On Sunday 8th May 2011, all the churches in Winterslow came together to celebrate and worship the Christian life of the village under the banner of Food for Thought. About 60 people from the Anglican, Baptist, Methodist and Gospel Lifeboat denominations joined together for an act of worship in the Winterslow Village Hall on the theme of One Hope, One Faith, taking the parable of the foolish and wise builders of houses on the shifting sand and the rock to emphasise the need to remember that Jesus is Our Rock and Saviour and we all, irrespective of our backgrounds and liturgy, worship the one true God. The service was led by Michael and included some lively songs taken from Spring Harvest, an opportunity for different church members to get together and discuss world and church issues, a testimony from the Baptist Pastor, Pater Salisbury, and a talk by Duncan Moody, Methodist Lay Preacher on the Luke parable. The Rev. Elizabeth Moore-Bick led the intercessionary prayers with Peter and readings were given by members of the Methodist and Gospel Lifeboat churches. The children built a brilliant house from cardboard under the supervision of Susan, upon which the intercessionary prayers were affixed. The whole was, of course, followed by a bring and share tea. A great event and a wonderful opportunity to meet worshippers from other denominations both during the service and at the tea afterwards. We hope to repeat this event in the future. Thank you everyone who contributed to making this such a success.
