Tuesday Offering from Fr Marcus 30^th March 2021 

On Sunday we remembered The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. It is when the whole city goes wild with excitement as it welcomes its new King. The Disciples and followers of Jesus cut down branches from the palm trees, and laid their cloaks as if t make a red carpet out of the very clothes that they were wearing. They sang ‘Hosanna, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Highest.’ It was the powerful and very moving spectacle of people recognising Jesus for who he was, and proclaiming him as their messiah. The one who was to set Israel free, and somehow to rid them of those who occupied their country and ruled by fear.
But Jesus was on a donkey, and indeed, not even a donkey but a colt, the foal of a donkey.
This is not the sort of thing that a new King would do. He would gather an army about him, and ride a big powerful horse or chariot and show his might and status and power and send heralds ahead and take the city by force if he needed to.
But that is not the way with Jesus. His message is love and peace, and his power is in his humility, and that is what I want to focus on today.

Our world leaders love to exert their power and hang on to it at all costs. Even within a democracy it has been known for people to challenge the results of elections because they don’t want to lose their sense of self importance. But Jesus’ message is one of service and giving and putting other people first. 
This is not the way of the world, and we do well to remind ourselves how easy it is to slip into a pattern of thinking like Peter, when Jesus says  ‘You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns’

So let us think of some more images of the humility of Jesus. In his teaching:
I just love the whole of Matthew 5, but listen to this bit:

³⁸ “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; ⁴⁰ and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; ⁴¹ and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. ⁴² Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.

Or when he talks about Love for Enemies

⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵ so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. 

Or Matthew 20
²⁴ When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. ²⁵ Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. ²⁶ Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— ²⁸ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Philippians 2
⁴ Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. ⁵ Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,

⁶ who, though he was in the form of God,
    did not regard equality with God
    as something to be exploited,
⁷ but emptied himself,
    taking the form of a slave,
    being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
⁸     he humbled himself
    and became obedient to the point of death—
    even death on a cross.

Then of course the events of Maundy Thursday, where, during the meal Jesus washes the disciples’ feet – an act of complete servitude. John 13
⁴ so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. ⁵ After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

And later on in that passage
³⁹ And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want.” 

I could go on, but I don’t need to. You will have your own images of the humility of Jesus in your mind. But what I would like to suggest, as we walk the way of the Cross with Christ over the next few days, is that we look at our own sense of pride versus the idea of Christian humility, and ask for God’s help in shedding some of our sense of self importance.

Bless you, Bless you, Bless you.

As ever,

Fr Marcus

DO REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD THIS WEEKEND!

All our churches will be celebrating the Eucharist at normal times this Palm Sunday. Note that Albir is now at the new regular time of 09.30.

In all our churches we are committed to abide by the regulations; sanitation, social distancing, mask wearing and personal sanitising on entry. We continue to keep a record of attendees for track and trace purposes if needed.

For everyone unready, or unable to attend a service Fr. Rodney and Fr. Robin will be broadcasting their now regular communion service on Fr. Rodney’s Facebook page. It will be “streamed” live on Sunday at 10am Spanish time (9am GMT) and then available all day from 11am, to join at your leisure. As always both the live broadcast and the recording will be available on the following page – https://www.facebook.com/rodney.middleton.940.

Do, please continue to take care and respect the rules. The outbreaks that still happen are almost all the result of “pushing the boundaries” and stretching the rules. Keep safe.

Thursday Offering From Fr Marcus  25^th March 2021

My Dear Friends,

I hope you are having a good week, and looking forward to our celebration of Holy Week and Easter.
It is a time of passion and mixed emotions, and throughout we are led to great highs and lows.
Palm Sunday is a great example. All four Gospels tell the story of the Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem.
This year we read John’s version in church, so I am including here Luke, as it has the sentence about the stones at the end

Luke 19:28-40 New International Version

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King

²⁸ After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹ As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, ³⁰ “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. ³¹ If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
³² Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. ³³ As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
³⁴ They replied, “The Lord needs it.”
³⁵ They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. ³⁶ As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
³⁷ When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:
³⁸ “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
³⁹ Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
⁴⁰ “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

Our emotions at this point are at an all time high, ‘The whole crowd of disciples are publically praising God for all that they had seen, and were proclaiming Jesus as King.
In the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar this is such an exciting moment. It is as if love and acceptance have taken hold of the city, and Jesus is embraced by all.
The inclusion of everyone in the narrative is extraordinary, so much so that when Jesus is told to quieten his disciples, Andrew Lloyd Webber composes the lyrics

