Long-standing friends were very happy to be together again when Pam, Anne and Revd Clare visited Hettie recently.
Hettie sends her warm greetings to all the congregation.
- Clare and family will be moving into The Manse later this month. We wish them every blessing in their new home in Pontypridd.
August Newsletter …….
Well what gorgeous weather we’ve had to end the month …..again!!! I hope you’ve managed to keep cool one way or another – I found out that lots of ice-cream works wonders!!
The August edition of the Newsletter will be sent on Saturday 1 August. Please ensure any items reach me at the latest by Monday 27 July.
It’s so lovely to have items of personal stories and achievements as well as pastoral updates and a variety of interesting articles and news, so please keeping sending these as well as full details of forthcoming events etc. Please send items directly to me either by email to [email protected] or by phone. My phone number is in the church directory.
** As always, personal news can only be included with the permission of the person who it concerns so please make sure you check with them that they are happy for their details to be published before you submit it **
Best Wishes
Alison
Thought for July
Lee Suan’s winning poem:
Six years and counting…
Six years ago it was a time of reckoning
It was a lonely time
it was a scary time
It was the time of Covid
It was a time of uncertainty
Gone was normality
There was a sense of urgency
In our midst an unseen adversary
It was the time of Covid
We had to self-isolate and social distance
They were paramount to our existence
We had to wear aprons, gloves and masks
Wash our hands, sing happy birthday twice (!) – not big asks
It was the time of Covid
We were in lockdown, planes were grounded, no more travelling
The world came to a standstill
No more commuting or visiting or revelling
Apart from MPs (!); that was the drill
It was the time of Covid
It was a time of loss, a cruel time, a time of pain
Devastating, shattering, heartbreaking
“I love you” floated across the ether time and time again
No proper goodbyes or hugs with loved ones; it was heart rending
It was the time of Covid
Face to face meetings disappeared
Zoom meetings and Microsoft teams appeared
Telephone clinics and remote consultations
Became the new lines of communications
This is the legacy of Covid
It was a time of achievement
The rapid advancement of science
Soon there was effective treatment
And potent vaccines; our show of defiance
This is the legacy of Covid
Hope has replaced despair
It is now the time for repair
Future viruses “Beware!”
We now have effective warfare
It was the time of Covid
Now the legacy of Covid
Six years and counting…
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