Sea Sunday

On Sunday 13th July, “Sea Sunday” was enthusiastically celebrated at St Nicholas on Thorney. The day before, the team had dressed the inside of the church in flags, an anchor, lanterns, and all sorts of “nauticalia” to set the scene including a net full of colourful fish designed and made by St John’s Friday Youth Fellowship group. During the service, led by Padre Paul, readings of storms and shipwrecks, poems and prayers and sea songs were accompanied by ukulele, recorder, harmonica and a tambourine. The role of the “Mercy Ships” was highlighted for whom a generous retiring collection was dedicated. There was a good turnout including new faces, and a jolly time was had by all.

Eternal Father strong to save
Whose arm has bound the restless wave
Who bids the mighty ocean deep
It's own appointed limits keep
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in Peril on the sea