Plant and bake sale… fun and success

The annual plant and bake sale was to begin at 9 am but people were lining up at 7:30 which just goes to show you: “The early bird does catch the worm”. From then on, there was a steady stream of customers for both the baked goods and the perennial plants. Olive and Eunice were the key…

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No longer slaves…

Homily for Easter VI, John 15: 9-17 by The Rev’d Glenn Empey   “Abide”, that’s a lovely word, I’d say, as I mentioned last week. I’ve always taken it to mean to dwell in or to live in. When I checked that in my favourite dictionary [Oxford], I was surprised to see that that usage…

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Spaghetti dinner for local community

On 15 April, the parish invited members of the local community to be their guests at a special spaghetti dinner. The parish hall was packed with about 80 guests — some familiar faces and a number of new faces. What a great way to connect. The local community were invited to be the guests of…

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