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September Letter
Didn’t you just hate the “Back to School” signs appearing in shops before the summer holiday was even started?! I always did, and as a teacher, too. I suppose, though, that there’s never exactly a time when one thing stops and the next thing starts – there’s always a period of transition between the two. September is rather like that; it’s not quite lost the feeling and memory of summer, but it doesn’t properly have the thoughtful feeling of autumn, either. And, of course, September is deeply ingrained in us as the start of a new year, with all the joys and challenges that come with it.
This September is no different, and in the Church things are beginning to get going again after a pause in the summer. But there is also a feeling of continuation, and during the summer there has been a lot of thought given to the future. Change is in the air – some of it imposed on us by outside factors and some of it generated by ourselves. Several groups have been working on this on our behalf, and for both our Parishes, separately and together. The Churchwardens have met several times, the PCCs too, and another larger group met at the end of August. This last group, about twenty of us under the direction of Richard King who is one of the Diocesan Missioners, looked again at the ideas we came up with in January on the away morning. Our work in August was very focused and practically oriented and will be presented to the PCCs for them to agree courses of action in the near future. The changes here will come about because we see the need for development in the lives of our own Churches.
It is also possible that there will be changes in the parishes around us which will mean changes for us, too. We do not know how these will work out, but this is an area that the PCCs have asked the Churchwardens to look at in preparation for the time when we need to be able to respond.
So, this September has brought its own set of new year challenges; the best way for us to respond is with both calmness and a sense of anticipation.
With best wishes,
Revd Daniel Harrison, Vicar.