Monthly Newsletter

It’s a brand new year and there’s lots going on at St Edward’s! From our services and lunches, to active groups and classes, we’ve got something for all ages going on every week! For more info, read on...

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A MASSIVE THANK YOU for your donations to the Mottingham Foodbank Toy Drive!!!

During December, Mottingham Foodbank at St Edward’s ran it’s Toy Drive, collecting new gifts, toys and selection boxes for those children who may not otherwise have received much this Christmas. Together with the help of the local community, local churches, the Rotary Club, our Foodbank volunteers, alongside the many gifts kindly collected by the West Kent Widows Sons Masonic Bikers Association, (in association with The Mayor of Bromley), we made sure many children had wonderful gifts to open on Christmas Day.

ANOTHER MASSIVE THANK YOU to all those who donated to the Foodbank! A special shout out to the West Kent Masons Charity Committee for their very generous donation, which went towards providing Lidl vouchers for those in need over the festive period.

For more information regarding the Foodbank, please check out the Foodbank page on the website, call 07395 565984 or email [email protected].

Dates for Your Diary

• Saturday, 4th January at 10:00 - 11:30: Monthly Litter Picking. Meet at the Co-Op.

• Starting Tuesday, 14th January at 10:00 - 12:00: Mottingham Over 50's Digital Skills Project (delivered by PotentialME CIC). Free digital/computer skill classes for the Mottingham over 50’s. 6 month programme. For more info, please email PotentialME CIC at [email protected].

• Sunday, 19th January at 12:00: Together Outside. Fun outdoor activities for families. On the church green (in the church if the weather is poor). For more information, please call the parish phone on 07422 653952 or email [email protected].

• Saturday, 1st February at 10:00 - 11:30: Monthly Litter Picking. Meet at the Co-Op.

• Until Sunday 2nd February - Pop in to the church and admire the impressive nativity scene our talented and creative volunteers made, entirely from recycled materials! It’s definitely worth a peek!

• Please note - There will be no Community Lunch on Friday, 3rd January. The Foodbank will be closed on New Year’s Day, however it will be open on Monday, 30th December from 12:00 - 13:00.

Weekly Services - All Are Welcome

• Sunday at 10:30 - 11:45: Communion Service with Ed’s Kids. Please join us for a cuppa afterwards.

• Tuesday at 08:30 - 08:50: Morning Prayer.

• Wednesday at 19:00 - 19:30: Evening Prayer.

• Thursday at 08:30 - 08:50: Morning Prayer.

• Friday at 9:00 - 9:30: Morning Prayer.

• Please note - there will be no evening prayer on New Year’s Day and no morning prayer on Thursday, 2nd and Friday, 3rd January.

Other Church Services This Month

• Sunday, 5th January and Sunday, 19th January at 18:00 - 18:45: Soul Space. Small, peaceful service.

Weekly Community & Social Activities

(Please note, some classes break the first week of the year. Please check with class leaders directly).

Monday - Beavers & Cubs at 17:30 - 20:00

Tuesday - Mottingham Over 50's Digital Skills Project at 10:00 - 12:00 (starting 14th January)

Tuesday - Community Garden at 13:30 - 16:30

Tuesday - Slimming World at 17:30 - 19:00

Tuesday - Zumba at 19:45 - 20:45

Wednesday (2nd week of month) - Young Mums Hub at 10:00 - 14:00

Wednesday - Zumba Gold at 11:00 - 12:00

Wednesday - Scouts at 18:00 - 21:00

Friday - Community Garden at 10:30 - 16:30

Friday - Seated Zumba Gold at 11:00 - 11:45

Friday - Community Lunch at 12:30 - 14:00

Friday - Let's Dance Classes for Adults at 18:30 - 19:30

Friday - My Dog is Nuts Training & Behaviour at 18:30 - 19:30

Saturday - My Dog is Nuts Training & Behaviour at 10:00 - 11:00

In Our Prayers

Those who are unwell at this time; Peter Jordan-Dering, Rachaela Musto, Derek and Sam Gillman, Mary Maguire, Kim Ward, Gary Wakeman, Barbara Godfrey, Maggie Gregory, Mari Kirk, Ann Louise Neill, Betty Walsh, Philip Sewell, Dave Gorman, Shirley Stockwell, Anna Gray, Kyra Cornelius Decruz, Elaine Daley, Robert Clarke, Christopher Walker, Frances Raggett, Dennis Brown, Ismay John, Paul Jolly, Przemek Jackowiak, Teresa Callow, Elizabeth Reyes, Tracy Dunbar/Kelleghar, Germaine Frazer, Colin, Aaron, Donald Greenway, Jenny Millen, Guy Stallard and Julia Curtis.

We pray for those who have died recently; Tamara, Elizabeth Zilliah Brown and Barbara Spooner.

We also pray for those whose anniversaries fall at this time; Eileen Barnett, Betty Breen, Phyllis Josephs, Eileen Aris, Bernard Henson, Alfred Holman, Margaret Blanchard, William Shearer, Ronald Tollom, Albert Stracey and William Atkins.