Holy Trinity Church in Malvern hosted a special festive ‘Messy Vintage’ service, with people coming to sing carols, create a Christmas card and enjoy refreshments together.
LLM and Anna Chaplain Eileen Tomlin has been leading Messy Vintage in Malvern since Christmas 2021, initially in St Matthias and now in Holy Trinity. The service always follows the same format with a craft interspersed with well known hymns or carols and a simple Christian message. The whole service lasts around an hour, with the toddler group which meets in the hall next door joining in for a song at the end. Everyone then stays for tea and cake.
Eileen said: “We have a number of regular people who come, the oldest being over 100! They come from different churches and some travel quite a way to be with us. Many of our congregation have dementia or other health issues and we make sure it’s a very relaxed atmosphere.”
Messy Vintage takes place about four times a year and follows the liturgical seasons. Windsor Court Luxury Care Home brings some of their residents in a minibus and other people are brought by friends or family.
Michelle is the Hospitality Manager at Windsor Court. She said: “It is a lovely opportunity to get residents out of the home to a place where they can meet others. It is not too far from us and people really enjoy coming and having a general chat.”
Vicar of Holy Trinity and St James, Becky Elliot, said:
“Messy Vintage is a lovely thing for us to have at Holy Trinity and it is great to welcome this group of people into our space. It is also a joy to see the toddler group and some of the older members of our community coming together. Eileen does a great job.”
You may read a full report at https://www.cofe-worcester.org.uk/news/messy-vintage-in-malvern.php
Find out more about Messy Vintage https://www.messychurch.brf.org.uk/latest/projects/messy-vintage/
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