Newsletter - 13 November 2022
I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit within you.” (Ezekiel 36:26)
God is love and has created us in love. The very essence of the Christian life is walking, growing, maturing, and developing in this love; so much easier to say than to do. No matter how well- meaning we start out somewhere, somehow, we fall, become a little complacent, or go wandering off in the wrong direction. That is why God our Father who created us, sent His son Jesus to draw us back to Him, went even further and promised us that “I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you; I shall remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of flesh instead. I shall put my Spirit in you and make you keep my laws and respect my observances. (Ezekiel 36:26-27)
Dymphna Baird
The Treasure of the Kingdom is Within, continues the theme begun in Pilgrimage to the heart of God; that God the Father, is not a distant, angry God but a God who loves us with all His heart and just wants us to come back to Him, to come to know Him, through His son Jesus. God wants to pour out His Holy spirit on us, to lead and guide us, and speak to us intimately, through the Bible.
If we are willing to accept God’s Spirit, He will rule in our hearts, transforming, renewing, and nourishing us, allowing us to blossom in His love. As we grow, we will develop the fruits of The Holy Spirit in our life; those fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control; the fruits of God’s Spirit.
The Treasure of the Kingdom is Within, explores what it means to live a spirit-filled, Christian life in our world today.
Focus of the Week
Celebrating the Feast of Christ the King
Saturday 19 November
You are invited to celebrate Christ the King on Saturday 19 November with a meal in the hall followed by music from Jo Collins and her band. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Tickets will be available from the office or after mass on 6 and 13 November, priced £15 Adults, £5 under 12’s.