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PARISH NEWS…ACTION...REFLECTION<br />
Changes in the <strong>Parish</strong> Office<br />
Back in June we announced that Pat Terry, after 12 years of sterling<br />
service to SMR, had indicated a desire to reduce her hours and her<br />
workload. We said then that she would step into the new role of<br />
‘Office Associate’ as from September, and we hoped that that would<br />
be at about the same time as our new Operations Manager was going<br />
to start working here. Sadly we were not able to make an offer of<br />
appointment to any of the candidates we interviewed before the<br />
summer: thankfully Pat agreed to maintain her current role as <strong>Parish</strong><br />
Administrator for the time being. However, Pat has now decided that<br />
she will (whether or not we manage to appoint an Operations Manager<br />
this time round) step into her new role as from 1 December <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
There will be a proper opportunity to thank Pat for her significant<br />
contribution to SMR in due course but it is right and proper at this<br />
point to say a huge “THANK YOU PAT”.<br />
Also, for those who have not heard, Ros Houseago is at home ill and<br />
has been signed off by her doctor until the end of <strong>October</strong> at least.<br />
We welcome Anne-Marie Rogers on a temporary contract as Office<br />
Assistant working Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.<br />
Carol Services for Advent & Christmas<br />
Pushing out the boat for this year’s carol services<br />
In a review of Advent & Christmas carried out earlier this year, we<br />
concluded that we could be doing more to tell the story of ‘Darkness<br />
to Light’ through music and readings as we had done last year with<br />
‘God in the Manger’. In 2015 we held two services of ‘Nine Lessons<br />
and Carols’ for the first time: 300 people attended the new time<br />
without adversely affecting the number attending the standard time. To<br />
that end we have decided to increase the number of opportunities<br />
people will have to attend our Advent Carol Service and to hold two<br />
‘Nine Lessons’ as well.<br />
This is quite adventurous for us: but then, the Christian journey is an<br />
adventure into the unknown and the Advent/Christmas season is the
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