Life today is so very demanding of our time, attention, and… emotions. Jesus calls us to love our neighbours as we love ourselves. Loving ourself is not about being selfish. We must recognise and acknowledge that we need to be ‘full’ before we can give to others. If we are worn down, physically tired, and spiritually empty, we need to be refilled, refuelled, and recharged. We can do this, by placing Jesus Christ at the centre of all we do. We do that, by connecting with Him in prayer and worship, being committed and disciplined to do so regularly….weekly….daily.
We explored Lent and its significance in our Christian life. Some of the youngsters received the imposition of ashes. They all made cards with pledges as to how they would look after themselves and also others. We finished off with hot dogs, waffles and pop!To view more pictures click the link.During Lent, the children have been given the challenge of doing something to ‘Look after yourselves and others in Lent’. We thought it might be something the adults at St. Anne’s could join in with too. Have a look at the display in the Narthex to see if you can complete one of the challenges or make up one of your own. Just make sure you choose activities that are ideas that fit the heading. The children will be adding photos to the display – please send one of yourself to helenparker484@gmail.com or Reverend Lesley areadean.pendle@Blackburn.Anglican.Org
We thought it might be something the adults at St. Anne’s could join in with too. Have a look at the display in the Narthex to see if you can complete one of the challenges or make up one of your own. Just make sure you choose activities that are ideas that fit the heading. The children will be adding photos to the display – please send one of yourself to helenparker484@gmail.com or Reverend Lesley areadean.pendle@Blackburn.Anglican.Org
This was our first meeting of 2024 and we focused on Light and Love. Ladies created artwork on canvas, using pastels, acrylic and watercolour; followed by Heart boxes for Lent, similar to WW1 Promise boxes, but filled with 40 prayers or thoughts of love. To view more pictures please click the link.
