General Chat

Hello all and a very Happy Birthday to you Cynthia. I hope you managed to make
it for a birthday lunch with your son and family. No cooking. No tidying afterwards.

Vera, you jogged my memory as I also remember singing that hymn at school.

We have been blessed with a warm sunny day here today. A real tonic to lift
our spirits and this makes everyone feel much more relaxed and happy too.

A Sunday well spent, brings a week of content. (Proverb).

Thinking of all young families enjoying this Whit Sunday sunshine together. xxx

Happy Birthday Cynthia x

I've just been catching up on the last week's posts. Like Kandj I remember Whitsun as the time for new clothes and sandals. Btw it's lovely to hear the period called Whitsun and not just "the bank holiday".

My old school hymn, if I remember rightly sung the first and last day of every term, is appropriate today.

Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost,
Taught by thee we covet most
Of thy gifts at Pentecost
Holy, heavenly love.

Happy birthday Cynthia. Have a lovely day and a happy, peaceful year to come.

Good morning :-)


Our Walking Days are very similar to the Whit Walks and we are due to hold this year's walk in a couple of weeks. :-D


The Collect for today :

Collect

O God,
the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
mercifully accept our prayers and,
because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen

In the gospel reading from Paul's letter to the Galations, we hear Paul expressing his astonishment that some are turning to different gospel and he reminds them of the truth.


Hope everyone has a lovely day.........I hope to. It's my birthday today and we are hoping, after church, to go to our son's for lunch. Must go and sort OH's meds out so that I don't forget them.... :-D


Love to all Cx :-)

Hello all

A bright morning and a promising beginning for the Whitsuntide Bank Holiday.

This brings back happy memories of Sunday School Whit Walks with all church and chapel congregations walking in procession through the main street in the village. All children traditionally had new clothes for this annual very special event.
I had a new dress and white sandals with white ankle socks, and a white ribbon in my hair with instructions not to loose it!
Everyone would follow the Vicar who held the Cross high and the village band would lead the long procession of Christians with banners and there was lots of noise and a great excitement all those years ago. Happy days, lovely memories to treasure forever!

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24).

Praying for all couples who will be married today. xxx

Good morning :-)


The sun is shining and its a beautiful morning :-D


For today :

To show people Jesus.....

By my words may I show people Jesus,
by my thoughts may I show people Jesus,
by my actions may I show people Jesus,
by my life may I show people Jesus.

Today, you may be the only Jesus some people see.................


Cx :-)

Hello all

I'm giving out Friday morning hugs to everyone who feels in need today.

For folk on their own this bank holiday weekend I send a smile.... pass it on to
whoever you may meet today or tomorrow. They may need it more than you do.

Praying for safe travelling for all who will be out and about this bank holiday xxx

Good morning :-)


Still a bit dull here, but never mind.........we are alive.....we are awake....thank God.


To round up our time of looking at the Fruits of the Spirit, ................


"Joy is love exulting, and peace is love at rest.
Patience, love enduring in every trial and test.
Gentleness, love yielding to all that is not sin.
Goodness, love in actions that flow from Christ within;
Faith is love's eyes opened the living Christ to see,
Meekness, love not fighting but bowed at Calvary.
Temperance, love in harness and under Christ's control,
For Christ is love in person, and Christ is in the soul."



Blessings.............Cx :-)

Hello all

Dull here too Cynthia with rain clouds hanging about, but no rain so far.
Thank you for reminding us of all the fruits of the Holy Spirit. It's been interesting.

"We fall in love by chance and
we stay in love by choice".

Remembering all who will celebrate a special wedding anniversary this month. xxx

Good morning :-)


A dull day here today.......never mind, life goes on. We have an appointment for himself for an eye test today. He is being referred to the Low Vision to see how they can help him. All help welcome.......... :-D


Today, we round up the Fruits of the Spirit with the one which holds them all in place............Love

Father, we love you so much.
You put love in us so that other people can see what you are like
Please help us to be more like Jesus so that we can show others the love you showed us. Help us to show your love to others - even to those who don’t show love to us. In Jesus name…..Amen.


With love to all......... Cx :-)

Hello all

Aww, bless you Emma for those lovely kind words. Always good to have you
popping in here......... everyone is very welcome to add their comments too.

GOODNESS
Comes from inside of you. It is your energy
and make up. When given away, it leads to
GREATNESS (Author unknown) Food for thought in those words, methinks.

