St A's Gillingham

100s of tools & 20 sewing machines are off on their long journey to Africa today. Well done, and thanks to everyone for being so generous!

Well done to our new acolytes - Peter and Adam lit up our worship this morning!

Wonderful vision day yesterday - fruit that will last. More to come - we hope!

Ride and Stride this Saturday - looking for volunteers to 'church sit' during the day...

Sermon this morning; getting in touch with your 'inner zealot' ...

Mary Sumner Day: (d.1921) the founder of the Mothers' Union. Pray for MU members going from Land's End to John O'Groats on public transport

Today it was strength and length; 9m long jump and an endurance test with full lemonade bottles. Well done to everyone!

In 1896 two oysterfishermen rowed from the US to the UK in 56 days. In 1966 it took 92 days. Wonderful singing today, everyone ...!

Volleyball: invented 1989 by Wm Morgan, 'because middle aged people found basketball too fast'. On Your Marks resumes at 10 this morning!

Arena prepared ... athletes villages ready ... songs and verses ready ... umbrellas unfurled ... children excited ... On Your Marks at 10am!

Church bell duly tolled at 8.12 am for the Olympics ... children very excited ...!

Gardening session tomorrow is cancelled - please do spread the word. Morning Prayer still going ahead from 9am. Many apologies.

.. and Friday's torch photos still to come

Nine brave teddies abseiled for fun this afternoon ... balloon animals galore and more ... thanks to all our teddy bears' picnic helpers

Thanks to the gardening crew - lawns shaved, roses sorted, hedge neatly cut back, two bags of litter removed from site ...

So much to cover: wonderful festival, marvellous jubilee, and the trip to Brighton was the sunniest day in about ten weeks ...

er ... month

Wow. Take your eye off twitter for a moment and nearly a moth has gone past ...

The kit is arriving soon ... Wii night in church; doors open at 6.30; play starts in earnest at 7pm ... much at stake here ...

All set for Jubilee Events? Wii & Jubilee Lunch tickets on sale at sagk.org.uk/news120507.php and the official Coronation Chicken recipe is out!