Page 11 - Moravian Messenger August 2019

Fetter Lane
The Fetter Lane congregation hosted its annual summer BBQ with music on the first Saturday in July, a busy day in London with Tennis at Wimbledon and the Pride 50th year celebration. Adding to the summer fun, we welcomed local residents and London Moravians, many of whom brought along delicious dishes to accompany the traditional BBQ meats (and substitutes), expertly grilled by Br Edwin and Sr Wendy Quildan. Thanks to Sr Minette for devising a quiz which got the children hunting all over the Close for brain teasing questions based on Bible verses. A bouncy castle, some parachute games and the accordion played by our pianist Anton Pazicky all added to a great summer day.
Sr Cynthia Dize
FetterLane 21stand22ndSept
Fetter Lane Moravian Church is set to participate for the third time in the Open House London weekend, giving us a chance to showcase our Moravian heritage through the history of the Close. Information boards will take visitors through major events - its ownership by Sir Thomas More in the 16th century, its sale by Sir Hans Sloane to Count Zinzendorf to create a Moravian settlement and its use as a home and studio for renowned sculptors Ernest and Mary Gillick. Children especially like hearing about Christian the Lion who used God's Acre as a place to exercise. We'll also talk about our present-day involvement in the community, our plans for the future and the importance of the Chapel as a place of regular worship today.
Open House London takes place on Saturday and Sunday, 21st and 22nd September and the Close will be open to visitors from 1pm to 5pm. https://www.openhouselondon.org.uk
From Church House
New Provincial Board Member
Following the special session of Synod convened on 15 June 2019, Br Mark Kernohan, University Road, has been elected to serve on the Provincial Board and trustee in a full-time stipendiary position until Synod 2022.
Please do keep Br Kernohan and his whole family in your prayers during this time and thank you once again for your invaluable support and concern for the Provincial Board over the last year.
New Website
The Board are delighted to announce that we have transitioned to our new website which can be found at the same address www.moravian.org.uk
We are continuing to update it with new content and this will take a few months to finish. We will let you know more as new features are rolled out.
Notice
The Provincial Board announce with much regret, the passing of Sr Sylvia Launder, a faithful servant of the Church. We keep her family and friends in our prayers at this time.
MYForum - Moravian Youth Forum
At Synod 2018, a resolution was passed for the PYCC & PYCO, Sr Joy Raynor to organise a Moravian Youth Forum (MYForum), to discuss the previous synod, the upcoming one as well as any proposals they may wish to bring to the next one.
MYForum will be held 25-27 October at Whitemoor Lakes, Lichfield and it is going to be a great opportunity for young people to connect and engage with the Church on a provincial level. There will be a time to ask questions, discuss various topics and also input into the ongoing sustainability review.
Please note the following:
• Where able, each congregation is asked to send one person between the ages of 14-26. Consent forms will need to be completed by the participant if over 18 and a consent form for parents for those under 18.
• Please let Sr Joy Raynor know who your delegate will be by Friday 13th September 2019. If your congregation is not able to send a delegate please inform Joy. There may be an opportunity for congregations to send more than one delegate. More information on arrivals and plans will be made available in due course.
• The weekend will be staffed and supported by Youth and Children's volunteers who have all been DBS checked.
• Full cost of the weekend plus travel will be covered by the Province in the same way as Synod. Train and plane tickets can be booked through Church House where necessary. We can also provide a letter of support if a young person needs to be excused from school on the Friday for travel.
• Participants do not have to be communicant members. However, during the weekend there will be an opportunity to make recommendations for youth delegates for the Provincial Synod in 2020 and those nominated for these positions would have to be full communicant members and over the age of 18.
• If you have any additional questions please contact Joy: youth@moravian.org.uk
Provincial Diary for August 3-10 Provincial Summer Camp
10 Lancashire District Treasurer's Meeting 16-17 PEC
24 Eastern District Treasurer's Meeting 31 Irish District Treasurer's Meeting
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