Dear friends,
Treasure
This week I had the delightful opportunity to sit and listen to our Curate, Jen, during the 10am Family Service at St Stephen’s as she shared about how Jesus is our greatest treasure. As part of her talk, Jen had the congregation searching for treasure (chocolate coins!!) that she had hidden around the room. I have felt inspired this week to actively seek the treasure in my life so I can thank God for it. God is always at work in our lives, and I have thoroughly enjoyed taking some extra time to really be seeking what he’s up to. It’s really helped me to have an attitude of gratitude and focus on the blessings in my life. Maybe some of you may wish to join me in pursuit of treasure this week.
If you want to know more about the treasure we can find in Christ, we will be running an Alpha series in September.
Love and blessings,
Grant
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Prayer Points
Please do continue to pray for the continued conflict in Ukraine. Many families are settling locally so do please pray for inspiration and wisdom how best to serve and welcome them during this time.
Please pray for the families whose homes have been damaged due to fires in Basildon recently.
Please pray for the couples who are planning to get married in our churches, or from our villages this year. Some of whom have rescheduled quite a few times!
Please pray for those who are currently ill with covid. May they be protected and restored quickly.
Please pray for the NHS continuing to serve the nation with tiredness and fatigue featuring heavily.
Please continue to pray for those we know and love who are at this time unwell or recovering from various illnesses or operations.
Please pray for those within our parishes who have lost loved ones recently.
Please pray for those who are enjoying holidays and breaks this summer. After the difficulties of the past few years, we pray that true rest will be found.
