At 9am, women from across our churches came together at St Michael's to share breakfast.

Having set out tables in the Chancel for 30, as more and more guests came through the door it was soon apparent we needed more tables and quite a few more croissants – with 46 women gathered in the end.

Nat says, "When planning for this morning, for some reason I thought we'd welcome around six guests ... so it was truly wonderful to see so many women come out to get together and get to know one another more. Thank you also to all those who helped make this morning possible –serving drinks, setting out the tables and offering a warm welcome. It was lovely to be with you."

After enjoying a continental breakfast and chat over teas and coffees, the Rev Nat shared her personal testimony of how she came to be ordained, having begun her career in acting and drama – with laughter and a few tears shared.

Feedback slips were provided and lots of encouraging comments were made: "Fantastic morning, thank you." "So good to be back together." "Thank you for organising this." and "Really enjoyed the set up and talk, thank you Nat."

We hope if you were there that you enjoyed the morning; we'd love to hear your feedback. If you weren't able to make it, don't worry there will be other Women's Breakfasts in the future – keep an eye on the Weekly News for dates.