A Sunlight of Hope
Dear Friends
As we woke up on the dawn after election day with a new Prime Minister, Sir Keir spoke about a ‘sunlight of hope’ emerging from the shadows and he restated his focus on public service. Tim Farron, a Christian and Lib Dem MP speaks of politics as a ‘mucky business’ . He encourages us both to get involved in local life and pray for our MPs
because the commitment to improving life for those who struggle is a noble but complex and demanding project. Sir Ed Davey falling off a paddleboard and getting on it again was a good illustration of that.
Jesus came that ‘they might have life to the full’. Here in Fishponds at All Saints and St.Mary’s churches the core of our faith is to see lives flourish. Our new MP Damien Egan has already popped in to meet people from the wider community at St.Mary’s weekly Saturday Lunch and we look forward to regular contact, so that people can make their views and needs known for making Fishponds not just ‘quite nice’ but a ‘very good’ place to live across all ages. We pray for MP Damien and for all local community leaders, faith leaders and support networks.
Why not come along and join in our Sunday and midweek worship.
Everyone is always welcome.
Don’t miss the Special Events on Saturday 6th July!
| Place | Time | Activity |
| All Saints | 10-12 | Coffee Morning and Repair CafeA special welcome to the local Fishponds LGBT+ Meetup group who we’re helping to create their banner for Pride. Come along and have a look. |
| St Marys | 11-2pm | Summer FairEveryone loves a fair! What’s not to like: cake, the raffle and tombola, the white elephant stall and books to browse – plus refreshments. Come along and bring your friends. |
Services This Sunday 7th July 2024
| Place | Time | Type of Service |
| St Marys | 10.00 | Creative Church |
| All Saints | 10.30 | Holy Communion with Band and Junior Church |
| St Marys | 18.30 | Evensong |
The Week Ahead
| Date | Time | Place | Activity |
| Tue 9 July | 10.30 | St Marys | M4T Summer Party! |
| Wed 10 July | 09.00 | All Saints | Celtic Morning Prayers |
| Thurs 11 July | 10.00 | St Marys | Holy Communion |
| Sat 12 July | 12- 2pm | St Marys | Saturday Lunches |
Services Next Sunday 14th July 2024
| Place | Time | Type of Service |
| All Saints | 08.00 | Holy Communion (spoken) |
| St Marys | 10.00 | Sung Holy Communion |
| All Saints | 10.30 | Messy Muddy Church and Junior Church Celebration! |
| Vicarage | 19.15 | Generations YP Summer Party ! |
As we pray for all in Fishponds and work with our new MPs, a poem by Ian Adams encourages us to trust that life can get better, when we look at it through the lens of resurrection hope.
See Resurrection in Everything - by Ian Adams
Resurrection is not only a future hope.
It happens now.
Vibrant and inextinguishable
And small signs of resurrection are everywhere.
In the street where you live.
In imaginative design.
In the patient turning of the seasons.
In courageous movements for justice,
And in the daily acts of devotion that so many will offer to God and neighbour today.
The invitation is to see resurrection.
To allow the resurrection to seep into your life.
To embody resurrection.
So that you live resurrection life now.
Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord
In the name of Christ – in Fishponds and beyond.
Revd Diane (curate)
St Mary's, Fishponds 