Community, Parish Council & Village
As we await news of when & how we might be coming out of lockdown, this update starts with an update on Gathered Services and then continues with:
… and the usual listings of services and contacts but first:
St Mary’s Church is running a fundraiser Zoom Quiz to support the work of their Families Worker, Jo Jeffery. Jo’s work impacts many in the village and includes activities such as:
You don’t have to have a full house to join in, if you are alone there will be a chance to ‘buddy up’ with a partner online.
Continue reading “Zoom Quiz Calling”
A Miscellany of NewsThis news round-up covers a miscellany of news including:
St Mary’s are rightly Continue reading “A Miscellany of News – From Quiz to Scams”
The “Taylor Maids” referred to are, of course, Ann & Jane Taylor, authors of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”. They lived in West Stockwell Street in the 1800’s and Peter Jones of the Local History Group will be talking about them at their next meeting.
Because of the continued uncertainty about COVID-19, this meeting will not take place in the Orpen Hall but will, instead, take place on Zoom. Continue reading “The Taylor Maids – History by Zoom”
St Mary’s News Update – a New AdministratorThis update starts with news about a new administrator for the 3 parishes and also addresses:
and the usual listings of services and contacts but first, the new administrator:
Continue reading “New Administrator & Other News from St Mary’s”
Day 112 after (loose) LockdownOn Day 112 since Lockdown started St Mary’s issue the latest edition of their News Update, topics addressed include:
It also provides listings of services and contacts but first, about reopening… Continue reading “Day 112 after (loose) Lockdown – St Mary’s Update”
Zoom Visit from CambodiaThis coming weekend, St Mary’s congregation will be joined by the McCann family on a home visit from Cambodia. They have been serving as missionaries there for 3 years.
This update starts with a message from Revd. Mandy Elmes and also includes details of how to access Zoom services, listings of services and contacts. There is also a sprinkle of humour.
On Ascension Day, I received a post on the West Bergholt WhatsApp chat group which said
“Ascension Day is when Jesus started working from home!” Continue reading “Zoom Visit from Cambodia – St Mary’s News Update”
Let’s start with some good news – although we are only in Day 5 we can look forward to Day 6 being ONE HOUR SHORTER!
Just two other short items today:
If you are missing meeting up with friends why not set up a virtual meeting. There are a few ways to do so but the most popular seem to be Houseparty & Zoom. Continue reading “Day 5 of Lockdown – The Don’t Forget the Clocks Edition”