Parish News.

It was good to welcome our friends from Leek Seed for our Family Service on Mothering Sunday and good to have children with us who were able to do an activity with Anne our Junior Church Leader. We were very thankful for      Fr Jake who celebrated the service at short notice because Fr Barry had       injured his foot.  We wish Fr Barry a speedy recovery.  Posies of flowers were         distributed at the end of the service, the Biscovey Church Room having been a hive of industry the day before by those who had kindly come with   flowers and greenery to make up the posies.

 

We were very sad to hold the funerals of  two members of our congregation during the past weeks. The first being Toni Olssen, who began attending  the Good Shepherd Church in her young years, having grown up in Moorland Rd and who had lived at Rosehill for many years. She was a well known musician and teacher who had a great love of nature and the garden and was devoted to her dogs.  She was also a peace campaigner, she liked to travel  and was involved in many organisations.  Her funeral reflected her popularity,  love of music and her faith, having worshipped in many traditions.  It has been lovely to see her at the Good Shepherd with her twin brother and she will be sadly missed. We send our condolences to her brother and family.

 Angela Martin was born in Buckland Monochorum, in Devon but came to    St Blazey on her marriage to Michael and worshipped at St Mary’s until we began having services alternatively at the Good Shepherd. Angela saw the good in everything and everybody and her most used expression was “how lovely everything was”.  She was a valued and well liked member of the congregation and was always willing to clean the church and supply flowers for her window, to give out books on a Sunday and help at events.  She was a very supportive member of the Mothers’ Union and will be sadly missed, both for her friendship and commitment to her faith.  We extend our deepest sympathy to Michael and Amy, her daughter. 

Grace Dyer has kindly been making soup for our Soup and Sweet Lunches for  a long time now and as a thank you to her, for her generosity and kindness, a basket of flowers were presented to her at the March Soup and Sweet in the Bishop Gott Memorial Hall.

The Spring Fayre was a very busy event,so many people and a real buzz in the Hall.  It was remarked that David’s Bacon Butties could be smelt in Par Green so perhaps drew everyone in! The total result for the event  was £1150 thank you to everyone who helped to raise this amazing sum.

 A Happy and Blessed Easter to you all. AW