Cotterstock 2020
Sunday 13 December Friday, 6th November Monday, 5th October We made the mistake of launching and displaying our 'Limited Edition Christmas Tree Decoration for 2020' in the village hall window, (in a Covid-19 compliant way) on the weekend of the 3 October, only to find it rained non stop (almost) from Friday through to Monday! However people still turned out with umbrellas and wellies at the ready to see the decorations and sales have already started. All proceeds from the sale of these very cute, china, hand painted cup and saucer Christmas tree decorations will go towards the upkeep of St Andrew's; if you would like one, please do get in touch, details on the notice below.
1st October 2020 - Limited Edition Christmas Tree Decorations Saturday 12 September - Ride + Stride Thank you so much to all of you who supported Ride and Stride this year in such strange circumstances, it was much appreciated! Happily the sun shone, and we had 28 riders and striders signing in at the church on their various journeys raising funds for Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust. Our outdoor churchyard coffee morning attracted people and helpers from the village and beyond, and thank you to our new vicar Rev. Donald McFadyen and his wife Netta for coming along to support. A huge thank you to all of you who helped, donated, baked and supported the coffee morning, do hope you all enjoyed the opportunity to see each other and catch up. We raised £300 in total, a little more than last year, which will be divided between NHCT and Cotterstock church. In the circumstances I think that was a very good total; hopefully next year we can have some Cotterstock cyclists raising sponsorship funds too!
Saturday 5th September We welcomed Hilary Hardie and the Nassington band of church bell ringers to St Andrew’s on Saturday 5th September. It was the first time the bells have been rung since the country went into lockdown in March so an absolute joy for villagers to hear the bells ringing out over Cotterstock once again. Saturday 22 August We received this reflective and thoughtful poem from Lucy Gale today who is just 16 years old, stimulated by Reverend Richard Price's story in 'Vicars of Cotterstock'. If you haven't looked at the 'Vicars of Cotterstock' section of the website yet, you might find it interesting, It charts all the vicars of St Andrew's Church from 1232 to the present day. Sunday 9th August Reverend Dr. Donald McFadyen conducted his first service in St Andrew's at 9.30am on Sunday 9th August. All the necessary Covid19 precautions were in place to ensure that villagers felt safe during this engaging service of morning prayer. Afterwards the congregation had the opportunity to stay and chat with Reverend Donald. Thursday 9th July 2020 In the Bible, God put a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his promise that he would never again destroy the earth with a flood (Genesis 9:13-17), also in Greek Mythology rainbows were thought to be a path between Earth and Heaven. Throughout this year's Coronavirus pandemic people have displayed rainbows to make us smile and to offer a message of peace and hope in these darkest of times; so lovely to see a rainbow framing St Andrew's Church. Sunday 7th June 2020
Reverend Doctor Donald McFadyen was instituted by the Bishop of Peterborough as vicar of Cotterstock, Warmington, Fotheringhay, Tansor and Southwick via Zoom on Sunday 7th June. We wish Donald and his wife Netta every happiness at Warmington Vicarage.
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