Welcome to the September 2023 edition of Connected.This month Revd. Roy Shaw writes the Dear Friends article, recalling working with the Mennonites in Europe and America: there is tension at all levels in life - heaven & earth, high & low, and of course, good & bad.Barbara Richardson reports on the recent Mary Sumner Mothers' Union celebration at Burton Agnes, and looks forward to the Annual Gathering in York on 22nd September.Yvonne Green shares a newspaper cutting from 1978 which noted that St Wilfrid's was looking for an organist, but in the meantime Yvonne and Doreen were 'standing in'. For some reason that all sounds very contemporary - Yvonne is still 'standing in'!I'm also thankful that Mrs Clarke took photographs during the recent Churchyard Tidying morning. Thank you Jill.The rest of the magazine is all my fault. Obviously...
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!
