FROM THE PARISH OFFICE

As I write this on a rainy day towards the end of May, I cannot but be drawn, with hope, to the words “Flaming June”, as we herald the forthcoming month. God does indeed seem to move in very mysterious ways, though I do believe that the somewhat grim weather, to date, has triggered in us a heightened awareness and appreciation of those few days of glorious sunshine that we have experienced so far this year.
I turn my thoughts to flowers and the anticipation of our Flower Festival weekend at the end of the month, culminating in our Songs of Praise service on the Sunday evening when I pray that our church will resound to the singing of those favourite hymns chosen by our congregation.
The beauty of God’s creation is to be found all around us every day but I am sure many of you will agree that we are often far too busy scurrying around to notice these wonders. So I encourage you to take time out and visit the Flower Festival in this beautiful church of St Thomas, where you can not only appreciate the floral displays but also admire the skills employed and time given by all those who have arranged them. Many people I know say that they find God in their garden and, indeed, my daily dog walks have stopped me in my tracks of late, as I have marvelled at the array of bluebells in the woodland at the top of our garden. Although this is an annual occurrence, it never ceases to delight me.
We are now in the season of Trinity of which you will learn more when you read the rest of this magazine. As a summing-up, I pray that we, as Christ’s disciples in his world, will be empowered to live out the mystery of the Trinity as we continue to worship God in the presence of Christ and with the Holy Spirit within us.
May God bless every one of us.
Hilary Savage
(Lay Minister)