The Kingswood Foodbank is in need of tea bags, tins of fish, meat, potatoes and vegetables, coffee, custard, rice pudding, pasta & curry sauces, cartons of long-life milk & fruit juice, chocolate, flour, sugar, ladies deodorant and washing up liquid. Thank you all very much.
Anthony Hick is running a pilot of a peer support group at Wesley Cottage during the summer. Starting on Wednesday 29th July, 2.30-4pm it will run for 6 weeks and he is looking for people who would be willing to take part and provide constructive feedback. He then hopes to launch the group formally early autumn. It will ultimately be mainly for those who have had their lives turned Inside Out through loss - loss of loved one; loss of identity; loss of job etc. He will be looking at characters in the Bible and what they teach us about loss. Please contact him on 07726 342744.
The latest Turnaround Newsletter is attached. Paper copies will be available in church.
The latest Newsletter from the Superintendent is also attached. He is now on Sabbatical. Again, paper copies will be available in church.
“Music in Kingswood Park. Sit back and enjoy live performances from local musicians every other Sunday from 3pm to 5pm on the following dates: 26 July, 9 & 23 August, and 6 September. Feel free to bring along your own chairs and refreshments to make the most of the afternoon. Details about upcoming performers will be shared on the Friends of Kingswood Park Facebook page.”
Lectionary 26th July to 1 August. Genesis 29:15-28; Psalm 105:1-11,45b; Romans 8.26-39; Matthew 13.31-33, 44-52. Navigating the mess. Jacob agrees to work for his uncle Laban to marry his youngest daughter, Rachel. After the seven years are up, Laban tricks Jacob by having him marry Rachel’s older sister, Leah – perhaps to ensure that she is honoured according to local customs. Jacob agrees to a further seven years of work to ensure that he can marry Rachel too. Today’s passages help us remember that God understands life is and will be messy. We might not be able to escape the mess, but we can learn to navigate it with God. It might not always be obvious, but God is working in the midst of the mess to bring good out of tricky situations.
The purpose of Kingswood Methodist Church is to respond to God's Love in Christ and to live out that love in God's world