Happy Second Birthday to the Family Groups in St Mary's Ipswich!

Congratulations to the Family Groups in St Mary's Parish, Ipswich who have just celebrated their second birthday!  And many thanks to John Cassidy for sending us the following report and pictures of their party:- 

"Not even a cold, foggy, wet November Saturday could dampen the spirits of the huge crowd (from 88 year old Horace to a quartet of one year old's)  that flocked to St Mary's, Ipswich.  They had come to celebrate the second birthday of our Family Groups.  All arrived clutching a plate of food (sweet or savoury) resulting in a wonderful array of deliciously different dishes from more than a dozen nations of the World.  Fr John Warrington, our Parish Priest, in his prelude to the opening prayer, expressed his joy at the growth of Family Groups in our Parish.  With great delight, and surrounded by excited children, he cut the cake and our three hour celebration began.  Yes, we have reached the age of two but we are just 'toddlers'.  Like all toddlers we have found our feet and are running about full of life.  We're keenly aware though, that we have much to learn from our older 'siblings' around the country and still need encouragement from our 'parents' in OZ."

 Chris Robertson and the Family Groups from St Bernadette's Parish, Scunthorpe are running a workshop on 'Building Family Groups' as part of the Diocese of Nottingham's Families and Faith Resource Day on Saturday 22nd November. For more information and to book a place please telephone: 0115 9539841 or email: formation@nrcdt.org