Welcome to our Wednesday break reflection 
9  September 2020

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Text version of Alan's call to worship

Jennifer and Ruth lead us in a prayer of praise.

Who was James, Jesus brother?

Text of Bible reading

Alan reflects on leadership in changing church.

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A poem about choices building into life.

Choices...

​Choice that we make 
help shape our ends
and yet the way we take,
one thing
dependent on another,
is often not 
what we'd foreseen.

A fettered freedom
is the most
that we can hope to know,
and so within the bonds
of that constraint
may all our choices
then be wise,
with no complaint
if cherished schemes 
are sometimes 
cut to size.

Margaret Connor.

We bow our heads in prayer

Text of Alan's prayer

Ruth plays In heavenly love abiding to close with

Holiday club 2020

Don't forget the Razzamatazz holiday cub has activities for all ages. 

Our church building in Spring

At the end of last year, Leonard said to me one Sunday that I should look forward to a surprise outside the church in late spring. Is this the surprise? Since we can't go into the building I thought you might like to see some pictures.
What thoughts of church and friends come to mind as you look at them?
Thank you Leonard and helpers.

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​Bible reading plan
 oHere's a simple bible reading plan for the next few weeks taken from Janie Stuart's favourite Bible commentator-Dale Bruner. He calls it making a home with Jesus. (John 15). His suggestion is that we read a a book a month, reading a chapter a day and think about what we have read and what is happening in our lives. Since some books are have fewer chapters than days in the month, then you either get to have a few days holiday or spend time chewing over passages that caught your attention in that particular book.
His scheme for the next few months would be:
March: Luke 1-24
April: John 1-21
May: Acts 1-28
June: Romans: 1-16
We are part way through the gospel of Luke in the church so I would suggest the following:
March 22 to April 12 Luke 10 -24
April 13 to May 3: John 1-21
May: Acts 1-28 which would gets us back onto Dale's plan but let us read and reflect on the Easter story at Easter.

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