A Message from our Minister

Dear Friends,

Over March and April, the congregation had the pleasure of celebrating the Baptism of four young people, it was great to welcome Logan, Jaxson, Ethan and Charlotte into our church family.  Of course, in April we also walked through Holy Week with the different worship services marking Jesus’ journey to the Cross before the celebration of Easter and his resurrection.

Both the physical Baptisms and the Easter Worship might be over, but we need to carry our own Baptism, and all that Easter means to us in our daily living as we move on from April.  One way we do this as a congregation is by regularly supporting the work of Christian Aid and CrossReach, and in May the focus is on the former during the official Christian Aid Week, of which the details are in this edition of the ‘Patter’. During the April Praise Night, we heard from the book of Matthew 25:34-40 a passage in which Jesus explains how when we support and help one another, particularly those most in need of these, we are doing it for him. This underlines the idea that each person holds the image of Christ within them and also a way ‘to love our neighbour’.

 ‘The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matt 25:40

As we continue to walk together as a church family in faith, whether over a bowl of soup, a cup of coffee, on a Sunday or Wednesday morning, in of our many groups, our weekly foodbank collections, or in many of the other ways we worship, meet and work together let us always keep the hope of resurrection and renewal in our hearts.

Yours

Ann

PS.  I am on annual leave Mon 11th to Sun 17th May inclusive. If you need urgent Ministerial support during that week, please contact Mairi Semple as Session clerk sessionclerk@inchinnachurch.org.uk   And thanks to the Worship Group who will lead worship on the17th.