So we
have launched a Spire Fund, which currently stands at
just over £2,000. we are grateful to those who have
already given. Also, more than £700 of this total
was raised through the concert at the beginning of
May with the Thanet Male Voice Choir. Approaches are
being made to charities and trusts who help with the
repairs of church buildings. We are still awaiting
the outcome of some of these enquiries. Various
events are being put on to raise funds, such as the
recent concert. If you would like to put on a coffee
morning and cakes morning, in aid of the Spire Fund,
please go ahead – you are welcome to use the
Church Centre of Old School Hall if they are
available, so please do check first.
If may be that you have some fund- raising idea to
share – in which case please do let us know!
I am taking if for
granted that we know that we shall not succeed unless
we are praying about it. If we do not actively
express our dependence on God in prayer, we do not
deserve to reach our total. Our aim must be that,
when the bills are paid, we shall not congratulate
ourselves on our ideas and efforts but that we shall
thank God for his goodness and mercy.
In that spirit of
prayerfulness, the simplest and more direct way to
see the funds build up is to give. The Gift Day in
July will be directed towards the Spire Fund, and
Gift Day envelopes will be made available at the back
of the Church. And if you are a taxpayer, please do
complete the Gift Aid declaration, which will allow
us to claim a further amount from the tax-people.
Robert Bashford
(Note - The picture above shows
the spire when it was last re-shingled in 1952 Cost
£458! No scaffolding or hard hats. Ropes and cloth
caps!)
