The Church of King Charles the Martyr
Items from the Parish Magazine-
The KCM Messenger
May 2008
Being
Energized by the Gift of the Holy Spirit.
Dear All
On Sunday 11th May we celebrate Pentecost and
the gift of the Holy Spirit. The early church was established and transformed
by the Holy Spirit and the first disciples of Jesus were changed from people
who were fearful and despondent into people who had new vigour and ability to
share their gifts and their faith with the world.
The church down the ages has been energized by
the Holy Spirit and it is the presence of the Spirit which makes the church more than an institution, for at best the
Christian church represents the body of the living Christ . The Holy Spirit
equips members of the church with a variety of
gifts which are given to individuals to enable the church to grow and so
that it can serve the community in which it is placed and enable the worship to
take place and be effective. The church needs a variety of gifts in order to
function well and here in
I was delighted when Beverley Dobell was
confirmed as a full member of the Church last month and she can now receive the
sacraments on a regular basis. We need more people like Beverley in our church;
people who are willing to serve God and willing to learn and who display
humility and yet can remain cheerful and hopeful. There have been encouraging
signs at KCM church in recent weeks with more people applying for Baptisms and
with some new people joining our church. I hope that our church will continue
to grow and may we all be energized by the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Yours
sincerely
Stephen Tudgey
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