Over the next few weeks a group of us from Elmsett & Aldham Churches Together are starting to plan how we can reach out to the community during Advent. One idea that we are working on is Advent Stars. Twenty four families from the villages will place a star and a simple Advent message in…
Tomorrow is Remembrance day. The picture is of our Poppy display at Elmsett, put up to help people remember those in our Armed Forces who have sacrificed so much in the past for us today. If you look at the display you will easily recognise the flowers as poppies, but none are identical. Some are…
Gentleness is strength. Have you ever played the hand holding game where you try to squeeze the hand of someone else as hard as you can so the knuckles hurt? A small child cannot hurt an adult But an adult could cause serious damage to a child. I used to play this with my father,…
I have recently become more aware, that I am looking and sound more and more like my mother. It’s something we might look forward to or dread! My son is often referred to as a spitting image of his dad – indeed I have photos of each of them aged about 5, and it is…
Saturday 12th September sees the “Suffolk Churches Ride & Stride”. Last year I foolishly mentioned that I would like to try and cycle round ALL the Ipswich Circuit Churches. So this year I am going to attempt MOST of the churches, (apologies to Orford, and Capel / Brantham / Holbrook) This is around 70 miles and…
Covid-19 lockdown has given us a fantastic opportunity to step back and ask “what is our mission?”
Thought for the day – Monday 3rd August 2020 This Thought for the day is based on a Liturgy written by Revd Michaela Youngson, past President of Conference and Chair of the London District. (It can be found on the back of the opening letter of this Summer Connexion magazine.) The photo accompanying the liturgy…
Thought for the day – Monday 13th July 2020 My friend Rev Rach Ward sent me this humorous cartoon depicting the aftermath of The Flood in the context of the present time. It reminded me of an interview I heard recently with Rev Stuart Bell, Senior Pastor for Alive Church in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, in…
Thought for the day – Monday 6th July 2020 Bible reading – Philippians 2:3-8Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:Who,…
Thought for the day – Friday 19th June 2020 Micah 6: 6-8 With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the…