It seems ironic that the church is foundered on the teachings of the most welcoming and most hospitable God and yet, for many outside our walls, we have a reputation for being quite the opposite: for being inward looking rather than welcoming and for offering judgement rather than hospitality. Too much time in a holy huddle not enough time at the coal face of life? Well yes and no. The truth is the church is made up of people living at the coal face of life. The church is full of ordinary people warts and all and we are most definitely not in a position that allows for the judgement of others. Christ always welcomed everyone and it seems to me we are called to do the same. Now that’s hard. It is easy to welcome those we like or those who are like us but the rub is we are asked by God to welcome all.  What does that mean? How for does that go? I need to think about that.

  Trinity Sunday always stretches the minds of preachers and those listening. So many attempts to find the appropriate metaphor to explain the Trinity. It’s a bit like the TARDIS of Dr Who fame. What’s inside the phone box is impossibly large for the phone boxes dimension and yet those know love Dr Who accept it is so. I think God is like this we get caught up in trying to describe what is indescribable. Larger than the limits of any words.  When I was a bit younger I really disliked being told "it's a mystery" as an explanation to things like the Trinity. When I was a teenager I wanted everything explained because I needed to know everything. I find as the years go by I realize I know less and less and what’s even more surprising is I am ok with that. The questions are often more interesting that the answers. Trinity is about the fullness of God and every time I try to use words to explain it I fail. Dare I say it “is a mystery”.

Welcome to our new web site it seems fitting that it is just up and running as we celebrate Pentecost - a time of change and transformation. As a faith community we are committed to listening to God and discerning where the Spirit may take us. Not always easy to let go and let God as it means letting go of our fear and replacing it with love and trust.Only God know's where we may end up.