“As we look ahead to the prospect of easing of restrictions we know it is still a long road. Yet Easter reminds us we always have hope.”The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally,
Some good news…. In line with the War Memorial Project, the council have decided to invest money into St Paul’s gardens by way of new roses, shrubs, grasses and perennials and resurfacing some of the paths. The work should begin by the end of February and in line with the memorial project, will enhance the whole area, making St Paul’s even more of a focal point in Ramsbottom. With such grey times, it is nice that some considerate planting will put some sunshine back in our lives, and that of the town.…
Are you looking at life differently for Lent ? Or are you giving up the usual things (chocolate, alcohol), or perhaps thinking about it in a different way since the outbreak of covid…. Doing something extra whether for others or our community, can be just as good as giving something up. It can be a way of reconnecting us with the things that should matter most, by ‘re focusing our lives’. <v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></v:shapetype><v:shape alt="Text Description automatically generated" id="Picture_x0020_12" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75"> <v:imagedata o:title="Text Description automatically generated" src="file:///C:/Users/Sue/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.jpg"> <w:wrap type="topAndBottom"> </w:wrap></v:imagedata></v:shape> God certainly keeps us on our toes; but it is how we react and how deeply we believe in him that makes us who we are…As we prepare for what is to come (Easter); let us remember'God’s love surrounds us always’.
