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September 2011 Quiz Night We will be holding another quiz night at 7pm on Saturday 22nd October as usual people are invited to enter a team of 4 to 6 people at a cost of £5 a head to include a ploughman's supper. The winning team will receive a cash prize. Questions start at 7:30pm. If you wish to enter a team please email Mark Coombes. New Minister A date has been set for the service to mark the Induction of a new minister to the South Somerset Group of United Reformed Churches. Details will be published as they are made available. July 2011 New Minister We are pleased to announce that following a visit over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th July a minister has accepted the call to become the new minister of the South Somerset group of United Reformed Churches. DEC East African Crisis Appeal In response to the Disasters Emergecny Committee appeal for the East African region the churtch was open on Saturday 16th July from 11am to 3pm serving teas and coffees and accepting donations for this cause. Whilst we had a low turn out on the day we were able to forward £170 to DEC. June 2011 Breast Cancer Care Strawberry Teas Were held on Saturday 25th June from 3 - 5pm. The event was well supported and over £80 was raised to be sent to Breast Cancer Care. Thank you to everyone who supported. May 2011 Coffee Morning On Saturday 7th May from 10 - 12 we held a coffee morning in the church despite the poor weather and a low turnout we did have a good time of fellowship and raise some extra funds for the church. Memorial Garden Works The memorial garden is now fairly much complete with gravel paving added and a large number of perenial and annual plants in giving a nice splash of summer colour. As part of our united group service on the fourth sunday of May we had a prayer of thanksgiving, for the work, and dedication of the garden. We now look forward to being able to provide a form of seating for people to be able to use the area for quiet reflection. April 2011 Exhibition of Amateur Craft We wish to thank the 21 exhibitors whoe between them exhibited a wide variety of crafts, including painted silk, lace making, water colour, wood turning, metal work, quilts, jewellery, dress making and a large selection of needle work. Extreme thanks also to the people who called in during the day to have a look around. Donations on the door and sales of refreshments raised £120 to be split between Children's Hospice South West and the church. A repeat of this event is in the planning stages for next spring so keep an eye out for notification. March 2011 Exhibition of Amateur Craft The exhibition currently has about a dozen exhibitors signed up showing a range of craft from Wrought Iron and Wood turning through to a variety of needle works. These will be displayed in the church and hall on Saturday 9th April from 10am to 4pm. Refreshments will be available throughout the day. Christian Aid Super Soup Lunch Many thanks to all who supported the Super Soup Lunch and enjoyed the choices of soup available, currently the amount raised to send to Christian Aid stands at £78.50 Memorial Garden Works The garden is now taking shape with the majority of landscaping complete and the planting underway. February 2011 Memorial Garden Works The stone wall was rebuilt and works are now commencing again following a winter halt. A process of landscaping the area to level off the ground and provide convenient access is about to begin and thoughts are turning towards thinking about the planting scheme. Craft Exhibition An exhibition of local amateur craft is being planned at Templecombe United Reformed Church for Saturday 9th April. Anyone interested in exhibiting articles please contact Helen Coombes on 01963 370818 November 2010 Building Work The wall around the memorial garden is developing nicely, despite an arson attack on the fence. October 2010 Quiz Night The quiz night was a success and we thank all the teams who took part and helped make it the enjoyable evening it was. Congratulations to the team from St Mary's who took the prize money and were dnating it to The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Building Work The guttering, downpipes and fascias have been replaced around the church. September 2010 New Website Design We are pleased to share the newly designed, updated, website please have a look around. Further Work to the Building and Grounds Shortly we will be having all of the guttering, downpipes and fascias replaced around the church as the existing ones have reached the end of their functioning life. Work has also been undertaken in the small graveyard clearing plant growth and tidying up. This has resulted in some problems with the stone wall which has been demolished and will be rebuilt with the graveyard being developed into a Memorial Garden. New Group Pastorate The new South Somerset group can now begin to look for a minister to serve all five churches. On Saturday the 4th September the joint congregations of the newly formed South Somerset Group met in Stoke sub Hamdon to celebrate the formation of this new grouping of Churches in the area. The combining United Reformed Churches (URC) are in Martock, Middle Lambrook, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Templecombe and Princes St. Yeovil. They are part of the local Free Church tradition since 1662 and 4 of the 5 are valued Grade 2 listed buildings in the community. The formation of the group is made possible by having two adjacent Groups, each with a ministerial vacancy, to create a united Group to more ably meet the challenges ahead. The South Somerset Group will also face a testing challenge because of its wide dispersion, some 20 miles EW with a concentration West of Yeovil. A social-centre of the group could be Yeovil with an active membership of some 65 in a group of 130. July 2010 New Group Pastorate Templecombe United Reformed Church along with our sister church in Princes Street, Yeovil (East Somerset Group) are now part of a new group of churches with the United Reformed Churches of Stoke sub Hambdon, Martock and Middle Lambrook (South Somerset Group). The new South Somerset group can now begin to look for a minister to serve all five churches. June 2010 Cream Teas The cream tea fundraising took place every saturday afternoon in June from 3 - 5pm in the Church. Over the four weeks we managed to raise £120 for Breast Cancer Care. May 2010 Decorating Work The renovation and decoration work in the sanctuary is now coming towards completion only leaving us to decide how the floor should be finished. For the most recent works see our picture gallery here.
April 2010 New Group Pastorate Templecombe United Reformed Church along with our sister church in Princes Street, Yeovil (East Somerset Group) will shortly be forming a new group of churches with the United Reformed Churches of Stoke sub Hambdon, Martock and Middle Lambrook (South Somerset Group). The new group should be official by the middle of 2010 when we can together begin to look for a minister to serve all five of the United Reformed Churches in South Somerset. March 2010 Social Activities on Thursday Evening We are launching to new groups to provide people in the community to gather on Thursday evenings. This kicks off at 7pm with a craft group where people can bring along their craft project to work on while socialising and sharing skills with others over a cup of tea. This will be followed by a session of table tennis from 8 until 9:30pm where people of any experince or skill can come along for a game or knockabout and maybe pick up some tips along the way. For more information contact Mark. January 2010 Windows Installed The new double glazed windows have been installed in the sanctuary pushing forward the redecoration and development work. For the latest pictures click here. December 2009 Work Progressing Well All of the repair and improvement work in the sanctuary is progressing well with new windows being fitted this week and much of the much needed wood replacement in the finishing stages. To see some pictures of the most recent work click here. October 2009 Rev. Sandra Pickard Retires A service was held at Princes Street URC, Yeovil on Saturday 3rd October to mark the conclusion of Sandra's pastoral ministry. June 2009 Strawberry Tea We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everybody who supported us and helped us raise £100 for this very worthy cause. November 2008 Quiz Night June 2008 Strawberry Tea Templecombe URC will be hosting a Strawberry Tea in aid of Breast Cancer Care on the afternoon of Saturday 28th June at the Templecombe Recreation Ground from 3 - 5:30pm. For more information please contact Helen on 01963 370818. If the weather is not good we will be in the social club. May 2008 Quiz Night September 2007 All God's Gifts Around Us December 2006 Candlelit Carols At Christmas we invited all the organisations taking part at Harvest to join in a Candlelit Carol Service. Many again responded - choosing a carol for the occasion. SEPTEMBER 2006 The Harvest of Village Life To see some photographs from the weekend please click here
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