Half Term Break

This has been a college free week although the necessary reading for forthcoming assignments has continued.
The extra days in Walmer has meant opportunities to do some extra things most significantly the 'great move' shifting the church office to the vestry and the vestry to the office. The end result is very pleasinga nd meant it was possible to work in the church office and keep the side door of the church open all day to attract visitors.
Thursday was a singnificant day too - having decided to make use of a free hour over lunchtime to head into town for essential supplies with the space of that hour I met half of the church membership who had also taken the opportunity to get out in the sunshine.
Admittedly we are a small membership but it was really quite remarkable to see half of them in an hour.
The scaffolding needed to remove a wobbly chimney stack has now been removed - we await the builder's bill for the necessary work and also a reply to the brick manufacturers who supplied substandard bricks in 1904. Hopefully they might make a 'goodwill gift' to help our funds.
Tomorrow the Academic Dean from Spurgeons comes to hear me preach so I'd better check my notes once again to ensure I make the grade.