It’s Adveeeeent!
Today is the first of December, which means the first day of Advent! Waking up this morning there was frost everywhere, on my way to an appointment it snowed every so slightly and it definitely feels like the festive season is here! Logging into socials (usually the first thing I do each day, so bad I know!) and my feeds were filled with Elf On The Shelf, extravagant ways to mark the first day of the month with chocolate and toddler boxes, homes decorated to the nth degree…. It’s very easy to… Read More
Spook-free Fun: Celebrate Your Loved Ones & Heroes!
This week we have a 5th Sunday of the month which means another Social Sunday! Ahead of All Hallows Eve and All Souls & Saints Days, we want to allow space and time for everyone to remember those who have gone before us. We will have a memory wall to remember our loved ones and of course, we’ll have a station for pumpkin decorating and lantern making! As always there’ll be drinks and snacks to be enjoyed as well. So spread the word to friends and neighbours and we look forward to… Read More
Happy Valentines!
This week was, of course, Valentine’s Day, and where we have been focusing on the commands of Jesus, especially the one He held dearest, it seems like love has been in the air for our church family for a while. “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ All the Law and the… Read More
Today we Pray. We listen. We love. #blacklivesmatter
Let us be clear: racism is an affront to God. It is born out of ignorance, and must be eradicated. We all bear the responsibility and must play our part to eliminate this scourge on humanity. From the Joint Statement by Archbishops of Canterbury and York: bit.ly/2XWVPJ8 Sitting to write today, honestly, I don’t know if I have the words but I know we need and want to say something – it is not time for silence. I am grateful for other people’s words in which I find my voice. For myself… Read More
