With the clocks going back this weekend we're really aware of the change in seasons (even if it's very warm still!) The church season is changing too, and we have a couple of weeks where the theme is remembering, starting with All Saints Day this weekend. Whilst we tend to think of Saints as especially holy people - St Peter, St Francis and the like - the Bible actually refers to all of us who are following Jesus, as saints - that's you and me!
On Sunday evening we'll take the opportunity to remember those we know and love who've died, in a short service. Do come and join us as we remember our loved ones before God. And then in a couple of weeks it's Remembrance Sunday, where we remember those who've died in service of the country. It's so helpful to have a time of remembering - we're encouraged to do a lot of in the Bible! In 1 Chron 16:12 King David exhorts us to 'Remember the wonderful works He has done' - something the psalms do too. That's why we have a time of thanksgiving in our service once a month - to remember God's goodness to us in the past and encourage us to trust Him with the future. We need that, in these changeable times!
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