Scattering
• Mark Taylor
Once again, there were no teaspoons. Since Gracie made wind chimes, we had all been plucking teabags with our fingers. Everyone in the house was heatproof now at index finger and thumb, except for Adam, who bought a single teaspoon from the loose box at the hospice charity shop and
A thank-you for the church harvest festival volunteers who decorate the altar steps, bake the harvest loaf, run the supper and drive the tins to the food bank on Monday. The produce on the altar steps or the wheatsheaf loaf on the font as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.
A thank-you for the churchwardens who unlock the church, chase the roof repairs, read the insurance letters and stand at the door every Sunday. The wardens' staves at the end of the back pew or the great iron key on its hook as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.
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A thank-you for the altar servers, crucifers and acolytes who arrive early every Sunday to light the candles, carry the cross and lead the procession. The processional cross held high or the albs on their pegs in the vestry as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.
A thank-you for the churchyard mowing volunteers who turn up on Saturday mornings with mowers, strimmers and rakes to keep the paths clear and the graves tended. The striped grass between the old stones or the row of mowers by the shed as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.
A thank-you for the church treasurer and the collection counters who count the Sunday offering in pairs, bank it on Monday and keep the accounts so the lights stay on. The vestry table after the count or the closed ledger as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.
A thank-you for the Messy Church volunteers who set out the craft tables, mop up the glitter, cook the shared meal and help families explore a Bible story together. The craft table before the doors open or the hall after the clear-up as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.
A thank-you for the church hall bookings secretary who keeps the diary, hands over the keys, sorts out double bookings and locks up after every party and group. The closed bookings diary beside the hall keys or the swept hall with stacked chairs as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.
👁️ I feel like a man possessed this morning
