| Katy Hirst writes: This week’s elections will have led to rejoicing for some and disappointment for others. Yesterday I had a conversation with someone who was feeling pretty disappointed and despondent about various things in our national life. He asked where I found reasons to be hopeful and I responded that my faith gives me reason to hope: I believe that humans (created in the image of God) are essentially good (even if they are prone to sin) and that the world was created by a loving God who is faithful, just and works for our redemption. Our faith doesn’t offer easy answers to the world’s problems but it does enable us to remain hopeful, while not putting our heads in the sand. And I think that this hope is a gift that we can each offer to a world that desperately needs it. This Sunday: 10.30am Holy Communion with groups for children and young people– Leader Jackie Barry; Preacher: Katy Hirst– ‘ An insensitive church; 1 Corinthians 10:14-33. Available on zoom. Also Sunday evening 7pm at the Wolfpack Lonsdale rd – our monthly Sunday evening discussion and drink – This month ‘Is the gender question settled’? All welcome. Also happening this week: Morning Prayer: Tuesday – 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 – 1.30pm Women’s bible study – 7.30pm – Discipleship Wednesday zoom meeting ‘Treasures of Darkness’ Thursday – 11am ‘Dominos and donuts’ – 3.30 pm ‘Messy Thursday’ – 8pm Music Group practice Friday – 7pm Youth Night Saturday – 10.30 Gardening Club Verse of the Month for May – ‘You are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it’. 1 Corinthians 12:27 For prayer this week Sunday – Our Church service and children’s groups today Monday – All those recently elected as councilllors Tuesday – Our toddler group and renew café today Wednesday – The craft and chat group today Thursday – Those who are sick and those bereaved Friday – The Marylebone project and the women it serves Saturday – The PCC meeting for its ‘away morning’ |
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