by Julie Turner | May 9, 2010 | How We Got Here
As a French teacher (when I’m not blogging about St Mark’s!), I adore languages and love learning new words. This week, though, I’ve had to learn about words which were all too familiar to me, but not in the context I was hearing them.Someone...
by Julie Turner | May 9, 2010 | How We Got Here
We have been exceptionally fortunate in having many skilled church people who have brought a number of years of expertise to the work being done at St Mark’s. They have worked tirelessly since February and their efforts mean that the building looks completely...
by Julie Turner | May 9, 2010 | How We Got Here
Each Saturday begins with a hot drink and a look at the ‘jobs’ list’ on the board in the main hall. This was the latest jobs’ list:The main work done throughout the week involved the removal of a window in the community hall in order to create...
by Julie Turner | May 9, 2010 | How We Got Here
Electrical work has been going on this week in the main hall. When we arrived in the building, there was just one single socket to work from:This week, additional sockets have been fitted and wired in. We have a number of double sockets along every wall.The advantage...
by Julie Turner | May 6, 2010 | How We Got Here
Today is a General Election in England and many people (myself included!) have mixed feelings about that. On the one hand, people know that choosing a government is an important task and that the right to vote is a privilege that has been hard earned over the years....
by Julie Turner | May 2, 2010 | How We Got Here
Volunteers from the church have been working tirelessly on getting things ready at St Mark’s. Nonetheless, it’s not all work, as the pictures below show!