ updated 20 Sep 2010 11:33 ]

AS IF are in concert at the Northbourne Centre in Didcot (map) on Saturday 23rd October. Hear them, see them and read all about them at www.asifmusic.co.uk.

Download and print the poster below and upload it to your wall!


| Attachments: ASIF poster.pdf

Aston Tirrold autumn calendar

posted 1 Sep 2010 01:06 by Ralph Shephard

Lots to do at Aston Tirrold this autumn - download the calendar!

| Attachments: Aston Tirrold URC and Centre for Reflection Autumn 10.pdf

Chairman's letter September 2010

posted 1 Sep 2010 00:59 by Ralph Shephard

Lots of news in the chairman's letter here.

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