Thackley Methodist Church and Community Centre

No, we've not lost the plot! The Methodist year runs from 1 September to 31 August. So, HAPPY NEW YEAR! We hope you have all had a relaxing summer break. Redecoration As many of our groups took a rest over the summer, we seized the opportunity to spruce up the place and called in the decorators. The upper hall and the Church have been repainted and are now looking wonderful. Huge thanks to Ian, John and Jackie who beaver away in the background to make all this happen, also to Jigsaw 's Chris and Avis for helping with the clean-up operations. This brings a close to our redevelopment project which has cost over £40,000. Many, many thanks to all who have worked tirelessly to raise the funds. All of our work is dependent upon voluntary donations and community grants; the rents we charge for community groups help to cover the utility bills, cleaning and day to day maintenance of the premises. We are hugely grateful for everyone's continuing support. Covenan

Our anniversary weekend 7/8 March 2015 turned into quite a celebration! After our Big Birthday Bash last year to celebrate 125 years of worship at Thackley, we thought that this year's anniversary would be quite a low key affair in comparison. How wrong we were! We were delighted that Rev Christine Hawke had accepted our invitation to preach and plans were in hand for our usual Gift Day coffee morning on the Saturday - time to sit back and relax until the weekend came. And then ... a request came in from Brownies to book the room for a Brownie Fair and a parade service to celebrate their 50th Anniversary on the same weekend! Well, that threw us into an email frenzie with many "what if ..." "ah but..." until we finally reached "why not?" Why not share the celebrations? So we did! And what a wonderful weekend it was. The Brownie Fair provided a great opportunity for us to get to know one another and raised over £400. Rev Chris Hawke took our r

126 years of worship AND 50 years of Brownies! Saturday/Sunday 7/8 March 2015 10.00 am to 12.00 noon Saturday - Gift Day Coffee Morning & Brownies' Fair 10.30 am Sunday - Anniversary Worship & Holy Communion It is hard to believe that it is a year since our 125th Birthday Bash - how time flies! However, this year's weekend is another special one as we celebrate our Church Anniversary AND 50 Years of Brownies! We hope that you will pop in to support our Gift Day and the Brownies' Fair on the Saturday. Our Sunday worship will be led by Rev Chris Hawke and we can promise that she has lots of exciting and creative ideas! We hope you will join us to share our celebrations.

The church family are saddened that one of our dearly loved members is now resting with the Lord.  We will be giving thanks for Freda's life on Friday 27 Februar at 12.20 pm. Full announcement Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends who feel the loss; we are very blessed to have know her.