Hello January

Happy New Year!

Early in January we celebrate Epiphany, traditionally the time when we remember the Wisemen visiting the young Jesus. This picture was taken at our midnight mass service at St Catherine's Wyville featuring our new knitted nativity set.

I am reminded each year at this time of Arthur Stace. He was an alcoholic from his teenage years until the early 1930s, when he converted to Christianity and began to spread God’s Good news by inscribing the word "Eternity" in copperplate writing with yellow chalk on footpaths and doorsteps in and around Sydney, Australia. In 2000 when Australia was the first place to see the turn of the century his one word, Eternity, lit up the sky in fireworks as we began not just a new year but a new millennium!

As we look to 2025 we may see shadows on the horizon but the one thing we do have that is certain is the love of a holy and powerful God and Arthur’s one word sermon reminds us of this and gives us reason to be hopeful in 2025! 

This year during Lent we will be running a confirmation class so if you would like to be confirmed, or are interested in learning more about what Christianity really has to say please email-sarahtierney336@gmail.com

Where are we going?

When you want to go somewhere, it is essential to know where you are going!

This is true, not just for physical direction, but also when we want to grow spiritually.

In Psalm 32 God Says:

‘I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my eye upon you’

Which is why after prayer, consultation and reflection I create a Mission Action Plan each year to help our group of Churches grow in God’s direction. It’s time for us once more to start that consultation process so this month you will receive and email with a copy of this year’s action plan and an anonymous survey to complete to help us plan our direction for April 2025-April 2026. I’d like to hear your thoughts and ideas so please join in.