Hi everyone,
Just one week to go now until Pentecost. This is a very important day in the history and life of the Church, the birth of the church as the body of Christ on Earth. We are having 3 baptisms in Paulton on Pentecost Sunday and will be praying for a new wave of the Holy Spirit for our villages and congregations. It would be great to have full churches for Pentecost, so if you have ever been part of our congregations the please come along on the 19th to celebrate the Church’s birthday with us.
This Sunday we will be talking new hearts and sending disciples.
Please pray for:
All those being baptised on Pentecost
For each of us to be filled with God’s spirit
For our reordering projects to be approved on the 15th of May.
Also, you may see a new face around for the next month. We will have Lindsay, a trainee minister but with lots of church experience, joining our services and other activities as she completes her student placement.
There is also the plant sale in Paulton this Saturday morning.
If you want to continue tracking with some of the sermon ideas as they develop I have included some more links to useful content that can help to keep us on the same 'wavelength'. This week, a short funny interview that discusses social media, mental health and how faith can help:
Jonathan Haidt - "The Anxious Generation" | The Daily Show
Notes on complexity - Neil Theise
I AM THEY: Chapel Sessions Vol.2
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
the wonderful story of Henry Sugar
How religion shaped politics in the western world
The Bulwark on Christian Nationalism (featuring Rob Reiner)
Robert Sapolsky on 'free will'
Ezekiel 36.24-28, Acts 1.15-17, 21-end, and John 17.6-19
See all below for all the other details of our groups and upcoming events.
Next Sunday we will be meeting at 9.30 in Farrington and 11am at in Paulton
If you want to access resources in the meantime, we have a wealth of materials available.
You can use the YouTube link to get yourself tuned up and ready to sing with us on Sunday.
If you don't feel able to attend in person, we will continue to provide online worship options as well. The link to Twitch is at the bottom of this email.
Knit and Natter meet in the back room of Paulton church on the first Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4pm.
The next meeting is on Wednesday 5 th June 2024.
Everyone is welcome to come along and join the group, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a cake and have a good natter!
TGIF is on every Friday and Monday from 10am to 11.30am for coffee, cake, playtime and good chatting - you can find the latest details on Facebook here. (Not during the school holidays)
Morning prayer is taking place at 9.30am Wednesday in Paulton and Thursday in High Littleton. It begins with 15 minutes of quiet reflection, followed by Common Worship morning prayer.
The Church of England have updated their Morning Prayer APP. You can now listen to morning prayer from the app. I would encourage you all to take this up as a daily practice, it is a great way to grow a pattern of prayer and learn the rhythm of responses each day.
You can download the app here: https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/apps/daily-prayer
view the live service and re-watch previous services here: https://www.twitch.tv/holytrinitychurchpaulton
Every blessing to you all.
Adam
