Rainbow Project

As you know the Rainbow project is changing from 1st May. Molly is taking redundancy and Jenny’s hours are cut from 15 hours to 10 hours a week. We will endeavour to keep as much provision for children and families as we can. Little Lights has started at Newlyn this week and starting on Monday 11th May at St Mary’s there will be a ‘Breakfast and Well-being’ group with food, fellowship and well-being activities.  This is run by both Jenny and Molly with Molly as a volunteer.  The Breakfast and Wellbeing group will run from 9:30- 11:30am. We hope to link with Christian Aid’s Big Breakfast in May. Watch this space!

Thursday 30th April is Molly’s last day of work. I am sure you will want to thank Molly for all the work she has done in connecting the church with the wider community in Penzance; from her development and management of Playzone when this was first established to her work from September 2022 to present as Family Worker. In this role Molly has worked with our Church Schools, supporting children and families, worked with families in the Penzance area (often referred to the project by Social Care) and,since Rev Sian retired, continued to successfully manage and lead the Holiday Clubs for children. These have been part of our offer since 20213! 

It has been so rewarding to see Molly grow and develop as a person and in her work. Her care and compassion for helping those in need and genuinely ‘being alongside’ is discernible in all her interactions.  Molly has found employment with WeAreWithYou and will be supporting teenagers and young people with addiction issues. We pray for Molly and wish her well for her future. She will always have a warm welcome at St Mary’s and we are confident that she will continue to make a positive difference to people’s lives. Thank you Molly!

We are collecting for a leaving gift for Molly, please contact Jenny, Keno, HIlary or Penny at St Mary’s if you would like to make a donation. We will be presenting this to Molly on Sunday 3rd May at St Mary’s.