On February 27th this week, the church remembered the Poet and Priest George Herbert. (1593-1633). He was a prolific writer. Through books, poems and hymns he managed to craft something about the ordinary life with God’s remarkable and extraordinary grace. He is both deeply serious and yet hopeful and light to read. I was gifted a book of poems a few months ago, a collection by Janet Morley. In it, at the beginning of Lent, is a poem by George Herbert. It is called Trinity Sunday. Weird perhaps to think of Trinty Sunday at this point in the year – but the poem, albeit it brief, is more about the way in which three’s come together for good and grace. There are three verses, three virtues, three nouns, three verbs to end. It feels that it combines the whole of the three theologies of creation, contrition and resurrection. I leave it here for your prayers and ponderings as we make our way towards Lent.
Trinity Sunday by George Herbert
Lord, who hast formed me out of mud,
And hast redeemed me through thy blood,
And sanctified me to do good;
Purge all my sins done heretofore:
For I confess my heavy score,
And I will strive to sin no more.
Enrich my heart, mouth, hands in me,
With faith, with hope, with charity;
That I may run, rise, rest with thee.
This Last Sunday before Lent – 2nd March our services are the following:
10.00 – Creative Church – St Mary’s
10.30 – Holy Communion with Band and Junior Church – All Saints
6.30pm – Evensong – St Mary’s
The Week Ahead
Monday 3rd
10.30am Tiny Tots Toddlers – All Saints
7.30pm – Lent Group
Tues 4th
10:30am – Music for Toddlers – St Mary’s
Weds 5th (Ash Wednesday)
9:00am – Celtic Morning Prayer – All Saints
10:00am – Holy Communion – St. Mary’s
1pm – Lent Group – St Mary’s
Friday 7th
2pm – World Day of Prayer – All Saints
Saturday 8th
12–2:00pm – Saturday Lunches – St. Mary’s
Sunday 9th
8:00am – Holy Communion – All Saints
10:00am – Holy Communion – St. Mary’s
10:30am – Muddy Church – All Saints
4.30pm – Generations – Crazy Golf at
Frenchay.
Revd Lizzie
St Mary's, Fishponds 