Hi everyone,
Thanks to all of you who came out for skittles on Saturday night. It was a great evening of fun together, and a good bit of witness to the wider community as well. This Sunday is ‘Bible Sunday’ where I undertake my annual speed run of the whole Bible story, so please join us for that.
After that comes half term, so all the normal groups will be on hold (expect the Tuesday coffee morning) and we will have Messy Church on Wednesday 3-5 pm. There are still a few volunteers needed for this if you are available.
The following Sunday (3rd November) is family church time again, will the 10am Life service in High Littleton, 3pm Teatime service in Farrington, and also the Engine Room prayer time at 8pm in Paulton. We would greatly appreciate all of your support and prayers for these events.
Another date for your diary is Yvette’s confirmation! Yvette has been part of the Paulton congregation for several years now, is part of the PCC leadership and is on her second time through the Alpha course. The confirmation service marks the point in a person's journey where they recognise and affirm their faith as their own. We would like to invite you all to join us in Wells Cathedral on Saturday 23rd of November at 2pm to celebrate this occasion, and then back to the Red Lion for food and entertainment in the afternoon.
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 Bible Project video on the whole story of the Bible:
Movements that Matter: How Martial Arts Studies Can Reframe the Ethics of First-Blush Empathy
Wes Streeting: leading interview
Isaiah 55.1-11, 2 Timothy 3.14-4.5, and John 5.36b-end
See all below for all the other details of our groups and upcoming events.
Next Sunday we will be meeting 9.30am in High Littleton and Farrington 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.
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 6 th November 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
