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During this
unprecedented period of restriction on our personal
movements and our ability to meet as God's people, we need to find new
ways to stay connected ... with each other and with God. On
this
page we share a few ideas to help you to do just that, and we pray that
God might use this interuption to our normal daily routines to speak to
us in new and surprising ways.
To complement this well-loved website, a new Interactive
Page
has been created where you can leave messages, be they words of
encouragement, prayer requests, pictures, local news snippets or other
resources. On this page you will also find links to SERVICES AND SHORT REFLECTIONS
recorded locally, to be listened to whenever it suits you.
Since
the beginning of the restrictions, within a few days of being advised
to close the doors of our chapel, Pen Wilcock has been leading weekly
devotions via Facebook. If this is a medium with which you are
comfortable, you might like to try it. She is continuing to do so every
Sunday morning at 10am under the name of The
Campfire Church.
In the interests of security, it is a private group, so when you land
on the page you will need to send a request to join; one of the admins
will quickly pick it up. This is to ensure that
those taking part are able to share their thoughts and feelings within
a safe environment. As Pen puts it, opening it up to the whole world
would be rather like attending a housegroup and then finding your
private conversations splashed all across the newspapers.
Twelve Baskets produce weekly worship resources for use in church, at
home or in small groups. The
Vine at Home
is a particularly nice one, perfect for a short spiritual top up at any
time of the week. Including links to readings and music clips on
Youtube, plus prayers and a brief commentary, it probably takes around
20 minutes or so, and is hugely uplifting. Highly recommended. I will
try to remember to upload the latest version every week, or you could sign up to their weekly newsletter
to receive your own copy.
Of
course, there are also plenty of services on TV and on the radio or
internet, plus podcasts and other types of media that I've never even
heard of. I'm sure you'll be able to find all sorts of stuff (please
feel free to share suggestions via our interactive page), but here are
a few to get you started.
Sunday
Worship on Radio 4, at 8.10am and previous broadcasts
available on the internet.
Songs of Praise - BBC1 , Sunday. Times vary - catch up on BBC I-Player.
Spring Harvest - Fresh content
every day throughout Easter week on Youtube, and an opportunity to
catch up with stuff that you missed.
Methodist
Central Hall streams regular services and you can view recent
ones on Youtube.
The Methodist Church produces regular podcasts featuring
stories from around the world of Christians working to bring
Christ's love to their local communties.
If you fancy using your time
constructively to explore the Bible, maybe for the first time in any
depth, the Bible Project offers an engaging
introduction on Youtube.
Each clip runs for around 6-8 minutes, and provides a very accessible
overview of the whole story in 99 bite-sized chunks. Used as a daily
devotional, it would take you right through the Bible in about 3 months
and, I suspect, leave you with an appetite to dive in more deeply.
Finally, during the lockdown, Keith has been busy writing songs and
re-visiting some old ones. At long last, some of his work is available
for the world to view on Youtube. So far, just a few songs have been
uploaded, but it is Keith's aim to add to these over the coming weeks.
You can find the collection so far at The Music of Keith Miller
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