Dear Friends,
At this time of year churches hold Harvest Festivals to celebrate crops being gathered in from the fields and were traditionally held at the end of September to coincide with the autumn new moon. Harvest Festival is celebrated around the world and is a good opportunity to thank farmers and farm workers who work so hard on the land and at sea. The first ever Harvest Festival was held in a small church in Morwenstow, Cornwall, in 1843. Reverend Robert Hawker invited his parishioners to a special service of thanksgiving and praise. Victorian Hymns such as ‘We plough the fields and scatter’ and ‘All things bright and beautiful’ helped to popularise the idea of Harvest Festival and spread the annual custom of decorating the church with home grown produce and flowers. Harvest Festival reminds Christians of all the good things God gives us, and encourages us to share with others in need. Harvest time is also a good time for us to reflect and to be thankful for the food we have, and to think of those around the world who are hungry. Thank you to all who generously donated food for the Cambridge Foodbank at our recent Harvest Festival Service in September and to all the children and staff at Dry Drayton Primary School who were in the church this morning for their joyful celebrations.
I hope you have a wonderful October!
Clare
Revd Clare Coates,
Lead Minister for Dry Drayton, Hardwick and Caldecote with Childerley
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Services in October
Sunday 1st October
5.30pm Choral Evensong with Revd Clare. All welcome.
Sunday 8th October
9.30am Holy Communion with Revd Priscilla. All welcome.
Sunday 15th October
11.00am Morning Worship for all ages, with Revd Clare. All welcome.
Sunday 22nd October
9.30am Holy Communion with Canon Sue. All welcome.
3.00-4.00pm Forest Church in the churchyard with Revd Clare. A brand new service suitable for all ages, whatever the weather! All welcome.
Sunday 29th October
10.30am Fifth Sunday Team Service of Holy Communion at St Peter and St Paul’s Dry Drayton, with Revd Priscilla and Revd Charles.
Zoom Services
Worship at Home – All Lordsbridge Zoom Service
Every Sunday, 11.00am. Join any time from 10.50am. https://zoom.us/j/82311473640.
What’s On
First Wednesday of every month
Coffee morning in the Village Hall 10am -12noon. Drop in for a cuppa, cake and a chat!
At Hardwick:
Also Saturday 21st October, 10.00am – 4.00pm, The Big Book Sale at the Cabin, St Mary’s Hardwick.
Useful Contacts
Assistant Ministers:
Revd Canon Sue Wyatt, sue.e.wyatt@btinternet.com
Lordsbridge Team:
Revd David Newton, Team Rector & Lead Minister for Comberton and Toft: 01223 665654; 07736 944396; davidnewton@lordsbridge.org
Revd Claire Robertson, Lead Minister for Coton, Barton, Harlton and Haslingfield: 01223 874194; clairerobertson@lordsbridge.org
Revd Charles Fraser, Lead Minister for Little and Great Eversden: charlesfraser@lordsbridge.org; 01223 264974
Team Administrator: Becca Herrick; rebeccaherrick@lordsbridge.org
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