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The Insitution of Father Bob Bates and Licencing of Eckart Floether as a Reader July 14th 2009
Left to Right, Father Bob Bates, Father Haynes Hubbard, Canon Hugh Broad Venerable David Sutch, Eckart Floether
Sponsorship of Student Nurses
Father Bob Bates with sponsored Student Nurses
Father Bob Bates with sponsored Student Nurses
Father Bob Bates and Dean John Paddock present sponsorship cheques to 2 student Nurses
Mothering Sunday with Luz Church
Having camped overnight at Sagres on Saturday March 22nd under the watchful eyes of Chaplain Haynes and other mentors, a slightly weary gang of young people turned up on Sunday to help with Mothering Day service for Luz Church. Watched from packed pews and accompanied by guitar, they sang the first verse of the first hymn after which we all joined in learning as we went along, helped by their clear voices and obvious enjoyment. Several children shared the reading of Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians key words of which, writ in large capital letters, were held aloft in turn by others of the group: “Compassion, Kindness and Humility, Meekness and Patience” all things that from time to time fail both Mothers and Children, but the emphasis was on love. The Gospel reading from John spoke of the giving by Jesus of his Mother to the disciple whom he loved, bequeathing on him the role of son to care for her in her bereavement. This was enacted respectfully and tenderly while the Gospel was read, followed by a Sermon incorporating both children and adults in the wholeness of family life.
Thereafter we followed the regular Service Book and once the children had stepped up to the altar at the beginning of the Eucharist, they sat on the floor and sang to the guitar of Sue Hubbard while the congregation received the bread and wine. It was a lovely Mothering Sunday celebration and following an ancient tradition, all ladies present received a bouquet of flowers as they left the building.
22/3/2009 Margaret Brown
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