Do you have time on your hands and the ability to knit? Would you like to knit these special therapy toys for young children?A worry monster is designed to discuss and reduce worries. Children write or draw their worry onto a piece of paper and then feed it to their worry monster. Once the monster has eaten it, the worry can then be discussed and shared with an adult. There are also self image monsters to help children work through these issues.We are calling on all knitters to get involved in knitting these for donation to Walk Tall's Children's Therapy. Ann Duke, CEO of Walk Tall, says 'Our child-specialist psychotherapists use them. Each child is given their own Worry Monster. It then becomes the child's friend and, as part of the therapeutic process, gobbles up all their worries. We have so many little Twinkles (from 3 years old upwards!!) who are in therapy because of the trauma/abuse/neglect they've suffered. The Worry Monsters are SO useful in externalising internal states.'If you would like to knit these for donation to Walk Tall Children's Therapy, then the patterns are attached. Or why not come along to St Peter and St Paul's Knit and Natter group on the first Tuesday of every month, from 2pm-4pm. Wool can be supplied. Please contact Revd Charlie if you would like more information.
We have a lot of favourite services coming up so get your diaries out and get these special dates in there.More details will be coming soon - keep an eye on our Services and Events tab.
Our Church is in desperate need of repairs to its roof, masonry, windows and rainwater goods.The cost of this project is over £125,000.We have managed to secure £100,000 through fundraising and grants which is amazing, but we really need help with the final £25,000.There are a few ways to donate or help raise this final amount.One way is through a cake sale after the Church service on the 19th October - hope you can come along.
On Saturday 28th June a group from both here and St Mary's headed down to Rochester Cathedral to support our Curate, Revd Bart Woodhouse as he was priested, alongside 6 other Deacons, by Bishop Jonathan.During the service we were reminded that Priests are called by God to be servants and shepherds among God's people. They are to proclaim the Word of God, to be messengers, watchman and stewards, to teach, feed and provide, to search and guide. All of these things cannot be carried by a single person - the weight of the calling is too great to be done in their own strength. It is through the power and grace of God that they can fulfil all that God asks of them. Therefore we hold Revd Bart in our prayers - for strength and an infilling of the Holy Spirit.Then on Sunday we had a joint Service of Holy Communion where Revd Bart presided for the first time - what a joy and a privilege to a small part of his journey with God.
