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INTERVIEWER |
TRICIA |
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How long have you attended St Andrew's? |
4 years |
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What do you do? |
Retired
teacher |
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What church activities are you involved in? |
I'm a
Reader, sing in the choir and help organise Voices Raised! our
junior choir |
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What are your five favourite things? |
Mozart,
singing, Terry Pratchett's Disc World novels, France, a glass of
wine in the garden with friends |
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Can you describe a book you read recently in one sentence? |
'Forsaking
the Family' by Simon Parke - looks at Jesus' attitude to family
relationships (through both blood relationships and the wider
community). I took it on holiday and couldn't put it down. |
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What is your favourite television programme? |
The one
programme for which I would switch on the TV is 'Countdown' |
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If you could have lunch with two well known people, who would you
invite? |
Desmond Tutu
for his enjoyment of life and Matt Dawson for his enthusiasm for
life |
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What is one of the most important things you have learned in
life so far? |
We should
worrying so much about "things" and think more about people |
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Why is your Christian faith important to you? |
It would
leave a gaping hole in my life if I lost it - I would be like a
ship adrift on the ocean |
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How does your faith affect the way in which you live your life
day to day? |
I try to
start each day with God, through Bible reading and prayer, so
that hopefully I will see him in the faces of the people I meet
during the day |
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What is special about St. Andrew's for you? |
The people: their
warmth and friendliness
The music: the
breadth and depth from old and new |
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If you could say one thing to someone thinking of coming to St.
Andrew's for the first time, what would it be? |
Come with an
open mind and be prepared to enjoy it (don't worry if you don't
understand everything that's going on) |
