Parish Update 3

Good Morning Everyone!!

(How  long into this before I can start writing a letter like Paul did?)

Just a few more updates for you – I will try to keep them coming over the next few weeks.

Worship

  • Tomorrow morning the Archbishop of Canterbury will lead Morning Worship from Lambeth Palace. This will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship at 0810 and all BBC local radio stations in England at 8am and will premier online at 9am on Sunday. You can also find it tomorrow morning on the Church of England website and facebook page.

  • I will offer a short reflection from church which will be filmed and uploaded to the following:

    In the coming week I will start producing more resources to enable you to study scripture and worship God at home. These will go onto our website. If you struggle to access these, please let me know and I will send you some through the post.

Mothering Sunday

  • The free poses of daffodils that we normally give out are available outside church today and tomorrow. I have put some out today and kept some back to put out tomorrow. Government advice remains people need to socially distance themselves but going for a cautious walk or a drive is acceptable.

Light a Candle for Hope and Solidarity

  • The Archbishops are calling on all Christians and the wider public to light a candle and place it in their window at 7pm on Sunday 22nd March (tomorrow). Will you join me in lighting a candle in hope and solidarity? If you have facebook share your pictures with us!

Pastoral Care

  • Last night I began launching our Pastoral Care Network. What I have done is started with the Electoral Roll and split it into groups of 12. If you are on the electoral roll you should start to receive a phone call on a weekly basis from either a PCC member or someone else in church who has volunteered to support this network. We may not be gathering together but we are still a community – we are still the church. If you want to speak to me please do give me a call – and I will work my way through the electoral roll but I wont be able to do that every week, hence a wider group supporting the effort.

  • If you don’t get a phone call in the next 7 days or become aware that someone hasn’t been getting contact, please let me know. There are people in our church who aren’t on the electoral roll who may have been missed. I apologise for this in advance.

Foodbank

  • The church building is now open everyday between 9am and 12pm and 3pm to 6pm. Should you wish to donate anything to the foodbank – leave it in the usual place and we will get it there for you!

Thank you to everyone that has sent kind messages of encouragement.  They certainly have been an encouragement.

Jess, Samuel and I continue to pray for you all – stay safe – see you soon!

Grace, Mercy and Peace,

Calum