October / November 1999

Parochial Church Council

SWAFFHAM PRIOR WITH REACH

NOTES FROM THE MINUTES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING , HELD AT REACH VILLAGE CENTRE ON

WEDNESDAY 8th SEPTEMBER 1999

1. Matters Arising from the minutes of the last meeting

a) Pram/Toddlers’ Service: The Vicar has approached the leaders of the relevant groups, and it was suggested that the service should be at 11.30 a.m. for 15 minutes on the third Thursday of each month at Reach Village Centre, the first meeting being October 21st .

b) Advent and Christmas Services: as previously agreed, clarifying:-

Advent by Candlelight: Swaffham Prior, 4.00 p.m. on Nov. 28th

Christingle: Reach, 6.00 p.m. December 5th, in consequence of which the Vicar said that there would be no other Family Service in Reach during December. Evensong will be sung on Sunday 26th December at 6.00 p.m. (SP), the only other service that day being 9.30 a.m. Parish Communion (SB).

2. Social Working Group Reports

a) Swaffham Prior: Dates proposed for 2000:

Bring and Share lunch, Village Hall January 1st

Art and Sculpture exhibition, St Cyriac’s For two weeks after mid-May

‘Cambridge Voices’ Good Friday evening

Devotional concert in St Cyriac’s

Arts and Crafts/Flower Festival September 23rd/24th

Harvest Supper and Festival October 7th and 8th

Salvation Army Concert October 10th

Quiz Night November 20th

Advent by Candlelight November 27th 4.00 pm

(Cambridge Voices)

b) Reach dates:

Harvest Supper 7.00 p.m. Friday September 24th

St Etheldreda’s Gift Day/Fair 10.00 a.m. Saturday October 16th

3. Fabric Working Group Reports

a) Swaffham Prior

At a meeting on Thursday, 2nd September, the following matters were discussed: the


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