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H H - Heaven Continued
Bob Forrest continues to provide you with his personal
thoughts for your spiritual well being using the alphabet as
his guide.
In the 1920's, Charlie Gregory was the Sunday School Superintendent
at the Eastcote Methodist Church. He was a good man. He was a
master baker by trade or profession. He lived to a ripe old age.
One day, he was sitting on his favourite chair in front of
the fire - and he just died. When his daughter came into the
room a little while later, she could not help noticing the expression
on his face. He looked as though he had seen something quite
wonderful, some glimpse of the glory to be experienced in the
next world. There was just time for this vision to be imprinted
in his features in one last brief flicker of life.
There will be glory in heaven - God's glory. It will be all
pervading. Everything will be glorious, grass greener than it
is on earth and flowers more sweetly scented. Of course, they
will not be real flowers. They will be spiritual flowers but
clearly recognisable as flowers. Then in heaven there will be
men and women, not men and women of flesh and blood, but spirits
of men and women, clearly recognisable so that they can be known
and loved by the people who had known and loved them here on
earth.
What a welcome home that will be.
ICN And The Partially Sited
It has come to our attention that a number of our partially
sighted readers are having some difficulty reading the articles
in our magazine. The colour print was changed to black to try
and aid this problem. We would wish to increase the print size,
but to do this would mean a substantial decrease in the amount
of copy, and the Forthcoming Events, that can be published. To
increase the number of pages, and thereby enlarge the print size
without loss of copy, is beyond our means financially. However,
there are one or two suggestions that might be of help to readers
having a problem solely because of the print size.
Most Record Offices, and The Society of Genealogists, sell a
flexible, plastic, magnifying sheet size 10" x 7"
or near A4 that will make the reading of small print very
much easier. The Public Records Office, at Kew, sells
them in its bookshop for £1.99. I suspect that The Family
Records Centre and The London Metropolitan Archives
charge about the same price. Closer to hand, but more expensive
at £4.50, Eye Design Opticians in lower Ruislip
High Street sell them. Other opticians may do so too.
Held, in one hand, at a height of just 4" above our magazine,
its character size becomes at least four times the normal font.
Entire articles can be read without the need to move the magnifier
across the page. It may be that local branches of the RNIB might
be able to assist. Possibly Hillingdon Social Services can advise,
or maybe Hillingdon Family History Society (see Forthcoming Events).
Even one's hospital eye clinic may have these sheets available.
Another possibility for any partially sighted reader owning a
computer, with Internet access, is to log on to our website where
the magazine, and much more besides, is available online. If
one has a screen size over 14" the text should be much easier
to read than in the paper version. One can enlarge the font size
too.
Our apologies for not being able to enlarge the magazine print
size, in its current format, but we do hope that the suggestions
provided might help.
If you know someone who is partially sighted and unable to purchase
their own plastic magnifier, then perhaps you could be a good
neighbour and get one for them.
Editor
Two Special U.R.C. Festival Events
On Saturday June 12th there will be a Forecourt
Sale at the U.R.C. at 10 a.m. running to 1 p.m., with stalls
of cakes, books, plants, toys and games, sideshows and refreshments.
Something for everybody, so don't miss it!
On Sunday June 20th following the Festival Service of Thanksgiving,
members of the congregation will adjourn to the Rectory garden
for a Garden Party. Tickets (for the party!) need to be obtained
in advance from either St Giles' or the U.R.C. Adults £5
including food, soft drinks and a glass of wine, U16s £2.50.
Swing & Sway
St Giles' Church Hall - THURSDAY 3RD JUNE - 8.30 p.m. to
11 p.m.
LIVE SWING BAND featuring The Cyril Bevan Quartette and Guests
Tickets in Advance Only £5 single, £8 double from
Brian Evans Tel: 01895 678347
or Linda Varley Tel: 01895 851773
Bring your own drinks.
Parish Pump
Receipt is acknowledged, with grateful thanks, of the following
donations towards the cost of I.C.N.: Mrs Hedgeland from
France, extremely generous donation from Ickenham Churches Women's
Group.
Copy for the July edition should be with me by 13th
June.
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