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Lent giving for tsunami survivors
Children at Toothill’s Oliver Tomkins Church of England Primary
School have decided their Lent appeal promises should be donated
to victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
During a week
of fundraising in
March they took
part in odd sock Address:ddress:
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fundraising days Pepperbox Hill Meadway
and wet sponge Peatmoor West Swindon
throws which
raised £448 for SWINDON SN5 5YZ
earthquake relief.
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nator Sue MacDonald said, “the ter- to be sent to help people who have t transforms fresh ingredients ransforms fresh ingredients
into culinary masterpieces.
rible scenes pupils have witnessed been left with nothing. into culinary masterpieces.
Come; experience freshly
from Japan have moved them im- ”The £550 raised in one week has Come; experience freshly
mensely and they spontaneously been amazing given the diffi cult
prepared food from our live
asked for all their Lent fundraising times many families face.” prepared food from our live
cooking station.
cooking station.
Art stations to create Easter
pilgrimage trail around the town £
With Holy Week approaching - and to mark the 400th anniversary of
the translation of the Bible into English - Swindon Churches Together
has taken an ambitious approach to illustrating the events leading to
the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Schools, colleges and other by those who are seeing it with fresh
church groups across the town have eyes and heard by those who may
chosen one of 16 Bible texts and have little appreciation of it.
used art forms like painting, video, Graham Kings, now Bishop of
drama, poetry and photography to Sherborne, once said that ‘the good
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Bishop Lee with the Mayor and Mayoress of Swindon Rex and Sandra Barnett hold- ----------------------------------------
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ing The Real Easter Egg made from Fairtrade chocolate. Swindon Churches Together This voucher entitles you pay for 2 mealshis voucher entitles you pay for 2 mealshis voucher entitles you pay for 2 meals
is distributing 1,000 eggs via the Filling Station and Swindon Foodbank and at art when you having 3 meals in a single receipt
trail Easter stations on Saturday 23 April Please present this voucher to the
A leafl et is being produced to link to show angles on the gospel that waiters/waitress at first (Terms & Conditions
the Bible text and the artworks on will refresh our sense of how good apply)
show. People with smartphones will this news of Holy Week really is. 1 Voucher to be used per Group of 3
be able to download the texts using “Whoever thought that Swindon peoples.
QR technology. might become a place of pilgrim- Not to be used in conjunction with any other
The Bishop of Swindon Rev Lee age?”
Rayfi eld said there was growing Details of the pilgrimage route offer/voucher.
enthusiasm for the project. “The will be found at www.swindon- This voucher cannot be exchanged for cash.
story of Jesus’ journey will be told churches.org clos er to Holy Week.
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