One of the reasons I love coming to church is that I get to see the same old faces. At which someone pipes up ‘Hey Philip, less of the old’.

I occasionally attend a Missional Leaders Learning group. At the most recent, the topic of not letting folk know who is leading or preaching came up. In fact some have taken it off the notices as it seemed that some don’t come when so & so is leading or preaching, or they do come because so and so is leading or preaching. That got me to thinking about why we come to church.

I actually only have one main reason to come, which is to be with other believers, seekers, the indifferent, anyone really, to do all the things I can do alone at home, but which as regularly as possible I want to do with others. Why do you come?

There are many understandable reasons why we may not be in church on a Sunday. These include, health issues, travel restrictions, holidays and the breaks we all need, spending time with our families and partners who may not join us. The time of the service may also be a factor. We may occasionally like to go somewhere else, have a new experience etc.. Fab, please bring any ideas back with you!

We may have our own regular pattern that varies from being every week to, once a fortnight, once a month or whenever.

There are only a few reasons why folk may not come on any particular Sunday which we might (if you forgive me) consider fickle and not especially honouring to God. These include; not liking the person taking the service, not liking the type of service, such as; it’s not communion, it is communion, it’s all age and we don’t like children. And all because we looked at the service rota.

Please remember that when we can’t be there on a Sunday, there’s always the Team Zoom Service from Holy Trinity Lane End provided by Ian Sparrowhawk.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3448751858?pwd=MDk1WG1DY1VpTWh0KzhFVFJUcnBxdz09 Meeting ID: 344 875 1858 Passcode: clare

There are very good reasons for us letting you know where any of us might be on a Sunday. For example, you might need to catch one of us to talk about something.

We have a wonderful Ministry Team and one of its joys is the variety of personalities and services we can provide. If we love Jesus we will come as often as we can, because he’s the only one who will always be there, that matters.

And as I always say, ‘Church, it’s who we are, never where or when we go! And though it’s good to come to church, it’s a zillion times better to be church.

Every service is the never the same without any of us.

Keep the faith, but never ever to ourselves.

Love Philip x

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