Vestry meetings
There will be Vestry meetings on the 5th July ( mine and Ashley ’ s 37th wedding anniversary ) and the 9th August . I shall be at New Wine in England for the first week in August and so the vestry meeting will happen in the second week . Isabel Dowlan will cover Sunday the 31st for me .
Looking ahead for the vestry AGM .
There will be vacancies including secretary and children and vulnerable adult co-ordinator .
We must ensure that these positions are filled , so please pray daily for good people to take on these good roles . There is a tendency in the year after a priest arrives for the vestry committee to breathe a sigh of relief and let go of the reigns . If that happens St Oswald ’ s church will close !!!! It won ’ t matter that we have good visions and good mission projects if the vestry is not quorate we cannot legally keep going . This is so very important , once again I urge you all to PRAY DAILY .
Harvest Advent and Christmas
This year is going by very quickly and I need a few people to help me to plan the Harvest , advent and Christmas services . I mean it when I say that if no one wants to help there will be a very limited set of services during this time . I really do hope that someone in the St Oswald family will delight in chatting over the possibilities with me , possibly over a lovely meal somewhere . ( Yes it is bribery !)
First year gone
My first year as Priest In Charge at St Oswald ’ s has passed . None of you have asked for my resignation and I have not wanted to leave , so all in all a fine time has been had .
I look forward to hearing what God has to say about the next year , what He wants us all to do , and how He wants me to lead His flock forward .
Since no one knows the future , who can tell someone else what is to come ?
Ecclesiastes 8:7
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