Par Parish News: 

The Music Evening in the Gott Hall was a resounding success.  Fr Derek and the Tuesday night music workshop group entertained with songs, mostly    familiar to everyone.  A varied range of genre, with Blues, Country and   Western, Pop through the ages and Gospel Music, had everyone foot tapping and singing along with them.  Each of the musicians had a solo part in the    repertoire either singing or playing their instruments. It is a mixed group of singers, guitarists and percussionists who all enjoy making music together.   They meet at 6.30pm on a Tuesday night in the Bishop Gott Memorial Hall and all are welcome to join them, a musical instrument is not necessary.     During the interval refreshments were served and thanks to the generosity of church members,  a sumptuous savoury buffet with delicious cakes were much enjoyed by all.  Donations from the evening with the Raffle, amounted to £303.  Thank you to all who supported the event in any way. 

  

On 22nd September our Lay Pastoral Ministers attended a celebration service at St Petroc’s Church in Bodmin led by the Archdeacon of Bodmin Kelly   Betteridge.   During the service new Lay Pastoral Ministers and Worship Leaders were called to the front and commissioned and each given a holding cross to take with them into their new ministry.  The serving Lay Pastoral Ministers were then called to stand and together we renewed our promises to serve our parishes and were re-commissioned.  Di, Lorna, Ruth Jill and Anne were very pleased to welcome Jane Jeffries Jones to our Pastoral Team at Par.  It was good also to be there to support the new Pastoral Ministers from Charlestown and Kate and Gwilym from St Blazey who were commissioned as Worship Leaders.   

Harvest Thanksgiving will be held at on Sunday 6th  October at 10am at  St Mary’s and as in  previous years all gifts received will be given to the  St Austell  FoodBank.    

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