Author: Jenny Bourne

Thoughts from the Ark

December 2020

Hello once again to you all. I cannot believe that we are halfway through December. With Christmas just around the corner and the prospect that for many Christmas will look and feel different this year, we hope that you are all able to keep your spirits up during this strange time.

As I sit here to write this, we are in the midst of packing ‘Christmas in a bag’, so surrounding me is enough stuff to pack somewhere in the region of 800 bags. My table and floor is covered with all sorts of stuff from Bible society books, Christmas biscuits, stickers, and various bits for craft ideas! The bags will be distributed later this week to various places across the Circuit to members who will use them within their communities. We may not be able to meet for the traditional Nativity services or carol concerts, but our hope is that the bags will allow people to experience the wonder and joy of the season in a different way.

In addition to the plethora of stuff for the bags is an array of knitted and sewn hearts plus several hosts of wonderful angels! We have been utterly overwhelmed by the … Read the rest

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