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Archives for October 2019

Proposed Servery, Toilets and Upper Room Project

October 21, 2019 by St. Peter's

We would like to start by thanking all of those of you who already give generously to St. Peter’s – in terms of time, money and in so many other ways. Without your support the ministry at St. Peter’s would not be sustainable.

As Churchwardens we have, over recent years, become aware that the provision of toilet facilities within St. Peter’s are becoming increasingly insufficient for our growing church family, and the time has come for us to provide two more, taking the opportunity to also establish a new servery and an additional Upper Room to accommodate our growing Junior Church. In conjunction with the PCC, our Architect and the Diocese of Ely Board, it has been agreed that the best way forward is to remove the current servery (and adjacent cupboard), replacing them with two new toilets, at the same time establishing a new servery in the current coffee area, with a new ‘upper room’ above.

A scheme has been developed, approved by the PCC and the Diocese of Ely Board, and gone out to tender. Tenders have now been returned and the overall cost of the project, including the necessary window renovations and fees, is estimated to be ~£156,000.

We have not entered into any contract with the most suitable tenderer, instead, we seek to establish first whether we might be able to raise sufficient funds to pay for the project.

The purpose of this letter is to ask you all to consider if you might be able to support this project, by giving a one-off donation and/or pledging a certain amount each month for three years.

It should be noted that, with the PCC currently holding £51,500 in its Project Fund, and having already spent £11,500 on window remedials and some of the fees, we need to raise a further £93k. So if 41 people/families gift-aided £50/month, for three years, all costs would be covered and we would be able to instruct a contractor to undertake the works during January/February/March 2021.

Details of the scheme, including the drawings and the specification, can be found on the noticeboard at the back of church, but if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to Paul or Mark.

Click here for a pledge form which we pray you will be able to fill out and return.

Thank you,

Paul Russell & Mark Jarrett, Churchwardens

Click here to view the slides shown during the service in church to launch the appeal.

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Appeal, Architect, Donation, Fund, Fundraising, growing, plans, pledge, project, servery, tender, Toilets, Upper Room

Hello & Thank You

October 1, 2019 by St. Peter's

I am writing this just a few days after I was licensed as Priest-in-Charge (Vicar) of St Peter’s Church, Yaxley by The Bishop of Ely.  It was an incredibly special service and friends and family came from all over the country.  There was also an unexpected surprise, as people from The Wenlock Team of Parishes which were my previous parishes in Shropshire came to support me for this service.  The community of St. Peter’s Church worked incredibly hard to ensure everything ran smoothly and I would like to thank them.  Along with friends and family and so many people from St. Peter’s Church community, were also many different representatives from Yaxley.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for being there and part of such a special evening.  It is going to take me a good while to get to know people, names and places, but do say hello if you see me out and about and I will eventually get there!  Thank you for coming to support me.

Simon and I are really excited to be in Yaxley and part of the St. Peter’s community.  People have been so helpful as we try to find our way around the village and this side of the country.  I was ordained 6 years ago and have been in Shropshire for these 6 years and before this, I was a nurse working mainly in cancer care for 13 years.

Thank you for your welcome to the village and I am looking forward to getting to know people here.

With every blessing,

Rev Sarah (Vicar)

01733 248690 / 07498 230858

vicar@saintpeters.co.uk

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: community, Hello, thank you, welcome, Yaxley

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