St Mary REdcliffe Parish Magazine Dec 2019 Jan 2020

community | messages
H
APPY CHRISTMAS and
much joy—
Ros Houseago, who retired
recently from her work in the
Parish Office, writes:
A very Happy Christmas
from Ros and John Houseago
to all at St Mary Redcliffe.
We are now settled in our
new home, and have put up
the pictures we were given
at the service on 8th September
when I retired. We are enjoying life in the Forest of Dean — I
hope that the Christmas services bring much joy, and that 2020 will
be a good New Year for you all.
[Photo: Ed]
— God bless, Ros
community | young people
SIMPLY BEING TOGETHER
— REVIEWING THE YEAR
— DAVID COUSINS
COMMUNITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WORKER
WE’VE HAD A BUSY MONTH. I always find this time of year a
struggle with the long nights and colder weather, so it’s been
great to have been busy with October half-term and some
really exciting new projects.
We were involved in organising the community Halloween Party, with around thirty
young people of all ages coming along to Yeamans Community Room with many
parents. It was great to see so many different parts of the community there, some
very familiar and others new. There were some fantastic costumes, music, food,
games and wonderful decorations courtesy of Marky. The next day (with no sign
that Halloween had taken any of their energy!), we had over thirty children come to
the Sports Day with our community police at the Secondary School.
J
ENNY MARTIN
says thank you to
all who have helped
to knit blankets in
aid of Help in Hands
Myanmar.
Jenny has received a
note of thanks from
Tristan and Elaine
Evans, who help to
organise the outreach
in Myanmar. They say:
“Thank you for contacting us; we have just returned from Myanmar where we were
able to see for ourselves the donated goods being used in Children’s Homes, Care
Homes, and Orphanages — we would be delighted to collect items from you; everything
is so badly needed.” Please get in touch with Jenny if you would like to know more.
[Images: knitted blankets in a Children’s Home, Myanmar; photo & permission provided by Jenny Martin]
— Community Halloween Party, costumes & fun
The Young Bristol Bus is now coming to us on a Thursday. We’ve had a quiet couple
of weeks to start with but the facilities on board are fantastic and are offering new
technological opportunities to young people in the area — not to mention a very
competitive Fifa tournament!
Friday evening football coaching has proved a more immediate hit and we have
LG Sports Coaching running sessions until the Christmas break.
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