Our Lent courses are off and running now, and we had a great session about Values.
The lunchtime had 8 people and the evening course had 25 and we're expecting similar numbers on Friday, which is fantastic.
Here's a short-circuited version of one exercise:
What one value do you hold dearest of the following five?
Plain-speaking, caring for others, family, kindness, fairness.
Why are you drawn to one more than the others?
To what extent is this driven out of the Gospel? Can God build on your values, as they are, or do you need to adjust your sights?
Next week, we're thinking about how our values permeate our relationships. It'll be great and it's not too late to join.
If you join us at the Sunday eucharist (8am or 10am) this week, you'll be taking part in a mammoth diocesan survey about why people come to church. It's never been done on this scale before and should be really worth it. Eventually, the results will feed into academics at the University of London and it will tell us more about the heart of our church than anything done before.
Finally, do join us for meditations on the first three Stations of the Cross, at 4pm on Sunday. This is the first of the occasions when we consider Christ's final day. Quiet and beautiful, different members of the Church take it in turns to lead. This will be at 4pm every Sunday for the next five weeks.
Father Robert
