During the current lock-down our Lay Employees have had to learn new ways of doing things so that they can continue to reach out to people at various clubs and activities
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The following message has been received from Ruth Loggie : “Last week we started visits again at Norwood, which is at once a joy and a worry. It is arranged so that the resident sits in our Family Room by the patio doors and their visitors sit outside under a gazebo at 2 metres distance.…
Thought of the day – Monday 15th June 2020 “By the end of his life, musician Giuseppe Verdi was recognised as a master of dramatic composition. But he didn’t begin his career with such success. As a youth, he had obvious musical ability, but he was denied entrance to the Milan Conservatory because he lacked…
Peni Rokobuli gives a presentation about his mission trip in our service today. It is MHA Sunday. Six people from around the circuit participated in singing the Ipswich Blessing. The local clergy made the newspaper with our statement about racism. Thank you to everyone from Museum Street who donated food to our food drive for FIND.
Thought for the day – Sunday 14th June 2020 Bible reading : Luke 11:34-36“Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not…
You are invited to worship together with MHA, to reflect on the impact of coronavirus on the MHA communities and remember all those who have died within MHA and beyond. The service will be streamed at 3pm on Sunday June 14th and the recording will be available afterwards. Watch it here.
Thought for the day – Saturday 13th June 2020 I was lucky enough to compete at the World Masters Games in Aukland, New Zealand a few years ago. It is a 4-yearly event, like the Olympics, so the next WM Games is to be held in 2021 in Kansai, Japan. The organisers have sent out…
One of the set readings for this Sunday the 14th of June is Psalm 100. C.S. Lewis once wrote “The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance.” Take time today not only to read Psalm 100 but to pray Psalm 100, for…
Thought for the Day – Friday 12th June 2020 Bible Reading 1 Corinthians 10 13God is faithful and he will not let you be temptedbeyond your strength but, with the temptation, willalso provide the way of escape,that you may be able to endure it. The greatest inducement to give up the Christian fight (and we…
Thought for the day – Thursday 11th June 2020 As we watch our tv screens,read newspapers, listen to radios follow our social media feeds the world can feel anything but peaceful. This can cause us deep unease at times – even as Christians. However when all around us feels like absolute chaos we can depend…