Harvest Festival Donations

 

David Collyer, President of the Berwick & District Benevolent Society, invited me to join him when he attended the Cardinia Presbyterian Church on Sunday 28 April, for their Harvest Festival service.  

 

I am guessing there was around 20 maybe 30 people at the Church and we were made to feel welcome.  I felt like I was in a very rural old fashioned Church and it was great.  It was the Harvest Festival and I could see a table in front of us all with all kinds of groceries and vegetables on it and under it. 

 

When we got to the end of the Church Service, David was called upon to take all the gifts that the people had brought for the Berwick & District Benevolent Society.  David together with a couple of other gentlemen loaded all the food into David’s car.

 

In the meantime, I was asked to come up to the front of the Church where a gentleman told me he was going to give me cheques and cash that people belonging to the Church were giving to the Benevolent Society.  All of this was put into a large envelope which I put into my handbag and later gave to David.  The donations totaled $1,500.

 

Then the ladies put on a very nice morning tea.  All handmade fruit cakes and little tarts etc.  I was offered tea or coffee and everyone there made me feel most welcome.

 

I believe the parishioners are farming people who have lived in the district for many years.  I thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone and at the same time I was amazed how kind and giving they all were. 

 

David was able to go to Casey North Community Information and Support Service (CNCISS) taking all the wonderful gifts. which would be handed out in the community to people who needed support.

 

I am now looking forward to visiting once more with David towards the end of this year, when the Cardinia Church will once again hold a Christmas Service.