These are hard times and when things get tough the tough get going. The Women's Association has carried the burden of the weekly cake sale for as long as your scribe can remember and that is a long time. The problem with growing the WA is that the meetings are once a month during the week and this excludes many our members, who hold down day time jobs.
The idea has therefore been floated to hold Saturday meetings for those women, looking for a Christian forum in which to support initiatives such as supplying eats for sale. Solomon announced his intention to meet with interested parties after the service and 10 women have signed up.
There may be a few changes like Men for the Master, working with the WA and the ladies, who are available on Saturdays, to sell hot dogs and other popular items to raise funds and supply Sunday treats for the congregation. Indeed some of the ladies, who met yesterday are also available on Tuesday mornings for the Monthly WA meeting, so we can expect to have more hands at the pumps. Marianne will advise those who are interested in attending via SMS.
The Men for the Master have given the new church sign to Maureen over the road for the sign writing. But we agreed that if this is too stressful for Maureen we would source a sign writer from Yeoville. Everything else has been completed.
The Men for the Master will also be consulting with their partners to see what clothes can be spared for the needy. Solomon is happy to do the distribution.
The morning service will be moved back from 10h30 to 10h00 as of September. Watch that space and reset your alarm clocks.
And finally Solomon is setting up a "Couples Fellowship" where issues impacting the family and relationships can be shared with supportive friends in a Christian environment. Session will be involved in all these projects for guidance and support.
The St Mark's Editorial Team.
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