Yes, I know that Ascension is on a Thursday, but since TFG only happens on a Sunday, it is good to take the opportunity for celebrating all the Church’s Festivals.
So, Ascension! Although Christ is no longer with us in person, he lives within each of us; we therefore opened our worship with Rejoice! Rejoice! Christ is in you. We had an exciting selection of songs, which all brought a challenge and our prayer time was led by Marilyn.
As our speaker for the morning, we once again welcomed Fr. David Knight, who writes:
-A mountain-top church
-a suspension bridge
-an olde book
-a dustbin
-a cloud
all featured in the TFG service last Sunday, and all connected in their various ways with the strange happening we call "The Ascension" Good News indeed for us peasantry: we are promised a share in Jesus' new/old exalted state of Being, if we keep trusting him. An unlikely bit of religiosity becomes more than relevant!
Full marks to Fr Edward our Rector for his courage and insight in launching TFG as an alternative to the traditional worship across the road; full marks to Deacon Olivia and her team in transforming the vision into a structured format with a vibrant freedom- a rare mixture.
Thank you too, to Fr. David, who has a real gift for this style of worship. So to all of you who have never experienced TFG – why not drop in one Sunday at 9.45am.
I hope to see you soon.
Deacon Olivia
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