Odds and Ends from St Mary's Church
We have introduced a Family Communion into our monthly rota of services. This is intended to be a half way house between the Family Service and the full traditional Communion Service; to make a bridge between the delightful informality and friendliness that has been built up in the FS and the rich traditions which take us back through the history of our Christian faith.
The first one was held at the end of January and was well received by those who attended. If you come to the Family Service, do try the Family Communion. It's on the 4th Sunday of the month at 11 o'clock, with the chance to chat over coffee afterwards. We look forward to seeing you.
Building a toilet in church, The Maryloo Project as it is termed, is finally getting going. The Dioscesan Advisory Committee has surprisingly agreed to the outside option, saying that building an inside toilet in the northwest corner of church would destroy the layout and cause difficulties on some occasions.The Planning Authorities are open to the idea and have even suggested some cost-cutting features. So the barriers are now removed and plans can go ahead. Access will be from inside the church, near where the hymn books are kept. We have some of the money to pay for the project and there will be specific fundraising events to make up the difference. We expect the project to be completed in 2009. Not too long to wait now!
Don't forget to start looking out for things you want to get rid of for The Village Garage Sales on June 14th. The idea is to sell off things you no longer need either in individual sales at your own address or collectively in the field in front of Marcia Miller's place. More details later but mark the date and start looking now (and if you want anything storing before then, get in touch).