The Revd. Martin Jackson leads a service of readings, reflection and prayer for Harvest Thanksgiving.
There'll be Eucharists in both churches - 10.30am at St. Cuthbert's and 4pm at St. John's. Harvest gifts offered at the services will be passed on to the People's Kitchen in Newcastle for its work with homeless people.
Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life…’
“Do not worry…” We may feel we do in fact have all too much to worry about – and for someone just to say “Don’t worry!” is not necessarily what we want to hear. Of course Jesus is saying rather more – but what’s important is to realise that he’s speaking to real people like ourselves in real situations of need. His is a message for the hungry, the poor, the sick, the prisoner and the person who despairs. And that message comes from one who shares in all that it is to be human.
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