All Saints, Burbage
01672 810258
email: allsaintsburbage
@savernaketeam.com
Debbie Brown
Parish Administrator
All Saints Church Office
Eastcourt
Burbage
Marlborough
SN8 3AU
01672 810853
email: churchofficeburbage
@gmail.com
Normal office hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm
A brief explanation; we are a self appointed committee, made up of ladies who have a faith in Jesus/God, attend All Saints church in Burbage, and are responsible to the Leadership of All Saints.
The committee was formed some time ago at the prompting of a couple of ladies, by God, to do something for other ladies of our faith and church and indeed those in the community of which we are a part. The current committee consists of: Joyce Kennington, Heather Moore, Kay Francis, Val Nelson Piercy, Sue Goalby, Linda Dytham and Debbie Brown.
None of us has a particular role, more a case of all ‘mucking’ in together to do whatever is required, and sharing ideas as God leads us. Do you have a heart for Women’s Ministry? Bursting with enthusiasm to get involved in some way? Is God calling you to service in this way? Then please let us know, we would love you to join us.
Even if you do not feel called to be part of the committee we would like from you some ideas, feedback as to whether you’d like the breakfasts to continue, we aim to do 3 per year?
Traditionally the breakfasts have been held in March, July and November. We have also had weekends away, one in Gloucestershire and one in Devon. Where a group of us stayed away from home for a weekend, walked, talked, shopped! And listened to speakers we’d ask to come to teach us more of God. We have also had a pudding evening and some of us have taken trips to New Wine Women’s’ events too.
Please let us know, we really need your ideas and feedback.
Latest News & Diary of Events
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Next breakfast dates for 2012 are:
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Ladies Day at Harnhill 26th May 2012
| The Ladies Group will be attending 'Releasing your full potential' with Mrs Bryony Springate on Saturday 26th May 2012
Bryony will cover the following during the day: We will be stopping for a meal on the way back from Harnhill. Please book your place with Debbie Brown on 01672 810853.
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- 15th Sept – Ladies Breakfast
- 24th November – Ladies Breakfast
Past Events
Ladies Breakfast
Church Centre, 26th NovemberOn a cold and chilly November morning, some 65 ladies came along to the church centre to hear Frederique Green talk about her time with the Amish.
Frederique spent some time with the Pennsylvanian Amish during July/August of this year and was inspired and encouraged by her time spent with them. There is so much to say about the morning, it’s quite difficult to précis it down1
Normally a closed community, they welcomed Frederique and were open and honest with her about their lives with her during her stay.
As Frederique had a hire car, she had the pleasure of driving some of the Amish around their town and their local businesses.
Their lives differ quite considerably from ours, they choose to take what the Bible says literally and consequently dress very simply and modestly, the ladies wearing bonnets to cover their heads.
They live and work very much together as a community and as a family, with young people learning to work along side their parents, in the house and boys with their fathers in their family business, quite often, carpentry and farming. The Amish young people have very clear boundaries and know what is required of them from a very early stage. Smacking is allowed until a child is 3 years old, thereafter it is not necessary as the children understand what is the correct way to behave and so behave in that manner.
The entire community lives without the ‘benefit’ of lots of modern technology which we take for granted and can’t imagine how we would live without. Any electricity is taken from their own generators, as they take very seriously the words of the Bible, that they are not to conform to the patterns of this world. So there are no mobile phones allowed, no computer games, Wii, X-Box, Nintendo, no i-Pad’s, no televisions and most have phones which are outside of the house, so that calls are made out of necessity, not for idle chatter, which could lead to gossip.
They have no shouting within their families and communities, preferring to deal with any disagreement by negotiation. Elders and other family members support their families in times of domestic disagreement, encouraging families to work things out and stay together.
Some of these things seem very attractive to us! We’d like to extend our thanks to Frederique for speaking with us in such an engaging way, we were all touched by how the Amish live and the things that we could take from them that would make a difference in our lives. A retiring collection was taken for the Alabare Charity, for homeless people in Salisbury, of £130.00.
24th September
A group of Ladies from within All Saints church organises a number Ladies breakfasts a year. The idea of these breakfasts is to share how God may have worked/moved at any given period in our lives, or indeed, during the whole of our lives to date. In sharing our stories we hope to encourage each other in our faith, our Christian walk, to inspire each other to persevere as we face times of trouble and strife and challenge, to give praise when all is well!
