Sanctuary First happen tonight. We had a good response from those who attended. The theme was about the loose ends in all our lives. We talked about our personal burdens and we showed a clip from the film entitled "The Mission". we also showed the clip we put together last week entitled, "Secrets and Lies". See previous post. Here's a taste of a song we put together to remind us of the call that Sanctuary first has on our lives. SANCTUARY FIRST One interesting...
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Anyway all this talk of conflict in the government  and leadership criticism  of the Prime Minister reminds me of a few letters I've received  in my time  and I'm just a  humble Parish Minister.  What people forget is  it can be hurtful and especially to your family. The truth of the matter is you will never please everyone. I learned that lesson and continue to learn it.  All this  has made me  feel a little bit of sympathy for the under dog, especially...
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SANCTUARY FIRST I'm cracking on with the material for the Sanctuary First Service this Sunday. The theme is all about "Loose Ends". We live in a world full of loose ends. Its a messy business living. Often we'd like to make everything fit. But one size doesn't fit all. We have to make adjustments for each other, in doing so that is where the problems lie. We end up having loose ends. I think we all carry heavy burdens of guilt and regret. The "if only" scenario...
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VINE TRUST We were at a brilliant Barbecue on Saturday in aid of raising funds for the work of the  Vine Trust This was a real heavy duty barbe! Steaks all round! I believe they were bought at the auction in the Roxburghe Hotel last January. So the meat was put to good use to earn more money for the Trust. I'd like to say huge thanks to Gordon Stewart and his team of helpers  for putting on an excellent event. Of course the weather helped to make it an outstanding...
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I've just finished recording a short video for Pentecost. Its something I've wanted to do for a while to make the link between Christmas and Pentecost using a symbol to link the Festivals. We have a Christmas Tree each year which we put in church. We actually  call it a Christmon Tree because we hang Christian mongrams and symbols on the branches. Everything we hang on the tree has to be made by hand. Its actually a really nice thing to see. Especially when your...
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