Weekly News – 11/9/24

Dear Beloved Community,

On Sunday, we thought about James’ challenge for us not to show partiality (James 2: 1-10). We used the visual aid of a box of celebrations and reflected on which was our favorite (the Malteser normally comes up top, the Milky Way less so).

At the door, Nick, who has a great way with words, told me that I’d missed an opportunity for a great closing line: ‘when it comes to faith, we are all welcomed to God’s rich Bounty’.

Of course he’s true. God has no favorites. We are all welcomed to experience the kingdom of God in its fullness, irrespective of wealth, background, gender, race, orientation, or whatever might differentiate us. We are all one in Christ.

Blessings,

Rev Rob

PS. Well done all involved in the BBQ! A lovely evening with great food a company. I’m sure the numbers on the day hit over 300. About 100 of them took a trip into the parish field for an eco-trip around our rewilding and campfire marshmallows.

Service for Sunday 15^th September 2024.

8:30am: Holy Communion

9:30am: Sunday Morning at the Gathering Grounds

11:00am: Holy Communion

Sunday Sermons Available online

You can access sermons on – https://kilternanparish.ie/talks/.

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Notes for this Week

Midweek Service

There is a service Holy Communion this Tuesday at 11:45am in the church.

Alpha Begins this Sunday 15^th September.

If you would like to explore your faith, or encourage a friend or relative to, then this is for you!

Alpha is designed to spend a little time on big questions that can help you enrich and grow your understanding of life, meaning and faith in a fun and relaxed way and is for people of any denomination or faith or indeed none. Alpha is a course with weekly meetings comprising of three parts:

Firstly, there is time to share food together and get to know each other better.

Secondly, there is a talk or video exploring some of the big issues of faith such as Who is Jesus? and How can we have faith? to Why and how do I pray? and How does God guide us?

Finally, there is a chance to discuss what has been said in a small and safe group where there are no silly questions, no one will judge you for what you say, and you don’t have to even contribute unless you want to.

You may have a burning question or want to say nothing at all – that’s perfectly fine. There are 10 Sunday evening sessions and one Saturday and the course is run once a year in Kilternan Parish Centre starting each September. It may seem like a big commitment so why not come to the first session with a friend and see how you like it? The whole course is free and there is no pressure, just a place to explore life, meaning and faith.

You can sign up via the parish website: Alpha @ Gathering Grounds 2024 (15-Sep-2024) · ChurchSuite Events

Life Groups

The purpose of Life Groups at Kilternan Parish is to promote spiritual growth through authentic Christian relationships and the study of God’s Word. You can read more about life groups on the parish website here: https://kilternanparish.ie/life-groups/. If you would like to express an interest in participating in a small group, you can do so through the website. There will also be a sign up at church throughout September.