Well here goes! I’m really looking forward to a busy weekend of Dock-activity – lots going on at the TQ this weekend, and as always a warm welcome to anyone who wants to call in at any stage of this banquet of events:
First up, on Saturday it’s time to Meet The Neighbours again – first Saturday of every month, cookies, coffees, donuts, danishes, pastries, papers (the Saturday papers that is), lots of new faces, good craic and a warm welcome at the pop-up deckchair cafe at the base of the Arc apartments. Drop in any time from 11 – 1, or call by around 12 for the latest TQ gossip…
(And while I mention Meet The Neighbours, we’ll be doing a leaflet drop to all the Arc apartments tomorrow morning – if anyone wants to help spread the word, and get fit in the process (It’s really good exercise – it’s basically real-life step aerobics!), we’ll be meeting at the Kit model at the base of the apartments at 9:30am.)
Then on Saturday afternoon at 2pm we’ll be repairing to the luxurious surroundings of the Premier Inn (I know that sounds as if I’m being sarcastic, but honestly! It’s quite luxurious!) for Dock Book Group, this month looking at Thomas Merton’s autobiographical The Seven Storey Mountain, his own account of his journey from a life of wealth to a life of true richness in the unexpected surroundings of a Trappist monastery.
(So I do realise the irony – we’ll be talking about someone who has spurned earthly luxury while sitting on our comfy sofas and drinking cappuccinos – but a bit of dramatic irony never hurt anyone!) Everyone welcome at 2pm for chat, coffee, and that time-honoured book-group thing where you hope nobody finds out that you skim-read the last quarter of the book…
And then of course on Sunday at 3:33 it’s the Dock Walk – now steadily building in numbers as the Spring approaches, and always – always – full of a fascinating mix of people, denominations, backgrounds, perspectives and insights. I can’t think of a better way to spend Sunday afternoons…
So see you soon!