As you come into church Sunday by Sunday have you ever wondered who the cheerful,
helpful people staffing the Welcome Table are? Well, they are members of the Home
Mission Committee, there to greet you, answer questions and generally to be helpful.
And that is one of the visible tasks undertaken by the Committee but there are others.

At Christmas and Easter, cards are delivered to every house in the parish, as is a
welcome letter in September detailing the services and all activities in the Church
premises. The designs for the cards are chosen by the Committee and this can be quite
time-consuming as first of all designs must be found. Then it is usually over to Diane to
juggle with the format, verify the wording and dispatch the original to the printer.
(Thank you, Diane). When the cards are collected and bundled up for distribution, the
Committee members sit back with fingers crossed in the hope that the good folk of the
congregation will uplift all the bundles. If not, (un)willing horses cover several districts!

A fairly recent, and increasingly popular, part of congregational life is the serving of coffee
every Sunday after the service. The Committee draws up a rota of people ‘in charge’
who organise their own teams and we are all very grateful to those people.

The highlight of the year is the annual Mince Pie Sunday just before Christmas which is
organised by the Committee who shop for all the goodies and decorate the tables to be
a little bit special. One of our members keeps a watchful eye on the mince pies to
ensure that you are not faced with plates of cinders. (Thank you, Graham).

The Committee also takes over coffee duty when the united service with our two
neighbouring churches is held in the Reid. Help with serving coffee is always welcome –
have a word with our friendly Welcome Table people.

Come to coffee. Admire your cards.

Margaret Cochran, Convenor