O God of all justice and peace, we cry out to you in the midst of the pain and trauma of violence and fear which prevails in the Holy Land. Be with those who need you in these days of suffering; we pray for people of all faiths – Jews, Muslims and Christians and for all people of the land. While we pray to you, O Lord, for an end to violence and the establishment of peace, we also call for you to bring justice and equity to the peoples. Guide us into your kingdom where all people are treated with dignity and honour as your children – for to all of us you are our Heavenly Father. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
He came, he saw, he wore a pointy hat! It was great to have Bishop Gavin, Bishop of Dorchester and the modern successor to St Birinus with us to celebrate the <a></a>latter's saint's day last Sunday! 23 villagers showed up to the service which went really well and actually as planned! The children iced St Birinus gingerbread and there was lots of chatting over coffee and chocolate brownies afterwards! Fantastic flower arranging and thanks not only to the arrangers but also those who allowed their gardens to be raided!
We are thinking of starting a South Moreton Flower Club! The idea would be to have some fun and give a reason to get together with neighbours to acquire a new skill, the art of flower arranging! The hope is that, after a bit of tuition and guidance we could provide floral arrangements for the monthly services in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SouthMoretonChurch?__cft__[0]=AZX7ji0f5qUny8WgZC4Lo_HkPlTRvXdRDqQsuME4tJw79_-9B0BNjJpjJQxZbGeqtf-88io_YZ3tDD6X5dWb3uysub9S_l02vRCKtaslducjlRzzY63N7w23nMuljf6AC7qGWpniP6BMdQDjBhGo2sem&__tn__=-]K-R">South Moreton Church</a> and have an annual flower show there in the summer. We would hope to get some help from the National Association of Flower Arranging Clubs NAFAS <a></a>and here's one of their training videos <a href="https://youtu.be/6RQSkj4CNC4?fbclid=IwAR1VyUHRwCKkr1HXl9I14Wp_0dS1NR74QIT2qEycrKrakPQiJCfCoqGwOlU">https://youtu.be/6RQSkj4CNC4</a> to give you the idea. This is to be a community club rather than a church one, but if you are interested please contact Simon Hill (more used to camouflage rather flowers) who will give admin support for now. You can email Simon on simon.hill@hillcoates.com or text 07733 266395.
