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Mandy's Musings
I do like walking and it didn't seem so hard to extend our Good Friday Pilgrimage Walk to include Newton as well as Hauxton and Harston, but I have to say that by Good Friday afternoon, long after we had finished walking the parishes, my feet were telling a different story🙂. It is probably because I am less fit than I used to be and don't walk as far as I used to. When I was young, I remember taking part in a Walk for Oxfam in Nottingham, along the banks of the river Trent. It was 20 miles in total and I did it every year for quite a few years as a child and as a teenager. My dad joined me and my brother once or twice and he had the motto '4 miles an hour - that's what you need to aim for - and you'll finish in 5 hours' Quite a good goal and achievable for any age with a moderate level of fitness. I remember those walks and others I have done through the years, with fondness. There are a lot of benefits to walking with others. The fresh air, exercise and scenery are obvious benefits but there is also the benefit of walking and chatting with companions. Finding out things about each other that you didn't know before and discovering how you can relate better to one another. It is quite trendy these days for people to take part in walking pilgrimages and have their journeys filmed as they explore interesting aspects of spirituality, religion and faith. Today, on Good Friday, we have walked a path of faith and reflection, walking with Jesus as he faced and suffered on the cross. Whilst enjoyable, it should also be at least a little bit uncomfortable and hard going as we're reflecting on the hard path that Jesus chose. We should suffer a little bit with him as we look again at the cross. So I am glad we added the extra 2.4 miles on to our Good Friday Walk this year - it's good to push ourselves that little bit more in a bid to get closer to God and each other.
Every blessing,
Mandy
Coffee and Chat
7.45pm Thursday 30 April
10 The Limes, Harston
Discussion of articles by Ronald Blythe - part two.
Children's Church Choir
Sundays at 4pm
127 High Street, Harston
Join us to sing and have fun on Sunday afternoons, including a drink and snack.
Come along to make friends, have fun learning songs and playing musical games.
Children of all ages are welcome, from babies to teens. Children under 5 to be accompanied by an adult.
For more information please contact Rebecca:
Food Hub
Wed & Sat 11.30-12.30pm in Harston Baptist Church email: harstonfoodhub@gmail.com
Harston Community Food Hub 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.