Good evening all,

We are nearly there! Saturday begins the month of February! Saturday also happens to be my favourite saint’s day – St. Brigid. It was a feisty and determined woman, not afraid to speak truth to power and to be generous to all. Quite a position to aspire to! Do you have a favourite saint? And if you do, why?

What do I have to share with you this week?

Well, the Welcome Course continues, with just one more session next Wednesday – 6.30pm in Usk Church. Attendance has been impressive and the conversations have been challenging and deep. Thank you to everyone who has taken part so far. Do come along to the last one if you would like to – nothing will be wasted by giving it a try 🙂

Another date for your diary is this Sunday when Bishop Cherry will be with us at 3pm in Usk Church for confirmations and baptisms. I think there might be a little confusion about the time of this service, for which I apologise. Everyone is welcome and it promises to be a joyous celebration as several of our friends take their next seps in their faith story. Come along and offer them your support!

Also, you might like to pop a date in your diary about a service to celebrate St. David. It is on 1^st March in Usk Church at 10.30am. We will sing, listen to readings and poetry, and celebrate all things Welsh, in Welsh (with a smattering of English because, you know, I’m from Kent!) and you are all welcome!

Finally, let me tell you about some conversations I’ve been having over the last week or two, about the importance of recognising and celebrating everything that our friends and family offer us. It’s so easy to get caught up in what we think are the important things, and not notice the passing acts of kindness, the little gestures of love, and the moments of care and attention that we perhaps have begun to take for granted. Jesus demonstrates for us, an extraordinary attention to detail in all the care that he offers, and I invite you to take a moment, to notice, to give thanks, and to maybe pass on those things which others do and say that make a positive difference in your life. It is my prayer that we can all encounter something of God through the way we treat each other, in the big and the small. 

Let me know what you notice!

Colossians 3:2 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

With my love as always,

Sally xxx

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.