NOVEMBER 25 NEWSLETTER

Julie Writes...

Dear Friends,
All is safely gathered in and as the clocks go back and the evenings draw in. My Mum would have called it ‘The back end’ Time to put the heating on and settle down. The church, less poetically, calls it the season between All Saints and Advent, or the Kingdom season. It is a time of being thankful and remembering. On Sunday 2nd November we will celebrate All Saints Day and remember that the title ‘Saint’ isn’t reserved for those great heroes of faith but in the New Testament simply means ‘holy ones’. People like you and me who have discovered that life only makes sense in relationship with God and one another. We’re part of God’s story and each other’s stories, called to share God’s love and reflect his grace to all those around us.

The PCCs and Ministry team met recently and as part of that desire to reflect God’s love and grow our church community we revisited the work we began almost 2 years ago looking at how we might grow our church ‘in numbers, in spiritual commitment and in service to our local community’. Of course you will recognize this phrase from our Mission prayer. Many of you will have the mugs we distributed in Easter 2024, and I urge you to get them out from the back of the cupboard if they’ve ended up there and pray that prayer again daily. A small group are getting together on Monday 3rd at 7.30pm in church to explore further some of the ideas and look at taking them forward. If you would like to be involved, please come along.
Julie