Dear All

What a busy week this has been. SIAMS inspection (Church of England Ofsted) and interviewing for a new Head at the school, all within two days of each other.

Thank you all for your prayers, the report of the Inspection will be published in the next 15 days and the announcement about the New Head for the school will be made sometime next week. Thank you for your patience if you have been waiting for me to get back to you about anything.

This week is a busy Sunday for us all. We have the Harvest Family Communion on Sunday at St James at 9.30 am and this will be followed by the feedback from the Scarecrow Festival and then a Harvest brunch to share, please invite your neighbours to join us.

We also have the baptism of Tanya Sinclair (adult) and her daughter Lillie on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 pm at St James, and then Sunday evening we will have the Harvest Service at St Mary’s at 6.00 pm followed by a Harvest Supper, again please invite your neighbours.

This year we are supporting the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal again which is….

Thrive: Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture in Sri Lanka

This year the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal is being run in partnership with The Leprosy Mission to support a project in Sri Lanka, which provides those affected by leprosy with the means to grow their own food and raise their standard of living.

Please give generously to this Appeal – we are also able to use the contactless giving machine if you have no cash available.

Thank you to those who came to the first session of The Prayer Course on Wednesday evening, I know some of you could not make the first session, but please let me know and I will send you the resources from the first session by e-mail.

I look forward to seeing you at one of our services or Harvest gatherings over the day on Sunday.

Every blessing

Alison