On the 24th September, some 40+ ladies, met at 9am to enjoy a continental breakfast, warm croissants, pain au chocolat, brioche and hot coffee! The atmosphere was very warm and welcoming. We had the pleasure of a talk from Val Nelson Piercy, who has been coming to All Saints for some 5 years now. Val has 3 sons, aged 11, 13 and 15 and lives in Marlborough.
Val shared with us a particularly difficult time, when whilst staying with family, her eldest son, Harry, had gone missing. The family had a swimming pool and after much searching, Val’s brother in law found Harry, under the cover of the pool, at the bottom. It was estimated that Harry had been at the bottom of the pool for 7 minutes. Val’s family carried out resuscitation at the poolside, whilst medical help was sought and then spent the rest of the evening in A & E, it looking very likely that Harry would be lost. Harry was unconscious for some time and did survive, when he woke, it was clear that he had suffered brain damage.
As Val talked us through the events of that time, she shared with us her emotions, hopes and her prayers whilst this trauma was going on. How Val had wanted God to intervene and what action Val had asked God for. Well, God did answer Val’s prayers, but not in the way that Val had asked him to.
Had God answered as Val had prayed at that time, Harry would not be with us now. God had other plans, and Harry is now 15 years old, and after a long time of recovery, God has performed a miracle. This has been an ongoing miracle, with change happening gradually and sometimes not noticeably. During this time, Val’s faith has been strengthened. Harry is able to attend a normal school and can pretty much lead a normal life.
Val’s experience raised questions of us such as; ‘Does God answer our prayers?’ ‘How does God answer our prayers?’ ‘Do we trust that God knows best, his plan is best?’ ‘Are miracles and healings instantaneous?’ Very often we think we know best and have difficulty trusting God, which gave way to lots of discussion following Val’s talk.
We’d like to thank Val, for having the courage to speak with us. Thank you for encouraging us to trust God more, to acknowledge that he knows best, and sharing with us a miracle that is still unfolding.
2nd April
A group of Ladies in the church organises 3 Ladies breakfasts a year. The idea of these breakfasts is to share how God may have worked/moved at any given period in our lives, or indeed, during the whole of our lives to date. In sharing our stories we hope to encourage each other in our faith, our Christian walk, to inspire each other to persevere as we face times of trouble and strife and challenge, to give praise when all is well!
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On the 2nd April, some 30+ ladies, met at 9am to enjoy a continental breakfast, warm croissants, pain au chocolat, brioche and hot coffee! We had the pleasure of a talk from Liz Leigh Hunt, the Vicar's wife! Liz has been resident in Burbage for some 37 years and may be known to many of you as the Community Nurse. Liz has not always been married to the Vicar! Liz took the time to share with us the story of her life, how her faith has held her in times of great tragedy and how her journey has brought her to where she is now. Some of Liz's story was a revelation to those who have come to know her quite recently. For others, it was a journey down memory lane, as emotions and memories of a less happy time came flooding back. |
We were reminded that even in times of adversity God journeys with us, at the time it might not always feel like that and we might struggle to see where God is, or is leading us. We were also reminded that God has his own plan and will work all things out for his good. Even though we may stand there and say, 'no surely not God, you can't mean this?' If it does not fit with our own ideas and plans!
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Ladies Group Pudding Evening
We enjoyed some wonderful puddings at the Pudding Evening last month held in the Church Centre by the
"Time 4 U Ladies". The room was totally transformed by candlelight and soft music.
We were served by our hostesses in matching lace trimmed pinnies and encouraged to return for as manyrefills as we wished. The temptation was certainly there!
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A table quiz followed – modesty prevents me from naming the winning table – and chocolates to the victors (why worry about calories at this stage!) The surprise speaker was Justin, estate agent turned priest, and what a wonderful surprise! He spoke about his faith his life in the form of an interview and was a delight to listen to. Thank you so much to all who worked extremely hard to make a most enjoyable evening. |
On the subject of puddings, we are hoping to publish a pudding book as a sort of sequel to the Soups for Sharing that was so brilliantly put together and such a sell out last year. Money raised to go to the HIV/AIDS Appeal. |
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