Chris Elliot chaired for us all, and the lovely Sarah Dorgan took the podium to bring us inspired thoughts and messages last night in Chawton. Thank you both for a lovely evening!
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Walking through the woodlands this morning, I must admit there wasn’t too much inspiration in a visual sense. No wonder this month inspired the song lyrics ‘January sick and tired you’ve been hanging on me’, and yet my ears had a feast of bird song and then the unmistakable loud drumming of a woodpecker, most probably The Greater Spotted Woodpecker.
None of the birds have a chance to moan about this month, for they are preparing. Finding their mate is of the utmost importance, and the woodpeckers are no different. The drumming is to establish their breeding territories. The Greater Spotted Woodpecker is small with a black and white plumage and a dash of red at the back of the head for the males.
As food is scarce, you may get a treat and see them in your garden. Along with the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and the Green Woodpecker, they are fully fledged native residents in the UK. A woodpecker’s Spiritual symbolism is that of persistence, divine timing, and communication, encouraging us to dig deeper to find inner wisdom. A good example for us as we move through the start of this year.
And what a start to the year we have had. Last night in Chawton, we had another of our own taking the podium, as in the lovely Sarah Dorgan, who shared such meaningful, inspired thoughts, and then went on to bring so many messages. Well done, Sarah. We had a lovely night!! Chris Elliot was our chair, making a great team to lead us through the evening.
We thank the readers also for raising the energy. We thank Lisa for running our music. Carole and Sue, we thank you for the hospitality and cake!! Thank you to our healers who were quite busy last night! And of course, busy hands setting up, breaking down, and washing up. Thank you!
Prayer of the week.
Please pray for the bereaved. Some suffer a very sudden loss, and some experience the loss of a child, which can be especially difficult. Please pray that they can all be lifted into understanding and Peace which can change everything.
Calendar up later.
Remember, the endless rain will give us such a lush springtime.
On another rainy and quite dreary evening, we gathered yesterday on Zoom. What a lovely half hour of solace and such lovely readings and prayers. Thank you to everyone. Healing, as always followed.
Please continue to pray for a healing of fear in this world.
Sarah Dorgan will be bringing the messages, Sunday in Chawton. Join us!
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We are always grateful for the flowers people bring to church. They especially cheer us in the darker days of winter. Feel free to bring some in. We will let you take them home:)
In the dank of January, there seems to be very little life around. On my walk through the woodlands, it was quiet, with an occasional squirrel running across the path. However, as I returned to my garden, I saw our ultimate garden birds suddenly dancing in abundance again. Our British Blue Tit, flitting here and flitting there, is with us year-round. We kind of take them for granted. Even in the darkest days, these small ones are close by, and never miss a beat when crumbled suet balls are out on the bird table.
They seem to be happy, energetic souls who gather together. Their plumage is bright with yellow breasts and bright blue on the head, wings, and tail, and a black stripe on their bib. They will already be looking for a place to nest, which is probably why there is sudden activity. Tough times are ahead, as raising the young when they come is no walk in the park, and many fledglings die from starvation. They sing their hearts out, though with their high-pitched song, which is always welcome on some of the more dreary January days.
We sang our hearts out last night in song when we had one of our own, Virginia Gordon, take the podium in Chawton. Virginia brought completely inspired thoughts to give us pause. Thoughts that we could hold onto, and then went on to bring many lovely messages. Thank you so much, Virginia!! We love our Family Nights!! Alison Keogh chaired the proceedings.
We thank Julie for running music, Sue and Carole for hospitality, with a delicious coffee cake for everyone to enjoy. Thank you, of course, to our readers, and prayer people, and our healers standing by afterwards. The ‘washer-uppers ‘ and those who set up and break down are always appreciated, and we thank them.
Prayer of the week.
Please pray for a wave of healing to heal the intense fear in this world. Fear sometimes brings on such bad behaviour in the way of dominance, violence, lack, and depravity. It also destroys our quality of life when we live fearfully and keeps us in the shadows, unable to live fully.
Calendar will be up soon.
Have a beautiful week, and relish the moments. They’re golden.
Amidst the rain, we gathered in our cosy homes with each other for our Mid-Week Zoom service. It is always a reflective half hour, filled with the beautiful prayers and readings offered. Thank you, everyone!! Our healers sent distance healing after the service, very specifically to those who had requested it. Thank you.
Please continue to pray for a calming of the chaos in this world and a restoration of Peace.
Virginia Gordon will be bringing our messages on Sunday!!
It is going to be a lovely gathering. Join us!
Bob Baker came to visit last night in Chawton. We had a lovely time!! The evening was chaired by our own lovely Chris Shore.
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