Why waste your breath
Moaning at the crowd,
Nothing can be done to stop
The shouting,
If every tongue were still
The noise would still continue
The rocks and stones themselves
Would start to sing

Hosanna Hey sanna sanna sanna
Hosanna Hey sanna hosanna

I knew the story from Luke, but this musical version really brought it alive when I first saw it in the 70’s (I still have the LP, and I shall be playing this track on the radio on Sunday at 7pm). www.puregold.fm

The whole of creation was giving thanks and praise to God.
Our first thoughts may be that this is not how we ought to think – rocks and stones have no senses and cannot show emotion or understanding, but this concept is not new, and was not invented by Jesus. Just listen to the beauty of these verses from the psalm

Psalm 148

¹ Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord from the heavens;
    praise him in the heights above.
² Praise him, all his angels;
    praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
³ Praise him, sun and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars.
⁴ Praise him, you highest heavens
    and you waters above the skies.

⁵ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for at his command they were created,
⁶ and he established them for ever and ever—
    he issued a decree that will never pass away.

⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
⁸ lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
    stormy winds that do his bidding,
⁹ you mountains and all hills,
    fruit trees and all cedars,
¹⁰ wild animals and all cattle,
    small creatures and flying birds,
¹¹ kings of the earth and all nations,
    you princes and all rulers on earth,
¹² young men and women,
    old men and children.

¹³ Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for his name alone is exalted;
    his splendour is above the earth and the heavens.
¹⁴ And he has raised up for his people a horn,
    the praise of all his faithful servants,
    of Israel, the people close to his heart.

Praise the Lord.

( I was just going to use the verses about the sun and moon, the stars, the mountains, lightening and hail, but it was too beautiful to cut any out!)

Anyway, my point is that Jesus understood that the whole of creation is Blessed by the wonder and presence and power of God, and responds!
How can we not! Surely our response to the incredible things that God continues to do in our lives is to Praise the Lord!

But as I said earlier, the emotions of all run amok this week. Once Jesus has entered Jerusalem with such triumph, he goes to the Temple, and throws out the money changers.
My house should be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves. Get out!
From this moment on people question Jesus’ authority, and within the week the crowds are baying for his crucifixion. By Three pm on Friday there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. Jesus gave up his spirit and the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

At this stage our hearts are shattered, and all seems lost. But we are in a different position from those who stood at the foot of the cross, because we know the whole story. We know this is not the end, but there is a new beginning. The best is yet to come.
We know this. We know the glory of the resurrection. We know the Joy of Mary Magdalenetelling the disciples ‘I have seen the Lord’. We know of Simon Peter going to the tomb, and he saw and believed. We know of the disciples at Emmaus recognising the risen Christ in the breaking of the bread. We know of the coming of the Holy Spirit.
We know, that we, along with Jesus are Glory Bound for we are a Resurrection People, and Alleluia is our name! And we never lose sight of that come what may.

Because we know all of this we are able to put the difficult events of our life into some perspective, and we can rejoice in the trust and commitment of Jesus who encouraged the rocks and stones to start to sing. 

Bless you, Bless you, Bless you,

As ever,

Fr Marcus

Here is the link to Fr. Marcus video message – https://youtu.be/suMda2p6ijE

Tuesday Offering from Fr Marcus  23^rd  March 2021

Good Day My Friends,

We conclude our series on seeking Inner Peace as we walk with our Lord through Passiontide and into Holy Week.

I hope that you have had a chance to reflect on where you are on your spiritual journey, and taken some comfort in the scriptures that have led us along our path.

Today we unpack our response to the consequences of other people’s actions, and reflect on our thoughts about reconciliation.

Do you recall the Camino story of the pilgrim carrying the ungrateful woman across the muddy stream. His companion said hours later ‘I can’t believe the attitude of that woman!’ to which the pilgrim said ‘We can’t control the actions of others, only our own. I put that woman down hours ago, why are you still carrying her?

It is a wonderful, simple and powerful story and helps us to realise that we are not responsible for the actions of others who hurt us.
Of course there are degrees of hurt, and our response to them will vary. But I believe the Christian way involves letting go and not holding on to things that get in the way of building relationships.

