In May, we asked the congregation to attend the 'Exploring the Vision' Conference, and discuss all the green bubbles on the Vision.  We had over 120 suggestions and comments!  At that meeting, and later through the intimation sheet, we asked for nominations for a Steering Group to decide which suggestions to act on and in what order.  We now have nine people, four members of the Kirk Session, and five people from the congregation, of varying ages and interests, who are serving on the Steering group.  Susan convenes the meetings, and Anne attends.  We also have three ladies from the New Laigh Kirk who attend the meetings and offer their experiences and help when appropriate. 

So far the Group has met twice and will meet again at the end of July.  They have currently prioritised five of the categories and made some decisions on initiatives to be undertaken in the first year.  It is not too late to continue giving suggestions, and a box at the front door of the church is provided for that purpose. The congregation should start noticing changes after the summer as some of the suggestions are put into place.

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On Easter Sunday all members present were given a small envelope with two sunflower seeds in it.  A seed  looks dead; in order for it to shoot and come alive it needs to be buried.  Hence the Easter link with Christ’s death and resurrection.

We were reminded of the words that Jesus spoke which we see as linking in with our vision.  He said "a grain of wheat remains no more than a single grain unless it is dropped into the ground and dies.  If it does die then it produces many grains”.  We interpret these words for our vision meaning that we must die to self, as the Bible calls it.  We must put Jesus and others before ourselves and take the risk of planting seeds (of faith) wherever we go, which we pray the Holy Spirit will water and bring to fruition. Then the church will grow.

We are having competitions with our sunflowers. Who can grow the tallest sunflower? Who can grow the flower with the largest head? Prizes for children and for adults. As your sunflower grows please email a picture of it to the web editor and see it displayed on our web-site - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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