St Lawrence Church, Bidborough: Funerals

St Lawrence Church, Bidborough

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Funerals

A funeral marks the close of life on this earth. It is the opportunity for family and friends to express their grief, to give thanks for the life of the person they have loved, and to commend them into God’s keeping.

In Bidborough there are a number of different ways that funeral and thanksgiving, or memorial, services can take place. If the person who has died was living in Bidborough immediately prior to their death, they are usually entitled be buried in the Bidborough cemetery area of the churchyard, or to have their cremated remains interred in the Garden of Remembrance. (The cemetery is administered by the Parish Council).

Sometimes a funeral service is held in church, and the coffin is then either taken into the churchyard for burial, or to the crematorium where the final part of the service, and the cremation, takes place. Sometimes the whole funeral service takes place at the crematorium and is followed, either on the same day or at a later date, by a service of thanksgiving for the life of the departed, at St Lawrence.

The funeral director will discuss these different options with you, but please do contact Stephen Hills directly if you would like to ask about any aspect of funeral arrangements.

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Church Open Day and Sponsored Bike Ride

11th September. If you would like to get involved contact Bill Snell.

Soul Survivor

Contact Anne Hinds if you would like to join the youngsters attending this year 11-15 August.

C.A.M.E.O. Teas

Cameo
Cameo teas have restarted. Come along to the Small Village Hall on Thursdays from 4pm to 4.45pm for tea, cakes and friendship.

C.A.M.E.O. Lunch

On the second Sunday of the month in term time in the school hall. If you are not with family or friends on those days, you are very welcome to join us from 12.30pm, eating around 1.00pm. Please give Helen Taylor a call on 544588 if you would like to come.

Women's Institute

The next meeting will be on 19th July at 7.45pm in the Village Hall. Subject for the evening will be 'An Inspector Called' by Don Buckland.

Crisis Recovery

The Day Centre would be happy to receive donations of second-hand clean clothes and shoes for their guests (particularly men’s clothing). If you can help please get in touch with Alan Richards on 528916.

Free Rice

Click on the rice bowl and you will be offered a word and four possible meanings. Click on the correct one and the advertisers on the site will pay for 20 grains of rice to go to the hungry of the world. Watch the grains of rice accumulate as you play – 5000 grains are a bowlful!

Traidcraft

There is a Traidcraft stall in Church on the first Sunday of every month. Please support this worthwhile project, which last year sold £7000 worth of goods in local churches.

Brownies

We welcome the 1st Bidborough Brownies for Church Parade during family services.
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St Lawrence Recipe Collection

Still available, at £5.00 per copy.
Contact Jenny Heyes or Deborah Snelling.