St Jude's Mapperley Archive Blog

Ben here with this week's Monday Morning Mail:   Yesterday we continued our studies in the book of Proverbs as we explored the topic of Friends and Neighbours.   Today we live in a highly connected world where instant communication across the globe is possible at the click of a mouse. Yet despite the fact that we're probably more connected than ever, a recent survey indicted as many as 20% of adults feel lonely. Life is also chaotic and relationships with friends and neighbours are rarely easy or uneventful.   Proverbs speaks into this situation with God inspired insights on how to live wisely, how to live life well. As we've seen over the last few weeks, it begins by saying put Jesus at the centre and then listen to his wisdom about how to be wise friends and neighbours. In Proverbs these relationships can be both close personal friendships and people we come into regular contact with like next door neighbours and work colleagues.   Proverbs has lots of i

Here are this week’s notices:   Thank you for your generosity in giving to World Vision’s work with Syrian refugees , which has so far raised over £1,100. Helping those in difficulty is an important part of shining with God’s light in his world, so it’s great to take this opportunity to support those in need. If you’d still like to give, there are some envelopes available at the back of church.   John and Lydia are delighted to announce the birth of David "Davey" Joshua Allister , born at 1:30am yesterday, mass 3.65kg (around 8Ibs). Mother and baby are both well. This also means that John is now on paternity leave for the next two weeks – as I’m sure you’ll understand they’ll both appreciate some space as they adjust to having a new member of their family. For any urgent church matters please either contact myself or the church office. This week : Thursday Weekly Prayer Meeting 8.30am-9am (Church Lounge) 321 Continues 8pm (Church Lounge) – please contact me for more details