Dear Friends,
This Sunday we think about the gift of each other, our community in Christ. Don’t forget that the clocks go back. Enjoy your extra hour in bed!
A little word
you also, like living stones, are being built into a temple of the Spirit. 1 Peter 2.5 (NIV)
Followers of Jesus are variously described using a metaphor of a body, or like here, a building. One brick in isolation can’t do much, but lots of bricks together can create something, especially in the hands of a skilled architect and builder. Meeting with St Peter’s this week reminds us that we are part of something bigger, as will Bishop Pete’s visit to the deanery in early December. Working together locally and further afield, with each playing their part, helps to build and spread the Kingdom.
Things to pray for
- Give thanks for each other, all different, all necessary, all needed, all loved.
- For the deanery visits happening this Autumn.
- For those who minister in prisons and with ex-offenders.
Sunday services
9.15am Sunday Gathering
The Sunday Gathering is happening as usual at 9.15am
10.30am Holy Communion
God’s promised community
St Peter’s are joining us. The reading is 1 Corinthians 12.12-31 .
CoG’s children’s group meets this week.
Refreshments to follow. Bring a cake to share.
7pm Reflective service
There is no reflective service this week. Instead, Kate Thomas is running a handpan music meditation session. See below for more information.
What’s on this week?
Sunday – Handpan meditation
You are welcome to come along and listen to some gentle meditative handpan music and simple chants. Feel free to bring a blanket, yoga mat or cushion if you would prefer to lie down (the floor is carpeted). This will be a space to rest and be still.
Wednesday 10am – Stay and Play – in the Welcome Centre
Wednesday 7.30pm – After 8
Thursday 10am – Holy communion, coffee and Lunch Club – in the Welcome Centre
Thursday 7pm – International Meal in the Welcome Centre (doors open at 6.30)
Friday 1.30pm – Craft and Chat in the Welcome Centre