Hi everyone,
We continue to build towards celebrating the birth of the church and the coming of the Holy Spirit. This week Jesus begins to point towards what the spirit means for us and how we can be brought to life through our relationship with God.
We had a big weekend in Paulton last week with the plant sale on Saturday - big thanks to everyone who helped with this - and the launch of our new vision and mission on Sunday.
Don't forget 'Dig in' Bible Study next Tuesday (27th) for you to come and ask questions that we can explore together.
If you are interested in joining a group to talk about addressing part of the mission these are the areas of focus:
- To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom. (telling people about God’s love)
- To Welcome, teach, baptise and nurture new believers. (helping people to understand and grow deeper in their faith)
- To respond to human need by loving service. (directly helping those in need, e.g. food banks, community activities, support groups)
- To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation. (campaigning for peace, justice, equality and helping those who affected by these issues)
- To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth. (looking after the environment, caring for nature, protecting animals etc.)
Please take a bit of time to reflect on where your interests and passion may be and email me if you would like to join in a specific area. You can either share what you are already doing, or look for ideas to take up something new.
And we are still building towards Pentecost and I would urge you all to continue praying for the Holy Spirit to be free to move in our churches. You can pray this each day:
Saint Augustine's Prayer:
"Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy,"
See you soon,
Adam
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 , a study on the significance of the Ark:
Looking for wisdom - The Bible project
Jesus perspective on wealth in 6 minutes
Ezekiel 37.1-14, Acts 16.9-15, and John 14.23-29
See all below for all the other details of our groups and upcoming events.
Next Sunday we will be meeting at 9.30am in High Littleton and 11am 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.
COMING UP...
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 4th June 2025.
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
