Dear Reader,

Over the past few years there have been two conversations that have been repeated with different people

at various times. I had similar conversations with people in previous Churches.

One conversation is positive the other is more negative. They go like this:

Conversation 1: “I loved Church this morning, x, y and z were great. But wasn’t it lovely having lots

of people this morning!”

  Conversation 2: “Thank you for this morning, but a shame there weren’t more people.”

  Most Churches do have a gap between the Electoral Roll (membership list) and those who pitch up

on a Sunday.

Sometimes only say half the Electoral Roll come whilst other weeks almost the whole Electoral Roll

come with a few visitors as well.  Now we are a small Church and that has lots of advantages.

But the disadvantage is that we feel the pinch when just a few people are away. But going back to those

two comments, in most cases the very people making the comments have some control over their own

experience of Church. In other words if you are someone who is put off when we are very few in number

and like it when we have some more… come! To make it easier, I’ve thrown out a challenge to a few

families and individuals that for the month of June why not come EVERY WEEK, or 4/5 at least.

There are some people at Church who would really hit it off, if only they would be there at the same time.

So there is the challenge, will you step up to the mark? There are many blessings in meeting together.

It is worth remembering that meeting together is commanded by God himself and we are told we don’t

 meet to meet our own needs and fancies, but to see to the needs of others, to encourage them.

 Of course it’s worth saying that this isn’t a hideous thing to do!

We find others encourage us and that God actually meets with us in those special times together.

Generally we find when we think we make a sacrifice to God, we take all the benefit,

Hope to see you through June!

Darren