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The Rector's letter is printed in each edition of the Church Magazine Previous letters available here. Church Warden's Letter December 2007/January 2008 As we are in an without a Rector at present the Church Warden's have taken over the writing of the 'Rector's Letter' As I write this article I am very conscious of the fact that David Mouncer’s last service with us will take place in two days time on the 4th November. Thoughts of thanks to him and good wishes to the family are running through my mind. After this Sunday we will be in the period known as an interregnum which will last until a suitable clergy person can be found to take up the position of Rector of the Parish. The PCC has already been busy holding extra meetings to produce our ‘Parish Profile’, providing details of our churches and our requirements of a new Rector. We understand that Bishop Alastair is very keen for us to keep the interregnum to a short interval. We are also in the process of looking to appoint a new Minister at St. Peter’s. We are very pleased that St John’s Clergy, our Licensed Readers, Retired Church Army and Retired Clergy have made an added contribution to our service rotas up to the end of the year. In the New Year, however, there will be a slight change to our service patterns. Karen and I, your Church Wardens are in good spirit and we do hope that you will continue to support the churches in this difficult period of interregnum. I feel that God is in all of this. In the same way as he prunes the branches to improve the growth of fruit, he also shakes us about a bit to make us more focused on his work. I close with a reading from 1 Timothy 4:8-10: ‘Godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance (and for this we labour and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all people, and especially of those who believe.’ Bernard Blanksby From the December 2007 edition of the magazine

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