NEWSLETTER
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Mandy's Musings
October 4th is the feast day of St Francis who was, amongst other things, the patron saint of animals. So on this day my thoughts do turn towards the animals I live with. I have two dogs and a cat and I love them dearly. In fact, although their ages are 14, 9 and 6 I have only just taken out insurance for them as I fear for the days when one or more of them might get sick or have an accident and I am faced with large bills and the possibility of losing one of them. Animals become part of our families if we choose to have them with us. They can bring fun and joy in equal measure as well as frustration and irritation when they are too boisterous or spot another canine. Most of all though for me , having them around is a calming and reassuring presence with their unconditional love for their owner. As well as October 4th being the feast day of St Francis, it is also a day of prayer for world peace which is much more pertinent these days. Our animals bring us calm, reassurance and peace and a prayer attributed to St Francis can help us to focus on praying for our world and its needs. It is good to find time to stop and say it today and every day. As we pray for peace, let it begin with ourselves.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen.
Every blessing,
Mandy
Coffee time
Friday 4 October, 11-12pm
St Edmund’s, Hauxton
Friends of St Edmunds Coffee Morning
Saturday 5 October, 10.30-12pm
Newton Village Hall
Newton Coffee Morning
Prime Brass concert
7.30pm, Saturday 9 November
All Saints' Church, Harston
We welcome back Prime Brass to All Saints’ Church in Harston for an evening of stirring music. Prime Brass will be offering a range of musical styles, including some echoing Remembrance themes and various items at the lighter end of the spectrum. Refreshments will be served in the interval.
Food Hub
Wed & Sat 11.30-1.00pm in Harston Baptist Church email: harstonfoodhub@gmail.com
Harston Community Foodhub has two separate sections that operate in different ways and have different aims.
FOOD BANK
The ‘Food Bank’ provides emergency food support to residents of Harston and the surrounding villages (mainly Hauxton, Foxton, Newton, Haslingfield, Barrington and Shepreth). It is part of a network of food banks that operate in South Cambridgeshire. Bags of non-perishable food are made up using food donated or bought with donations. Support from the food bank is intended to help people through a crisis.
FRESHFOOD LARDER
The ‘Fresh Food Larder’ distributes fruit, vegetables and bread and is part of an initiative that helps to avoid food waste. Donations of surplus stock are picked up from local supermarkets and farm shops by volunteers (often the night before) or brought in by local growers. Whilst much of the food is collected by people visiting the food bank, food from the fresh food larder is available to everyone no matter where they live or the circumstances they are in.
Trumpington Memory Cafe
Every third Wednesday of the month,10am-12 noon at The Pavilion, Paget Road, (opposite Anstey Way), Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9JF
Run jointly by Trumpington Parish Church and the Rotary Club.
A place where people with varying forms of memory loss can visit with their carers and support each other and have fun. Call 01223 840268 to book a place and please give your name(s).
Free admission to Ely Cathedral
All electoral roll members are eligible for a free pass to Ely Cathedral. If you would like one, please fill in this form and ask Mandy or a churchwarden to sign it. You can then present the form at the Cathedral to get your pass.