Dear Friends,
First of all may I thank everyone who participated In Back to Church Sunday. It was a great success. At Wolverley we had about 150 people come to church as against the usual 50 or so. Twenty or more were children. At Cookley it coincided with the Harvest Festival and there was a good attendance there too. Even if you invited someone and they did not come that doesn’t matter. You took part. We shall have to see if it has any lasting effect, but several people made the point that they thought it was worth doing for its own sake. I’m sure that is right. It was a joyful and relaxed occasion and one that we shall repeat in future years.
On Sunday September 6th I attended the welcoming service for Crawford Logan the new Methodist Minister who will serve Cookley amongst other places. Logan comes from Rugby, although he is from Scotland originally where his wife is in hospital at present. We pray for her and for Logan as he begins his ministry amongst us. He will succeed Pam Garrrud. I have heard from Pam several times and she and Trevor were settling down well in their new home. However, I believe that Trevor’s mother is very ill, so it is a trying time for them.
Owain Bell, who is known to many of you because he did so much whilst I was incapacitated, accompanied Mary Austin, the Methodist Minister from Trinity, on a walk around the whole circuit. They covered about forty miles in three days. It was to help raise money for the refurbishment of Trinity Church after it was gutted by fire.
We offer them both our congratulations. It was no mean feat. About £1000 was raised.
Your friend and Vicar,
Geoffrey
Friday 13 November 2009
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