This Week's Announcements
July 15, 2010

Bee careful!!

Father Phil had a bad experience last week when he accidentally disturbed a bee’s nest and received several stings on his legs. He felt Ok at the time and continued walking the dog, but on his return home began to feel unwell, with itchy skin on his legs, and then a large swelling in his throat. Lucy recognized the signs of anaphylactic shock and rushed him to hospital (calling the police at the same time to say she was breaking the traffic laws in her hurry). The hospital was ready for them, sort of, but while he was waiting for some attention he collapsed, and then got all the attention he wanted. Anyway, adrenaline and other things brought him round but he had to stay for observation for some hours.

Now he has an Epipen against the possibility of a recurrence of this episode, but this is a warning to everyone to be very careful when stung by a bee or wasp, especially if you have a history of reacting badly to them.

He’s fine now, but it could have been very serious.

A royal experience -

For Mary Jane Tanton, who at four years of age was chosen to present flowers to the Queen Mother when she visited London in 1939. In 1959, 20 years later, she was chosen to present flowers to Queen Elizabeth on her visit to London (chosen because her great-great-grandfather was the first mayor of London). Recently, when the Queen and Prince Philip were in Toronto, Mary Jane went to Toronto with her daughters and granddaughters, the granddaughters carrying flowers which they hoped the Queen would accept. Well, she did, and spoke to them, much to everyone’s delight, so Mary Jane’s tradition continues.

This was reported in the Toronto Star (but not the London Free Press!) and a copy of the Star’s article is on the notice board in the Narthex.

Good news from Raquel

who has just been appointed as the rector of Christ Church in Fernie in the diocese of Keewatin, BC, effective the 1^st August. Please pray for her as she enters this next phase of her ministry.

Fernie is an up and coming sports area, especially winter sports, and gets a lot of snow!

This is our week to look after the Anglican Garden on Ann Street (West of Talbot, south of Oxford). If you have an hour to spare why not pop down there and pull a weed or two, or if it’s dry, take a watering can and sprinkle. Things are growing very well again this year.

There’s a Blood Donor Clinic here at the church on Saturday, 17^th July in All Saints Hall, from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm.