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they sell out. There will be a light supper included and the bar will be open with FROM THE AFFPUDDLE CHURCHWARDEN
real ale, fine wine and good range of other refreshments. With an opportunity to
get up and dance supper off for those who would like to, alternatively just sit back
relax and enjoy the evening.
Two, too, to, tu
Open gardens 2024. If I
haven’t spoken to you yet and Does your audio encoder have difficulty disseminating between close sounding
you’d like to offer to include words, (or are your hearing aid batteries running out)? What would it type if it
your garden then please let heard you say - “I’ve made a cup of tea and I’ve made you one too”?
me know. We would also like Some of you who know me know that I have a passion for Mendeleev’s periodic
to enlarge the organising table of the elements. It starts with hydrogen, No.1, which I’m sure you all know.
team to include a few people Relevant at the moment for batteries is Lithium which is No.3. But the feature
not on the hall committee and which interests me is that everything is in twos. The elements all have a nucleus
so if you’d like to be involved surrounded by electron shells. In each electron shell there are two electrons
in that I’d love to hear from (orbiting in opposite directions). If the electron shell doesn’t have two electrons it
you. We need to get the ball borrows one from a neighbouring atom. They form a bond which is either ionic or
rolling during September so as covalent.
to have everything organised Life can be compared with this. A husband and wife can share together. “I’ve
for a spectacular return to made you a cup too”. There are good loving times in a marriage, and children
open gardens. We are so can share this love. Same gender couples have the same affection, but they
privileged to live in the beauty we are surrounded by and to be able to share that can’t have children – yes, they can. I’m sure adopted children would reap the
with others whilst raising healthy funds is to good an opportunity to miss. Well that’s affection of such a family life. So, electron bonding can be ionic or covalent. So
what I tell Ali as she weeds the borders of the same weeds for the umpteenth time too can parenting.
this summer.
As a grandfather I am enjoying the development of my two grandsons. One is
It’s also a really good opportunity for the whole parish to come together work beginning to learn French. I hope he soon learns how the French have the
hard and celebrate equally as hard at the after event party. There are some advantage of the singular form of you “tu” is different from the plural “vous”. We
really exciting ideas already coming out of conversations for a great event so let’s don’t have that feature in English. We use the “polite” form of “you” for both
all get involved and make this one to remember. plural and singular. But the French also use “vous” in the polite context, and
Finally please don’t forget any event you’re organising where your lounge isn’t reserve “tu” for children, family, and friends.
quite big enough there’s the amazing facilities at your village hall available to hire Going back to Two’s, in Matthew 22:39 and Luke 10:27 Jesus says ‘Love God with
at some of the most competitive prices around for the facilities you get. Please all your heart and all your sole and with all your strength all your mind. And the
contact Angela Tozer, our booking secretary or download a booking form from second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets
the community website. hang on these two commandments.’ So, of the 10 commandments Jesus says
Stuart Chorley, Chairman Briantspuddle Village Hall that the first two are the most important.
Contact details Email schorley30@gmail.com Mobile 07818078191 Those of you who are not church goers know the difference between good and
bad. God represents goodness. This goodness or Godliness is in everyone’s mind –
Please note we no longer have a landline number so please don’t ring it we follow it. Further on in Luke’s Gospel they ask, “who is my neighbour ?” The answer
won’t hear it is - everyone. Even people you don’t get on with, or who annoy you, or cause you
problems.
It would be nice to have a word like the French “tu” so that we can demonstrate
neighbourly affection.
Mike Menzies michael.menzies@talk21.com

Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle website: www.briantspuddle.info Church Warden, Lay Worship Leader, St Laurence Church
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