building a community of grace
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- Did you know that we live in a holy world?Holy not because it is perfect, holy not because it is always good or friendly, but holy because everything within it was created and redeemed by a holy God. This holiness is hard to... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- The fruit of the Holy Spirit are the 9 attributes of a person and a community who live in accord with the Holy Spirit. St. Paul lists these attributes in his letter to the Galatians: But the fruit of the Spirit is love,... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- My Dad sometimes calls time the Old Enemy. As in, instead of saying, “What’s the time?”, he might say, “How’s the Old Enemy?” Now, I have never really been a fan of military metaphors, particularly in Church. Thinking of our faith as a... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago we invited you to take part in a diocese-wide virtual service. (You can read the post here) This service on 18 September was a great opportunity to gather together to mark Creationtide as we focused on our duty to preserve the gifts we have received in God’s creation and be prayerful... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- Over the past week I have had a worship song stuck in my head, more specifically, one line: “O Lord, you’re beautiful. Your face is all I see.” (listen here) The text popped into my head and caused me to think through the... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- The Lord is my shepherd,I shall not want.Psalm 23:1 These are the first of David’s well-known words. Written by a shepherd boy out in the wilderness, they talk about his very personal way of relating to God, using images he was surrounded by... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- First of all, let’s pause for a moment to pray for this period of interregnum, giving thanks to God for all those who are shouldering the responsibilities of keeping our community together in worship. The Wardens have been working tirelessly. Their action reminds... Continue Reading →
Midweek Meditation: When the Road Fades into Fog Plans shift. Answers delay. The road ahead fades into fog. In this honest reflection on uncertainty, Dorothy reminds us that faith isn't about seeing the entire path—it's about taking the next faithful step. This is a gentle encouragement for anyone standing at the edge of the unknown.... Continue Reading →
We will be celebrating Harvest Festival this Sunday, 4th October at 11:30 during Morning Worship. For many years now we have had the priviledge to support the Freiburg Salvation Army on this occasion. On Harvest Sunday our congregation memebers are encouraged to bring any packed non-perishable foods, i.e. pasta, tins, rice etc. to church. These... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Skimming through next Sunday’s readings in order to prepare this meditation I did not choose:Philippians 3:4b-14 Maybe I would find a good topic in an Augustine quote? Surfing the internet I read the following: “Now there was, no doubt, a decided merit in the Apostle... Continue Reading →
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