FRUIT SALAD!!

Well what can I say... what a great day!

Hamish led us with a talk on John 15:1-8 "I am the True Vine", and explained that as a Church we are all together in the vine, we then showed our "togetherness" by adding our thumbprint onto a large picture of a vine. Hamish explained as our thumbprints are individual to us , so to does god know each of each individually and that we all are loved equally.

And then we attempted to recreate the 1970 Kids games show "Runaround" , but we called it FRUIT SALAD! with some interesting and fun results. All the questions were based on fruit and referenced diligently from the bible, I was however challenged on one question as I wasn't "nerdly" accurate enough.

Every time a team got a correct answer a piece of fruit was awarded then brought back tot he table to make a delicious fruit salad.

Next month 28th October bring walking shoes and wet weather gear as we are having a short "walking" treasure hunt around the village, followed by a hot meal.

Look forward to seeing you then

God Bless

Klynn

An "Open Door" to a "Messy Church"

Last night I journeyed west to the outer edges of Wiltshire to Calne, in order to visit another Wiltshire Fresh Expression called Open Door.
Lucy Moore the guest speaker for the night , who wrote “Messy Church” went on to speak enthusiastically about her experiences in setting up and running a Fresh expression in Portsmouth, that meets on a Thursday once a month after school, and shared with us some of the practicalities to consider as well as a number of discerning words.

What I took away from last night is that we are all at least “doing” something, and that we are generally learning as we are going along. But with all that said and done, God is at the heart of what we do and why we do it, and as Lucy put’s it God likes to have messy fun too!

I think, we could all learn a lot more from each other, but more than that I think we can be a constant source of encouragement when we feel things aren’t quite going as planned etc. We can gently remind each other, it’s not our will be done but his !

So thank you Rachel for organising the series of talks, and thanks for Lucy for travelling so far to talk to us all.

God bless

Klynn

We're Back!!

I hope everyone has had a great holiday and like me is sooooooooo enthusiastic about returning back to work !

I think Winterslow has substantially added to the Winterslow carbon foot print by all the BBQs we have had this summer, thanks must go out to all those wonderful hosts who catered for us all.

On the 23rd September we will be starting Food For Thought again, but with even more energy and fun, so don't forget to invite your friends and family and don't worry about food,we have enough to go around everyone ( at least twice!!)

Watch out for the "Getting Fruity" posters

which are going to put up around the village, all will be explained on the 23rd

Hopefully, will see you there?

Bub Bye

Klynn

More Food for Thought………..

For all the men out there, "The Mother of ALL BBQs"

There are three letters synonomous with summer – (and let’s face it S U N it ain’t, well not for 07 anyway), - no, I’m referring to, of course, B B Q, the now great british tradition of alfresco cooking and eating, where men take over the culinary frontline and women take a back seat ( to prepare the salad, pour the drinks, lay the table etc etc., yeh, you’ve heard that joke!).

As I write this it’s 2pm the following afternoon, plates are washed, glasses packed away and the dog has finally given up her all night ( and I mean all night) vigil of circling the barbeque in the hope that she may still find one last forgotten morsel in the flower borders.

Food for Thought has run BBQ’s all through August and – well – it’s been great! Thankyou to everyone that opened up their home to friends, neighbours and friends of friends and all those children! It’s been a great opportunity to meet new faces, catch up with old friends and have fun together. We’ve had everything from glorious sunset dips in the pool to swift dashes through the rain from chef to house, sausages in one hand, brolly in the other.

By the time you read this September will be well underway and we’ll all be looking forward to getting Food for Thought back on the agenda. For those of you who don’t know what we’re about check out the blog. Our first meeting will be on 23^rd September. As always , all are welcome and we mean all. Old, young, singles, families. We’re here to create a place where you can explore faith comfortably, no judgement, no pressure, …..a place to find some food for thought. See you there!

Food for Thought - brightens up a rainy Sunday afternoon!

Well, we've reached the six month mark for Food For Thought (FFT), and I have to say our last meeting before the summer hols was a lot of fun. With 80 people and a bouncy castle packed into the village hall, we kicked off with Alison leading us in some energetic song and dance moves.

Then Susan led the activity on the tables ( a cross between Blue Peter and the Generation game) with a challenge to each table, to create a 'home in a shoebox' in just ten minutes. All ages took part together, diving into old magazines, scraps of fabric and glue etc. with some amazing results.
The Cubs and Beavers had created a wonderful picture, that scrolled out across the width of the village hall, with images of the homes and buildings which house our community.
The children had a great time on the indoor bouncy castle, whilst the men were busy on the BBQ.



The kitchen was abuzz with tea and coffee and in general everyone seemed to be having a good time.Watching all this interaction, - a community sharing together,- brought Acts 2:46, a very special passage to mind.

I will always remember the day finishing with Michael trundling his BBQ through the rain and wind to the car, still with his little Chef's hat on..he reminded me of someone....Papa Smurf I think...but I'll let you be the judge of that!