I once spoke to my friend, an old squirrel
About the Sacraments –
He got so excited
And ran into a hollow in his tree and came
Back holding some acorns, an owl feather
And a ribbon he had found
And I just smiled and said, “Yes dear,
You understand”.
From ‘The Sacraments’ by Daniel Ladinsky
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Image: Squirrel, from ‘The natural history of Selborne, and the naturalist's calendar’, 1879, by Gilbert White.
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In St Mary’s prayer cycle for June 2020, today we pray for those who don't have a holiday this summer that they will appreciate the beauty of the local area.
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In these unprecedented times, St Mary’s is reaching out and supporting our community in many ways, especially online. But with Services in church cancelled, we no longer receive income from collections, nor from hiring out the church and hall buildings.
If you can help us financially to continue to offer Christ's love to our community in these difficult times, as those before us have done down the centuries, please consider making a donation by debit/credit card and to Gift Aid it if possible, by clicking this link to 'givealittle':
Thank you!
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