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Dear Friends
I recently read a great book called The Glassmaker by Tracy Chavallier. I don’t get a lot of time to read novels but I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It is about a family of glass makers in Murano, Venice, and follows their story from the 1500 to present day. The history of glass making and the lives, loves and trials of a family all feature in the book. The skills and techniques changed over time but the family still managed to produce their wares down the centuries. They adapted to new ways of working, new materials and the changing fashions of each generation.
It reminded me of how our heritage is important to us as people of faith and as churches within the Linked Mission Partnership. We stand on the strong shoulders of those who have gone before us. But we too have had to adapts to new ways of being church together.
Christ Church Buntingford is celebrating 250 years since the Braughing dissenting minister, Samual Copperwheat, proposed that the Meeting House should move from Braughing to Buntingford. The first chapel to be built on the present site was erected in 1785.
We will be celebrating our history in Buntingford with a flower festival planned for 18th July, a service of celebration and lunch on 19th July and the nativity sets will make their way from the Manse loft to the church at the end of November (26th – 28th ) to end our year of celebration.
All our the churches in our Partnership have a long history. We have all witnessed many changes over the years and yet faith has held us together as we have negotiated these transitions. So let us celebrate our faith and the faithfulness of God, changing and yet unchanging but leading us forward day by day.
Every blessing
Sue
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
Dear Lord,
You weep with the world
as it weeps.
Comfort your people
and help us to comfort
others.
Bring restored hope to
those we hold up before
you today.
May they know your
resurrection power.
Amen.
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