Joy and sadness

Back to work this morning after a lovely weekend off. The sun shone on the West Midlands. We enjoyed spending time with the family on Esther's third birthday. Among her lovely presents was Maddie the doll. Maddie burps very realistically at the appropriate moment. You can imagine the hilarity!

After the enjoyment of the weekend, this morning began with the news of the death of one of the members of the congregation. His death came tragically and far too young. He leaves behind a family who are understandably stunned. The congregation will be equally stunned to hear the news. Planned theme for this Sunday will need to be revised.

Easter

It has been a busy week in the run up to Easter. Holy Week prayer breakfasts every morning( Monday to Sunday). Today we celebrated Easter after the prayer breakfast with a quiet and reflective communion service and then a Family Celebration Service which was much more upbeat in style. It has been a good week all round. Tomorrow will be a day off and maybe a nice lie-in.