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St Mary's Eaton Bray: June 2005
Thank You, Norah!
At this year's Annual Meeting of Parishioners, Sally Taylor and Chris Banks were elected Churchwardens for the coming year. Sally has been Churchwarden for the past two years, and Chris has been deputizing for Norah Coates for the past few months.
We are all deeply saddened by the illness which has forced Norah Coates to stand down as Churchwarden, and tribute was paid to Norah's unstinting service over the past four years, as well as during her previous tenure of office. Her wisdom, sensitivity and profound knowledge of the parish have been of benefit to all of us, and everything she did was tackled with enthusiasm, efficiency and good humour.
The whole parish owes her an enormous debt, and our hearts go out to her and Ken and their family, with the loving support of our prayers.
Tom Cowper - R.I.P.
The death of Tom Cowper takes from St Mary's its oldest regular worshipper. At the age of 99, he was still coming to church whenever he could, and greatly lamenting the occasions when he couldn't.
Tom (and his wife, Eva, who died in 1982) moved to the village in readiness for retirement from the retail grocery business, and soon become significant figures in village life. Tom became an active member of the church, and served as sidesman for many years, as well as being Churchwarden in the 1970s, and deputizing at the organ on many occasions. He read the lessons in a clear voice and with profound understanding, and that was still true on the last occasion when he did so, just a month before his 99th birthday.
Tom was always cheerful, and had a fund of humorous stories, which he delighted to tell, and right to the end he preserved his enquiring mind and interest in people. May he now enter into the joy of his Lord.
Carnival 2005 - The Last Hurrah!!
Carnival preparation is coming down to the wire and as usual it is a mixture of both new and old.
Clarabelle the Cow is back! Is there anyone out there who doesn't know about Clarabelle? For heavens sake please tell them! She will be selecting a winner on the 2nd of July on Edlesborough Green at the end of the big day and that leaves you plenty of time to invest in the "real estate", a piece of most desirable property - to be precise, a square of your choice ready for Clarabelle's visitation. Before the day, there will be Friends of Clarabelle out collecting around the villages and you can get a head start of marking out your territory for the big day. If you are missed out in the two or three weeks leading up to the Carnival, you will still have a chance on the Green.
For further information, you can see us on the website at www.stmarysvillagecarnival.com.
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