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Join us for tea In praise of

Mary Perks has restarted the Monday plodders
Afternoon Teas on the first Monday in
the month. Why not join us? I've been pondering the words of the
apostle Paul where he says, 'I press on
If you are looking for a small group to
chat with, want some purpose to that towards the goal' (Philippians 3:14). It
daily walk or want to keep up with suggests to me taking one step at a
what is going on in church and beyond, time, and simply keeping moving in the

come and find us in St Laurence’s on right direction with discipline and
the first Monday in the month, usually determination.
from 3.00 - 4.00pm. (During This reminds me of the great Bible
February, when the church closes translator Willian Carey who said of
early, we meet at 2.00pm.) himself, "If he gives me credit for being
a plodder, he will describe me justly.
There are usually about five of us so
more are welcome. Anything beyond that will be too much.
I can plod. I can persevere in any
definite pursuit. To this I owe

everything.”

Christian discipleship is not always
exciting, glamorous, or even enjoyable.

Sometimes it is a matter of quietly
getting on with it, with our eyes fixed

In January the weather and the on Jesus.
pandemic were mentioned, but mostly Revd Tony Horsfall
we talked about the sofas in the north-

west corner (which is where we met),
Wayne Davies receiving a BEM, news of
the homeless guy in Ludlow and his
oldest dog with arthritis, and we shared
a bible joke (ask Mary if you want to
share the joke too).

We enjoyed watching some visiting
children playing in the Children's

Corner, we learnt a bit about how an
icon is made, and we offered tea to the
stewards, the guy with the dog, and a
visitor who needed to sit down and
wait while her husband looked round.

The tea only happens once a month so
look out for a reminder in the notices.

Sandi Burley

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