Parent & Toddler Nativity • Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
The Parent & Toddler Groups’ combined Christmas Party and Nativity took place in the Hub coffee shop last week. Is this the baby then?
The Parent & Toddler Groups’ combined Christmas Party and Nativity took place in the Hub coffee shop last week. Is this the baby then?
Last Saturday the Band joined the Rainham Ladies Choir to give the annual Christmas concert in the beautiful Dockyard Church.
Not that there was anything light about the parcels of food and presents we were able to distribute to those referred to us this year as being in need. time to start work
The lovely church situated in Chatham’s Historic Dockyard is once again the venue for the annual Christmas concert given by the Band and the Rainham Ladies Choir. The Dockyard Church
Major Alec Still was indeed angelic in his role as Able, the student angel, in our Carol Concerts which took place over the past weekend. under instruction form Gabriel
Over 200 people, young and older, packed the hall on Wednesday for the Medway District Cubs Carol Service arranged around the theme of ‘Great Stories’.
Most of the fellowship and relaxation events of our Christmas season are taking place next week.
The first Saturday in December is often a busy day for the Band and 2011 was no exception. A lunchtime contribution to Christmas Songs of Praise in Rochester Cathedral was the first of two separate engagements for this hard working group.
One of the great long-standing traditions of Chatham Salvation Army will be continued next Wednesday evening when the Cubs of the Medway District will gather in our hall for their annual Carol Service.
A collection basket has been placed in the foyer area at the hall into which can be placed donations of ‘in date’ tinned (or at least non-perishable) food for distribution by the newly formed Medway Foodbank.
…in thy dark steets shineth….
For the second day running we are able to pass on the thanks of a charity we have supported.
The following is taken from the Medway Foodbank Facebook page and is printed here to thank those members of our corps who helped in the collection last Thursday.
We have just been advised that a Salvation Army Brass Group will be playing carols at the Bluewater Shopping Mall, near Dartford, tomorrow (Sat 19 November) at the launch of their Christmas season. The group will be playing between 11am and 12.30pm.
Medway Foodbank has weighed in over 700kg of food ready for the launch of the scheme which is scheduled for some time in December.