Good evening all,

I am soooooo tired this week! I can’t work out why, and there have not been too many late nights, but I’m tired none the less! So I am very much looking forward to my rest day tomorrow – a slower start and then getting my hair cut, for the first time in many months! 

Enough of my moaning! What can I share with you? 

Well – on Saturday 8^th November, 3pm, Archbishop Cherry will be formally enthroned in a service at St. Woolos Catedral, Newport. It’s a ticket only service which I suspect has disappointed some of you who would have liked to go, so I’m very grateful to Sue Russell and Sarah Byford who have a plan! We will be live streaming the service on a big screen in Raglan Church and you are invited! Come along to the church and bring your friends and family, with a plate of food, and join the party. It promises to be a wonderful service and a great afternoon. Why not celebrate with others who wish they were there? Please let Sarah or Sue know you are coming so they can set up the space properly, and spread the news!

My second and final thing to mention is a prayer request – you know how important I think prayer is in our lives and how wonderful it is that we can pray together and be a real force for change – 

Please can you pray for all those in our communities who are living in fear. I see and hear fear in the context of misunderstanding, misinformation, change, difference, and so much that is in our news. I understand why people can become fearful, but we need to make sure that people know that our churches and the faith we have is a good news story and that we are open to love everyone without judgement. I know you are already good at this, and are possibly already praying this way, so thank you if you are, and thank you if you begin to pray for this as a result of my writing. We are in a position to offer hope and safety to those we know and love, why wouldn’t we want to pray for more opportunity to do that? Thank you.

And now I’ll finish. Please let me know if I can pray for you, it’s always a privilege, and is an important part of my ministry amongst you.

With love,

Sally xxxx

Please note that Friday is usually my rest day. Emails received on Friday may not be responded to until after the weekend. Thank you for your understanding.