A hundred years ago, in the so called 'Spanish Flu' pandemic there were no less than four 'waves' of outbreak, three in 1918 and the final one in 1919 all faced without a vaccine. I find it incerdible that our world lost 40 million people through World War One and then, straight after, another 50 million through this influenza virus. We are so grateful for the advances in medicine and health care that has so far meant the worldwide fatality figure is around one million. With the prospect of a vaccine drawing ever closer let's hope the days before us, in the medium term at least, will be more hope-filled than the ones behind.
For the short term, however, there will be no 'in person' worship at AFC on Sunday mornings. Many of us have appreciated the services we have been enabled to have over these last four months, but for a time they are suspended by order of the government. Yet, I'm sure, we will all be grateful for the continuing Audio Services that have been such a sustaining feature of our life together since March. Our thanks go out to Michael and Sara Autton who help put them together for us week by week.
The new guidelines have made it clear that churches can open for Private Prayer, so we'll be doing this at AFC every Monday for the rest of November from 1.00pm -2.00pm. Just as in June we invite you to come and go as you please.
I'll also be posting a daily blog here on Mondays through to Fridays in the next month - just one way of seeking to 'stay in touch'.
The picture on today's blog is the table decoration that we assembled at The Manse over the weekend. It graced our meal times. We all loved it and it seemed to remind us, in its vibrant autumn colours, that there is still so much for us to be grateful for during this Season of Thanksgiving.
May you know God's blessing of strength and peace in all you do this day.
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