In-person Coffee Shop
Our Coffee Shop continues in-person this Wednesday, from 10:30am - 12:30pm in St Andrew, Cuffley. You would be very welcome to join us.
Virtual Coffee Shop
Also this Wednesday, at 10:30, we'll be having our regular Virtual Coffee Shop, if you can join us for that, it would be great to see you. Over the next few weeks, we'll be looking at how we can bring the virtual and physical together in some way.
I hope that this email is useful, and that you are able to spend a few minutes at noon each day, as we pray together as a church family. Please do keep sending your prayer suggestions to me, so that we can make sure we are praying around the needs, burdens and encouragements of our whole church family.
Take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. (James 3:4-5)
Words are powerful weapons: “The pen is mightier than the sword”. We face choices every day about what we say, and how we say it. As we do that, we reveal our thoughts and our feelings - sometimes good and sometimes bad - to those around us. In his letter, James describes the tongue as like the rudder that controls a vast ship, or a spark that can burn down a whole forest. How should we speak? How should we use our words?
You would be very welcome to join us at our 10:30am morning worship in St Andrew, Cuffley, or at 8:30am for a service of Holy Communion in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday, as we look at this part of James’ letter together.
Wednesday Prayer @ 10am
This Wednesday, at 10am, we'll meet via Zoom for a short time to pray together. We'll take the first few Wednesdays as they come, and see what pattern works for us. I'd love for you to join us via Zoom, please email me for details of how to join.
We'll be no more than 20 minutes, which will give enough time to make a hot drink before joining the Virtual Coffee Shop.
I hope that this email is useful, and that you are able to spend a few minutes at noon each day, as we pray together as a church family. Please do keep sending your prayer suggestions to me, so that we can make sure we are praying around the needs, burdens and encouragements of our whole church family.