WELCOME TO ST MARY'S AND ALL SOULS
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St Mary's and All Souls Services We will post any revisions to services here and on our Facebook and Twitter feeds: https://www.facebook.com/StMarysAndAllSouls |
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St Mary's and All Souls latest Newsletter |
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PCC Papers You can now download minutes and other PCC documents from the PCC page |
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Food Bank latest needs: https://bromleyborough.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/ *PLEASE DON'T SEND US FROZEN OR CHILLED ITEMS AS WE DON'T HAVE THE CORRECT STORAGE FOR IT AND IT SPOILS BEFORE WE CAN DISTRIBUTE IT* WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF PASTA, CEREAL & BISCUITS
Thank you!
Judith Simmonds will be taking the Parish contributions towards the end of the month so please drop your donations into our box in the porch before then. |
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Rev. Susan writes:
I have met some very excited children in Messy Church and school lately. It is summertime and in just a few weeks the long summer holiday. The children are looking forward to a break from school and hopefully for the teachers, as well as the rest of us, it will be a time of relaxation, rest and renewal.
These three are all very important things in our life. They are things that our bodies require and if we don’t do them it begins to take a toll on us, both physically, emotionally and spiritually. It is always better to rest and relax when the weather is good.
Resting and relaxing take many forms, they can be very different for different people. Some of you may see the perfect resting and relaxing as being sitting on a beach or beside a swimming pool at a hotel while on holiday. For others it may be watching the Paris Olympic events on television, or gardening, or going out for afternoon tea. No matter what it is, getting rest and some relaxation is important. It is when we are rested, when we are relaxed that we can be renewed. Our physical and our mental state is improved.
But there is more to renewal than just sitting doing nothing (or lots of things). Renewal comes when we actively seek to be renewed. Just resting and relaxing is good for the muscles but to renew our strength and flexibility means we also have to exercise and stretch and put effort into being renewed. It is the same for our minds and most definitely for our faith! Many people will read or do puzzles or play games to keep their mind active and to help it renew itself.
But what do we do for our faith? How do we renew our faith? Sometimes I like to stop all of the preparations for church services and planning for future events and just focus on God. What does God actually say to me - through the Bible and the lives of others? What does God want from me - what skills or abilities do I have that God can use? What can I offer to God - what is it that I want to do for God? These are the three questions that we need to ask ourselves over the summer months, as we seek spiritual renewal and growth.
I hope you get the time, and space to rest, relax and renew yourselves, physically, emotionally and spiritually in the weeks to come.