Saturday 06 February 2010 at 3:36 pm
The new boiler for the east end heating system has been installed (though not yet connected) and a water pipe laid from the mains entry point in the Lady Chapel to the west end. The new gas pipe and electricity cables will follow the same route. New three phase circuit boards have been installed for the electricity supply.
New floor joists have been laid in the North Transept and the vestry with a damp proof membrane underneath. Old heating pipes have also ben removed.
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Friday 05 February 2010 at 07:58 am
The building work started on Monday 25th January. The builders from Flanders Bothers have fenced off an area around the base of the tower, removed carpets and cupboards form the Vestry and Lady Chapel (exposing a large tomb of a former vicar) and taken up floorboards in the vestry and North Transept. The lifting of the floorboards showed that the vestry sink had been draining to the space under the floor causing rotten joists which will have to be replaced.
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Saturday 30 January 2010 at 4:16 pm
One of the members of our congregation, Sharon, is organising a charity baby buggy push from Soham to Fordham to raise money for Haiti. The walk takes place on Saturday 20th February at 2pm. You can sponsor her at www.justgiving.co.uk/sohamtofordhambuggywalk or speak to her if you would like to join in. download poster
Tuesday 26 January 2010 at 9:27 pm
Tuesday 9th February, 10am - noon
Last year St Andrew's became a Fairtrade church, helping the diocese of Ely to become a Fairtrade Diocese. One of the things that we undertook to do was to hold an event promoting Fairtrade so we are holding a coffee morning where you can sample Fairtrade tea, coffee and cake. Please come along and find out more about how the type of coffee we drink makes such a difference to the people who grow it.
Our family service in February will also focus on the Fairtrade theme; it is called a Tea Service. Come along to our Family Eucharist at 9.30 am on Sunday 21st to find out more.
Tuesday 26 January 2010 at 8:54 pm
Please see the Lent and Easter page for full details of special services and activities.
At St Andrew's we are planning to run a Lent study group using the course Life Source: A Five-session Course on Prayer for Lent by Robert Warren and Kate Bruce. If you would like to take part please sign the list at the back of church indicating which day and time would be most convenient for you.
Ash Wednesday falls on 17th February this year. In Soham there will be a service of Holy Communion at 10.00 am and a sung Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes at 7.30 pm.
Tuesday 26 January 2010 at 07:52 am
New Year Meal at The Cutter Inn Ely
Thirteen of us enjoyed a fabulous time at The Cutter in Ely last night. It was lovely to see some new faces and have fun chatting and exchanging stories and jokes.
We also managed to get some new ideas for future events so watch this space !!!
Angela Beaver also agreed to help me with organising some of the events coming up so Thank-you to her ...hope she remembers agreeing this...it was a bit late!!
Next time we get out will be at the end of March. Exact date and venue to be confirmed!
Claire
Tuesday 26 January 2010 at 07:44 am
The builders are here!
Dear friends,
It is with some considerable relief - and possibly a similar amount of trepidation - that we can announce the start of the work to the church. It has certainly taken a long time finally to reach this stage. There have been several false alarms, but we really have made a beginning on the long-awaited re-ordering project.
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Monday 25 January 2010 at 7:03 pm
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Monday 18 January 2010 at 08:08 am
Please pray for the victims of the Haiti earthquake and for all the relief workers trying to help them.
St Andrew's is donating the collection from this Sunday to emergency relief in Haiti: we collected £224.
If you missed the chance to donate in this way or want to give more than you had with you at the time you can donate at any high street bank, or at a Post Office by quoting Freepay 1449 or
on the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) website at http://www.dec.org.uk/ .
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St Andrew's is open daily 9.15am -5.30pm for prayer and reflection or for visitors to look around our beautiful historic building. Members of the congregation often pop in and will try to answer any questions you may have. There is a guide book on the leaflet shelves near the door.
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1st Sunday
11:00am Holy Communion
2nd Sunday
11:00am Ecumenical Service
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3rd Sunday
8:00am Holy Communion BCP
4th Sunday
11:00am Morning Prayer
5th Sunday
11:00am Holy Communion CW (with Soham)
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Open daily 9.15am -5.30pm for prayer and reflection.
1st Sunday
8:00am Holy Communion BCP
9:30am Sung Eucharist
6.30pm Streams - Taizé or Iona
2nd Sunday
8:00am Holy Communion BCP
9:30am Sung Eucharist
3rd Sunday
8:00am Holy Communion BCP
9:30am Family Service
4th Sunday
8:00am Holy Communion BCP
9:30am Sung Eucharist
5th Sunday
8:00am Holy Communion BCP
11:00am Joint service at Wicken.
Thursday
10:00am Holy Communion BCP
