June 14th
It was the last meeting of the summer and we were in the mood for a celebratory picnic!
The singing of the chorus “You’re the Author of creation” was joyous as was the rendering of one of my favourites “Be still for the presence of the Lord”
A marvellous display of miniature figures reflected in a mirror, formed the backdrop to a display representing the feeding of the 5000.
Alex introduced the retelling of the story, in a small group roleplay.
Prayers and reflection followed and Alex introduced the activities.
Lyn explained about the fish collage, Vicky the cross-stitch key rings, and Alison the modelling activity of loaves and fish to add to the models. Other activities were charcoal drawing of a still life picnic scene, prayerful knitting and creative writing.
The cross-stitch activity was delicate and beautifully completed by several of our group. It looked simple, but nimble fingers and good eyesight were essential, as well as concentration.
There was lively chatter from the collage group, who knitted or stuck fish onto a collage background of water. Tissue paper, fabrics buttons and wool were on hand. One quote from the morning was “What I enjoy is conversations and all the chat as we do the craft”
The modelling group were a little quieter but had intense discussions – including the size of fish in lake Galilee! – as they concentrated on miniature baskets, bread and fish.
The still life scene was beautifully capture by ladies who refused to be called artists.
As always, we also had the creative writing corner. You can read some of their work on the Creative Writing pages.
We gathered at the end of the morning to share our experiences; both the joys and the difficulties, and we were delighted to be joined at that point by David New.
We learned a new version of a song about 5000 hungry folk; requiring fast finger actions! Such fun. The sung blessing was shared.
Then we adjourned to the quiet garden for sandwiches, fruit, cakes and scones and cream.
We were all well fed and so said farewell until September.
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The next meeting is on Tuesday September 14th with coffee from 9.30.
Please come and join us, but do check this site or our Facebook page before your journey to make sure the session is not cancelled!