Dear friends,
Thank you
This week I would like to thank everybody who supported our Macmillan coffee morning last Friday which was a huge success. The morning, brilliantly organised by Cate Statham, and a whole team of helpers, raised around £1100 for this most excellent cause. Thank you to everybody who came and ate plenty of cake and donated plenty of cash!
We have also had some wonderful gifts and donations of food and personal care items given at our harvest festivals across the villages and communities this past week. Needless to say that these items will make such a huge difference to the health and wellbeing of many individuals in our area. Thank you so much. We shall ensure they are passed on immediately.
Our wonderful Church Primary School has an open day, tomorrow 7th October, for the whole community so please do see the details below if you’d like to go.
Finally, you’re invited to join us this weekend for any of our services. Come sit and eat as George Herbert said:
Love (III)
Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning
If I lacked anything.
"A guest," I answered, "worthy to be here":
Love said, "You shall be he."
"I, the unkind, ungrateful? Ah, my dear,
I cannot look on thee."
Love took my hand, and smiling did reply,
"Who made the eyes but I?"
"Truth, Lord; but I have marred them; let my shame
Go where it doth deserve."
"And know you not," says Love, "who bore the blame?"
"My dear, then I will serve."
"You must sit down," says Love, "and taste my meat."
So I did sit and eat.
SERVICES THIS WEEKEND
Next week’s services
Prayer Points
Please do continue to pray for the continued conflict in Ukraine.
Please do continue to pray for the Royal family and King Charles as they continue to mourn the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
Please pray for those who are currently ill with covid. May they be protected and restored quickly.
Please pray for those who are undergoing treatment or scans for cancer at the moment. As we also give thanks for the wonderful carers and teams such as Macmillan who love and serve those living with the sickness.
Please continue to pray for those we know and love who are at this time unwell or recovering from various illnesses or operations.
Please pray for those within our villages who have lost loved ones recently.