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Lectionary reflections for Sunday 31st May 2020

Day of Pentecost – Whit Sunday                 Year A                                                 31.5.20 Lectionary Readings Numbers 11 v24-30               Seventy leaders are chosen to help Moses. Acts 2 v1-21                           The coming of the Holy Spirit. John 20 v19-23                      Jesus appears to his disciples. ‘A breath of fresh air’ An expression we use to suggest that someone has made…

“All people CAN be saved”

Thought for the day – Tuesday 26th May 2020 Galatians 3: 26 – 28:  So you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.  And all who  have been united in Christ through baptism have been made like him.  There is no longer  Jew or gentile, slave or free, male or female, for…

1/2 Term ideas for the younger generation

The Methodist Children, Youth and Family Ministry has plenty of resources for your Children and Grand Children available to download to help get through the half term, including a new craft competiition with categories for age groups between 4 and 18. This is a national competition with prizes of Vouchers and Book tokens and winning…

Gods Big Picture – DVD Review

God’s Big Picture : a Bible overview  by Vaughan Roberts Book  IVP, 2009  £8.99  170 pages  ISBN 978 1 844 743 704 dvd   IVP, 2017  £9.99   9 781 783 596 140 The book and dvd both trace the storyline of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation and they can each be used quite independently with…

“Cycling”

Thought for the day – Monday 25th May 2020 Things I like to do…. This is the second in a series of “Thoughts for the day” using four of my hobbies, all of which I have been fortunate enough to continue despite the Covid-19 lockdown. They all give me the opportunity to reflect and ponder…