The most powerful part of the story interestingly is the phrase which says that although we can’t control other folk’s actions, we can control our own. That is where it can get tough.
It is hard because so many things conspire to lead our thinking and responses to others astray.
How easy it is to want revenge, or to become defensive. How quickly we are to judge, or to criticise. How rapidly we get to the feeling that if we do nothing ‘They’ have got away with it!
In fact, isn’t it hard to stick with our Christian principles of not judging, turning the other cheek, forgiving and putting others first.
We hear all of those, and know them, and say, ‘Yeah, but!…..

As always, our faith comes to the rescue in the teaching that we don’t have to do this all by ourselves – we are given the Holy Spirit to strengthen us and guide us and give us whatever we need to do the will of God – and it is accepting the will of God that makes all the difference.

‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.  Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.’

Romans 12 1-2

This is such good stuff, and it leads us to ask some far reaching questions.

Do I believe it is God’s will that Peace and Reconciliation reign?

Am I at a stage where I can fully embrace that concept by allowing the Holy Spirit to align my will with the will of God?

If I am not ready, what do I need to let go of in order for the Holy Spirit to work within me?

Do I need to do anything to bring about reconciliation in my life?

Is the need for reconciliation hindering my quest for Inner Peace?

Do I have the humility to accept the grace of God?

In the wonderful book be Elizabeth Gilbert Eat, Pray Love, our heroine (if that is the correct word) goes through an early midlife crisis, and takes a year off to ‘Find herself and discover what is truly important. After spending 4 glorious months in Italy making the most of the beautiful cuisine, and gaining 23 happy pounds in weight, she goes to India for 4 months to learn about devotion. Guided by a native guru, and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she discovers the art of prayer, and how to focus her mind on the spiritual, and let go of distractions.

For me the most helpful part of the story is when she finds it really difficult to set into a pattern of stillness and meditation. Her mind and body are constantly bombarded with annoying thoughts, mental challenges, feelings of discomfort and mosquitoes! She just can’t settle, and is constantly being challenged by her own feelings. I am not at ease…not comfortable…hungry…tired…angry…bitter…annoyed etc etc.

Her teacher, and separately the cowboy (whose name escapes me for the moment) encourage her to commit to just being in the moment, and being still.

It takes her ages, she gives up so often, gets very frustrated, thinks it is all nonsense until one day she changes her approach, and rather than think about how she is responding to everything that is going within her and around her, she just lets go of all of her emotions and allows herself to be still.

She finds her bliss, she discovers devotion because she allows it to fill her rather than tries too hard to make it happen. She didn’t even notice the mosquito bites.
It is such a powerful story. It puts things into perspective when we realise this process takes her weeks rather than hours.
Sometimes we give up on prayer after minutes let alone hours, days or weeks!

(I have to say that the film does not do justice to this part of the story! In my humble opinion)

So, my Friends,

We have work to do to bring about reconciliation, which in turn will lead us to an Inner Peace which passes all understanding. It is to do with the true worship that Paul speaks about in the quote above, and the renewing of our minds which lead to transformation.

It is worth reading that quote from Romans out loud, and accepting that all things are possible with God, and knowing that Bliss and Inner Peace awaits those whose will is to do the Lord’s will.
Transformation by delight.

Bless you, Bless you, Bless you,

Fr Marcus

All our churches will be celebrating the Eucharist at normal times this Sunday. Note that Albir will be at the new regular time of 09.30.

In all our churches we are committed to abide by the regulations; sanitation, social distancing, mask wearing and personal sanitising on entry. We continue to keep a record of attendees for track and trace purposes if needed.

For everyone unready, or unable to attend a service Fr. Rodney and Fr. Robin will be broadcasting their now regular communion service on Fr. Rodney’s Facebook page. It will be “streamed” live on Saturday (today) at 7pm Spanish time (6pm GMT) and then available all day tomorrow, to join at your leisure. As always both the live broadcast and the recording will be available on the following page – https://www.facebook.com/rodney.middleton.940.

Do, please continue to take care and respect the rules. The outbreaks that still happen are almost all the result of “pushing the boundaries” and stretching the rules. Keep safe.

Thursday Offering from Fr Marcus  18^th March 2021

Instead of saying ‘Lord, I don’t know how I am going to do this’, say
‘Lord, I can’t wait to see how You are going to do this!’

