Hi everyone,
Thanks so much to everyone who came along last Sunday to make Easter so special (and for singing happy birthday!) It was a great service and it is wonderful to be part of a church that can celebrate in style.
It’s now the Easter school holidays, so I am pretty much out of action until my children go back to school. The Tuesday cafe in Paulton will continue to run as normal and on Thursday we will have our Easter Messy church from 3pm to 5pm.
We also have our Monthly prayer meeting to pray for our church activities and our community at 8pm on Sunday the 7th in the back room in Paulton.
Also we are still seeking donations of plants for our church plant sale on the 11th of May (see below for more details)
I hope you have a great Easter and see you soon.
If you want to continue tracking with some of the sermon ideas as they develop I have included some more links to useful content that can help to keep us on the same 'wavelength'. This week, the physiological effects of awe and wonder:
the wonderful story of Henry Sugar
How religion shaped politics in the western world
The Bulwark on Christian Nationalism (featuring Rob Reiner)
Robert Sapolsky on 'free will'
Extract from 'Things Hidden' by Richard Rohr
Acts 4.32-35 and John 20.19-end
See all below for all the other details of our groups and upcoming events.
Next Sunday we will be meeting at 9.30 in High Litteton and 11am at in Paulton
If you want to access resources in the meantime, we have a wealth of materials available.
You can use the YouTube link to get yourself tuned up and ready to sing with us on Sunday.
If you don't feel able to attend in person, we will continue to provide online worship options as well. The link to Twitch is at the bottom of this email.
Knit and Natter meet in the back room of Paulton church on the first Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4pm.
The next meeting is on Wednesday 3 rd April 2024.
Everyone is welcome to come along and join the group, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a cake and have a good natter!
TGIF is on every Friday and Monday from 10am to 11.30am for coffee, cake, playtime and good chatting - you can find the latest details on Facebook here. (Not during the school holidays)
Morning prayer is taking place at 9.30am Wednesday in Paulton and Thursday in High Littleton. It begins with 15 minutes of quiet reflection, followed by Common Worship morning prayer.
The Church of England have updated their Morning Prayer APP. You can now listen to morning prayer from the app. I would encourage you all to take this up as a daily practice, it is a great way to grow a pattern of prayer and learn the rhythm of responses each day.
You can download the app here: https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/apps/daily-prayer
view the live service and re-watch previous services here: https://www.twitch.tv/holytrinitychurchpaulton
Every blessing to you all.
Adam
