Newsletter - 30th of May 2021
“The Holy Spirit is the freedom of God”
A few days ago, Archbishop Justin Welby, Primate of the Anglican Communion, gave a short talk during the Pentecost Ecumenical Vigil 2021 organized by Charis International. Here is an excerpt:
“The Holy Spirit is the freedom of God, the reaching out of God from beyond God’s own life, so that we may be caught up in his reality. We use all kinds of bad analogies. We say ‘the Holy Spirit is the fuel in the car’s engine.’ No, no, no! We are talking here about the abundance of God, the superabundant God. The God who is infinite abundance, who also made the stars! Remember that passage in Genesis, “He made the stars also!” The Holy Spirit makes the Church to be in the world that the Holy Spirit continues in existence.
There is nothing we are, nothing we do, which is not enabled and empowered by the Holy Spirit. There is no moment in the world’s history where we are not sustained by the Holy Spirit in the whole of creation. And across every Church that bears the name of Christ, the Holy Spirit makes the distance up by filling the space we put between us, by calling us into unity and love. God willing, by grieving us when we grieve one another.
Is this essential work of the Spirit evident to us? Are we aware that we are utterly dependent on the presence and power of the Holy Spirit? We can’t even get out of bed without the Holy Spirit! Our hearts will not beat another beat without the Holy Spirit.
I encourage you, with all my heart, to pray to the Father, in the name and for the glory of the Son, to send the Spirit to his people afresh a new power. That the life of Christ may be renewed in us and his Church begin to look like Christ, for the sake of the world he loves.
Come, Holy Spirit, and set our hearts on fire of the flame of your love.”
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby
Focus of the week
Laudato Si’ Week and Laudato Si’ Action Platform
On the 24 May the Vatican will invite the entire Catholic Church to embark on a faith-filled, decade-long journey through the Laudato Si’ Action Platform which will call on all Catholics to create the disposition and implement actions needed for the radical transformation of society in order to protect the planet for future generations .
Working together with others, the Pope and the entire Catholic Church will help achieve this transformation.
The Common Home Group
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pastoral-letter-environment-pentecost/
Timothy Weekend
For Children in school years 3-6 the TIMOTHY week-end, a weekend to discover the beauty of being together under the gaze of God.
Saturday 19th June 3pm-7pm
& Sunday 20th June 9.45am – 12 noon.
Check the event in the calendar.
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