St Mary’s News Items July 2021

From the Registers
We gave thanks for God’s gift of life at the Funerals of Eva Gwilliams, Netta Plews and Sheila Clark.

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Joan Newman – In Memoriam
There probably have been numerous tributes to Joan Newman of the Catholic Church who died in April, but here is a fond memory of her from St. Mary’s.
Joan was the representative from the Catholic Church on the Ecumenical Committee of Open Door. We met each month to talk about teething troubles, problems and to think up ideas. Joan was always wise and calm with Open Door always at heart. A lovely lady and a great influence on the success of the Rev. Peter Sutcliffe’s project.
We all owe her our respect and thanks.
Margaret Auty.

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Open Door
The fortnightly Open Door Zoom meetings continue to thrive. Thanks go mainly to the dedicated volunteers who turn up regularly. We usually find plenty to chat about and the odd Bingo session is popular. I think it is possible, if the demand is there, that we may keep this communication link open even when all the restrictions are lifted.
But for volunteers and visitors, who have not joined in with these meetings we know you continue to ask the question, “When will Open Door start running it’s sessions in the Parish Centre?” Unfortunately, we can not be sure. Currently, we are investigating details relating to the ‘Risk Assessment’ we will be required to put in place and that does not happen overnight. By the beginning of August we should have sorted this out and before this recent new variant outbreak we hoped by then we would be able to offer at least a couple of sessions to those of you who would welcome the door be opened again at the Parish Centre.
We live in hope.
Joyce Russell