Best wishes to record breaker John ... and a further picture scoop

John Bowman has has had a 77 year Association with St Mark's ... that must be some kind of a record.

John Bowman has set a number of records at St Mark's, none of which will be beaten in our life times. John, who celebrates his 77th birthday on the 20th January, was Christened in the church. He has served the Lord in various capacities over the past seven decades and has in fact never worshipped anywhere other than St Mark's. He served two spells as Session Clerk and must therefore rank as the longest serving Session Clerk, as well. This will be a hard act to follow.

He and Dawn were smiling broadly in the pews on Sunday, little wonder as Dawn is well on the road to recovery after a serious illness. St Mark's wishes John a very happy birthday on Wednesday.

Michael John McKenzie Bowman ... this is the first picture of John and Dawn's grandson on our web site. 

And it only gets better. Grandson Michael, John McKenzie Bowman is 2 months old on Tuesday. The family kindly sent us a photograph, so we could share in grandpa and granny's joy.

The St Mark's Editorial Team