Parish News: November 2020
Articles: "Remembering and Remembrance" by Revd Tina, "Prayers for use at this time", "Nativity for Blacon", "A Betrayal of Trust", "Advent Reflections", "Blacon Beacon" ... why not become a member?
Articles: "Remembering and Remembrance" by Revd Tina, "Prayers for use at this time", "Nativity for Blacon", "A Betrayal of Trust", "Advent Reflections", "Blacon Beacon" ... why not become a member?
Articles: "Wedding Postponed" by Revd Tina, "Blacon Action Team - a story of collaboration", "Blacon Beacon", "Crozier Service", "Thank you Alice", "Harvest Collection", "Who authorised the Bible, anyway?", Shoebox appeal
Articles: "Whom do we depend on?", "Archbishop lays down his Crozier", "60th Anniversary of Holy Trinity Church", "Healing to the World"
Articles: "What is God saying to us?", "Musings on the Lockdown", "The Week that changed the World", "Continuing our Mission in Blacon", "Prayers for use at this Time", "My friend died during the lockdown", "Need Food", "Feeding those in Need", "Happy Isolation", "Reflecting on the Lockdown", "Dealing with Loneliness & Isolation - 5 top tips", "Lord hold my hand"
Articles: "Lockdown", "Why did Jesus die?", "We are not alone", "Guidance on Spiritual Communion and Coronavirus", "An act of Spiritual Communion", "60 years ago", "Notices", "Blind spots - or spotting blindness?", "Further prayers you may with to use"
How often do we hear people say they have decided to do something to change their life, because it is what they believe will bring them fulfilment? The thinking goes, that in order to find true happiness, there is something about each of us that we need to find. And if we choose things in life which do not ‘fit’ then we will be unhappy. There is some real truth in that. But, it is far from being the whole truth.Â
As I write we are two weeks into our new service pattern. First, a huge thank you to everyone who is getting up half an hour earlier, particularly as we are in the darkest and most miserable time of year. Working on a blank canvas to help design our new 11.30 service has got me thinking – what is worship? When Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well he told her that ‘true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth’ (John 4:23). Sounds good, but what does worship in spirit and truth look like? Really? Do we have to dance in our underwear like king David (2 Sam 6:14-22)?
It is traditional at the New Year to make a resolution to change away from bad habits, or to improve our lifestyle to be healthier. How about starting 2020 with a resolution to improve the health of your faith? To do that, we need to do a ‘faith health check’. We need to go back to basics, to God with us, born as a baby in a manger.Â