Weekly email w/b 8th March 2021

Let’s start with some good news. We’re working towards Holy Trinity Meole Brace being open for Easter Sunday, 4th April. What better day could there be to open our doors and celebrate new life together! We’ll let you know over the next fortnight about exactly what this is going to look like, with some gatherings taking place outdoors and others in the building itself. There will be the usual need to let us know you’re coming to help with planning, and we will of course be following COVID guidelines at each step of the way.

Meanwhile we are now approaching all sorts of “twelve month anniversaries” these next days. A year since we last saw a particular friend or family member. A year since a night out at our favourite restaurant or a trip to the cinema. A year since we sang together in a full church. As we walk through Lent, and as we celebrate the resurrection, we hold both these losses and our joys before God. I’m looking forward to some of the different ways in which we’re going to help this process of remembering as a church, and offer this to the community around as well.

In the meantime we continue online, on the phone, on doorsteps, and wherever else the kingdom of God is at work. We continue to be praying for you all to be deepening faith, to be patient in hope, and to be continuing in love.

With thanks and prayers, as always.

Phil Cansdale
Vicar of Trinity Churches and Area Dean of Shrewsbury

Our new-look notices video, this week hosted by Fi Iddon. We hope it gives a flavour of what’s going on here at the moment, and some of the different ways you can get involved. We’d love to know if this is a helpful way of doing things, and how we can keep improving, so do be in touch….

Watch this week’s What’s On Video

Saturday 13th March is our next online prayer meet-up. Each week we’ll be reflecting around a particular theme or approach to prayer, including unanswered prayer, being creative in prayer, and finding that “still small place.” This week Annali Hindle will help us explore “space for lamentation and hope”, reflecting on how to pray “as normal” in a time of loss. We need different words – and silence. This is safe space to bring hard things to prayer.

Let us know you’re coming this Saturday to pray

It’s the twelve month anniversary of Six o’clock live, which began by accident just as COVID lockdown began. Each day twenty or so households get together for twenty minutes of prayer, reflection and worship. We’d love to know how we’re getting on, and what developing this daily resource might look like as we go on from here.

Complete the Six o’clock live survey

It’s been amazing to see the churchyard so well used in recent months. Did you know that we have an amazing team of people on the lawn-mowing team, and are looking for a few more! You’ll be on the rota every five weeks or so through spring and summer. Takes about two hours, and mow when suits you! Contact the Church Office and we’ll pass your details on.