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Christmas Tree Festival 2012

	Oi Saw Tree ShipS Come Sailing in
	Forestree
Histree		The Little Tree of Thanks
It's Still the Year of the Diamond Jubilee		I'm a Celebritree
Photos Courtesy of Karen Evans

Trees Created by:

The Friends of the Church, Esther Gordon, Rosemary and Robert Wooton, Mary Gordon, Jane Rowley, Geddington Craft Ladies, The Garden Club, Val Barber, Veronica Richardson, The Bell Ringers, Vic and Maureen Crouse, The Queen Eleanor Pre School, Pauline Evans, Margaret, Brian, Claire and Kelvin Leaton, The Fraser Family, The Udder Pre School, The Drop In Group, George Shiells, The Johnson Family, The Choir, Emily Rowley, Mike and Helen Haddock, The Geddington Volunteer Fire Brigade, Giles and Barbara Godber, The WI, Donna and Emily Collwill and the Geddington Amateur Dramatic Society

Good News!
We have plans to make our Church warmer.

How?
Brian Giles has fixed the metal grids that used to go "clonk" as you walked in. Over them carpet underlay has been fitted. To that cables have been fixed taking electricity to every pew. Over that new carpet will be laid. It will then be possible for every pew to have a heater, like the sample Jenny has been enjoying. Warm heads from the old heaters will be matched by warm knees and toes from the new ones.

What next?
Here comes the catch! We can afford to do all the work listed above, but not to buy all the heaters. We invite you to donate a heater - and with that, you get the right to say which pew it will be fitted to. A full-length one will cost £265 having beaten the supplier down from the £297 price given in April. Shorter ones could be available at around £240 but two would be needed to heat one of the long pews. Some of you may be able to afford such a donation, but some won't. We quite understand. If you can help, please let me know.

Yours sincerely

Giles Godber - Priest in Charge of Geddington and Weekley

First Sunday
For a number of years, Geddington tried to make First Sunday a child-friendly service. Older members were not keen, but for a while families attended in good numbers. In more recent months, families have tended to come when there is Sunday School (2nd and 4th Sundays.) We have decided to have a normal Parish Communion on the First Sunday of each month.

Money matters
Geddington's income has gone down during 2012, compared to 2011. These are tough times for everyone. Giles wrote to all church members, and 2 increased their Standing Orders, but he received no replies. We shall survive 2012, but with parish share rising, 2013 will be difficult. Expect to hear more on this subject…

Why Growth?
Giles and Barbara came to faith and were called to serve within a parish church which was always looking for ways to grow. Growth in numbers attending and growth in commitment were the targets.
Giles has always assumed that that is how all churches feel. It takes hard work and prayer, but it surely obeys our Lord's command: "Go into all the world and make disciples…" Alas not every Church does want to grow.
When new people start coming to a Church, that Church will change slightly. The smaller the Church, the larger the impact of one new person or family. The message that Giles hears most frequently is "We don't like change!"
But without growth, the Church will slowly shrink and cease to be. Who will look after our Church buildings then? (There are better reasons for growth, than building maintenance, but that is a kind of "bottom line" in many people's minds.)
So please be prepared to put up with a little change, please put our Growth Action Plans into effect and please play a full part in making new people welcome.

Theme: This England

St George	England and St George	The Dragon

Buckingham Palace	William Shakespeare	The Coast	Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness

Land of Hops and Glory	Afternoon Tea	The Weather

Flower arrangers: Margaret Baker, Maureen Crouse,Vic Crouse, Esther Gordon, Margaret Leaton, Veronica Richardson, George Shiells, Janet Smith, Sherry Stokes, Maureen Thompson, Georgie Ward, Rosemary Wooton.

Photographs by: Norman Johnson and Karen Evans