Are you responsible for any organization or activity in the Parish? The adults who were confirmed on Easter morning are keen to get involved in Church life as the next step on their Christian journey . Their final meeting is tomorrow, Monday 12th April, at 8.15 pm in St John’s Room. Come for half an hour and meet them over a cup of coffee – you may find yourself with a new member or helper for your group!
– Lesley (01372 465185)

Can you help with this important work? We need more volunteers to link up with families whose child will be baptised in 2010. If you were a visitor in the past and feel you could take on more families, or if you would like to find out more and perhaps take on this important work, please contact Barbara Wolfe on 228271.

Ashley School has been chosen to benefit from the Waitrose Community Matters scheme to support their sustainability/kitchen garden project. Thismeansthateveryshopperinthe Hersham branch during April will be given a green token to post in the boxes near the shop exit. Put your token in the Ashley box and they will receive a share of the £1,000 donated monthly by Waitrose to three charities, divided according to how many tokens each receives. Please do your shopping at Hersham Waitrose in April and vote for our Church school – and please tell your …

The visitation is underway and going well. If you have not had a visit to date, please be reassured it will happen! This is a huge task and we want to carry out each visit sensitively and without rushing. We are continuing to work our way through the names on the Electoral Roll and will then extend our visits to others we have contact with. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Parish VisitationThe visitation is underway and going well. If you have not had a visit to date, please be reassured it …

The next Mothers’ Union meeting on Wednesday 14th April welcomes Tanya Sanctuary, who will talk to us about The Thames Homeless Project. This very local charity, working so hard for those in Elmbridge who have no homes and nowhere to go, is literally on our doorstep and deservesallthesupportwecangiveit. All are welcome to come along and join us – the meeting starts at 2.00 pm in St John’s Room. We look forward to seeing you!

– Carol Heyden (240231)

Dear Friends,
Here is this week’s Parish Diary: Parish Diary 11th April 2010.
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Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise Without delays,
Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise With him may’st rise:
That, as his death calcined thee to dust, His life may make thee gold, and much more, just.
–From ‘Easter’, by George Herbert

Come and help build the Kingdom of God!
St John’s Church, Saturday 10th April, 2-5pm We continue to build God’s kingdom through this valuable one-off event for the children in our local community. All the planning and preparation is underway and now we invite you to come and help us deliver a fun-packed afternoon, building relations with children who have little or no Christian understanding, and sharing with them the love of the risen Jesus Christ. It will be an afternoon of games, crafts, food and Christian message. For more information or …

The Children’s Society house-to-house collection will take place this year from 10th to 24th April. If anyone can spare some time to help with this very worthwhile cause, please contact Lisa Richardson 01932267766. Thankyou.

Our next meeting is at 8.00 pm on Friday 30th April at The Vicarage. Pick up a leaflet from the church for more details, or look at our website: www.waltonparish.org.uk.