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ST. LAURENCECHURCHNEWS
by MeridenMag
Priest in Charge:RevKevin Flanagan
Church Wardens: Jonathan Douglas 01676 522455
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Carol Clarke 07500 700679 churchwarden.meriden@gmail.com
Church Website: https://stlaurencemeriden.wordpress.com
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It’sareal pleasureto havefinallymovedinto Meridenandto besettling in. I mustsaythat people here havemadeusfeel very welcome, and I’m lookingforwardtoreallygetto know the villageandthecommunity here Mydog Bobby hasespeciallysettledin quickly Allthesegreat walksandnew smells, heseemstothinkhe’son holiday!
Mylicensingserviceat St Laurence wasdefinitelyonetoremember. St Laurenceisa beautifulchurch and, being ontop ofa hill, commands great viewsallaround.However, thatdaythesnow reallycamedown, andmadetheroadsup the hill ‘veryinteresting’! Atone point I thought there wouldonly bethreeorfourofusthere, but I was blownaway by thenumber whostruggledthrough thatterrible weathertogetthere. In theend, ifmycounting wascorrect, atleasta hundred people hadmade ittotheservice. So I’dreallyliketothank allofyou who weretherethat evening. You havenoidea how much it wasappreciated.
Talkingof St Laurence beinga beautifulchurchwith great viewsthroughoutthe weekend, weseemany people visitthechurch yard, someto paytheirrespectstofamilyandfriends buriedthere, someto takethedogforastrollandotherssimplyenjoyinga walk.
I fullyappreciatethat peopleoften wouldliketo visitthechurch, but sometimesarea bitnervousaboutattendingaservice. (Althoughwe are veryfriendly, andthecoffeeandcakeafterwardsareusually excellent!!!!– Sorry,I’m gettingdistractedatthethoughtofcake!).
Back tomy point, from May, thechurchwill beopen betweentwo o’clock andfouro’clock every Sundayafternoonuntil October Ifyou wish tocomeinand justseethechurch you will be very welcome. Ifyou wantsomespace whereyoucan quietlyreflectand pray, then please be our guest, orevenifyou just wanttoescapefromasuddenunexpected downpour. Coffeeandtea willalways beavailablefreeofchargeifyou wish.
Ifyouseemearoundthe village, pleasesay ‘hello’ andintroduce yourself. As I saidearlier, I’mreallylookingforward togettingto knowpeople.
God Bless
Kevin
Who’shiding roundthecorner?
Who’shiding roundthecorner?
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