Foundation News
Go and touch some grass
Finding Home: a Eucharist on lent and refuge
THIS SUNDAY, 7PM
What’s your relationship with ‘home’? Where do you feel like you do and don’t belong? The glorious Phil Manning will be exploring these themes and how lent and Mothering Sunday give us a chance to reflect on them.
Expect bread and wine, the story of the prodigal son, and some reflections on a family quilt.
Sing of Spring with the OEM Choral Scholars
NEXT SUNDAY, 7PM
We are absolutely spoilt to have the One Equal Music Choral Scholars leading a service for us next week. Inspired by the spring equinox, they’ll perform some gorgeous music for us, and also lead us in some group singing - no singing ability required!
Just a heads up: next next Sunday, the 29th, will be our Steering Service, where we discuss and make decisions about Foundation together!
Also, as usual we won’t have an Easter service, so there will be no service on the 5th of April! There will however be lots of Easter goodness happening at Cotham, including one of my favourite services of the year, the Maundy Thursday service which includes feet washing. Here’s a brief run down:
Thursday 2nd April Maundy Thursday
8pm Cotham (Benefice)
Friday 2nd April Good Friday
12 noon Cotham – Way of the Cross
2pm St Paul’s – Liturgy of Good Friday
Sunday 4th April Easter Sunday
7am Cotham – Vigil & First Mass of Easter
10am Cotham
10.30am St Paul’s
Go and touch some grass
Next week is the Spring Equinox, a moment where the night is as long as the day, and spring is considered officially on its way. Sabbats like this one can help us follow the pattern of the natural world as it wakes and sleeps.
We often talk about how important it is to know what’s going on in the world - to be clued in to international issues and politics. But do you know what’s going on in the world?
Have you taken time to look at the new little green buds on the trees? Admire the snow drops hidden in hedges and spot early daffodils by the roadside?
Go and touch some grass. Look at the patterns on variegated leaves. Remind yourself that the plants that seem to die come back to life, and allow yourself the same grace.
For me, following the pattern of the seasons helps me be a little more patient with myself - a reminder that we are in a moment in time.
When you take the time to really look at and touch a tree that is three times older than you, and will outlive you, it’s much easier to put things into perspective.
Be curious this week, and I’ll see you on Sunday.
Love,
Andy