- ursulafg
- Sep 17
The heady heat of our VE/VJ Day concert in June, which was the
last subject of this column, seems so long ago now, but what
have we at St Leonard’s done over the summer? We have sung
hymns followed by a Pimm’s, welcomed Yin-Yin to her first
Communion service and, following on from James’s article, I
used AI to talk on “The Good Samaritan” – it took just 3 seconds
to spill onto my page! Time saver and game changer for a busy
person like me! Well, Clare in her next talk showed me the error
of my ways – who knew that so much water is used in cooling
the AI machines? I repented and returned to a Sherfield, human
and more humorous approach the next time, so the
churchwardens are now back on a firm footing once again!
Our season has changed and, as the Hampshire scenery changes
from summer to autumn, we welcome some rain to fill the rivers
and green up our grass. At church we continue in “Ordinary
Time”, the period from Trinity Sunday in June to Advent Sunday
in November or early December, but how can what surrounds
us in Sherfield English ever be considered ordinary? The harvest
has been much talked about this year and St Leonard’s
congregation will no doubt discuss the trials and tribulations of
the weather and yields, during the Ploughman’s Lunch after our
11 a.m. Harvest Festival service on 21st September. All are
welcome to join us and lunch costs only £5 per person, but
please do pre-book.
Julia Noble, St Leonard’s Churchwarden
