by pennifold 17 Apr 2022

Good morning gals, well what a wonderful gift I got yesterday - release from isolation and on Easter Day too, which enabled me to attend Church (I took Mum too)

It was a bitter sweet service, because Greg our Priest is going away next Saturday to Thailand (on holidays) which had been booked months ago. Of course not knowing that next Sunday 24th April was to be the closure date of my Church. He is so upset too, as of course, he won't be there for the Secularisation of our Church.

I was in tears during the service, knowing that our beautiful little church won't be a sacred space anymore, but thankfully it will be re-used as our local Op-Shop and therefore the space will be used to further help our community.

Next Sunday evening at 5.00pm will be our last service, where our Assistant Bishop Charlie will be the guest Bishop. He also was the Bishop who shut down our Redhead church back on February 6th.

My take on this is that God gives us a future, I am blessed knowing that I survived Covid and I am one of the fortunate ones who had no symptoms other than a stuffed nose.

Life is short and we need to live each day to the best of our ability showing love and respect to our neighbours and not to judge, because everyone has a story to tell. Love and blessings to you all, love Chris

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by crafter2243 Moderator 18 Apr 2022

I am glad that you had very little symptoms and are free again. No more isolation.

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by graceandham 17 Apr 2022

The Church can Secularize a building all they want to, it is still sacred space because it was claimed for a godly purpose. I grew up on the highest piece of land in our little town and our next door neighbor found over 300 Indian arrowheads while digging his foundations for the house. So, sacred land. My home when I was 40 was built two doors from a church that had been an Indian burial plot for a chief and his horse. The main Indian cemetery seemed to be at the highest point at the back of our little street. My son dated a girl whose grandmother lived on the farm before it became our neighborhood and the kids were always leery about sleeping in the left hand upstairs bedroom because there was a small Confederate graveyard below the window, plus the chief buried on his horse. (That's a lot of digging.) So, this land had been used by 3 different groups of worshippers and felt very sacred to me. I could stand in my bathroom window and see the church spire and Civil War cemetery while I said my prayers! I am praying for you and your church and your Mum as all are in transition. Hope it was a lovely Easter for you, especially being with your Mum again.

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by asterixsew Moderator 17 Apr 2022

How sad to be saying goodbye to your church once again and on Easter Sunday. BUT excellent that you were there in person and with your mum. I'm sure that your mother was delighted to be with you in person and for you to see her and be with her again. Life is short and we need to remember the positives of what we have.

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by pennifold 17 Apr 2022

Yes, that's for sure Caroline. I'm getting ready this morning to go take her shopping. She hasn't got much left in her fridge etc. after being on her own this past week. I was lucky in that I had help with my kids popping in, plus I got Baptist care too help out on 2 days, but she still needs certain foodstuffs. Love Chris

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by 02kar Moderator 17 Apr 2022

I'm so glad to hear you are free to pick up your life again. It's hard to say good bye to a church whether it is because we are leaving or it is being closed. You are right in knowing there is still a future and God is in that future. Good to hear the building will still have a purpose and still serving the community too.

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by pennifold 17 Apr 2022

Good morning Karen (7.00 Monday) and Happy Easter to you and yes, I am grateful for all the blessings. Love Chris

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