Aug 3rd Elliott preached. I think Steve Bickley had left IPC now for Proclamation Trust, a sudden and surprise move leaving us with no full time teaching elder.
10th Larry preached.
11th Discoverers.
17th I preached. Boys away on holiday.
19th Girls away on holiday.
21st Neil Richardson, rector of Greenford and Labour councillor visited as apologist for the homosexuality policy. I was later to tell him he was a false prophet saying,'Peace, peace' when there is no peace for he blessed homosexual unions. His politics and theology were polar opposites of mine but he wrote some touching romantic poetry each year.
24th I preached.
28th Jun back from Nigeria.
31st Digby James and family visited.
Sp 1st Session
4th Harry Greenway MP visited us. We became good friends. he encouraged me to join the Conservatives and then to stand as a councillor. He won the seat from Labour and kept it for three general elections only losing when Blair came to power. He had real Christian commitment. The only time he desired a three line whip was over Sunday trading.
7th Joe preached on giving. He showed us the OT tithe was actually 23.33% p.a.
8th Congregational meeting.
9th John into school.
10th Ruth Eatough visited.
12th Parents Action Group.
13th Stocktaking.
14th I preached. Pot luck. I did my signature dish as usual, tandoori chicken.
16th Seabers silver wedding at the Brentham Club.
21st I led. Raju preached.
23rd Tom and Jean Owens to dinner. Tom pastored Acton Baptist Church. He was succeeded by Jonathan Burrough who was the son of SUM missionaries and whose daughter Miriam was to marry our Jonathan. Tom retired to the Isle of Man. Before Nigeria he was a vet.
24th Larry's parents to dinner. he was a well to do dealer in agricultural equipment in Nebraska.
28th Larry preached.
30th Parents Action Group.
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