My Dear Friends,

As we approach the final 2 parts of our walk towards Inner Peace we have a few more issues to look at, and once again they come with a health warning. None of this is simple, quick or easy. Some folk are struggling with these for years, and for some there genuinely seems to be no way out. 

Over the final two offerings I want to begin thinking about Fears and phobias, Addictions, The actual consequences of other people’s actions like physical, sexual emotional and spiritual abuse. I will also begin to look at and explore the need, where appropriate, for Reconciliation. So this is going to be tough.

My starting point for this section is to acknowledge that some nice Bible quotes alone will not fix this, nor will the assumption that other people can make it alright. We are at the stage where we need to embrace the relevant issues, and for some people this will mean seeking professional help through trained and qualified counsellors or spiritual enablers. 
Talking therapies can work wonders, and the biggest step often is the one you make when you seek help.

I am not a trained Counsellor, but I am a priest of 40 years of experience, and I am always happy to listen and to chat if you ever think that would help. Or I can point you in the direction of others.

Having said that, our faith and our relationship with God can make all the difference, and we do well to explore what happens to our issues when we take it to the Lord in prayer.

We will never find Bliss and Inner Peace all the times our minds are full of fears and phobias, so let’s begin with them. It seems strange to mix them together, as fears can be based on something real and specific, but phobias may be irrational or they may grow out of all proportion.

I heard a quote once about fear which seemed really simple, but it leads to difficult actions. But I will explore it anyway.
Check out the fearful / stressful / worrying situation and ask yourself
Can I do anything about it? 

If the answer is Yes, then at least you can at least have a plan. If the answer is No, then what is the point of continuing to worry.

This sounds simple, but the ‘Plan’ may include major changes.

Interestingly the bible has over 365 quotes along the lines of ‘Do not be afraid’ many accompanied by ‘For I am with you.’ It is as if every day we are reminded that we are not alone, and that we can trust in the God who is with us.
That does not mean we just leave our issues up to Him to fix, but rather, His ways are true and will lead us to peace.
Sometimes our fears are based on worldly anxieties. What do people think of me? What if I am not good enough? What if I don’t fit in? The answer to these is that God knows the secrets of our hearts, and if he loves us, then do we need to be worried if others don’t? 

Sometimes our fears are based on issues to do with safety.  Is this a dangerous place? Is that person going to do me harm? Am I likely to get hurt? The answer to these is to change the situation somehow. Which of course may be easier said  than done, but at least in your mind the problem is identifiable and may be specific.
But phobias are different. I really can’t handle heights, and absolutely freeze when I feel that I am up high and close to a sheer drop. But often my friends will tell me, and show, me that the drop is not sheer, or near, and that the path is safe, and they take my hand and get me across. Once I have done it, I know it is possible, and I can do it again even though I am still scared. It is the taking me by the hand that makes such a difference, and here is where faith comes in. I trust the person whose hand I hold, and I can feel them with me.
So, in any situation can I trust in God, and feel him with me?

 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters
he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths
for his name’s sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of death
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
    your rod and your staff—
    they comfort me.

There is a process which we move through from ‘It is scary and I can’t go on’ to ‘It is scary, and I don’t like it, but if fact it is safer then I think, so with a little help from my friends I can get through this.
So where possible it is good to ask for help.
Sometimes I need to stop and control my breathing, and look around to check out the reality rather than my phobic perception. It Feels like I am right by the edge of a great precipice but in reality the slope is more gentle and the path is wide, but until I stop and gather myself and look properly I can’t see that. This is the case with so many situations that we are fearful of.

I would like to move on to addiction, and again I need to stress that this letter is not going to fix any problems you may have, but it can be a nudge to point you down a particular path.

There are many experts in this field, and I am certainly not one of them, but I can put you in touch with help if you need it. And asking for help is the biggest and hardest step.

For the sake of this mail I have simply copied the outline of the twelve step programme which relates to alcohol just as an example. There are of course others, but this is a great place to start.

‘The heart of the suggested programme of personal recovery is contained in Twelve Steps describing the experience of the earliest members of the Society:1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Newcomers are not asked to accept or follow these Twelve Steps in their entirety if they feel unwilling or unable to do so.’

https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

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At the heart of this is the acknowledgement that for some things we cannot do it alone. We are helped so much by an acceptance of a Higher Power, and to turn our wills over to that power, and the need to admit our issues to ourselves, to that power, and to another human being the things that need to change.

