WHAT'S ON HERE

THY KINGDOM COME EVENTS IN THE DEANERY
Thursday 30th May to Sunday 9th June - Starting at

See further details on Pewsheet for 30.5.19

Lasham Music Festival
Wednesday 5th to Sunday 9th June - Starting at
St Mary's Church Lasham

Lasham Classical Music Festival’s annual festival begins on Wednesday 5th June and concludes on Sunday 9th June 2019 with St Mary’s Church Lasham the venue for all concerts. This year’s programme explores a wealth of music influenced by the conflicts of war.

Wednesday 5th June - 7.30pm The opening concert at St. Mary’s Church Lasham opens the festival with Britten’s Temporal Variations and Edward Elgar’s Piano Quintet.

Friday 7th June We have introduced a mid-day concert featuring
Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) for violin, clarinet & piano.

On Saturday our supper concert explores the theme of conflict with John Williams’s “Theme from Schindler’s List” from the 1994 Best Picture, two movements of Copland’s ballet ‘Billy the Kid’ and Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes.

The festival concludes with two works directly influenced by the second world war, Ernest Moeran’s Fantasy Quartet and Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time which was written whilst he was a prisoner of war in a German camp.

Tickets online at EventBrite and in person from Newbury Building Society, Alton and The Royal Oak, Lasham Tickets £5-10 for adults with under 18’s and students with ID free! Website lashamusicfestival.co.uk

Shalden Fete
Sunday 23rd June - Starting at 2.00

Shalden Fete - Everyone very welcome!

Medstead Gardeners' Club Summer Show - 6th July 2019
Saturday 6th July - 8.45 to 15.30
Medstead Village Hall

Medstead Gardeners' Club Summer Show - 6th July 2019
You don’t need to be an expert or a member to exhibit - give it a go!
Vegetables & Fruit Flowers Floral Art Produce
· For full Show Schedule details, entry form and how to enter please visit www.medsteadgardenersclub.xyz
· Registration for exhibits from 8.45 am (Closes 10.15am)
Open to public from 2.15pm to view
Tea Room offering home-made cakes
· Award presentations 3.30pm followed by Raffle draw

Summer Garden Party
Sunday 7th July - Starting at 1.00pm
Grounds of St Andrew's Church Medstead

In the church grounds. Further Details Shortly

Themed Dinner Night
Saturday 5th October - Starting at TBC
Medstead Church Hall

Details to follow

Autumn Jumble Sale
Saturday 12th October - Starting at TBC
Medstead Church Hall

Details TBC nearer the date

Annual Concert
Sunday 24th November - Starting at TBC
St Andrew's Church

More details confirmed nearer the date.

Lighting-up and Carols in the Churchyard
Friday 6th December - Starting at TBC
St Andrew's Church

Lighting-up and Carols in the Churchyard

GIVING TO YOUR CHURCH

Leaving a legacy

Legacies are a lifeline for our churches. Each year around 5,000 people leave a gift in their will to a Church of England parish. In total, parishes receive around £50 million in legacy gifts each year – gifts to finance mission projects, maintain beautiful church buildings and grow faithful communities.

For many people, leaving a gift in their will is a final opportunity to make a lasting gift to God. It is also a way to make a lasting difference to the future of their church and community. The Church of England has produce a helpful leaflet which will help you explore how you can make provision in your will for a legacy to the Church.

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Gift Aid

We can reclaim 25% of your gifts and donations from the government. This comes from the tax you pay on your income and which we can claim back to support the church. This costs you nothing. Please use the gift aid form found below. Every little extra bit helps out: especially if it comes from your taxes.

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Standing Order

With this in mind, we ask every member of the church family to consider how much he or she is prepared to give to the work of the church's ministry - a weekly or monthly sum: we ask you to pledge this sum as a financial commitment, since it gives our parishes more certainty in planning their financial outlays. Please see the document below for more information.

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Parish Giving Scheme

The Parish Giving Scheme is the principal way in which we finance your parish church.
Donations can be made on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis by Direct Debit using a PGS gift form. This scheme will boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate
(at no extra cost to you or us.)
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PHOTOS OF THIS CHURCH