Yet another club luncheon meeting at the Cleddau Bridge Hotel on Tuesday, April 3, was enjoyed by a majority attendance the ever-growing membership.

It being Easter time, the guest speaker was Rev. Hugh John Wilson, a priest from Milford Haven.

Hugh John took as his theme 'Ministerial Mishaps' of the religious variety, rather than the more prevalent political ones!

His talk, although totally respectful, was well laced with droll humour and his delivery of the more serious aspect of his ministry was well received by members.

He talked of inappropriate choices of hymns at the crematorium services, such as 'Ashes to ashes', as well as ballads at the graveside and in church, which included 'Another one hits the dust' and 'Goodbye, Goodbye, We wish you all a last Goodbye'.

He mentioned his free-fall parachute jump over Swansea for charity, which was reported by a journalist of philistine disposition, as a 'Leap of faith'.

He regaled his audience with many stories relating to his calling, which met with much enjoyment and laughter.

Any lapsed Christian church or chapel-goer contemplating a return to the faith, would benefit greatly from Hugh John and his ministry, to be found at Christchurch in Priory Road, Milford Haven, also at the tiny Methodist Chapel, Pembroke Ferry, Pembroke Dock.

Members who had family Bibles at home were asked if they were soiled from dust accumulated over the years or needed a spring clean of their well-thumbed pages. Those remarks caused at least one member to feel a trifle shamefaced by thoughts regarding that meaningful mention.

Hugh John continued with many texts taken from the Bible, easily recognised in modern day usage. There were many references to cricket 'Bowled by Grace' and 'Lillies in the field', as well as to health, as when 'Moses took the tablets and went into the wilderness'.

He went on to speak of misinterpretations of parts of the bible by children; Of the first commandment as being ordered by Eve, when she told Adam to 'eat the apple' and that 'the Epistles were the wives of the Apostles' and many more.

Church notice boards were a treasure of humorous notices he told members, those that were still awake anyway. Sometimes there appeared serious and thought-provoking ones too. One read "CH__CH – What is missing? Answer UR" That gave one or two of us pause for thought.

Many other stories too were also thought provoking. Among them, one particularly poignant story, a true one from Northern Ireland. A job applicant was asked his faith and replied that he was Jewish. 'Ah', enquired his questioner, 'Are you a Catholic Jew or a Protestant one?' Need one say more?

The vote of thanks was given by member Stan Monsen, a former (lay person) Moderator of The Presbyterian Church in Wales. He remarked on the worldwide upsurge in the Christian church, with individuals flocking to take up the faith. It was to be hoped that our turn will come in Great Britain so we should ready ourselves for that time RU ready to be reunited too?

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