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'Maureen's
Musings'
It almost, almost feels like winter finally! But February
sees the start of Lent, so surely the Spring cannot be far behind?
This Lent we
are offering a course based on a book by the Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields
(surely now one of the most mis-named churches in London! ) Trafalgar
Square might have much of interest, but there is not a field
to be seen these days! Sam Wells is an excellent communicator
and always has something of interest to say about the Scriptures,
and life itself, so I am really looking forward to this. I am
sure Ken will have written more fully on this subject further
in the magazine.
We also have
a series of Lent lunches planned… Four are definitely booked
at the time of writing, on February 16, 24 and March 2 and 9
and I am sure we will have something on the last Wednesday too
- 17 March. This year we have an additional date - Saturday 13
Feb, when we will be helping our friends at Perton with a Lunch
for all the churches of the Covenant of Wolverhampton West. Please
drop into the Church at Perton that lunchtime to enjoy a simple
soup lunch. It will make a good addition to your shopping trip
to Perton Centre!
So what about
the PCC Awayday ? Well, it was good to have a bit more time together
and to do some thinking about the future. You may have read the
depressing figures about national church attendance, but that
isn't the only way of looking at the place of faith in our lives.
Yes, it would be good to have even more in the congregation (although
in the Lichfield diocese we have managed to slow the rate of
decline - a small victory perhaps, but significant!) The PCC
are also actively thinking about ways to engage more creatively
with our community - and perhaps that of our partner church,
St Albans, Wednesfield. We may have an ideal opportunity this
year by joining in with the celebrations for the Queen's 90th
birthday in June! Watch this space …
And who wants to regain a bit of their youth or live again the
delights of the 1980s?! We will have a great time I am sure at
the '80s revival night' being organised as a joint effort between
the PTA of St Chad's School and ourselves - thanks to the talents
of Peter Nicholls, a regular member of our congregation and his
group.... time to boogie on 13th Feb!
Last year it
was lovely to have a group of youngsters who we were able to
prepare for their First Communion (this can now come before Confirmation
- which then becomes a proper rite of passage for adults of any
age). Equally, it was lovely to have a very mixed age group preparing
for confirmation.
If there are any more young people who would like to take communion
- or any older people (from 16 - 116!) who would be interested
to learn more about confirmation please speak to me in church
or phone me on (01902) 700257.
Every blessing,
Maureen
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