Horley’s Christmas Market is back this year on Saturday 28th November at St Etheldreda’s Church. There will be all the usual stalls and games as well as a new Christmas Jumper Swap stall!
So save the date for the Christmas Market, and please let us have your donations of Adults’ and Children’s Christmas outfits as soon as you can!
There will be Christmas services in Horley on Sunday 21st December (Nativity and Carols) and on Christmas Eve (Midnight Mass). See below for details of all services in Horley and Hanwell this Christmas.
The Ironstone Benefice of eight churches has once again offered to provide Christmas presents for children who use The Sunshine Centre in Banbury.
Each parish has been asked to give presents for a certain age group and Horley has been asked to buy presents for the age group 0 to 2 years old.
If you feel you can help this year, please donate toys/gifts which are NEW and cost up to £10.
Please wrap your gift(s), label with the age group and where necessary indicate whether the gift is suitable for a girl or boy. Wrapped gifts should be left by the font in the church. They will be collected regularly and then delivered to the Sunshine Centre in good time for Christmas.
The appeal is already underway and runs until Sunday 7th December. Thank you so much for your generosity.
Note: The Sunshine Centre was created to act as a hub for a range of family and childcare support services for the community in Bretch Hill and the surrounding area. It provides childcare for children from 3 months to 5 years, organises classes and courses for families in the community, and hosts a range of baby and toddler groups. It also partners with other organisations such as the NHS to provide weekly antenatal clinics.
Thank you from the staff and children of The Sunshine Centre.
There will be Christmas services in Horley on Sunday 22nd December (Nativity and Carols) and on Christmas Day (Family Communion). See below for details of all services in Horley and Hanwell this Christmas.
The Ironstone Benefice of eight churches has once again offered to provide Christmas presents for the children of The Sunshine Centre in Banbury.
The Sunshine Centre was created to act as a hub for a range of family and childcare support services for the community in Bretch Hill and the surrounding area. It provides childcare for children from 3 months to 5 years, organises classes and courses for families in the community, and hosts a range of baby and toddler groups. It also partners with other organisations such as the NHS to provide weekly antenatal clinics.
Please could any presents donated be wrapped in Christmas paper and labelled stating the age of the child (0-5 years) that they would be best suited to. Please don’t spend more than £5 to £10 per present.
If you would like to contribute, please bring presents to one of the services at St Etheldreda’s on Sunday 1st December (the 11am morning service or the 5pm Christingle service) – or give to either of the clergy (Alicia or Guy).
Thank you from the staff and children of The Sunshine Centre.
As a Benefice of eight churches we have once again offered to provide Christmas presents for the children of The Sunshine Centre in Banbury.
For those of you who don’t know about this amazing facility, The Sunshine Centre was created to act as a hub for a range of family and childcare support services for the community in Bretch Hill and the surrounding area, this includes Early Years and the Childrens’ Centre.
It is an Ofsted rated, ‘outstanding’ nursery,which provides childcare for children from 3 months to 5 years, organises classes and courses for families in the community, and hosts a range of baby and toddler groups. It also partners with other organisations such as the NHS to provide weekly antenatal clinics.
It is proposed that any presents that are donated should be wrapped in Christmas paper and marked with a post-it note or similar as to what they are and what age and gender the child is to whom they’d be best suited. Small presents with a value of £5 to £10 are what are required.
If you are minded to contribute please leave the presents on or near the main altar in St Etheldreda’s, from where they will be collected no later than Monday 4th December, and taken to the centre.