8th August 2021 Trinity 10 All Saints Church, Childwall
READ: Ephesians 4 v25 – 5 v2 25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbour, for we are all members of one body. 26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. 28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. 5 1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
REFLECT:
In the second half of the letter to the Ephesians Paul emphasizes the Christian’s walk. Our Christian lives must be radically different from our old life, before we had faith. He gives us 3 warnings! He encourages us to ‘put-off’ certain practices associated with our old life and to ‘put-on’ the new life of Christ. Thirdly he highlights the necessity to ‘put-away’ certain sins and practices once-for-all (v25 7 v31).
The Christian life is compared to a walk because it starts with one step of faith, involves progress and needs balance and strength. There is a focus from Paul about our own individual relationship with each other in the church. We are called to walk in unity, with our fellow Christians. It is through Christ that we have unity as Christians – we are one in Christ!
We are not told to manufacture unity but to maintain the unity that already exists as one body through Christ. How do we do this? We must ‘put-off’ falsehood and speak words of truth and not allow anger to take a hold. Easier said than done, but Paul gives us a very helpful practical solution. He encourages us not to let the sun go down whilst we are still angry. In other words do not let one day end if we have fallen out with someone or had cross words but go and put things right. As Christians as followers of Christ he calls us to lead by example.
Paul goes on to focus on the believer’s relationship with the world. We are called to walk in purity.
We cannot separate ourselves from the world because we are part of it and we have a responsibility to witness to it. But we do need to walk in purity and not allow the world to defile us.
Stealing is a selfish act benefitting only the person who has stolen. But when we work for a living we have the opportunity to help others, sharing what we have with those in needs. The way that we speak to others should build people up and not pull them down. Words have a powerful impact and as believers our words should benefit and not bruise others!
Finally we should walk in love, as God’s children, we should imitate our Father. God is love, and we should walk in love.
RESPOND:
How important do you think unity is in Christ’s church? Do you find it easy to have unity with other believers, or is it a challenge sometimes?
Who you are determines what you do and how you live! If you are a believer, a Christian, does the way you live and speak and treat others show your faith clearly to others? What areas do you find particularly difficult?
PRAY: Heavenly Father, help me to walk with Jesus Christ all the days I live of this life on earth. To give to him complete control of my body, mind and soul. Through Christ my Lord. Amen
Rev Andrew Colmer (Vicar of All Saints, Childwall)
Church Services
Sunday 8th August – 9.15am – Service with Holy Communion 11am –Service of the Word
Thursday 12th August – 10.45am BCP Holy Communion
Sunday 15th August – 9.15am – Service of the Word 11am – Service with Holy Communion
Shirley Powell’s Funeral is on Wednesday 11th August at 1pm in church.
Zoom Sunday Coffee – Every Sunday at 10.45am – Meeting ID:842 767 1496 Password: 4allsaintshttps://us04web.zoom.us/j/8427671496?pwd=K2dMMnlvTHpwTkxDNEV6bDYwQXBDQT09
Online Church Services – We are continuing to record our Sunday morning service in church. It will be uploaded to our website to be viewed each week soon after 11am. www.allsaintschildwall.org.uk
Morning Prayer– Monday and Friday at 8:00am – Common Worship Morning prayer service with words on screen. Optional Chat after the service. Meeting ID: 865 694 0214 Passcode: mprayer
Evening Prayer – Sunday evening at 6pm led by the Readers. The liturgy and the readings will be on the screen and there will be a short reflection on the New Testament passage which has been set for the day. Please join us. Meeting ID: 789 873 7449 Passcode: Newsman1
Help needed from September – Could you be on duty at any of the following times?
Sunday evening Service at 6.30pm restarting in church from September
We need more people to be on duty as part of our side person teams on a rota – could you help?
We also need people to be on car park duty on Sunday evenings whilst the service is happening.
Vestry hour on Tuesday evenings at 7pm in church will also be restarting – Would you be willing to be on our security team rota? If you would be willing to serve in any of these ways please speak to Barbara Critchley one of our Wardens or email her on: barbara.critchley24@gmail.com
HERITAGE WEEKEND
All Saints will be open for Heritage Weekend this year on 18th and 19th September. We are looking for stewards to be in Church for two hour sessions on both the Saturday and the Sunday.
Times are as follows:
Saturday: 10.00am – 12.00pm, 12.00pm – 2.00pm, 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Sunday: 2.00pm – 4.00pm.
You don’t need a lot of knowledge of the history of the Church. There will be information available. The job of the stewards is to welcome people into the building and point them in the right direction! It’s a great way to show our community that we are a Church which is more than just a beautiful, historic building – we are a people who are welcoming and friendly.
If you would like to offer your help please contact:
Helen Ford. 07950718759 or h.h.ford@btinternet.com
Please leave your name and indicate if you have a preferred time slot.
Children and Youth over the summer holidays
9th – 11th August 2021 – Youth Serve – Please pray for all those involved in Youth Serve this coming week, and for Gypsey as she is heading up this opportunity for our Young people. It is starting each morning with breakfast at 9am in the church hall and finishing at 12.30pm each day with 2 evening socials on Monday and Wednesday.
Children’s work – Rock Club
If you would like to receive specific information about our Children’s and Youth work please email Gypsey, our Youth and children’s worker directly, who will add your email to her master list for youth and children. gypsey.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com Unfortunately, we are still currently not able to re-open our Crèche.
Pastoral visiting – If you would value a visit or know anyone who would please let Helen or me know, our phone numbers and emails are below.
Weekly prayer meeting – Thursday 6.30pm on Zoom. Why not join a group of us at All Saints that pray regularly. It lasts 40 minutes, you can pray, sit and listen or just contemplate. – Aidan Holmes https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8802380315?pwd=cGxQTnQ0QVRjU1gyUnBrYnJMMzZldz09
Please note new joining ID. Meeting ID: 880 238 0315 Passcode: yt76bq
Weekly Prayer requests – If you would like other members of our church family to pray for you or a family member, please send me their names for this sheet, please ask permission from the person. Please pray for all those who are unwell at this time particularly praying for Nicoli Gray (Carole Turner’s daughter), David Miller, Patricia Horne, Margaret Whitehead and Alan Kirk.
We also pray for the bereaved family and friends of Joyce Gray, Hazel Watson, John Wright and Shirley Powell.
With our prayers for you all at this time
Andrew Colmer – Vicar – Tel: 07305 842257 – vicar.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
Helen Deegan – Curate – Tel: 07984 933467 – curate.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
Gypsey Tait – Youth & Children’s Worker – Tel: 07961 793435 –gypsey.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
Bill Forster – Associate Minister – william.forster1@btinternet.com
Adeyinka Olushonde – Ordinand – adeyinka.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
