October 2011

Dear Friends

Here in the Countryside October is the season of Harvest. We see all around us the fruits of those who work so hard with our land and then move the produce to barns and markets so that we and many others may enjoy them at our tables.

Within churches we celebrate the harvest with traditional Harvest Festival Services often followed by a meal together. This is a perfect expression of our thanksgiving to God for all good things around us that are sent from heaven above. (is there a hymn in there somewhere??)

In addition to the celebration of the food harvest this is also a good time to give thanks for so many other material gifts that we have, or other projects that have come to completion.

As I look around our churches I see repairs and renovation to buildings like Letton Church and the Chapel in Weobley. I am really looking forward to hearing Weobley Organ strike its first refurbished note at Harvest Festival and I delight in the 100's of other (often) unseen jobs that have been completed this year.

Harvest is when we give thanks for all of our gifts and share them with God.

May God bless you this year and always.