A light, and a lamp.
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105)
The word of God is our lamp that helps us to see things around us and be able to make the right decisions in life. It also serves as a light on our path in order to see our way clear and be bold and move on in this life with purpose. In fact, the word of God is the manual that must dictate the lifestyle of every Christian.
The Psalmist makes it clear
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night.” (Psalm 1:1-2)
Most of us have the desire to peruse the word of God but sometimes doing it alone makes it difficult and unexciting especially when we come across texts that are difficult to comprehend.
We believe that the time is ripe to present an opportunity for everyone to share thoughts and personal understanding of specific biblical texts.
The psalm encourages us to be in the counsel of the godly and contemplate continuously on the word of God.
This is a window opened for all of us to meditate on scripture together and encourage ourselves with scripture.
So, we are planning a Bible Study Evening for Thursdays starting on 27th July, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. We will come together to have informal discussions on interesting topics in the Bible, share ideas, experiences, have tea / coffee, pray, and play board games together. Let us pray about it for the will of God to be done.
Fr. Josiah
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Our new Sunday School is up and running and is an hour after mass every other Sunday. Our next Sunday school is NEXT WEEK at 11:30am-12:30pm. Please invite and encourage your children to come.
We’ll be updating the prayer list next week. If you would like somebody to stay on the list, or if you’d like to add or remove somebody please do speak to Susan.
You’ll notice over the summer that either Fr. Josiah and Fr. Matthew may be away on Sundays – this is not because they’re having wonderful holidays but because they’re covering services at other churches who are not as fortunate in having two Priests!
Please sign up for Parish Giving (which is a wonderful way to support St. Anselm and helps us claim more money from the government) Go to www.stanselm.co.uk/giving or call the Parish Giving Team directly on 0333 002 1271 quoting our parish number, which is: 230 623 503.
We are planning a Bible Study Evening for Thursdays starting on 27th July, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. We will come together to have informal discussions on interesting topics in the Bible, share ideas, experiences, have tea / coffee, pray, and play board games together. Let us pray about it for the will of God to be done.