A Letter from the Editor
Dear Family and Friends of St Oswald ’ s ,
Already a year has passed since Lesley-Ann was instituted as our Priest on the 28 August 2015 and the outcome of her work saw , at Easter , five baptisms and on Sunday 28 August 2016 Bishop Gregor was with us to Confirm Linda Allan , Linda Hardie and Lucy Hardie .
This service of celebration culminated in afternoon tea with the extended family of St Oswald ’ s present and a chorus of Happy Birthday to Jean Robertson as she celebrated her 90 th .
These services and gatherings are a great indication of the presence of the Holy Spirit within St Oswald ’ s and the outreach , support and guidance that Rev Lesley-ann has ministered in her first 365 days . Thank you !
The congregation were invited to join the Monday evening Bible Study on Acts , or do private study , commencing in April 2016 for a period of 24 weeks . The group is still going strong and is facilitated by members of the congregation , including Paula and Emily . It ’ s never too late to join ( we have 6 chapters left to read ).
Recently our numbers have swollen as we were joined by some friends from St Aidan ’ s . The sessions have given us the opportunity to hear fellow members talking about their faith and how to approach people outside the church with the message of the Gospel .
But we also heard that it is important for us all to maintain silence ( see Page 5 ) to enable us to pray , to hear the calling and to reflect .
This is especially so before and after Sunday Holy Eucharist .
We need to respect the requirement for silence , for ourselves and those around us . If you need to chatter and talk informally about unimportant matters , please wait until you have left that Holy Space .
The Vestry rooms are available for carrying out business prior to the service or even better join us for a chat over a coffee afterwards .
I would like to thank all our contributors , new and those of long standing , for making the magazine an interesting read . We hope that you like the A5 sized presentation or receiving it as an electronic copy to enable you to forward to family and friends around the globe .
Thank you also to Aileen and the KP Church print group .
If you feel like writing a ‘ Letter to the Editor ’, your news , testimony , photographs and feedback are welcome .
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