Last Sunday, 26th April, celebrated The Good Shepherd as well as Vocation and so appropriately, Reverend Liz concentrated her homily upon both of these themes. The point of reference arose from the Gospel Reading where the theme in summary is about the sheep knowing the voice of their shepherd. The point is of course: Do we? Alongside our personal prayers we must also adopt the habit of listening. We live in a noisy world and so we can find that 'still small voice' difficult to fathom and understand. With worldly distractions forever at hand we must tune in that much more to what God is saying to us. However, every Christian has a calling from God and with the Good Shepherd nothing is impossible. Prayer and listening forever go together when trying to find a vocation. We shoulder be aware of the nudge from God and we should question things too in our life alongside our faith.
Here are some dates for your diary: Saturday, 9th May, 7pm - Saints Alive! A joyous musical event. Sunday, 10th May, 11:45am - the Annual Parochial Churchl Meeting or the APCM. The church family elect new officers as well as hearing about the many facets of church life over the past year. Sunday, 14th June, 10am - Confirmation with the Bishop of Bedford presiding. Tuesday, 18th to Friday, 21st August, culminating on Sunday, 23rd August: St Andrew's Church Summer Holiday Club. Saturday, 19th September - Country Fayre, supporting two charities, namely, Cruse Bereavement Support and Homestart UK. And of course, lots more inbetween!
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Remember, from Mondays to Fridays, St Andrew's Parish Church is generally open from 9am to 4pm for private prayer. Information can also be found on the notice boards, outside as well as in the foyer when the church building is unlocked.
All are welcome at St Andrew's. This Saturday, 2nd May, there is Coffee Shop from 10 to12 in the Chapter House. On Sunday, 3rd May, we have two services of worship. At 8am: Said Holy Communion, Order Two, a more traditional approach, using wording from the Book of Common Prayer. At 10am: an All Together Parish Eucharist.