Petersfield Food Bank

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Good Friday Walk of Witness 29th March 2024

Here are some photos from the Good Friday Walk of Witness. Many of us, from a wide range of churches, and those not belonging to a church, met at the Methodist Church, and we then walked down Lavant Street and Rams Walk, before entering the Square. Because of the rainy weather the service took place in St Peter’s Church. On the way we stopped to hear a number of scriptures and to ponder further the events and meaning of Good Friday.

We were led by Fr Peter Hollins (Chair of PACT), and the powerful address was given by Rev Josh Thomas (URC). We were led in worship by the Salvation Army. Afterwards there was a wonderful time of fellowship, with plenty of hot cross buns being eaten!

Thank you to everyone involved in running and hosting the event, to everyone who attended and to all those who heard God’s word being spoken so clearly. May the joy of Easter be yours.

 

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Food Bank – April shortages

Please note that we will be closed on Good Friday. We reopen as usual on Tuesday 2nd April.

Petersfield Food Bank provides bags of food to families and individuals in difficulties, who are referred by various statutory and voluntary agencies working in the Petersfield area.

If you would like to make a donation, we are currently low on the following items:

 

Household cleaning spray

Men’s/women’s deodorant

Baby wipes

Nappies sizes 5/6/7

Tinned meat

Tinned tomatoes

Sweet extras – KitKats etc

Biscuits

Washing powder/liquid

 

WE ARE UNABLE TO TAKE FRESH OR FROZEN/CHILLED FOOD All items should be tinned, dried or packaged, and in-date

For further details about Petersfield Food Bank visit: pactfoodbank.org.uk

We have various collection points around Petersfield, including supermarkets, churches and some banks and building societies. Food is distributed from Petersfield Methodist Church on Tuesday and Friday mornings between 9.30 and 11.30. We are very grateful for all the donations that we receive.

If you would like our support, or are aware of anyone in need of our help, please let us know. You can email our manager at manager@pactfoodbank.org.uk or come to the Methodist Church on a Monday or Wednesday morning between 9.30 and 11.30.

 

Registered Charity CIO No. 1193002                                                           APRIL 2024

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Advent Music for Ukraine

It’s beginning to look a lot like…Advent

Advent – which is the season leading up to Christmas – is ready to go, and Petersfield’s ‘a cappella’ singers, The Free Radicals, will becelebrating it with a short set of Advent songs and readings.  Anyone who has been to their spine-tingling Lent sessions will know what to expect: delightful songs sung expertly in close harmony, combined with short and poignant readings of poetry.

The Radicals’ leader, Steve Sargent said, “There’s so much Christmas music blaring at us in the shops, that we need to do something different – Radical, of course!  Our music takes a step back, away from the commercialisation of Christmas, and we hope that this will allow people to enjoy Christmas all the more when the time comes.”

The event, which is free to enter, will be held in St Peter’s Church in The Square, Petersfield at 7:30pm on Thursday, 30th November.  A retiring collection will be taken in aid of relief work for families in Ukraine.

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Winton Community Cafe – new volunteers would be welcome.

As part of the centre, Winton’s Community Café is a welcoming and affordable place for people in our community to relax, meet with friends and be made to feel welcome and comfortable by our friendly volunteers.

 

We are looking for more volunteers to help in the café. If you are interested, please call in and have a chat with one of our staff.  You will be given a full induction and can opt to work a regular shift weekly, fortnightly, or be on our reserve list to cover as and when.

 

It is a flexible and fulfilling role, and if you do not want a regular commitment, to be a cover volunteer is invaluable.

 

Full training and support provided, including gaining a Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety qualification.

 

For more information please contact

Pippa on 01730 266046 or pippa.charlier@wintonhousecentre.org.uk

Winton House Centre, 18 High Street, Petersfield GU32 3JL

www.wintonhousecentre.org.uk

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Volunteering for the Food Bank

We are fortunate to have so many wonderful volunteers, who willingly give up their time. Therefore, we are unable to accept new volunteers at the present time. If you are interested in joining us in the future, please check our website, where we will advertise when we recommence recruitment.

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PACT Picnic on the Heath

The PACT Picnic on the Heath took place on Sunday 12th September. The sun shone and a good number of people came along and took part in the first PACT event to be held since before the pandemic began last year.

The Salvation Army Band began with some familiar hymn tunes, and then Liss band attracted a large crowd of people who enjoyed their musical renditions of many popular theme tunes and songs. They played brilliantly for over an hour, with amazing stamina and not a note wrong. This was hugely entertaining.

Although there weren’t many youngsters, those that availed themselves of the craft activities enjoyed the task.

Towards the end of the afternoon the Chair of PACT, Rev Josh Thomas of Petersfield URC, thanked Liss Band and led the crowd of Christians and onlookers in a collective prayer, followed by the Salvation Army Band leading us in worship.

This was followed by further prayers, Bible readings and hymns.

Rev Josh Thomas then challenged us to move out of our comfort zones and to experience something new. He talked about the hardship of this last 18 months and how there were difficulties to face beyond the Covid virus. He told us about ‘Kairos’ moments, the right time, maybe for change, and all in God’s timing, and he finished by asking what we were prepared to do.

The service ended with prayer, hymns and a blessing.

Thank you to everyone who contributed and attended, especially Liss Band, Hometown Events, the Salvation Army Band and all the people who set everything up, including the Town Chaplains.

 

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