Parish Jottings

Lenten Appeal

Lent comprises the 40 days (excluding Sundays) starting on Ash Wednesday and ending on the day before Easter Sunday. For Christians it is a period of reflection and preparation, replicating Jesus Christ's sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for 40 days prior to the start of His ministry...

Christmas Quiz

Full marks to all those who managed to answer all 183 questions correctly in Duncan's 'Church Christmas Quiz'. The quiz comprised 70 general questions, 20 questions on pantomimes, 30 questions on Christmas lyrics, 20 Christmas anagrams to work out, 25 Seasonal Cryptics to solve and 18 Christmas Dingbats to puzzle over...

Carols and mince pies

The sound of carols being sung rang out from a packed parish Room on the evening of Saturday 13^th December, when voices joined together in a pre-Christmastide gathering. Later during the evening, refreshments were served to quench the vocalist's thirst and enjoy a variety of traditional mince pies and other delicacies...