Remembering couples who are going through marriage difficulties. xxx

Good morning :-)


Thank you Emma.........I hope not to disappoint....... <3


Today, our Fruit of the Spirit is............Goodness




Lord, we pray that what is good within us may flourish.

every good thing comes from you.

Fill our hearts with love for you,

increase our faith,

and by your constant care

protect the good you have given us that we may share your Goodness with others.

Amen.


Be good.......Cx :-)

Cynthia of course you were missed :-)

You and kandj are looked for everyday by myself
and others on this thread for your prayers and words
of comfort.
A calm moment on here can set you up for the day.

xx

Hello all

Give me joy in my heart keep me praising
Give me joy in my heart I pray
Give me joy in my heart keep me praising
Keep me praising till the break of day.

These words come immediately come to mind and I will probably be singing
this catchy little tune for quite a while.

Remembering all patients who are awaiting test and investigation results today. xxx

Good morning :-)


So nice to know I have been missed.....even for just the one day! :-D

The majority of the candidates were from our church school as Confirmation is offered to Y6 each year. I have heard a rumour that the diocese may be stopping this practice throughout the diocese, but nothing definite has been said as yet. The adult was a mum who had had her child baptised recently.

Moving on.........

Our Fruit of the Spirit for today is ...... Joy.

Father, teach us what true Joy really is. Fill our hearts to overflowing with the knowledge of Your love for us and fill our hearts with joy from the inside out. We want that joy to spill out of our lives all over everyone else's life so that they can know You. In Jesus' name. Amen.


Wishing you all a Joyful day..........Cx :-)

Hello all

Cynthia,nice to have you back again and to know there is no problem in your home.
Why do we always think the worst, when something out of the ordinary happens???

How wonderful for you to have a full church that kept the men busy yesterday. That is a problem that many other congregations would like to have.
Were all the confirmation candidates members of your church family, or was your church hosting this very special event yesterday? 21 is an amazing number!

"Gentleness is treating others with kind words and mild manner"....... I like that.
(Author unknown.)

Thinking of everyone who will have difficulty sleeping tonight. xxx

Oh my goodness!.........I thought I had posted on here yesterday! So very sorry for going AWOL - purely unintentional.

I will blame it on the fact that a) my OH was very slow to get moving yesterday and that b) I was gearing up for the Confirmation Service. I am here now.......


Good morning :-)

Yesterday morning was slightly manic - the church was packed to standing room only. Proud parents and families crowded in, anxious not to miss a moment of the Confirmation service. The youngsters were full of excitement and energy; the men from church were moving chairs around like professional removal men and there was a lovely, happy atmosphere.

The service proceeded without hitch and it was moving to see over 20 young people and one adult stand solemnly before the Bishop as he prayed over them. They were given candles to remind them of Christ, the Light of the World, as they processed back down the aisle to thunderous applause. We pray that these youngsters may continue to grow in faith.

Continuing with the Fruits of the Spirit........today we look at Gentleness....

Dear God,

You want me to learn from you
Gentleness of heart.
May gentleness rule this day,
and let worries melt away to a place
far away from me.
May in their place, be a space for peace
that comes home to stay
within my mind, heart, and body.

Amen.



Love to you all.....Cx :-)

Hello all........ no Cynthia?? I hope all is well with her and her family.

Continuing with Cynthia's gifts of the Holy Spirit.

The fruit of the Holy Spirit is a biblical term that sums up
nine attributes of a Christian life, according to Paul in his
Letter to the Galatians 5: 22-23.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, peace, joy, forbearance,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control."

Thinking of all who have a hospital outpatients appointment tomorrow. xxx

Hello all

Amen to your morning prayer for today Cynthia.

"Self control is a key factor in achieving success. We can't control
everything in life, but we can definitely control ourselves."
(Jan McKinley Hilado)

Wishing a happy family weekend to one and all. xxx

Good morning :-)


A lovely hymn.......haven't heard it in a while. Thanks.


Our Fruit of the Spirit for today is...................Self Control- something which affects many areas of our lives.


Dear Lord, thank you for being strong when I am weak.
Thank you for being a rock that I can cling to.
Thank you for giving me courage in my storms.
Please help me to call on you in my times of temptation
and when I feel that I can’t go on or can’t do something.
Thank you Lord for all you do and are for me.

Amen.


Love to all Cx :-)