It’s always a
great joy to welcome back to St Paul’s past members who now live far away.
There were two this Sunday. One was Steve Carter, who was previously one of our
Readers, who had also been prominent in the diocese as Secretary of the Readers’
Council and a lecturer on the Readers’ Course.
Steve undertook
an important leadership role at St Paul’s, during the interregnum before the
appointment of the Revd Simon Harvey as vicar in 2003.
Steve still has
family and friends who live in Leicester, but now lives in Devizes in Wiltshire
and recently finished working with the Barnabas Fund, which encourages support
for persecuted Christians across the world. He is now undertaking a research
degree at Bristol Baptist Theological College and feels that God may be leading
him into theological education.
We wish him well
in his studies and in his duties at his home church, Devizes Baptist Church.
Also present at
our service today was Sandra Hayward. Sandra led the first Music Group at St
Paul’s. She was noticing with interest the various changes that have been made
since her time. We hope that she was happy that we have continued with the fine
tradition that she set.
It was lovely to
meet them both and look forward to their next visits.
