Venture from the confines of the Giddings to the bright lights of Sawtry for their annual Carnival on Saturday June 22nd. Carnival parade leaves the college at 11.45am.
Over the last few years, many things have happened in St Michael’s Church which have enhanced the beauty of this place of worship as well as improving the facilities.
On Sunday 21st April we are holding a Service of Thanksgiving to reflect our thanks to God for his goodness as well as recognising the generosity of so many people, both in terms of giving and creating. After the service there will be refreshments.
May we extend a warm welcome to you to join as at this service. St Michael’s Church is an important part of the infastructure of the village, and this is obviously recognised by the number of people who give so generously of their time, money and talents.
The service starts at 3pm.
An exhibition of landscape and cityscape paintings by Great Gidding residents Krystyna Wojcik and Paul Joseph-Crank will be on display at The Dolby Gallery, Oundle from the 13th to 27th April 2013.
Paul and Krystyna both work in acrylics and watercolours and as husband and wife they occasionally find themselves sketching and painting from the same subject. Some of the results of their land and city interpretations will be displayed alongside each other at their joint exhibition ‘LandscapeCityscape’.
Paul studied fine art at Manchester Polytechnic before taking up a career in graphic design and illustration, and Krystyna trained as an art teacher before joining forces with Paul to set up their own design business.
Travel is a strong influence for both but whilst Paul is drawn to light and dark and patterning elements within a city environment, Krystyna’s paintings are darkly atmospheric across land and skyline.
Download the catalogue for the exhibition (PDF 2.2MB)
There is to be a Living History event involving Ancient Britons and Romans at the Flag Fen archaeological site over the May Bank Holiday weekend 4th – 6th May. You can find out about the site by looking on this website: www.visitpeterborough.com
There is an amazing reconstruction of a Bronze Age Round House, and the Invading Romans will also be there collecting taxes and intimidating the locals! It is great for kids – they get the chance to chat to the soldiers, handle the equipment etc and the adults get the chance to learn a bit more about local history. For example, did you know that Queen Boudicca (sometimes known as Boudicea) was a local lass who rebelled against the Romans and very nearly won!
Veteran Legionary Martinus (See attached photo) will be there to tell you about it. You can take the mickey, by all means, but remember that the weapons are the real thing!
You don’t have to book, just turn up, and we hope lots of people will come along.
Blast away the winter blues with a night of chilli and tequila, and auction of promises, at the village hall on Saturday 26th January.
The bar opens at 7pm, followed by a chilli meal (mince or veggie option if you prefer), and then the bidding begins!
Tickets cost £7.50, price includes entrance and evening meal; contact Sue Shepherd, tel: (01832) 293479; email: shepnsue@btinternet.com
In aid of St Michael’s Church.
Look out for the posters!
A flag-waving “Last Night of the Proms” comes to Sawtry on Saturday 23 February, with a music packed performance by the popular RAF Wyton Voluntary Band to raise funds for Sawtry charity CARESCO.
The Proms concert takes place at Sawtry Community College at 19.30 and features a programme of popular and light music from broadway and film, as well as military favourites such as The Great Escape and The Dambusters. It will finish with the enthusiastic rendition by the Band, supported by the traditional singing and flag waving of the audience, of Rule Britannia, Land of Hope and Glory, and Jerusalem.
Party poppers, flags and cake
Flags and party poppers are provided for concert goers, as well as cake to celebrate CARESCO’s 30th birthday. All proceeds from the concert go to CARESCO to help it continue its work of supporting the elderly, housebound and socially isolated in Sawtry and the surrounding area.
Tickets for the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ cost £10, and are are available from CARESCO, Green End Road, Sawtry, telephone 01487 832105 or email office@caresco.org.uk or from concert organiser Maggi Stewart at Winwick (tel 01832 293759).
Title: Sawtry Carnival
Location: Sawtry
Website: www.sawtry.net
Description: Keep 22nd June 2013 free as Sawtry Carnival will take place – bigger and better than ever! Don’t forget to ‘like us’ on our facebook page Sawtry Carnival – also coming soon to sawtry.net
If you would like a stall contact Bev on 07925707821 or sawtrycarnival@hotmail.co.uk
Date: 2013-06-22
Christingle service
Our annual Christingle Service takes place in St Michael’s Church on Saturday 15th December, starting at 4pm.
The Christingle story
Whilst the Christingle has its origin in the Moravian church, the idea of the three poor children who took their decorated orange to church as a Christmas gift for Jesus has been adopted by churches worldwide.
The three children, who were very poor, wanted to give a gift to Jesus, like the other families at church were doing. The only nice thing they had was an orange, so they decided to give him that. The top was going slightly green, so the eldest cut it out, and put a candle in the hole. They thought it still looked dull, so the youngest girl took her best red ribbon from her hair and attached it round the middle with toothpicks. The middle child had the idea to put a few pieces of dried fruit on the ends of the sticks. They took it to their church on Christmas Day, and whereas the other children sneered at their meagre gift, the priest took their gift and showed it as an example of the true understanding of the meaning of Christmas.
Make your own Christingle
Children (and mums and dads) are invited to come to the church at 3.30pm to help make the Christingles. Don’t worry if you cannot come before the service, there will be Christingles available at the service.
Avoid the Boxing day sales, do something you’ll enjoy !
A long distance walk (approx 15 miles) has been organised for Boxing Day which happens to be Thursday 26th December 2013.
Start point is the Village hall car park
Start time 9am
Allow yourselves 5 to 6 hours for the walk duration and bring drink and snack lunch.
This is a reconnaissance walk for a longer LDWA walk in March 2014. I can promise you a modest walking pace, I dont do fast.
For further details use the contact email below.
Advent Carol Service, St Michael’s Church
Tapestry chamber choir, CambridgeshireWe are delighted to welcome the return of the choir “Tapestry” for our Advent carol service, which provides a prelude to the coming festival of Christmas. Besides carols sung by the choir, there will be an opportunity to sing the great Advent hymns.
At the start of the service, another candle will be lit on the Advent Wreath. The Advent wreath is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of the season of Advent. The wreath is a horizontal evergreen wreath with four candles (three purple and one pink) and a fifth, white candle in the centre. Beginning with the First Sunday of Advent, a candle is lit. An additional candle is lit during each subsequent week until, by the last Sunday before Christmas, all four candles are lit. The fifth white candle in the centre will be lit at the Midnight Communion on Christmas Eve in St Michael’s Church.
Our Advent Carol Service takes place on Sunday 9th December starting at 6pm.