A BIG THANK YOU TO DAVID OWEN TREASURER TO ST MARY’S BRAUGHING PCC AND ASSOCIATED COMMITTEES FROM 1989 TO 2006  

We were very sorry to learn in May that David would be standing down as our Treasurer after nearly twenty years of service in the financial accounting for our Church and associated activities.          

For those of you who are over the age of 11 [year 7 up]  Are you interested in what Christianity is all about?  Have you ever wondered who Jesus really was?  Whether what he said could be relevant today?  Why not join us for this informal course being run jointly with St Mary’s Standon?  It will take place in Braughing on various Sunday evenings [7-8.30pm] starting on 17 September.  We meet for pizza, hotdogs, or similar, and then think about questions like ‘is Christianity boring, untrue and irrelevant?  Who was Jesus?  Did he tell the truth?’ 

Please contact Jeanette on 01920 822619 for further details—other dates are 1 & 15 October, 5 & 19 November,  3 December.

The answer to that question for many is ‘no’. Church is ‘boring’, or Sundays are too busy, or…. But sometimes, youngsters are asking questions about God, sometimes parents want their children to learn about the Bible but don’t know what’s available. So below is an outline of what the 3 parish churches offer for children and young people. If you’d like to know more, do get in touch or just turn up! We’d love to welcome you.  

I have been asked to write a brief note to explain why we need to raise more money for our church in Braughing. The cost of running our village church, excluding repairs to the fabric, amounts to £34,000 per  year.  This includes, for example, clergy costs [stipend, housing, expenses etc], insurance, heating, lighting and resources for services and young  people’s  work. We raise money by having fundraising events during the year and also earn a certain amount in fees for weddings and funerals.