This month I've had to delve into my store of articles: the holiday season is upon us, and my usual contributors are all sheltering under umbrellas on a UK beach somewhere! However I am grateful to Cathy Rogers, Tony Williams, and Geoff Denton, for pictures with which to illustrate this edition of Connected, and of course those event organisers who have let me have dates for August, or who need cleaners, organ benches etc.Hopefully normal service will resume in September
This month Jackie Jackman writes the Dear Friends article, and recommends mediation to gain insight into Bible passages as well as a means of achieving serenity.Revd. Phil Grayson, says "Hello". We welcome Phil and family with open arms!We celebrate the 70th Wedding Anniversary of Kathleen and Michael Berry this month. Many congratulations!There is a report on the Fairburn Singers concert at St Wilfrid's - it was an absolute delight. Thank you.We also hear from Keith Fossey with news from the Swaziland Schools Project, and we also learn about the origins of a favourite hymn Now Thank We All our God.
This month Christine Gillespie, in writing the Dear Friends article, reminds us of those people who work behind the scenes to allow the Church to thrive.There is also a report from Pat Jarvis on the St Wilfrid‘s Spring Fair, which took place on a gloriously sunny Saturday afternoon in May. In attendance in Church were Martin Pearson and Helen Brown, who entertained the fairgoers with a drama piece, called Two Old Birds!Elsewhere I lament the impending loss of the old sound system St Wilfrid’s. No more Sunday morning snoozes for me!
During the Spring Fair we were royally entertained by Two Masked Thespians!Helen Brown and Martin Pearson read an entertaining, and imagined, dialogue between two of the carved stone heads that adorn the Church south door. They recalled how many Spring and other Church Fairs they had enjoyed over the years. Naturally, since these particular birds were carved during the construction of that part of the Church they have seen many, many, Fairs!Attached is a video file of the performance along with a written dialogue.
