Vicar's Message for April 2025

Dear Friends,

Sometimes we look around the world and everything can seem pretty bleak and even quite hopeless as we think of the many sad and tragic situations affecting numerous people and places.

As we move towards Easter Christians continue to remember the journey where Jesus travels towards his trial and crucifixion. His followers felt that they were staring defeat in the face. Jesus himself says, ‘My God, My God why have you forsaken me’ as he is put to death by crucifixion. All hope has, apparently, gone. Jesus crucified, dead and buried seems to have been defeated. This story has a twist – Jesus’ death is not the end. On Easter Day his grave, the tomb, is empty – Jesus has been raised from the dead. The hopeless journey has had a triumphant end and Jesus is alive!

As we think of, and pray for, our world let us remember that evil can be defeated, peace can be restored and let us live in the hope that is given to us through the death and resurrection of Jesus.

HAVE A HAPPY, PEACEFUL AND HOPEFUL EASTER!

With grace, peace and every blessing

Revd Canon Paul Arthur

Priest in Charge of Par, Charlestown and Treverbyn