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102 Not out!
o, this is not a cricket score but the age of a much-loved member of St Michael’s
Ncongregation, Millicent Winch whose birthday week was celebrated after the Eucharist
on Advent Sunday. The Hall was quickly converted into a dining room with the tables topped
with coloured tablecloths and freshly cut bread. When all
were settled the hatch was raised to reveal a row of ladies
standing behind steaming cauldrons of delicious soups,
with enough to give two bowls to each person.
After these had been enjoyed there was a change to
feeding the brain rather than the inner person, with a quiz
displayed along one wall with an array of photographs of
well known persons in various categories such as TV,
James Bond, Religious leaders, and our task was to put
names to each. As always one knew the faces but it was
a different matter to put the correct names to each one.
We then returned to our seats to find that the ladies behind
the hatch were now standing in by a range of delicious
home-made desserts such as jellies, trifles, cheesecake,
fruit salad etc. which were downed with gusto.
Then came the piéce de resistance. Our church warden,
Pat Abrams, had made a magnificent birthday cake in the shape of the figures 1,0,2 and iced
them to a professional standard. After we had admired the tour de force Millicent was asked
to come forward to cut the ceremonial first slice, which she did to rousing cheers and
enthusiastic choruses of ‘Happy Birthday’ and ‘For she’s a jolly good fellow’, to which she
responded with a short speech of thanks to us all.
So ended a real exhibition of the St Michael’s Family giving thanks for the pleasure of having
such a wonderful person among our congregation.
Robin Soper
Medic Malawi
ave you read the moving article on page 30 by Stephen Drew who talks about Medic
HMalawi? Then you may wish to support their work.
TO HELP SUPPORT THE WORK OF MEDIC MALAWI PLEASE SPEAK TO GRAHAM SMITH ON
0121 705 6370 OR EMAIL HIM AT grahamresmith@blueyonder.co.uk
The cost of a cataract operation to restore eyesight is £30. A seven year old boy, Chris, who
was totally blind from birth has recently had an operation to give him sight for the first time.
The eye clinic has only been open for two years and both myself and Angela were there when
the bandages were removed following the first cataract operations. There followed much singing,
dancing and praising. There was not a dry eye in the room. In the last year I have raised almost
£5,000 to send off to pay for eye operations. I want to continue to do this every year.
TH
Angela is organising a COFFEE/TEA morning at our home on WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY
2017 FROM 10.00AM TO 12.00PM. Cost £3 on the door.
PLEASE PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY AND COME ALONG. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
Graham and Angela Smith
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