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Friends of St Lawrence Church, Gnosall. Registered Charity No. 1117371 |
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NOTICES Friends are proposing to hold a Festival of Arts during May 2010. We would like to form a sub committee to organise the event and are proposing to hold an initial meeting in the Church Vestry on Thursday 8 October from 7-30pm. We are inviting members of Friends together with representatives of local Arts groups to attend. If you would like to become a member of a sub committee, or would like to find out more information about the event, please come along and join us on the 8th. Please spread the word about the meeting to anyone else who may be interested in offering help or ideas. The Friends AGM is scheduled for Thursday 26 November. The AGM is at 7-00pm and will be held in the Grosvenor Centre. It will be followed by refreshments and at 7-45 by a talk from Pam Sambrook on the Historic Almshouses of Staffordshire. FRIENDS OF ST LAWRENCE CHURCH GNOSALL The objects of the Friends are:
Funds to help us carry out these objectives are raised by Annual Subscription which is: £ 15 for Family/Joint Membership £10 for Single membership And through the staging of a wide range of events which includes The Victorian Christmas on Saturday 5 December. If you would like to join the Friends please contact
LIGHTEN OUR DARKNESS In October 2007 the Parochial Church Council passed a resolution to replace the lighting in the church because the luminosity was not up to present day standards, it was failing to enhance both fabric and worship services and also it was potentially dangerous. As a result of this the PCC asked the "Friends" to raise money to contribute towards the project. Tony Wilkinson was appointed "Fundraiser" and this enabled us to apply officially to Government Grant Awarding bodies and we have been successful in these applications. Estimates have been obtained and the PCC has accepted that from Anthony J. Smith (Gloucester) Ltd. for £55,000:00 Including the cost of scaffolding. So far we have raised more than £38,000:00 towards the total cost and we now need to raise the balance as quickly as we can. At the invitation of the Parochial Church Council of St. Lawrence the Friends appeal is now being launched to the wider. church at the Congregational meeting on 29 May held to inform church members and other interested parties about the new scheme. We appreciate that the year has not been good economically and many people are finding it hard but as we have managed to raise such a considerable part of the actual cost we shall be very grateful if any church members will help us by making a donation to the lighting scheme. From the congregational meeting we are taking the scheme to the Diocesan Advisory Committee for their approval and we are hopeful that the work will start during the autumn - taking about eight weeks to complete from the start date Thank you for any help you are able to give. A.J. Wilkinson (Fundraiser) Mark Bridgen (Priest in Charge) Jim McGregor (Churchwarden) Norman Hailes (Churchwarden) If you would like to contribute to the cost of replacing the lighting you can use the form below and send it with your Cheque. Please make your cheque payable to "The Friends of Saint Lawrence Church Gnosall" ................................................................................................................................................................ To: A. J. Wilkinson FCIB 90 Wharf Road Gnosall Stafford, ST20 ODA I enclose my cheque for £ __ as my contribution towards the new lighting in the church • I would like the Friends to reclaim the Income Tax paid on this donation and confirm that I pay UK Tax sufficient to cover the sum recovered by the Friends • In the event of this appeal being oversubscribed I would like the "Friends" to retain the funds and so put them towards future projects. Delete if not required. Name ........ ... .................... ............................................................................ Date ....................... Address ....................................
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