Update on Sunday Worship

Sunday 12th April

The Second Sunday of Easter

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Sunday
 9:15 am   Holy Communion at St Lawrence, Towcester
10:15 am   Benefice Sunday Worship via Zoom
11:15 am   Family Worship at St Bartholomew’s, Greens Norton

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Dear all,

Thank you very much indeed to all who helped to enrich our worship over Holy Week and then Easter Sunday itself. Many people contributed by preparing, reading, playing, singing, flower arranging….. It is quite a journey as we go with Jesus through his trial, death and then resurrection. The churches go from being completely bare on Good Friday, to bursting with colour, flowers and song on Easter day.

We now journey through the 40 days of Easter until Jesus’ Ascension and hear the various resurrection appearances of Jesus. On Sunday we shall hear about the resurrected Jesus appearing to Thomas. On the evening of the first day of the week the disciples had managed to gather together but for safety they had locked the doors of the house where they were.  Locked doors didn’t keep Jesus out and indeed that became a theme for the future.

Jesus does come to people. Jesus came first to women – people, like Mary Magdalene.  He came to those who were disappointed and who thought he had let them down - like the disciples walking dejectedly down to Emmaus.  He came to those – like Thomas, who could not get their heads round what some were claiming.

The example of Thomas is particularly helpful. Thomas is completely honest. He made no attempt to hide his doubts. Often we can think of doubt as a sign of weakness or a lack of faith.  We can feel guilty about having doubts. But doubt can be a sign of growth and of going deeper. It was for Thomas, because he went on to give expression to the highest statement of faith in Jesus, my Lord and my God.

Every community, every group, could do with a Thomas, that is, someone who has the courage to ask the questions no one else dares to ask.

With every Blessing

Greg
Associate Priest
 

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