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Charity Cache Challenge: Toastie Club Explores Charities
In July, our Toastie Club group took part in a ‘Charity Cache Challenge’ on the church grounds. The event was organised as a treasure...
Sep 121 min read
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Deepening Our Partnership with Emmaus Carlton Village
At St Andrew’s, we are always looking for ways to strengthen our relationships with the charities we support, and our recent...
Sep 32 min read
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Strengthening Our Community: Walking Alongside Emmaus Carlton Village
We've been lucky enough to build a great connection with the team at Emmaus Carlton Village over time. If you’re not familiar with their...
Jun 21 min read
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Our national charity: Home for Good.
First in a regular blog from the Mission and Outreach Team, giving you updates about the charities we as a church support and how you can get involved. This blog focuses on our national charity, Home for Good. Already St Andrew’s has had a fund raising concert and the PCC has given them their first grant. But it’s not just about financial support..
Apr 242 min read
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Mission Action Plan Review
Thank you to everyone who took time and care to respond to our recent Mission Action Plan review. We received over 7,000 words of...
Jan 275 min read
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Our New National Mission Partner: Home for Good
We're thrilled to announce that as a church we have recently begun supporting Home for Good , a remarkable charity dedicated to finding...
Jan 192 min read
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Coffee and Company 2016 – 2024
Coffee and Company is a coffee morning on the first Friday of the month, meeting in the Church Centre Foyer.
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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Visit to Emmaus
Two members of our Mission and Outreach Team recently officially visited Emmaus, our local nominated charity, and wanted to pass on some...
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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Support Bedford Food Bank this Christmas
As December fast approaches we would like to invite you to share your Christmas preparations with those in need by giving to Bedford Food...
Nov 14, 20232 min read
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Winter Night Shelter
St Andrew’s PCC have committed to partnering with the King’s Arms Project (KAP) to enable a winter night shelter for Bedford this year....
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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Mission Action Plan Review
In Spring 2021, the St Andrew’s Church family undertook a vision setting exercise, leading to the development of a Mission Action Plan...
Oct 18, 20233 min read
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St Andrew’s thanks Angela as she steps down as MOT chair
Curate Joseph Barnes is the new chair of the Mission and Outreach Team. Joseph was unanimously welcomed to the role at the committee’s...
Oct 7, 20231 min read
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Supporting the Foodbanks this Harvest
As part of our Harvest Festival, we are welcoming donations of non-perishable food, which we will share between Bedford Foodbank and a...
Sep 13, 20231 min read
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African lunch raises funds for Pajule
The sun shone on our Church family in June when we broke bread together in the vicarage garden for the African lunch, to raise awareness...
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Mission and Outreach - Ukrainian family at Emmaus
News from Emmaus The Ukrainian family at Emmaus has now been in the UK for 14 months. In that time the whole family has made great...
Jul 14, 20232 min read
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World Vision Lunch in the Vicarage Garden
Thank you to everyone who came and supported this event last Sunday. Blessed with a gloriously sunny day, about 60 people enjoyed a...
Jun 14, 20232 min read
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Having a Spring Clean?
If you are having a Spring clear out and find items which can be reused or recycled, our Outreach partner Emmaus Carlton could help you...
Mar 15, 20231 min read
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Pajule Update
We have received an update from John Orchard who has been our World Vision link during Crystal's maternity leave. The Letter is printed...
Jan 25, 20231 min read
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Mission and Outreach Team - what we do and who we are
We are hoping that YOU might like to join our Team! We are responsible for linking up with the three charities that St Andrew's...
Nov 30, 20222 min read
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Reverse Advent Calendar to support Bedford Foodbank
On 6th November at our morning services, we launched the Reverse Advent Calendar to support our local foodbank. It’s a simple idea that...
Nov 8, 20221 min read
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