by Rev'd Canon Eileen Harrop | Feb 15, 2022 | St Mary's, St Andrews
Greetings from Eileen Dear friends Is it irreverent or disrespectful to consider a letter from Her Majesty the Queen to those she has lovingly dedicated more than 70 years of her life in public service, a love letter? At the heart of such duty, on many occasions...
by Rev'd Canon Eileen Harrop | Feb 6, 2022 | St Mary's, St Andrews
Greetings from Eileen Dear friends On Tuesday I celebrated the first day of Chinese New Year, which extends for 15 days. 天降福星臨家宅 ; 主賜恩典到門庭 May Heaven’s Blessings Be upon Your Home;and may the Lord’s Grace Arrive At Your Front Door Since the pandemic, I have...
by Rev'd Canon Eileen Harrop | Jan 23, 2022 | St Mary's, St Andrews
Greetings from Eileen Dear friends Dear friends, This is my final newsletter before I travel to Singapore. During the next 5 weeks, PCCs’ vice-chairs Lynne and Geoff, who share the writing and distribution of our newsletters – will be unavailable for some of the time....
by Rev'd Canon Eileen Harrop | Jan 16, 2022 | St Mary's, St Andrews
Vision Day – 2022 A total of 16 Parishioners from St Andrew’s, Winston and St Mary’s, Gainford gathered to explore thoughts about our Vision as a Church in our communities. As Churches we have a significant amount of programmes, from eco-awareness,...
by Rev'd Canon Eileen Harrop | Jan 16, 2022 | St Mary's, St Andrews
Greetings from Eileen Dear friends I’ve been thinking about the long-established apple tree in the vicarage garden and the rose bush given to me at my licensing more than 5 years ago. Early last year a period of sharp frost occurred just as both the tree and the bush...