This month Connected welcomes Revd. Hannah Suekarran who
writes about how the changing landscape of our lives can often influence how we
see God in the ‘Dear Friends’ article.
Tony Service apprises us about services and events on the
Methodist Circuit. Lynn Allan reports on the recent Mothers’ Union meeting
during which Canon Rodney Nicholson spoke about the founder of MU Mary Sumner,
and Barbara Richardson reports on the 2020 World Day of Prayer.
Mental Health and the Time to Change initiative forms the
basis for an article by Claire Nutt, and Lis Middup reports on St Wilfrid’s
charitable giving to Swaziland.
Carol Sowden encourages us to take a break from our hectic
lives at the Night Prayer Service at St Wilfrid’s, and Revd. Pete thanks
everyone involved in the management of the Parish Hall.
Finally I report on the Churches Together service at St
James and, more creatively, the excellent Burns’ Night Supper. I also put
together some words that relate to vegetables and global warming without
mentioning Churchyard Tidying. Which must be a first…