b'Our Patron A message from Lord HalifaxGarrowby is a benefice which has communityThis sense of community goes beyond the at its heart.In each of the five villages theimmediate locality of the five parishes.church is there for everybody, regardless ofWe welcome visits from other church or special whether they attend services regularly.Bothinterest groups, taking seriously the impetus through worship, through offering time andembodied in the Malines Conversations of opportunities for prayer and reflection, offeringbringing people together. There are social pastoral support and providing the impetus forinitiatives too such as Food Bank Collections to social activities which bring people together, theoffer practical support to those suffering financial church is at the centre of the local community. hardship.This provides a perfect opportunity for the church itself to grow as well as fostering aThis is the vision we should like a new commitment to giving, to helping and supportingincumbent to share, a vision which offers scope others. for growth both within and beyond the churches themselves, a vision which will bring us closer as we strive together to Live Christs Story in a world which has never felt in greater need of Gods healing presence.Page 38'