Page 11 - Moravian Messenger October 2019

A Vision
Slowly the mist began to clear
Leaving a wreath swirled around the jagged hills
The sun shone, making the water sparkle
As it danced and pirouetted across the rocks
And plunged with full force down sheer drops
On it gushed not stopping to admire the scene of Towering mountains too sheer even for sheep
That were down in the now lush green valley
Following the storm that broke the grass browning summer
Out at sea it seemed a veil drew back
Revealing the islands - some small, some tall
But all inviting
Waves lashed the shore creating a necklace of white lace A buzzard soared overhead, rising on the thermals
And just as imperceptibly as the scene had unfolded
The mist slowly concealed once again the
Eternal scene, leaving only its maker to admire
His creation
Sr Claire Summers
Diaspora
From Church House
Provincial Diary for October
5 YDC, Lower Wyke (Br M Kernohan)
MDC, Leicester (Sr Z Taylor)
9 World Mission Committee, Church House (Sr R Hoey)
12 LDC, Salem (Br D Howarth) EDC, Fetter Lane (Sr R Hoey) IDC, Cliftonville (Br L Thompson)
16 Finance Committee, Church House
17-18 PEC, Church House
25-27 Moravian Youth Forum - Whitemoor Lakes, Lichfield 28-31 Retired Ministers Conference - Oblate Retreat and
Spirituality Centre, Crewe

5 -11 Good Money Week, previously National Ethical Investment Week
(http://goodmoneyweek.com) 9 Yom Kippur - Jewish
13 Homeless Sunday (www.housingjustice.org.uk)
13-19 Prisons Week (www.prisonsweek.org) 13-20 Week of Prayer for World Peace
(www.weekofprayerforworldpeace.com) 13-20 Sukkot - Jewish
18 Anti-Slavery Day (www.antislaveryday.com) 20-27 One World Week (www.oneworldweek.org)
24 United Nations Day (www.un.org/en/events/unday) 27 Summer Time ends
Diwali-Deepavali - Sikh/Hindu 31 Halloween
Congregational Register
Baptisms
11th August 2019 4th August 2019 25th August 2019
Marriages
10th August 2019
Brooke Titterton Ockbrook Kaleb Mason Nairn Fairfield Leo Matthew Humphreys Fairfield
Andrew Basford and Holly Frost Ockbrook
Wedding blessing/renewal of Vows
16th August 2019
Deaths
26th August 2019 27th August 2019 5th Sept 2019
Sonja and Ken Kelly Dukinfield
Cathy Geraldine Skepple Hornsey Charles William Klesel Diaspora Reynold Whittingham Ockbrook
Notices
Wonder Women - Then and
2020 is the 70th Anniversary of the MWA and we are planning a wonderful celebration at Fairfield on 25th April 2020 of which more as the time draws nearer.
In the meantime, we invite you to join in with our monthly meetings - either by attending your congregation circle or by getting together with one or two friends to discuss our papers; in particular the Devotional paper.
This year's theme is 'Wonder Women - Then and Now!' which we thought was a good way of celebrating women's contribution to our faith and therefore very appropriate for our anniversary.
The monthly papers are all available to download from the MWA page of the British Province's website.
An MWA taster pack giving helpful information about MWA and examples of papers should still be available in your congregations - if not please contact me (janet.cooper@moravian.org.uk; 01613701856) for a pack.
Membership of MWA costs just £6 per year if you wish to join; joining will mean that you are kept up to date on the latest news and activities of MWA.
Come and join us in our celebration year!
Sr Janet Cooper
Now!
President of MWA
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Dates to remember!