Page 9 - Moravian Messenger August 2019

Wellhouse
In February eleven of our sisters met for their Annual Dinner at the home of Sr Evans, (it used to be the Young Wives Dinner but now it just the Annual Dinner), the money they raised goes into the MWA project. It is always a time of Fellowship and Fun, with games and plenty of noise.
Throughout the early part of this year the Church Committee have been looking at a way to tidy up the Cremation plots in God's Acre. It was decided and approved at our Spring Council Meeting that we would, once all the bulbs had died back remove all the bulbs, lay down a weed suppressing matting, cover it with Southern Gold aggregate and place on the plots requiring a flower holder a random Welsh slate holder, 30 of which were brought direct from the slate quarry at Blaenau Ffestiniog in the back of Br Evans car. The work has now been completed and as you see from the photo by Sr Dixon the appearance of the cremation plots is much improved. Many of the families whom we wrote to outlining
our intention regarding their loved one's plots made donations to cover the cost of the flower/plant holders.
On the 8th June we held our 'Great Get- To-Gether' in aid of the Jo Cox Foundation. The Katie Philpott School of Dance performed with some 40 young people, Sr's Garner
and Bull played games with the young people, and we served boxed teas to all who wished to stay. There was no charge for the afternoon as it was an outreach to the community who had received a flyer inviting them to join us. We also had a book and bric-a-brac stall, invited donations and raised £170 for the Jo Cox Foundation. A wonderful afternoon of fun and fellowship whilst supporting a worthwhile cause and furthering Jo's vision of uniting the community.
Br Kenneth Evans
ages for fellowship and fun. It also provides space for non- church goers to contact Sr Holdsworth should they wish to.
Fundraising remains an ongoing concern and we recently raised £350 at a plant sale and coffee morning, courtesy of Srs Heather and Hilary. Sr Sue Groves is also raising money by holding bingo afternoons during summer for some of our senior ladies. One 'lucky lady' won a big slipper, so I imagine that will reappear in the autumn for our soup lunch raffle - oh joy!
At this time of the year we thank all our members and helpers who help to maintain the fabric and worship of the church by taking services, arranging flowers, grass cutting, cleaning, providing music and a myriad of other tasks. These jobs seem to fall to a smaller and smaller group of people, but we are incredibly grateful to everyone who volunteers in this way.
Sr Judith Ashton
A quiz night was held in
March, when Br Evans
was quiz master - it was
a good evening enjoyed
by all, including pie and
pea supper followed by a sweet. The range of questions meant there was something that everyone was familiar with.
Wellhouse joined with Lower Wyke to host a Men's Fellowship Coffee Morning, Bring & Buy and Quiz on Yorkshire Personalities. It was well attended and raised £123 for the Provincial Men's Fellowship Project.
On Palm Sunday we welcomed Br Peter Gubi back
to Wellhouse to lead our 264th Church Anniversary Service - he left us with some challenging thoughts.
On the 4th May four of our sisters travelled to Hall Green Community Church to join the MWA for their annual rally. On the 14th as part of Christian Aid Week we hosted a Choice Lunch of Meat and Potato pie or Turkey Casserole and Jacket Potato, followed by a choice of four sweets, tea/coffee and mints. We had a cake stall, Bric a brac and books, served 35 for Lunch and including donations raised £349 for Christian Aid - a much more enjoyable effort than door to door collection. We thank the sisters in the kitchen for all their hard work.
Brockweir
'The way to ensure summer in England is to have it framed and glazed in a comfortable room.'
Y-fronts are not a typical raffle prize here in Brockweir - even Calvin Klein - but they appeared recently at a Soup Lunch some weeks ago. To say they caused amusement is somewhat of an understatement and the recipient is still being teased in the village. The soup lunch team are thankfully having a summer break, presumably to try and think of some more interesting prizes! Our year runs from September to June and on the first Thursday of the month at 12pm you will find a band of dedicated helpers ready to serve home-made soups and puddings to villagers and visitors alike. Numbers can range from 20-40 as we raise money for various charities with all the money given to the charities, as the soups and puddings are made with love and are freely donated. In the last year, we've raised over £1,400 for charities both large and small but perhaps more importantly we have brought villagers together of all
© Sr Jane Dixon
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