Hi everyone,
We are now heading out of Easter and into Pentecost and the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit. This is a momentous occasion in the life of the church and I would encourage you all to begin praying now for God to move in our church on that day and fill us afresh with His spirit. The date for Pentecost is the 19th of May and it would be awesome to have as many of you in church as possible so please mark your calendars.
We have now had all our church annual meetings and are heading off into another year of fun and excitement, with reordering projects looking to move ahead and many other events and activities planned.
Thanks again to Meg for sharing her reflections with us last Sunday. This we will be building on all that we have learned so far to explore what community looks like when love is you primary motivation and goal.
Just a reminder that we have no morning prayer in High Littleton this week as we have our Farrington family service at 9am on Thursday morning
Also, you may see a new face around for the next month. We will have Lindsay, a trainee minister but with lots of church experience, joining our services and other activities as she completes her student placement.
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, another episode of 'You are not so smart' about organisation and chaos in life:
Notes on complexity - Neil Theise
I AM THEY: Chapel Sessions Vol.2
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
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'
Isaiah 55:1-11, Acts 10:44-48, 1 John 5:1-6, and John 15:9-17
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 Littleton 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 5 th June 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
