| Alastair Thom writes: Putting behind and looking forward. The new year is busy with anticipation of things to come. Some of us will have high hopes, others perhaps high anxiety. But as well as the looking forward there is also a necessary letting go. We cannot retrieve the past but it can nag at us and drag us down – the mistakes, regrets and might-have-beens that follow us from 2025. St.Paul, who had quite a lot to regret in his own past has a straightforward and realistic approach to those parts of his own history which cannot be changed – ‘Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus’ (Philippians 3). It’s not that he doesn’t care about the past, it’s that it can’t be undone and so needs to be let go of. And the image of looking forward to the prize, which is nothing less than being with Jesus, is one to hold onto through all that 2026 has in store for us. Sunday Service – 10.30am All Age Holy Communion – ‘Epiphany’ . Leader; Katy Hirst; Preacher; Alastair Thom. 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 Tuesday – 10am Toddler drop in – Renew Café 2-4pm Wednesday – 10am- 12.00 Craft and Chat – 10.30-12.00 Gardening Club Thursday – 11am ‘Dominos and donuts’ – 3.30 pm ‘Messy Thursday’ – 8pm Music Group practice Friday – 7pm Youth Night Saturday – 10.30 Gardening Club Next Sunday: 10.30am Confirmation with Bishop Sarah Mullally. A last opportunity to be with our Bishop before her move to Lambeth. Worth inviting friends to come. Programme Card for the new Term – please take one or see on our website. Verse of the Month for January Matthew 5:6 ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled’ We’d be grateful for any large strong cardboard boxes you may have left over from Christmas for packing up the church kitchen prior to refurbishment. Daily prayer suggestions Sunday – Our church service today Monday – All those getting back to routines of work or education Tuesday – Those for whom the winter weather is hard Wednesday – St. Luke’s school Thursday – Those who are sick and those bereaved Friday – Our Mission partner Daniel Hankore in Ethiopia Saturday – Those preparing to be confirmed tomorrow |
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