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PARKINSONS DISEASE SOCIETY
COFFEE MORNING RESULT
 The committee and members of the Parkinsons Disease Society (Hillingdon Branch) thank everyone who helped us, in any way, on the 29th April to make our Parkinsons Awareness Event, held in the Village Hall, such a success. We raised nearly £900 in 3 hours, and Denise Squires of Harefield, handed us a cheque for £660, which she had raised by running in the New Forest Marathon last September, and finishing in four hours and sixteen minutes.
We hope everyone enjoyed the selection of cakes, which is a speciality of ours now, and found something to read, and something to plant. We especially thank our lively band of helpers who made it all such fun. Thank you all.
Barbara Critchett - Secretary - 01895 638020
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THE REVD. SUE WOODCOCK – PARTNER WITH THE CHURCH IN SPAIN
 St Giles’ Church supported Sue Woodcock’s work in Christ’s name in Africa and then did the same for a decade while she was in Bolivia with SAMS (The South American and Iberian Mission Society).
Following her ordination as priest in the U.K. she became vicar of Sabadell near Barcelona and archdeacon of the Churches of the Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church that stretches as far as Alicante and Palma de Mallorca, and we have continued with our support.
Sue is coming to England in June for Home Ministry visits. She will be staying with her sister Barbara during the final week of the month and will be speaking to St Giles’ Church congregations at their 8 a.m., 9.45 a.m., and 6.30 p.m. services on 25th June.
Sue will join old and new friends for refreshments after the 9.45 a.m. service and more refreshments will be served at the beginning of the informal evening service in the Church Hall. Two or three members of her Sabadell congregation will join Sue for this visit.
We do hope that as many of you as possible will come to welcome Sue and enjoy her ministry on the aforementioned dates and times.
Don Gwilt
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INTERIM NOTICE: PLEASE NOTE THESE DATES FOR HOLIDAY CLUB
Ickenham Churches’ Junior Holiday Club. Open to all Ickenham children aged 7-11 (those now in school Years 2-6.) Come along and join the usual fun from Monday 24th July - Friday 28th July, with Grand Finale 7 p.m. Friday 28th July in the Rectory Garden. Registration for this will be after school on Friday, 14th July at the U. R. C. The theme this year is “The Winning Team”
Enquiries: Anne Whitlam 01895 678169 or Diana May 01895 234813
 
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PARISH PUMP
Receipt is acknowledged, with grateful thanks, of the following donations towards the cost of ICN:
Swakeleys Probus Club via Roger Kissane, Richard Piper for book sales and speaking fees concerning his latest book LOST ELYSIUMS? Call him, for a copy, on 01895 634348. Also Ickenham Village Morning Townswomen’s Guild, and anonymous from Rectory Way via Beryl Gwilt.
Copy for the July/August edition should be with me by 13th June.
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Ickenham Churches Festival Service
As part of the Ickenham Churches 'Faith in the Community' festival activities, please join the Ickenham United Reformed Church and St Giles' Church for a worship service for all ages in the grounds of Swakeleys House at 11.15 am on Sunday 18th June. Entry to the grounds will be via the Milton Road entrance and car parking will be available.
This informal service of celebration will last approximately 40 minutes - please bring chairs or a rug to sit on as there won't be any pews! It will be followed by a picnic in the grounds. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC.
If it should rain, the service will be held in the United Reformed Church in Swakeleys Road at 11.15 a.m.
Please contact Revd Adrian Guthrie on 622970 or St Giles' Church Office (9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.) on 622971 for more information.
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Start the Festival in Style at the URC Forecourt Sale
10 a.m. to 12 Noon on Saturday 10th June. There will be stalls of plants, books, cakes, DVDs/CDs/tapes/videos, boxed games and bric-a-brac, with sideshows and refreshments. Free admission. For more details, or if you have items to donate, please contact Richard Piper on 01895 634348 or richardjpiper@btopenworld.com Events so far this year have raised almost £2,000 for the Church and a range of good causes and many thanks are due to all who have donated items or turned up and spent money.
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HILLINGDON BRANCH OF THE COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS
At St Giles’ Church Again
The subject of "Pastoral Care" will be discussed by the Revd. Adrian Guthrie, Rector of St. Giles Church, Ickenham, and Mrs Sharon Goldstein J.P., a local magistrate and Rabbi’s wife, at St. Giles’ Church Hall, junction of Swakeleys Road and High Road, Ickenham on Tuesday 20th June at 8 p.m.
Entry £1.50, CCJ Members £1.
(Visitors may wish to enjoy a conducted tour of the charming 14th Century St. Giles’ Church, which will commence at 7.15 p.m.)
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START!
When: 21st June from 8.30 – 10 p.m.
How long: Six Wednesday evening sessions finishing on 26th July.
Where: The Rectory.
Who's involved: Led by Adrian Guthrie, START! is for anyone wanting to find out more about the Christian faith.
What: This short, informal course will help us explore the Christian faith, and think about how we might respond to it. It starts with life issues, and allows a step-by-step exploration of the Christian faith focusing on the person and work of Jesus.
Interested? To join START!! or find out more ring Adrian on 622970 or Stephanie in the church office on 622971.
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PETER AND PERRY LUNCH WITH THE QUEEN
 As ICN went to press it was announced that the Queen would visit Hayes Town Centre, Brunel University, and the new ‘Lido’ Athletics Centre in Uxbridge, on Friday 19th May.
Amongst the Queen’s 80 specially invited guests to her lunch at Brunel University were two very familiar faces. Peter Daymond, who is Chairman of Ickenham Residents’ Association and Perry Parsons, teacher at Vyners School and leader of the Perry Parsons Big Band and The Vyners Swing Band.
Both were taken by surprise to be invited and felt honoured and privileged to be amongst the few. Neither ever thought this would happen to them. Both were sworn to secrecy and had to undergo security checks
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LOCAL YOUNGSTER IN NEW COMPASS THEATRE MUSICAL
 Talented local teenager Shaun Chambers is due to take the Compass Theatre stage in the premiere of the new musical “Vincent - Prisoner of a Dream” in June.
Although no stranger to the Compass this time his voice, more mature than his years would suggest, has earned him his place amongst an otherwise professional cast.
Previously performed chorally by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and ‘workshopped’ by the Richings Players of Iver this compelling story, full of emotion, colour and melody, covers elements in the turbulent life of the world-renowned artist Vincent van Gogh. The writers of “Vincent - Prisoner of a Dream” were most impressed with Shaun’s audition and he has now become a valued member of the cast.
Come to one of the performances that run from Tuesday 27th June to Saturday 1st July at the Compass Theatre in Ickenham and hear this new local talent for yourself.
See ‘Forthcoming Events’ for details.
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