Noman Brend's Memorial Service: Thursday November 8th, 2pm
Dear Friends
We have had a wonderful time celebrating Dad's life with the funeral service last Thursday at Swansea where Dad was buried with my brother Peter. We prepared for 20 to be there and there must have been about 40 all together. We had a little service and sang heartily, 'When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound ......When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there', Mum conducting the chorus as someone said, from her wheelchair (because she finds walking difficult and gets quite breathless). Then on the Friday we had a 'small' service of celebration and thanksgiving at Hebron Hall led by Brian West. He and his wife have been wonderful to us and to Mum at this time! We prepared for 30 - 50 and about 50 attended the service, it was a happy family and friends time. Please find attached the family tribute that may bring back some memories.
A Memorial Service is to be held in the Conference Hall at the Bible College of Wales, Derwen Fawr, Swansea, SA2 8EB, (for those who use sat nav) on Thursday 8th November at 2 pm. Refreshments will be available after the service and any donations will be divided between three of Mum and Dad's Christian charities that they have supported over the years: ie Open doors, OM and Ebenezer.
Please would you pass this information on to any 'old Emmanuelite' you keep in contact with and who may be interested to know of Dad's death, and/or this celebration of his life. We have been very touched by some of the comments that have been sent to us or passed on via facebook, which indicate what a quiet impact Dad had on so many lives, in so many ways.
Please make yourself known to Mum, Elizabeth and I if you are able to attend as time has added wrinkles, grey hair and for some of us, extra weight! which means that we are not recognisable from our school days!
Bye for now, and God bless you all,
Maryxo