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Visit by Sophie Hacker

21st March 2010 – after the 10am service.

Sophie Hacker is an Ecclesiastical Interior Design Consultant. The PCC has appointed Sophie to advise us on the re-ordering of the Lady Chapel, whilst maintaining the sense of simplicity, lightness and space in our church.

This will be an opportunity for all church members to hear Sophie’s ideas for the above project.

Palm Sunday – 28th March 2010

There will be a procession – route to be confirmed – led by The Salvation Army and a dramatised Gospel reading.

All budding Thespians – please contact Joe Williams as soon as possible.

Tesco and Sainsburys Vouchers

Pre-school are collecting these vouchers. Please place them in the box by the office. Thank you.
Sheryl.

Easter Flowers

As Easter approaches we are accepting donations for flowers to glorify our church. If you wish to dedicate flowers for a loved one, please, write their name on a card  which will be carried to the alter on Easter day.
One lily may cost £2 – all donations may be placed in the box provided or in the wall box near the entrance doors.

Spring Fair and Car Boot Sale

Monday 31st May 10:30AM  – 2:00PM

Time is nearly upon us to have a rummage in the loft and in our garages to find all that stuff that we no longer need!

Bring it along to St George’s Car Boot Sale, where you can sell it and make some money; some of which we would like you to spend at our Spring Fair.

Cars – £5                 Tables – £6            (please arrive a minimum 45 minutes before gates open to set up)

For more details and to book your pitch, please contact St George’s Parish Centre on 01202 660612 or email info@stgeorgesoakdale.org.uk

50th Anniversary Celebrations

Preparations for the 50^th anniversary of the Church’s consecration in July 1960 are well in hand. As part of the celebrations we are refreshing our Garden of Remembrance and extending our eastern boundary so that we can bury the ashes of any Oakdale resident (not just church members). It reminds us that a Parish Church is there to serve everyone in the community not just those who ‘join the club’.

We are also looking at the interior of the Church recognising that over time ‘detritus’ has built up obscuring some of the startling, awe inspiring beauty of the original design. We are principally looking at the Lady Chapel where the altar, which came from the old Church, is far too big and dominates the space and the chairs are not in keeping with the overall building. The intention is to create a more flexible space, in keeping with the original design but which equips the church for the next fifty years of ministry. The PCC have employed the services of Sophie Hacker a church artist and interior designer and we hope she will visit one Sunday morning to share her ideas more widely with the congregation. 

God willing all the work will be completed in time for the anniversary celebrations scheduled for the 15^th – 18^th July. We begin with a concert by St. Edward’s School on the Thursday evening. Then on Saturday we shall be having our Flower, Craft and Produce show in Church with some fairground attractions in the car park and a photographic display of the history of Oakdale in the Large Hall. The celebrations will culminate on the Sunday with a special service at 10.30am with the Bishop of Ramsbury (acting Diocesan Bishop by then) and the Bishop of Gloucester. During the service one Bishop will re-dedicate the Lady Chapel and the other Bishop the Garden of Remembrance. Afterwards we shall have a parish lunch followed by an early Choral Evensong to round off the weekend. Please put the dates in your diary and come and be part of these celebrations a time to give thanks for fifty years of witness to Oakdale and an opportunity to rededicate ourselves for the next fifty years!

With every blessing,

Antony

Jam Jars

If you have any jam jars to spare – Edythe Morgan would like them. Please bring them to the office or Church.

Thank you

Garden of Remembrance

Repaving and landscape work started on 15th February and unfortunately the Garden will be closed for several weeks.

If you wish to visit the for a particular anniversary,  please contact the office to arrange an accompanied visit.

The Book of Remembrance will be viewable from the Hall corridor and floral tributes may be left in vases under the book in the corridor during this time.

Traidcraft

The stall will now be on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month.

Poole Food Bank

Urgently need – SUGAR

See the Church News page for complete shopping list