Courage and Confidence
- All Saints Fishponds
- 22 hours ago
- 2 min read
Dear All Saints and St Marys
"I shall sustain you in courage and confidence" Issiah 42:4
After the New Year has been celebrated, and we start to see the Christmas Trees being put out for collection January can feel like one of the longest months of the year and so I reach eagerly, like a hungry child, for these words at the start of 2026. And what a promise it is - The promise of God to sustain us in courage and confidence.
The Church looks in different ways at "Who Jesus is" in the month of January, and this week it sees us dwell on the Baptism of Jesus. At the very start of his adult ministry Jesus is baptised in the river Jordan and he hears the voice of God from heaven. There are words of affirmation, ones which like Isaiah give him courage and confidence for his ministry. We all need times of feeling sustained, of being given courage and confidence in life's journey and so I hope and pray that at this time, in this moment, we all are able to quieten the noise that so often surrounds us and hear God's promise to us all.
Services for this Sunday - 11th January
8:00am | Holy Communion | All Saints |
10:00am | Sung Holy Communion | St Marys* |
10:30am | Muddy Messy Church - St Mungo | All Saints |
7:15pm | Generations | Contact for information |
* Please be aware that the heating is not working in St Marys Church currently, so do wrap up warm, bring a hot water bottle/blanket/cushion and we will do all that we can to provide warmth and welcome.
Muddy Messy Church start a year of looking at SAINTS - and begin with St Mungo - What do we know about this person? What can we learn about their lives - for a engaging way of looking at faith creatively then why not come and along and see what we can discover as a church.
Please find attached weekly sheets and readings.
In courage and confidence
Rev'd Lizzie
Vicar of All Saints and St Marys Churches, Fishponds
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Please be advised that Monday is my day of rest so I do not respond to emails on that day of the week
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