1st Sunday

10am - Holy Communion
(Common Worship)

2nd Sunday

10am - Cafe Church
6pm - Holy Communion
7.30pm - In His Presence

3rd Sunday

10am - Holy Communion
(Common Worship)
7.30pm - In His Presence

4th Sunday

10am - Open to God
(No Communion)
6pm - Evensong
7.30pm - In His Presence​
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Jonathan's Thought for the Week - Make Lunch
 
On Friday July 26th we had our first Make Lunch of the summer holidays, and it was a very special time.
The increased numbers might have been a factor together with the activity laid on which brought children and parents together in a special way.
But reflecting on the day I’ve been drawn to something Paul said in his letter to the Romans (12: 4-6): “Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are all parts of His one body, and each of us has different work to do. And since we are all one body in Christ, we belong to each other, and each of us needs all the others.
“God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well.”
It’s the team work which enables it all to run so well - everyone playing their own part but all contributing to the whole.
That’s true of all teams that work well but it’s great to be a part of one when it does!
I am also told there were some of the team who were quite happy not to be around the creepy crawlies – and it didn’t matter and it wasn’t apparent as we were able to get on with what we needed to do that day.
May what we experienced on that first Make Lunch be something we all experience in the many different groups that make up our Church life.
We are all parts of Christ’s body with different works to do well - but to function well as Christ planned we need to recognise we both need each other and belong to one another.
Perhaps another way of thinking about it is in Jesus’s own words – a new commandment I give unto you that you love one another as I have loved you – this will prove to the world you are my disciples (John 13: 34 & 35).
 
​Jonathan