Dear Friends
Please read the important update from Sara this week and pray.
A little word
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! Amos 5: 24
Bishop Pete spoke on these words at the Eco-Church Celebration in the Cathedral last Saturday. Amos tells the people God’s challenge; all your religious stuff is useless unless you are living the right way! An ancient version of ‘If you talk the talk you’ve gotta walk the walk’.
Our care for the planet, and our neighbours who inhabit it with us, is that walking the walk. The CofE has made ambitious plans to become carbon neutral; that can’t be achieved if we are not on board as congregations and individually. Our teaching this month is centred around these themes too.
We were recognised as a bronze award Eco-Church. I would love to be able to achieve a silver award by this time next year. To that end we need a new Eco-Church Champion. If you are passionate about helping us to achieve that I’d love to talk to you.
Things to pray for
- Give thanks for those who challenge us to live out our faith.
- For Sara & Bill and their family.
- For Stay & Play after the encouraging re-launch last week.
Services
Sunday Gathering at 9.15am.
Morning Worship at 10.30am. A time for Creation – Growing
Readings: Ezekiel 47.6-12 & Matthew 6.7-15
CoGs Childrens group meets.
Refreshments to follow.
Sunday evening at 7pm
Holy Communion in a reflective style.
10am on Thursday
Holy Communion, followed by Coffee and Lunch Club.
An update from Sara Goodman
Bill and Sara would be glad of your prayers as Sara has an op to remove a cancerous tumour in the next few weeks. The good news, it hasn’t spread, for which they are very grateful! Thank you!
Mission Action Planning
MAPPING our Way
The Diocese has produced another MAP booklet – standing for Mission Action Planning. On Saturday 23 September, at 9.30, in Church.
We are going to meet for an intensive couple of hours to look at it and use it as a way of inspiring and guiding thoughts about our mission as a church. This is open to all of the church, and we’d encourage you to come along and share the process.
The MAP booklet can be found here:
https://www.sheffield.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MAP-2023-for-screen-viewing.pdf
It would help to have an indication of who is coming – can you message or email Huw (huwthomas75@googlemail.com) if you plan to be there?
Keeping up
Reminders of contact details:
Maureen (for admin queries). office@pitsmoor.church, 07765 232789.
Pip (for everything else!). vicar@pitsmoor.church, 07799944436.
Will will@pitsmoor.church, 07354887660
Earlier news
Previous editions of this news update are on the website if you can’t find it in your in-box.