Seasons come and seasons go, during this "darkest period" (the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic), our Advent Candles of Faith, Hope, Love, and Peace glow the brightest as we realise the faithfulness of our Loving Creator God.
Holy Communion (Eucharist, The Lord’s Supper or The Lord’s Table among other names) centres on remembering Jesus' last, humbling moments on earth, drawing us into a powerful time of reflection on the inconceivable price our Lord had to pay on the Cross to set us all free from sin and the confines of self-centred living.
ICF celebrated our Christmas slightly earlier (the opposite timeline of the Orthodox celebration, who celebrate in January - yes, after all, we are interdenominational).
Pentecost is the Christian festival when we celebrate the outpouring of the promise of the Holy Spirit in a mighty way upon the Church. This year 9th June is the Pentecost Sunday.
Our worship service was well attended and we were blessed by the Lord as we remembered our mothers and grandmothers whom the Lord has graciously given to us to love, care, nurture us and also to pray for us.
Precisely, Jesus rose on the third day, and that changed the world. The people who believe in Him begin to live lives to the fullest, and nothing is going to be the same again. It is no longer business as usual...