Women's Fellowship

Women's Fellowship - Reverend Andrew Brazier

I promised the Women's Fellowship that I would write something about them. In part because I think they are an undervalued part of our community, and in part because of how much I enjoy attending the meetings.

It is a great privilege to be invited to the group, but there are two features of the meeting that I particularly enjoy.  Firstly I don't lead all of it.  I get to worship with everyone else first, and then, feeling very special, I am called to the front as the guest speaker.  Then second is the character of the meeting.  As you stand to speak you realise you are facing the combined wisdom of some of the churches strongest supporters and some of its most opinionated members.  The discussion and debates are lively and animated and I usually go away with lots to think about.  It’s a good model for how church services should be!

Here though is a challenge.  I thought this would be an easy article to write.  I thought 'I'll just look up a bit of history on the WF, add on my bit about my personal experience of it, and hey presto it would be done.'  Well there was a big hole in the plan.  I have looked up WF stuff all over the place and can't find any reference to its history.  Oh I have found out that you can join a WF in nearly every church anywhere from Aberdeen to Wyoming and I could probably tell you what times they are on.  I can certainly tell you what fantastic work they do, the charities they support, and how in many places they provide a safe space for some very vulnerable people.  So please could someone tell me where I can read, or would someone like to write me a history of the WF?

It is hard to imagine a church without the WF and quietly they contribute to so many aspects of church life. Displays at harvest festival, charitable giving, and of course the growing idea (if that isn't too much of a pun) of memorial plants in the garden.  The list of guest speakers they attract is pretty impressive too.

In conclusion all I can say is that every time I've been to WF I've learnt something. I come away feeling that I'm a little better prepared for ministry. 

So to all at WF, thank you and keep up the good work.

ALL WOMEN - ALL AGES - ALL WELCOME

14:30 - 15:30 every Tuesday afternoon

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