MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT WEEKEND 2009

On the 14th March nine couples set out for Wortelgat on the banks of the Stanford Lagoon, for our annual Marriage Enrichment Weekend. The beauty and peaceful environment is a wonderful setting to leave the stress of life at home.

This is a weekend where couples are given a certain amount of input and are then given the time to speak to each other about how they feel about certain aspects of their marriage, as well as to share ideas with other couples. At no time is anyone placed in a position to share information which they do not wish to share.

During the weekend there are many moments of fun and laughter, feeling special and just bringing an awareness of what it is that makes your marriage special. The weekend is designed for couples in a good relationship – not for those who are trying to overcome problems. The weekend is led by Philip and Brenda Buckland.

"What a memorable time we spent at the Marriage Enrichment Week-end. Both Jack and I enjoyed it so much and reminis with gratefulness and a warm heart.

We were in Philip and Brenda's so considerate and loving care. The catering and ambience set by Wendy and Reg are not to be outdone. Petrus and Shani, our guest speakers, gave talks that were  well received and gave us much food for thought.
 
We had lots of fun together,with serious thoughts and talks. There was never a threat to our privacy.
The atmosphere was so positive and full of expectations.
 
We returned home with depth to our relationship,
reminded of what brought us together,
reminded of what binds us together,
reminded of what great future still lies ahead of us,
reminded of how great God is ,who cares for us.
 
We wish and pray that each married couple of any age would attend a Marriage Enrichment week-end.”
 
With love and thanks
Jack and Bi Colvin

            


TRACKATHON

Our annual Trackathon on Saturday 23 May 2009 saw about 28 people sewing in the hall, with several visitors from other churches. We will need more sewers next year! We finished just over 140 tracksuits on the day, plus another 135 at home afterwards, making a whopping 275!

Some were made specially for a school in Athlone. Some were made for two crèches in Nomzamo and Asanda Village. The rest were given to Helderberg Hospital, who were extremely grateful, as they are always short of clothes for their patients who are discharged.

Thanks to Andy and Sylvia Loughton for the delicious pizza's and freshly baked rolls for lunch! Thanks to Brian Wood and Andrew Fair for keeping our spirits up. Huge thanks to all those who cut out, sewed, made eats and served food and tea, and for the wonderful cash donations received from many people in the congregation.