BENEFICE LUNCH AND DISCUSSION: WEDNESDAY 12th August. We will begin with a lunch consisting of bread, cheese, ham, fruit juice, coffee and cake. This will be followed, around 12:45, by some discussion of Saints and social reformers whom the church remembers that week: The Blessed Virgin Mary; Clare of Assisi (Founder of the Poor Clares); Florence Nightingale (nurse and social reformer); and Octavia Hill (social reformer). We will discuss what we might learn from their lives and example, and how we might be inspired by their lives and witness.

Please let Tom know if you would be willing to research one of these figures, and give a brief summary (2-3 minutes) of their life and work.

Please also let Tom know if you hope to attend, so that he knows how much food to provide. Thank you.