LETTUCE

totally excellent service this morning

Our Sunday morning service at PnB was . . .
. . . a great success! A great idea from Clive to do a giant advent calendar with the readings and symbols of the Christmas story emerging little by little. Three shepherds wearing sunglasses to ward off the dazzling light of the angelic host was a highlight for me . . . as Anne was one of the people who went up to open a giant cardborad box with a number 18 on it and in it was a groovy ( not!) pair of sunglasses to wear.

The whole service was great fun with several 'stomping' carols led by the music group. The wooden floor of the Scout Hut in which we meet is great for such stomping hymns, songs and carols.

I have a copy of Joseph bin David's tax notice - as produced by Clive. Will hopefully be able to scan it in later.

I was sorry I did not get new batteries for Anne's camera so as to be able to show you an image of the whole thing.

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PaulandBarny J Team Traffik Stop

Above are only a few of the group: Dan, Karen, Anita Matthews from CMS and Colin

A number of us a PaulandBarny's Church were shocked by the imprisonment of young girls from eastern Europe in a local 'massage parlour' brothel where they were forced into the sex trade. The gang running the operation are now serving long gaol terms.
Ways to stop this abuse is to create awareness of the problem and begin to break the trafficking of people.

The youth group at P&B wanted to do something to raise awareness and they are creating three events.
Free For All on 6th January 2007 with CMS and BigInTent drama, music and story
Performance art in March
Visual art exhibition later int he year in Birmingham city centre

the story and account is at
http://traffikstop.blogspot.com/2006/12/nov-29th-meeting.html

http://traffikstop.blogspot.com/

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