As I write, St Mark’s members are looking back on a number of great events including:
Our Bric-a-Brac sale and Coffee morning, which raised £224 for Church funds,
Mike Keats’ 90th Birthday celebration on 22nd September
We are also looking forward to a number of special events:
Our Harvest Service, followed by a Bring-and-Share lunch on Sunday 20th October
St Mark’s School Harvest Service on Thursday 24th October
Our Autumn Action Day on Saturday 26th October, 10am - 1pm
Pearl’s 70th birthday celebration on Sunday 27th October
Jenny’s 90th birthday celebration on 3rd November
We work hard to keep up our reputation as a party church at St Mark’s!
The Herston Singing Club re-started on 15th October after a bit of a prolonged summer break. This group, for school years 3-6, meets after school on Tuesdays. After some snacks, to keep up our strength, we sing a variety of music. We look forward to our first engagement – singing at the Christmas Tree Festival in December.Some of us attended an excellent Deanery Synod open meeting in October. Rev. Jo Levasier, together with 2 Purbeck Headteachers, told us about the Churches’ involvement with local primary schools. The church/school/community partnership in Wool was particularly inspiring, and there were good news stories from many other places. Carol and I came back encouraged to re-double our work to strengthen the growing links between St Mark’s Church and School. Please pray for this work.
We are sad to report that Oli Johnson, Anne’s husband, passed away peacefully in September, and Sheila Guy, a former St Mark’s member, passed away in early October. Our love and prayers are with those who mourn.
As the days grow darker and we look towards Advent we are reminded that Jesus came to bring light into a dark world. We see all sorts of darkness around us, but even a small candle flame makes a huge difference in a dark place. Let us pray that we are able to show this light of Jesus to the people and places of Herston.
Rev David Richards