FIPPENNYFIPPENNY NEWSNEWS The Parish Magazine of St. Andrew’s Church Okeford Fitzpain e 30p THE OKEFORD BENEFICE serving the parishes of:- St. Nicholas, Child Okeford: St Paul, Hammoon: St. Nicholas, Manston: St Andrew, Okeford Fitzpaine: Church of the Holy Rood , Shillingstone. In the Blackmore Vale Deanery of Salisbury Diocese . The Ministry Team Licensed Lay Minister - Mrs Sue le Riche - 01258 861830 Email:
[email protected] (Off duty Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) During the Vacancy all enquiries relating to Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals should in the first instance be directed to Sue le Riche St Andrew’s Okeford Fitzpaine. Churchwarden Mrs Zoë Goddard 01258 861046 Church Mrs Carol Landricombe 01258 860858 Treasurer P.C.C. Mrs Zoë Goddard 01258 861046 Secretary Closing time & date for copy is 5.00pm on the 20th of the month . 2 I have ‘retired’ three times! First from education, next from running a Diocesan Retreat House, and then 3 years ago, from ministry. Not a rec- ord, perhaps, but retirement suggests slippers and leisurely cups of tea in the garden. Why doesn’t it work like that in reality? I still seem to be happily busy – taking services, occupied with voluntary work, singing in choirs, taking music lessons, and having a wonderful social life! But there is a cautionary note. A recent health scare caused me to con- sider – as one frequently does at a certain age – my own mortality. Death holds no perils, but I’m just not ready for it yet, so I thought I’d write my- self a letter and share it with you, as you may be in the same situation.