CPAS Prayer Diary

One of the charities we support is the Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS). They are an Anglican charity working to Make Mission Possible in the UK enabling Churches to help every person here and discover the good news of Jesus Christ.
When their latest prayer diary arrived for this term I was surprised to discover myself on the front cover! Follow this link to see an electronic version or sign up for your own copy and pray for the work of CPAS.

Hope

The Bishop of Leicester has recorded an Easter Message entitled Hope. Click here to watch. Enjoy!

Christ Is Risen!

Christ Is Risen. He is risen indeed, alleluia! was the refrain that echoed round St Paul’s during its morning service today. This was the main Family Communion of Easter. The children led us Easter Christian song with flag-waving. Gillian’s sermon started with an Easter egg hunt around the church. As the finders demonstrated their plastic Easter eggs, each contained a verse and memento relating to the events of Holy Week and demonstrated Christ’s love for us – especially his crucifixion, to die for our sins, and to bring us to God the Father.

 At Communion, two children took part and asked the meaning of the communion prayer, which Steve then explained. While the adults took communion in the usual way, the children received Easter eggs.

Early on Easter Morning

About twenty-five members of St Paul’s and other local churches met at the top of the mound in Brock’s Hill Park at 630 a.m. on Easter morning. There, Colin Chettle led a service that remembered Christ’s work through history until his death – and then his rising on Easter morning. Although we didn’t see the sun, we were aware of the lightening of the sky as we remembered Jesus, the light of the world, arising from the dead.

 Many returned to St Paul’s for a simple breakfast.