JUNE 25 NEWSLETTER

Julie Writes...

Dear Friends,
Firstly, a huge thanks to all those who came along to the Christian Aid lunch and the consultation about our churches and appointing a new Vicar which followed afterwards. The results of our discussions are on display at the back of Holy Trinity Church along with some post it notes if you want to add anything. These notes will be useful to those tasked with writing our parish profile and advertising for the new Vicar.

Thursday 29th May is Ascension Day and there will be a joint service at Holy Trinity at 7.30pm. That day marks the beginning of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ which lasts until Pentecost on the 8th June. This is an ecumenical global prayer movement which encourages all Christians to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. I was listening to Pete Greig this morning telling the story of Pastor D. L. Moody who made a list of 100 friends he wanted to come to know Jesus. He prayed for them every day. As they came to faith, he crossed them off his list. By the end of his life only 4 people remained, and they came to faith at his funeral! Pete reminds us of the need to be persistent in our praying for those we long to know Jesus.

There are many ways to engage with this wave of prayer and in Church there are some booklets for you to use at home, written by the Archbishop of York, which will guide each one of us through those 11 days praying and reflecting on the words of The Lord’s Prayer. They also encourage us to pray for 5 people who have not yet heard the Good News of Jesus, that prompted by the Spirit, they will hear it for themselves and respond. The booklets also give details of a website and an App which you may find helpful. Our Pizza Eaters are following this, and I invite you to join them. Let’s pray for more people to come to know Jesus.

Julie.