“The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light.”

The best is yet to come.

Next week we will conclude by exploring the consequences of other people’s actions, and the question of reconciliation.

In the meantime I close with our Lenten introduction to The Peace:

Since we are justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has given us access to his grace.

The Peace of the Lord be always with you.

Bless you, Bless you, Bless you,

As ever,

Fr Marcus

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Tuesday Offering from Fr Marcus 16^th March 2021

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope”
Romans 15.13

My Dear Friends,

I hope that you are having a good day, and that you are finding something of the love of God dwelling in your soul.

As we continue on walk our path towards Inner Peace I want to walk along side those who are still finding it far off.
With the best will in the world, my letters are not going to fix your feelings if you are not yet ready to receive the Peace of God which passes all understanding. And not everyone is ready for that yet. Some issues are very raw, and some hurts are very deep, and some pain is unbearable. I do understand, and please believe me when I say I am not in the business of judging where you are, but I, and the church, are in the ministry of healing and wholeness. I want you to be whole.

Let me set the scene for today’s thoughts. 
I would like us to try and make some definite progress on our path towards Inner Peace, and perhaps things are a lot better than they were. If that is the case then Praise the Lord.
But if we are still finding it difficult, this may be a good time to revisit the things that are in your mind that are causing you not to be at peace. There may be just one issue, or there may be loads. Either way, the process is the same.

Ones we have named our ‘demons’ then we can start to reduce their power over us, and replace it with something that we really want in our life.

I love the quote above I have chosen for today “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”

It begins with a reference to the God of hope! It is God who always takes the initiative. It is he who approaches us. It is he who offers us Peace. It is he who freely gives us what we need to be in a state of grace.
So, here is the real question. How much do you hope for an Inner Peace. Because if you are still subconsciously holding on to that which is preventing it, then you will never find it.
I believe it is our faith in God which allows us to see that God can give us that sense of hope which in fact is a celebration of a future reality. Our Christian hope is the knowledge that it will come to pass. A statement of future fact.
I know this may not be easy for those going through tough times, but the circle is clear. If we allow The God of hope to offer his gift of hope, and we open our hearts and souls to receive it, then we can look forward with Joy in our hearts to the peace which comes through faith. It is that faith which begins, continues and grows the process.
This teaches us something special. When we struggle with trying to do these things on our own, ie seek peace, forgive, love unconditionally, let go of revenge or when we desire justification, when can get downhearted. But when we allow our faith to discern that God is at work in us, then all things are possible.
Our quote is not only about the God of hope, it is also about the joy of believing and the Power of the Holy Spirit, and it is that power that we can lean on. The Holy Spirit will lead us to an Inner Peace if we let it.
On our own we can do nothing, but all things are possible with God.

So my Dear Friends, what do you hope for?
Would you like to receive that Bliss, That Joy, That Peace, because it can be yours and as we receive the power of the Spirit we pray that we too may abound in hope.

I want to finish with two more quotes which I find helpful.
The first from the book of Jude 1.2
“May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.”

The second from Ephesians 2.14
“For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility.”

Once again they are worth reading out loud, and asking yourself ‘What shall I do with these Holy Scriptures that have been gifted to me from God.

We will continue this series on Thursday as we look towards reconciliation

Bless you, Bless you, Bless you,

As ever,

Fr Marcus

WONDERFUL NEWS…….We will have a weekday service on THURSDAY.   We will recommence our Thursday services BUT in Albir (until the Forum re-opens).   We can use a room at the Apostolic Church on the road behind Consum.    Up the hill between Consum and Consum’s car Park, turn right at the top into a car park.  The church (doesn’t look like a church) but is just along to the left.    11am start on the 18th and 25th then also April 1st for Maundy Thursday IF the Forum has not re-opened. 
 We have missed our Thursday Eucharist service for far too long and we are grateful to Pastor Emilio Sevilla for welcoming us into their building in this interim period.

For everyone unready, or unable to attend a service Fr. Rodney and Fr. Robin will be broadcasting their now regular communion service on Fr. Rodney’s Facebook page. It will be “streamed” live on Sunday at 10am Spanish time (9am GMT) and then available all day from 11am, to join at your leisure. As always both the live broadcast and the recording will be available on the following page – https://www.facebook.com/rodney.middleton.940.