| Alastair Thom writes: Stars and Saints; Back in the day you navigated your journeys across the world by the stars and through life by the saints. Their stories held the framework for the year, the yearly remembrance an opportunity to celebrate their example. We have rather lost our connection with both the stars and the saints, but I noticed recently at our morning and evening daily prayer there have been quite a few saints cropping up – many of whom would have been familiar to earlier generations but are hardly known today. Their lives still have the power to inspire and to guide, and alongside all the other markers for the year, they deserve a bit more of a look in. This Sunday happens to be one of the bigger days – the feast of the conversion of St. Paul – a top story to inspire and challenge. Navigating life is tough with so many conflicting outlooks and so many opportunities for distraction, but in this ancient custom of celebrating the saints we can reconnect with an ancient framework, the ‘cloud of witnesses’ who have run the race before us. Sunday Service – 9.30am Short service of Holy Communion 10.30am Café Church Leader Alastair Thom; Preacher: Katy Hirst – ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’. Available on zoom. Also happening this week: Morning Prayer: Monday – Friday 8am Evening Prayer: 5.30pm Monday, Tuesday at Emmanuel; Wednesday, Thurs at St. Luke’s Night Prayer : posted daily via the whatsapp group and streamed on the youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkRbv1rSZ4x-uqW3TgyoqRg Monday – 7.30pm ‘January Jam’. A relaxing musical evening to drive away the winter blues. Tuesday – 10am Toddler drop in – Renew Café 2-4pm Wednesday – 10am- 12.00 Craft and Chat – 10.30-12.00 Gardening Club – 1.30pm Women’s bible study group at the Vicarage – 7.30pm ‘Become’ course, at church Thursday – 11am ‘Dominos and donuts’ – 3.30 pm ‘Messy Thursday’ – 8pm Music Group practice Friday – 7pm Youth Night Saturday – 10.30 Gardening Club January Jam – this Monday at 7.30 all are welcome at church to take part or just to listen as we look to drive away the winter blues by making some music. Next Sunday – our visiting preacher is Luke Miller – Archdeacon of London Coming up – 2 Feb ‘Men’s evening’ Verse of the Month for January Matthew 5:6 ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled’ Daily prayer suggestions Sunday – Our café Church service today Monday – Our PCC and Church wardens Tuesday – St. Luke’s school having a governors day today Wednesday – All who come to craft and chat today Thursday – Those who are sick and those bereaved Friday – Our youth group meeting this evening Saturday – Our Mission partner Ben Muya in Nairobi |
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