Newsletter 18 February 2023
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUNDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2023, WE WILL BE MEETING ON ZOOM ONLY
HOWEVER, NEXT WEEK, SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2023, WE WILL BE BACK IN THE HALL. HUZZAH!
I realise that this a disappointing thing to hear but there is some good news to relate.
I’ll spare you all the technical details—which involved nearly two hours of nothing working!—but, on Friday, thanks to our plumber, John Pegasiou’s skills and persistence, eventually the boiler overcame its reluctance to start and is now whirring away quite merrily and the hall is slowly heating up. This work necessitated the fitting of a new pump but, on balance, we’re lucky that the boiler itself seems to be OK. Sue and I were around to witness this miracle—only slightly less amazing to us than the raising of Lazarus—so, if you want to hear the whole story, ask Sue Tombs or me (Andrew Brown) when you see us next.
However, despite this good news, we cannot meet face-to-face this Sunday because
a) the floor is still up
b) everywhere is covered in dust and, as Uncle Monty might have put it, “beastly mud and oomska” (spot the film reference).
On Monday 20th, Graham, the engineer from Gowing and Hunt, will be back in the hall to check the pipes for leaks (now they are hot), balance the system and then replace the flooring. At that point, inshallah, the job is finished.
This means that, between Tuesday 21st and next weekend, the hall will need to be cleaned thoroughly and made ready for us to use on Sunday 26th and our hirers during the following week. Keep an eye open for messages from the committee about how that clean-up is to be organised.
So, here, as in previous weeks, here is the Zoom link:
Our weekly, Sunday Morning Service of Mindful Meditation starts at 10.30am promptly. The led mindful meditation itself (lasts 30 minutes) and the whole service will finish at approximately 11.30/11.40am.
If you wish to join us on Zoom then please click on the following link. You can click on the link and join from 10.15am.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86584947084?pwd=RHdlVWIvaG5uajcxODhqT2h5djExZz09
Meeting ID: 865 8494 7084
Password: 729425
Images of the full order of service can be found below.
If you would like to download a pdf of the service please click this link.
If you would like to hear a representative version of the mindful meditation section of the service and/or to find out more information about the service please click on this link.
The minister’s blog and podcast (which contain the weekly thought for the day found at the end of the service) can be found at the following links: