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Aged 68, despite feeling ‘too old to start a Sunday school’, Pat and members of the congregation started their first kids’ club to ensure local children had a safe space.
She said: “I would come home on a Friday night shattered, but God always gave me the strength to carry on – we had so many children come to us and it was lovely. It’s a privilege to have cared for so many young people and I’ve been blessed with numerous friendships with their parents through the years.”
As she concludes her 15 years of additional service, Major Pat is happy to say she will be staying in the town as ‘people here have welcomed me and it’s home’.
She said: “Thank you for the generous way you’ve supported The Salvation Army practically and financially. But thank you especially for making me one of you and for all your support as Whitby has become my
home. When people asked where I would retire – there was no question! This is home.”
Although Major Pat’s
ministry concludes and activities are now paused at Whitby outreach centre, The Salvation Army continues its work
in its nearby Guisborough and Scarborough churches.
(News release by The Salvation Army, United Kingdom with Ireland Territory 13.8.21, then posted in Whitby Gazette 16 August 2021, printed here by kind permission of Pat.)
Editor’s note: Pat was brought up in Scunthorpe, and belonged to Scunthorpe Citadel Corps before entering Salvation Army officership.
She is known to some of our congregation today. Happy ‘Second’ retirement Pat. God bless you.
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