Wet Your Whistle

'Wet Your Whistle' is a 'drop-in' with a difference!  We meet on the first and third Wednesday afternoons, from 2pm, and usually some 30 to 40 people are there, mainly elderly folk from the local area.  Lifts to the church are provided.  The programme is simple -  arrive about 2, have a cup of tea, look at the bric-a-brac stalls, have a chat.   About 3, Roger gives his 'Thought for the Day', which is a straightforward comment on a topical subject, with a Christian 'flavour'.  This is followed by another cup of tea, and more chat.  The afternoon finishes about 4, and they all queue up for lifts home!

The Team is mainly staffed by members of the Lancaster house group, who enjoy doing this piece of practical service.  There are special events, too - a sit-down tea at Christmas, Easter and Harvest, and outings to Mulberry House and Tiptree/Inworth garden centre.  In July we are planning a 'Songs of Praise'  Sunday evening.

This is a 'bridging' activity - non-threatening, and not 'preachy', but demonstrating Christ's love in practical ways.  Some of our members have started coming to church, and we believe some good seed is being sown  There is a pastoral dimension too, in that some members have had time in hospital, and we have visited them, and brought encouragement in their time of sickness.

'Wet Your Whistle'  is an established part of the church programme, and plays a significant part in the lives of its members.  It is much appreciated by all.