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🌳 Gospel Oak Service – Sunday 3rd August, 11.15am 🌳

Posted on by Stephane


Come and be part of a Polstead tradition going back to 1902!
Our Gospel Oak Service begins near the ancient oak tree where St Cedd is said to have preached to the East Saxons in 653. We then move into the church to continue the celebration of Polstead’s Christian heritage and its place at the heart of village life.
đź•š Service begins at 11.15am
🧺 Followed by a Bring & Share Picnic – bring a rug and something to share
🍏 Cider, ginger beer, tea, coffee and sandwiches provided by the church
All are welcome – let’s celebrate summer, community, and faith together!
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A beautiful gift!

Posted on by Stephane
Richard Shanon presents Rev Stéphane a silver bowl with its wooden table as a portable font for St Mary’s Stoke-by-Nayland.
He declared:
In short, I have given the parish a portable font ‘kit’ in memory of Sonia:  I was helped in its design by advice from John Fowler, and the table was made by Dyland Pym to our joint design.   When we were married, on 21st December 1963, her mother lived at the Old Forge in Thorington Street, so St.Mary’s was S’s parish church and we wed there (complete with naval Guard of Honour).   Subsequently our daughter Tilly was married there, her daughter christened there. and her funeral held there, while both S and T’s ashes are buried in the churchyard.   We have connections!   The silver bowl was made by my father for his and my mother’s Silver Wedding in April 1960:  Father was a schoolmaster and a man of many hobbies, of which silversmithing was but one, but he was very good with his hands.