Page 11 - Moravian Messenger August 2021

Notices
Ockbrook School
It was with profound regret that the PEC, as Trustees of Ockbrook School, announced to the Synod, the proposed closure of Ockbrook School due to insolvency. The Trustees had considered a number of options to ensure long term viability,
however the
cost of loss
making which
continued to be
exacerbated by
the pandemic
was too high
and the school
closed on Friday 9th July 2021. Ockbrook School was a centre of education and witness for the Moravian Church for 222 years and we know that its legacy will be felt for many generations more. We would like to thank all those in the Ockbrook community who have supported the school during the past few difficult months and weeks, and to all the teachers and school staff who served Ockbrook School and its pupils with such distinction. We wish all former pupils, staff and parents our best for the future.
The Moravian Pilgrimage Committee is delighted to announce:
A Journey to Who We Are!
11th-14th September 2021
This is an opportunity to visit all of our congregations in the British Province over the course of four exciting days of discovery.
You are, therefore, cordially invited to come with us, either with us inperson in our minibus or electronically on t’internet!
We are also hoping to raise funds for Moravian Mission and Youth Work projects and so there would also be a chance to sponsor our adventure!
Thank you in advance for your support and if you are interested, then please contact us at patsy.holdsworth@moravian.org.uk or phill.battelle@outlook.com
Alternatively take a look at our sign-up page:
https://tinyurl.com/moravianpilgrim
Correction: the article, 'Fetter Lane Memories', on page 77 of the July issue of the Moravian Messenger was incorrectly attributed to Sr Sheila Mitchell but was actually written by Sr Libby Mitchell. Our apologies to both sisters.
From Church House
Provincial Diary for August
18 Moravian Union AGM 24-25 PEC Meeting
Congregational Register
Baptisms
16th May 2021 Remi James Belfast University Road 20th June 2021 Joel Ken Macartney
Belfast University Road
27th June 2021 Parker Kennedy
Confirmations
4th July 2021 Joshua Barr 4th July 2021 Anna Wray
Marriages
19th June 2021 Sheldon Richard Newman & Danielle Swain
Gracehill
Gracehill Gracehill
Fairfield
13 Manifestation of the of the Spirit at Herrnhut in 1727
10 Muharram/Islamic New Year - Muslim
21 The beginning of the Moravian Missions in 1732
22 Raksha Bandhan - Hindu
23 UNESCO International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
(www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/srd/ or https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/18)
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Dates to remember!