Dear Friends,

In the church calendar we have now reached ‘ordinary time’. It’s a peculiar name given to the Sundays in between all the festivals that we celebrate at church. I, once, had it described to me as the 'growing time’. During the church calendar we celebrate many festivals and specific periods of fasting and lament such as those we call Lent or Advent, but this time of year we are encouraged to think about our own discipleship, it is about our spiritual growth.

As we look outside our windows we can see the wind blowing through the fields and trees, we see the sun shining and the rain falling, all these contribute to the conditions needed for our plant life to grow. Recently we have seen the lambs and calves in the field and now is the season for them to grow. And, so it us for us! It is time for us to grow.

At Holy Trinity Church we have adopted a special prayer helping us to pray into church growth, yes, we would love for more people to come and join in but we also pray for growth in our own spiritual lives, in our planning, in our ability to listen to God, and in our desire to connect and serve in our community.

God of mission, who alone brings growth to your Church, send your holy Spirit to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, joy to our worship and power to our witness. Help our church to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to you, and in service to our local community, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen

If you have questions about faith, God or life and are wondering how it might connect, or, if you want to explore deepening your own journey of faith, please do contact me,

Yours in Christ, 

Caroline