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Blessings and take care
Andy and the Church Elders
Thanks to the wonderful Dave Walker for the cartoon
This comes from a Catholic priest called Fr Richard Rohr, just seemed something worth sharing in these strange times…
When triggered or caught by something unpleasant, begin by simply being present to your feeling, experiencing it not just mentally but also emotionally and physically. Don’t try to rationalize or explain the feeling, but witness and give attention to this sensation.
Welcome the feeling, speaking aloud, if you can: “Welcome, [anger, fear, hunger, longing, etc.].” Repeat this as many times as you need to truly sense yourself embracing and receiving the feeling.
Finally, let go of the feeling, perhaps speaking these words by Mary Mrozowski, the originator of Welcoming Prayer:
I let go of my desire for security and survival.
I let go of my desire for esteem and affection.
I let go of my desire for power and control.
I let go of my desire to change the situation.
As we head towards the new Missional Partnerships we were asked to prepare our church profile.
This is a document we created towards the end of last year and it assesses our strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities.
We hope you find it realistic.
You can find it here
Christmas started off early at the end of last month with 62 carefully packed boxes of love collected so that they can be distributed to children who really need evidence that the world cares for them and values them. There were also very generous donations to help cover the transport costs – so thank you all very much for those as well.
Thank you, Ruth, for coordinating all this!
I think she was giddy, she thinks I’m a useless cameraman – you can decide!!
I heard about this on Thought for the Day this morning…
Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement, which invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ. What started out as an invitation from the Archbishops’ of Canterbury and York in 2016 to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer.
The hope is that:
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses …to the ends of the earth. When he had said this…he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight…Then they returned to Jerusalem … and were constantly devoting themselves to prayer…
When the day of Pentecost had come they were all together in one place… All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit… and that day about three thousand persons were added.” Acts 1,2
“In praying ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ we all commit to playing our part in the renewal of the nations and the transformation of communities.”
Archbishop Justin Welby
There are a wealth of resources here
Never again…
Big fanfare from 76 trombones!
On Sunday 20th November we collected 76 little boxes of love for the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child – the Shoebox appeal.
If you want to know more about Samaritan’s Purse click here
Thank you, Ruth for helping to organise this!
Out-takes….
Samuel stands guard with only some minor interference off-stage!
