| Dear Friends,
As I write we have just held our Harvest Festival Celebrations when we gave thanks especially for Gods provision to us and for those who work to enable us to eat well and live comfortably. Our theme this year was Homelessness and the message was brought home to us by a modern portrayal of the story of the Good Samaritan which several of our congregation found particularly moving. It is very sad that in 2024 we have so many in this country who do not have a proper home (over 300,000 each night in Britain). We were pleased that two homeless people joined us for Harvest Lunch. Your generous donations enabled us to forward £240 to St James Shelter in Southampton for their work with the homeless. In addition, we collected tinned and packet items for the Basics Bank which provides food for those in need. Please remember that there is a box for your donations in the corridor all year round. Thank you for your generous donations of money and produce. Please read the song we sang on Sunday at the bottom of this page which is thought provoking. As we put the final preparations in place for our annual Jigsaw Puzzle Festival I thank you for your support all year round in donating and assembling jigsaws and look forward to another successful week when we welcome lots of visitors to our premises and enjoy a time of fun and fellowship together. Please do see if you can help in any way (the rota is in the corridor). With every blessing, |