Hi everyone,
We are now into July and heading towards our summer break. Thanks to everyone who made last weekend so fantastic, all those who were involved in Party in the Park and everyone who came along to the christening and made that event so special.
This Sunday is on the theme of Jesus calming the storm, and Lindsay will be preaching as it is the end of her placement with us.
Also, coming up we have our ‘Thankyou Day’ celebration in High Littleton Church Hall on Sunday 7th from 2pm to 4pm. We also have the Engine Room prayer time on Sunday evening at 8pm in Holy Trinity Paulton if you would like to join us to pray for our churches and communities.
Me, my family and others from the church will be away camping at New Wine Christian Festival from 25th to the 30th of July. If you would like to join us there on the Sunday to worship together on a big scale you can get a day ticket here:
Alternatively there will be the Deanery service in St John’s Midsomer Norton on 28th July, so there will be no services in our churches.
After that I am on holiday in France for two weeks and so will be out of contact. Whilst I am away we will have Benefice services together in Paulton on the 4th and 11th of August with sermons from the preaching team and maybe a little less dancing :)
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, an interview with Wes Streeting, Labour shadow health secretary in which he discusses his upbringing and faith:
Wes Streeting: leading interview
Jonathan Haidt - "The Anxious Generation" | The Daily Show
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'
2 Samuel 5.1-5, 9-10, 2 Corinthians 12.2-10, and Mark 6.1-13
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 at 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 July 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
