Monday 25th May 2020

There is a wonderful moment in Downton Abbey when, at dinner in the big house, the family are talking of their plans and one of the younger members talks of the 'weekend'.  The old Dowager Countess chokes on the soup and asks, in that wonderfully imperious way of hers, 'what's a weekend'?! Obviously  a new, and vulgar term, to those for whom every day felt a little like a 'holiday'!

Well, I'm beginning to have similar feelings myself in that a friend asked me on Friday what I'd be up to today, on the Bank Holiday?  I confess it had completely passed me by that it was a Bank Holiday as the days seem to be 'morphing' into each other at the moment.  I regularly find myself asking Rachel what day of the week it is!  Anyway - Happy Bank Holiday Monday!

Let me just share with you a couple of things that have come my way;

Celia mentioned to me the plans that St Paul's have for a national memorial (sponsored by The Prince of Wales) for all who have died in the Pandemic.  It is both a physical and a virtual tribute and she writes:

 It is the first British Memorial to all the precious people who have died from Covid.  There will be  a memorial plus an On Line Book where you can leave a message and put on a photo.  It is called ‘Remember Me’ and you can find it on rememberme2020.uk. 

 

Prince Charles is quoted as saying the lockdown had made the loss of a loved one ‘all the more agonising painful’ and ‘For too many among us, this has brought tragedy and heartbreak.’

Whilst one of our Elders, Hazel, has reminded us that during these days of Lock Down when it's difficult for us to give to the Chiltern Food Bank there is a 'donate' button on their website that will help them buy food for others on our behalf:

https://chiltern.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-money/

I hope, on this Bank Holiday, that you will know the blessing and joy of God in all you do.

Ian