News from the Circuit and BeyondSpecial Celebrations of Christmas in 2020As we gradually learned to 'do church' in different ways to cope with the covid-19 virus, Christmas 2020 (and Harvest 2020) became very different events. Here are some examples of how Christmas was celebrated across the churches of Dane and Trent Circuit. Bosley That same weekend the chapel was Harvest Thanksgiving 2020Harvest Thanksgiving 2020 The restrictions due to COVID 19 made celebrating harvest in a traditional way more difficult this year but our churches came up with innovative ways of celebrating this important festival. Here are some of the ways that our churches celebrated.
Congleton Street Pastors and Prayer Pastors
It’s encouraging to see different groups coming together to help our Community. Rumba restaurant, now established on Swan Bank, provides a good stop in order to connect with people. New volunteers are always welcome, especially for Street Pastors. If you’d like to volunteer for the Street Pastors please contact Revd Andrew Lindley and for the Prayer Pastors please contact Anne Argent. Foodbanks and Covid-19
As we seek to care for the vulnerable and at risk in our communities, supporting your local foodbank is a practical way to be of help. There are two key ways in which you can offer support:
Guidance on supporting your local foodbank An appeal to churches from the Trussell Trust
Steps towards a Greener Planet [JPIT]
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On the afternoon of Sunday 13th December as many worshippers as we could safely accommodate gathered in Bosley chapel for our Advent Carol Service.
involved with an exciting village event, in the form of a fund-raising Elf Trail for Bosley Bobkins, the school nursery. Based on the song ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’, twelve clues to what makes a good Christmas were hidden around the village. Bosley Chapel had ‘The second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, two turtle doves in a pear tree‘. As luck would have it there was an ornamental pear tree in the graveyard on which we placed the two doves and hung pears and small elf boots with the word ‘Peace’ on their boot soles. A trail was made from the car park, with pointers. Over £200 was raised for the cause.
Visitors were welcomed as they arrived in the car park, with a leaflet explaining the ten themes of the “Giving Thanks” 
By November 2018, there were seventeen Street Pastors, including three new ones who, having been out as observers, began to be officially part of the team going out on patrol.
As a consequence of COVID-19, those who rely on extra support to receive essential food and resources may find the next few months particularly difficult. Foodbanks are already beginning to be stretched as a result of the strain on resources.
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