In my prob's appointment I found a filing cabinet drawer containing nothing but
a good-sized collection of NCH collecting boxes.
Rev. Martin Williams
'Seashells'
4A Rampside
Barrow-in-Furness
LA13 0PY
Email - martin.williams@xxxxxxxxxx
Landline - 01229 877882
Mobile - 07484 816555 (NOT a smart phone)
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From: methmins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <methmins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf
of John Barnett <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 02 August 2021 08:40
To: methmins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <methmins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [methmins] Re: What have you found in a Manse?
Along with lists of members and suggestions for priority visits I used to leave
a complete set of maps of all the places covered by the churches in my pastoral
charge, showing hard to find locations like members' farms. I would also leave
ecumenical contact details, like Churches Together and fraternals, and other
hopefully useful bits of information like hospital visiting hours.
It would be handy if Methodism were to publish guidelines on information to be
passed on when a minister leaves; it can make such a difference to the incoming
one. Perhaps it does now, but I can't remember receiving any kind of "official"
instructions or suggestions in the past.
John Barnett
On 01 August 2021 at 10:58 raygarfoot <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Can anyone beat dog poo all over the garden and a flea infested living room
carpet? That was in the olden days of 1985, but in 1999 our front bedroom
smelt of dog wee for ages. And yet in a couple of my manses there were no
pastoral records with lists of members to be seen.
Raymond Garfoot.
