Dear Friends
I have declared (in my head!) that it is officially spring, and as such, I am currently typing at my lap top, both sitting outdoors, and wearing shorts for work for the first time this year! As one who revels in the sun and daylight whenever possible, it feels good to be back outdoors, and back in the old routine!
In many other ways, life seems to be getting back on track too. Yesterday I bade farewell to a cohort of 3rd year curates whose learning I have been responsible for nurturing and facilitating. The group in the early years had to operate entirely through zoom – not the best medium to develop relationships and shared learning. Later on we ventured nervously (to a degree) into church here at Brunswick, finding plenty of safe space in which we could meet up. For our final session, our church hub was buzzing, with so much activity going on, that we chose to gather around the wooden table in our newly fenced-off church garden. All commentated on how encouraging it was to experience a church so active and energetic in reaching out to its community.
The buzz of the Tuesday was preceded (for me) by the equal delight in having a good number worshipping with us in person last Sunday morning. In our largest (not that numbers are everything) congregation since the onset of Covid, it was great to see so many in church, not least those whose entry points have been through our daytime Positive Steps ministry and activity – an affirmation of the links and interdependence between the two.
Whilst things may never be quite the same again, (I have a sad reminder in the Covid related funeral I am preparing to take later in the week), things do seem to be on the up, reminding me of the old refrain;
“God is good, all of the time. All of the time, God is good!”
And the ‘buzz’ continues over the next week or so. Please consider joining us for this coming Sunday worship (after putting your clocks forward an hour!), or by attending and helping out at our much anticipated hall re-opening at our “Sportstacular2” event the following Saturday. Until then...
Keep safe
Keep in touch
Keep the faith.
Simon
I have declared (in my head!) that it is officially spring, and as such, I am currently typing at my lap top, both sitting outdoors, and wearing shorts for work for the first time this year! As one who revels in the sun and daylight whenever possible, it feels good to be back outdoors, and back in the old routine!
In many other ways, life seems to be getting back on track too. Yesterday I bade farewell to a cohort of 3rd year curates whose learning I have been responsible for nurturing and facilitating. The group in the early years had to operate entirely through zoom – not the best medium to develop relationships and shared learning. Later on we ventured nervously (to a degree) into church here at Brunswick, finding plenty of safe space in which we could meet up. For our final session, our church hub was buzzing, with so much activity going on, that we chose to gather around the wooden table in our newly fenced-off church garden. All commentated on how encouraging it was to experience a church so active and energetic in reaching out to its community.
The buzz of the Tuesday was preceded (for me) by the equal delight in having a good number worshipping with us in person last Sunday morning. In our largest (not that numbers are everything) congregation since the onset of Covid, it was great to see so many in church, not least those whose entry points have been through our daytime Positive Steps ministry and activity – an affirmation of the links and interdependence between the two.
Whilst things may never be quite the same again, (I have a sad reminder in the Covid related funeral I am preparing to take later in the week), things do seem to be on the up, reminding me of the old refrain;
“God is good, all of the time. All of the time, God is good!”
And the ‘buzz’ continues over the next week or so. Please consider joining us for this coming Sunday worship (after putting your clocks forward an hour!), or by attending and helping out at our much anticipated hall re-opening at our “Sportstacular2” event the following Saturday. Until then...
Keep safe
Keep in touch
Keep the faith.
Simon
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