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A few weeks ago, I mentioned in a homily and in last week's newsletter about working with a local charity called Better Together to start a Community Cafe here at St Teresa's.  We are hoping that July is going to be a sensible time to open and see how things go from there.

There are a few things we need to do in preparation for starting the Community Cafe the first one being getting the kitchen ready for inspection by the Council so we can use it to prepare food and drinks.  It's been over a year since anything has happened in that kitchen and it's the current home of all the PPE which our Hospitality Team use so it needs a bit of love!

As we approach the Spring, I hope we might be able to have spring clean!  Obviously, we have to find a way of doing this in a socially distanced way (windows and doors open, not working close too each other) but there are few things that need sorting.  If you have time, opportunity, and would help out in serving our parish there's plenty to do!  Here's the beginning of a list:

Kitchen - really needs a sort out and a clean.  We might need a shopping list for the cafe like matching mugs!
Office - has our old office furniture which is free to good homes or will need dismantling and taking to the tip.  We are going to store the tables and chairs in that area for now.
Books - The last few bits from the old CAFOD stall need going and a sort through the spiritual reading library (which might not have known exists!)
Choir Loft - needs a good sort out of things that are no longer needed, or have been stored just in case it comes in handy.
Church - the benches get a lot of cleaning but cobwebs are appearing.  The statues could do with a dust and Stations of the Cross straightening!
Grounds - We have had our hedges tidied up but if you some of the weeds are beginning to poke through

If something takes your fancy that you can help with, or if there's something you think needs a little tidying, get in touch and let me know.  We can start to plan a few dates and times so that we do this safely.

A very big word of thanks to those who come and help clean throughout the year and a word of encouragement to us all to help make our church and site beautiful and welcoming to everyone who comes to St Teresa's.

Hope, pray, don't worry!

Fr Michael

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