WCA newsletter 161 August 2017

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Westfield Parish Church From the Curate…. I wrote my first <strong>WCA</strong> <strong>newsletter</strong> article in July 2015 at the end of my first year of training as the Curate for Westfield Church. My three years of training are now complete and I am awaiting the formalities of being ‘signed off.’ Rather than moving on to a new parish I have asked if I can stay in this Benefice of Westfield and Guestling. There is always plenty to do and I enjoy my ministry in the country. Three years have seemed to go by very quickly and yet it is hard to remember what life was like before the dog collar! I’m writing this on Sunday afternoon after the Pet Service this morning. We were in the Hall instead of outside because of the recent heavy downpours. Despite their proximity, the dogs all coped well with each other as did their owners and the leaf insect and Hammy the hamster added a welcome diversity. In their absence and at the request of their owners I also blessed seven cats, a rabbit and two dogs who weren’t able to join us today. Some of the dogs joined in as we sang God’s praises and gave thanks for this amazing and beautiful world we share. As we did so we were echoing the words of Psalm 150 ‘Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord’. We remembered our responsibility to care for and protect the environment as well as the animals that depend on us. We spotted a buzzard flying high above the church before the service began and the birdsong in the churchyard was, as always, remarkable. The rich variety of wildflowers, insects and butterflies that the churchyard is home too adds to its beauty. Despite the A28 so close by, it is still a tranquil oasis where loved ones can be remembered and lots of dogs and their owners enjoy their morning and evening constitutionals. The only problem is that the warmth of the sunshine and the occasional heavy rain have encouraged everything to grow at a phenomenal rate, so keeping it all under control is proving to be an even bigger challenge than usual. Change is in the air. The weather has resumed its unpredictable habits of a normal summer and the schools have broken up for the holidays. It won’t be long before we are celebrating Harvest on 1 st October, the Daffodil Service of Memories on 5 th November and Remembrance Sunday on 12 th November. They are all important dates for the church and the village and, if the Bishop allows me to stay in the Benefice, I look forward to marking them together with many of you. See the separate notices on the next page for further details. Every blessing, Joy 22
Westfield Parish Church Contacts: Rev’d Robert Mulford 01424 751029 Rev’d Joy Collins 0743 779 7553 vicar@westfieldguestlingchurches.org.uk www.westfieldguestlingchurches.org.uk 23
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