Dear Friends,
As I mentioned last month, we are proposing to hold a sponsored event at Wolverley to mark the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible. It will be on Saturday 8th October and is the nearest Saturday to William Tyndale’s day. Tyndale was born in the 15th Century and decided to translate the New Testament into English. Because of opposition to the project, Tyndale went to Germany where the translation was printed. He then spent most of his life in Antwerp where he repeatedly revised his New Testament and worked on parts of the Old Testament. He was eventually arrested and burnt at the stake for heresy, but his work survived substantially in the King James Version.
We are hoping that many people will take part and read a passage either of their own choosing or a passage can be supplied. This is not exclusive to Wolverley, but people living in Cookley can also take part. In fact they are encouraged to do so. I have already had a positive response from Wolverley Primary School.
I hope that you will find some time to take a holiday or at least to have wind down a little. It’s important to relax, and the summer, even if we don’t have very good weather, usually enables us to do that.
Many of us don’t have to bother about school holidays and take our time off at other seasons in the year. Nevertheless, have a good summer and a peaceful time.
Yours sincerely,
Geoffrey
From the Parish Registers
Christenings
Cailen-Jai Griffiths and Connie Anais Valerie Hall at Wolverley 17th July
Weddings
Andrew Philip John Humphries and Natalie Anne Arnold at Wolverley 2nd July
Kenton Bryant and Helena Shaw at Cookley 9th July
Scott Ian Hadley and Jeanette Georgina Downes at Cookley 30th July
Funerals
Lola Frances Robson at Wolverley 27th June
Sanu Mia at Cookley 30th June
Mildred Edwina Page at Stourbridge Crematorium 11th July
Sarah Michelle Dickson at Cookley 12th July
Margaret Beryl Page at Cookley 12th July
Winifred May Short at Cookley 13th July
