From the Parish Priest
Dear friends,
This year, because of the date of Easter, May is a month full of celebrations!
There have been some wonderful celebrations in our churches recently. Our commemorations of our Lord’s Passion Death and resurrection were appropriately solemn and joyful, and our gathering at Broadwoodwidger for our confirmation service was indeed a very special occasion. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to our church life and worship for these occasions.
The celebrations continue, with Ascension Day on the 9th May. This is a Principal Feast: as important as Christmas and Easter, but often forgotten about. Do please come and join us as we celebrate the triumph of Christ ascending into Heaven. This is one of those occasions when we are taking Church out of the building, this time to the lovely Barn at Orchard Barton. Where we will celebrate both with worship and with food and Fun!
The feast of Pentecost follows on the 19th, and this year coincides with one of our Baring-Gould Celebrations at Lewtrenchard: celebrating his marriage and family life. This should be a lovely celebration, and everyone is welcome.
Finally, on the 26th there is the Feast of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity! The day to contemplate the very nature of God.
We celebrate the love of God in the context of a world that seems to have forgotten what love is. The news from the Holy Land, Ukraine, and many other places is both deeply saddening and frightening. But we are taught that there is no situation, and no person, or group of people, that are beyond the reach of God’s love.
As we celebrate the truths of our faith, we should not rest in prayer and action to work for the Love of God in heaven to be demonstrated by his people on earth.
With love and prayers,
Philip