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Snippets from the Helmdon and Greatworth Church News

May 1967 No 5 Price 6d

Helmdon Church Services

8th May – 9.30 Holy Communion, 6.0 Evensong

14th May Whitsunday – 8.0 Holy Communion, 11.0 Matins, 6.0 Evensong

21st May – 9.30 Holy Communion

28th May – 11.0 Holy Communion, 3.0 Family Service

ALTAR FLOWERS Helmdon; May 7th, Mrs V Wilson. 14th, Miss N Nichols. 21st, Miss K Humphrey. 28th, Mrs B Kirkup.

Extracts from The Vicar’s Letter:

……….I am very glad to say that at Helmdon, on the last Sunday in the month, where there was only one Service, there were 42 communicants. Quite obviously people had made an effort to come together on this day, as I have previously suggested, as the family of the Church, uniting in a corporate act of worship. While this number of Communicants was good, I hope that on May 21st there will be an even better response. …………. I am glad to say that the Family Service at Greatworth is being much better supported, while at Helmdon the attendance is very spare. It makes nonsense of the whole purpose of Sunday School, if it is to be completely divorced from Church attendance, without parents and children coming together as a family unit.…….

I would like to record my thanks to Mrs G Watson and to the Helmdon members for the coffee evening which was arranged to raise money for the Helmdon Branch funds. A profit of over £15 was made, and I congratulate all those who made this splendid result possible.……

Your sincere friend and Rector,

RICHARD ROWBURY

From the Parish Registers – Helmdon:

Baptisms – Michael Wiggins

Burial- Nellie Ruth Hawker, aged 85 years