Message from Churchwardens

It was a privilege to welcome The Reverend Dr Dan Haylett, Chair of the South West Peninsula Methodist District who had gave of his time to travel down from Exeter for the Par Churches Together Week of Prayer for       Christian Unity Service, held this year in St Blaise.   He gave a very poignant and meaningful talk about the importance of us all sharing our faith  in the way Jesus had prayed for in the reading from the Gospel of John 17. 20 - 26, that as He is one with God so we should be one with one another.  Although we all have our differences Jesus is the centre of all our Faiths.  Fr Paul      Arthur introduced the service which was led by Kate and Gwilym Chisman, with a Bible reading by Carol Thornton,  Fr Paul Keys reading the Gospel and John Diaper led the prayers, representing all the denominations present.  There was a retiring collection for Shelter Box that amounted to £109. Light     refreshments were served following the service.   

There was much confusion at the recent meeting of Par Churches Together when sorting out future events,  Rev Paul Benney, the Methodist Minister,    Fr Paul  Keys, the Roman Catholic Priest and our own Fr Paul Arthur, all sharing the same first name.  It was not really resolved as to how we should refer to them for clarity, so may be fun in the future. 

his term the Little Lambs theme is Creation and the Notice Board will show the activities each week displayed around a tree formed from their hand prints .  The first week back the children were given “mucky pastry” to mould into whatever shapes they liked and they became so absorbed into their      individual moulding that many of the toys and playthings in the room were ignored.  The following week the activity was following the Creation theme and they made a cow.  Each week they go into church for a short time and make music and sing songs with Fr Derek,  then go back into the hall for drinks and biscuits, finishing with a story and playtime.  Little Lambs is a lot of fun for Little People.  They meet on Tuesday from 10-12noon in the Bishop Gott Memorial Hall,  which is behind the Good Shepherd Church.  

New families are always welcome. 

AW