Daily Scripture“This God - his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him”. (Psalm 18, verse 30)Daily ReflectionKing David wrote this Psalm when God delivered him from his enemies. He knew that when things looked bad, the only person to trust in is God. Nothing he could do in his own strength could save him perfectly, as God did. There are many wonderful promises in the Bible – promises that as David says, prove to be true. God will never ever let you down, if you trust Him; with your work, with your family, with your hopes and desires. God’s way for you is perfect – no other way could be better. Trust in the Lord with all your heart…. and He will make your paths straight. Vicki Young
Daily Scripture:“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Matthew 24:35)Daily Reflection:Jesus is teaching his disciples about the future, the things that will happen, and the signs that they will see. He’s used the example of leaves appearing on a fig-tree; when you start to see the leaves appear you know summer is near. So, look for “the signs”. But then Jesus speaks words which have divided theologians ever since: “This generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away… but my words will not.” But isn’t “heaven” eternal?! I certainly cannot explain it in 130 words! What this verse does show though is just how important Jesus viewed his teaching – his “words” - to his disciples. We have his words as our scriptures; maybe we should view them as being incredibly important to our lives?Revd David
Daily Scripture:“In that day you will say: Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name, make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.” (Isaiah. 12.4)Daily Reflection: ‘Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice’The words of Isaiah go back some 1100 years, while the hymn was composed only in the 1960s, but the writers have in common an overwhelming sense of joy and thankfulness for God’s blessings which simply has to be shared with others. There is no more powerful testimony to faith than the thankfulness that overflows into praise, and shows itself not only in words but in the way we live.Lord, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we show forth thy praise not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to thy service... (From the General Thanksgiving, BCP) Revd Rosemary
8am BCP Communion at St. Nicholas, Sandhurst10am C/W Communion at St. George's. (Revd David leading; Revd Rosemary preaching.)But it will not be "back to normal"; there are many restrictions:- Everyone must hand sanitise on entry and exit- Everyone must 2m social distance at all times. "Households" can sit together.- Use alternate pews (Marked with "green tick" and "red cross")- A register of names of people attending is being kept for 21 days- If someone is in the "70+" or another "vulnerable, at risk" group, they are advised not to come to church. But it is your choice; you will be very welcome if you do come. (But as part of the Government guidelines we have to advise of the increased risk in an indoor public gathering.)- Organ music, but no hymns, at the 10 o'clock service- Communion distribution (wafer only) standing at the chancel step; plus one-way system to return. The priest will wear a face visor during distribution. (Only the priest to receive the wine.)- Service Booklet to basket when leave. These will be quarantined for at least 48hrs.- No refreshments or fellowship time after the service, in church nor in the churchyard.- Exit: St. George's - north and west doors; St. Nicholas - west door.- Numbers will also be limited. (We estimate that St. George's can seat 60 people in "households" and St. Nicholas 40 at the 2m social distance.)- Next Sunday, 12th: 8am at St. George's, 10am at St. Nicholas- A video recording will be made of the live 10 o'clock service; this will be available on YouTube later in the day.Hopefully we will have some bells rung for 15 minutes before the 10 o'clock service.I will be leading and presiding and Revd Rosemary will be preaching at both services. The Risk Assessment will be available on the website, should you wish to read the detail. This will be reviewed, and if necessary amended, after our first services.I look forward to worshipping God with you tomorrow.Revd David
