Time to get the flowers ordered by Interflora, or the chocolates from M&S...
Or you could come to Church on Sunday, where we'll be giving out a bunch of daffodils to everyone who is a mother or is like a mother to us.
Because the Church has been surprisingly subtle in its name. This isn't Mother's Day. it isn't just for Mothers. It is for people who bring the characteristics of Mothers. It's Mothering Sunday.
Yes, being a mother is powerful but it's not the only way. One quarter of women born in 1970 will never be mothers. 100% of men born at any time will never be mothers.
But we can try to be mother-like. To bring those characteristics to bear.
See Luke 13.33. "I was like a mother hen gathering her brood under her wings." Thus Jesus.
I'll leave the theological developments of that theme to you.Join us at 10am on Sunday.
(What about the picture? It's by local artist Anita Klein and just seems to capture the spirit of Mothering. I can't say it's religious, but there's something special about it.)
Chapel on the Hill
As I write, there are more developments: Father John is with a diocesan representative checking out the snagging problems. Below is Ian, hard at work doing some measuring. He and Robin gave the electrics a thorough analysis last week.
Father Robert
