Bible Objects - MU News
We did not have an outside speaker at our November meeting of the Mothers' Union so after the service we found time to discuss Mothers' Union business in more detail.
Pauline Charnock had suggested for this meeting that we all look around our homes and bring an item which could be relevant to a saying from the Bible. She had seen this before and brought us an example of a picture showing a camel being pulled; into this, she put a large sewing needle. This was Matthew 19 verse 24, " It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."
Understand? Here a few more examples:
A bag of chocolate - "Man should not live by bread alone" Matt. 4 v4
An ornament of a sheep - "What man of you having 100 sheep if he lose one of them does not leave the 99 in the wilderness and go after that which is lost?" Luke 15 v4
A cup full of water and some run into a saucer - "My cup runneth over" Psalm 23 v5
An ornament of a lion over a dish of honey - "Out of the strong come forth sweetness" Judges 14 v4
A lighted candle; frogs; a serpent; 30 pieces of silver; - perhaps you can guess these.
We really had so many. It was so much fun trying to guess them. Pat even had her multi-coloured jumper on (Joseph)!
Thanks Pauline (C) for such a good idea.
Mothers' Union December news
In December 2009 we held our usual Christmas party. Margaret Talbot greeted us with a sherry and the table started to look wonderful with our faith supper. As always happens, we could have done with extra guests to help us eat it all.
Pauline Charnock organised some games for us, and we had plenty of laughs, especially with Betty Miller trying to join in with her bad arm. Hope it soon gets better Betty, but we did laugh as you tried to hold coins and a bucket in one hand. Thanks Pauline for organising it all.
After supper came the golf. Pauline had to sit with Peggy at first to stop her chasing the balls but later on she sat and watched all the activities and lookoed like a referee. Some low scores were forthcoming but eventually Dorothy Knapping had a high score, despite not wanting to play because of a bad arm and shoulder. Liz Stanger came a very close second. Margaret presented Dorothy with the Alice Iveson Memorial Trophy.
It was a very good night, thanks to everyone.
Hazel