The Vicar's "Two Penn'orth"
Growing the Church
in the Community
in the Community
Dear friends,
Very soon we will all be celebrating the harvest and giving thanks to God for his amazing generosity to us. The church here in Hoylake has been blest in so many ways.
The link we share with RLNI and just knowing the work of our brave lifeboat crew is a blessing to us all. The gifts of our own volunteers and ministry team also shine the light of Christ not only in our church but also in our community. It is very important that in the months ahead we keep a strong focus on keeping the ministry of the church, and to do that we must address our planned giving.
At present we are running at a huge loss of about three thousand pounds a month! It is a lot and is a result of Covid and loss of some faithful givers over the last few years. The rise in all our bills has also played its part and I do understand it is hard for everyone to balance the books. That said, I would ask you to prayerfully consider your giving to the church, and if you can increase what you give.
Fundraising is great but it will not plug the gap, only our own sacrificial giving will. Scripture tells us to give the first fruits of our labour to God, hard teaching indeed. Yet that is the truth if we don’t give now the church is going to struggle in the future, it is for those who love the church to help fund it because no one else will.
This is the time for you to get the church finances in order as you prepare for a new ministry with all the possibilities that brings. Every new minister will want to get on with sharing the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ and working with our school and community and it’s important that they are free from the weight of financial concern so they can fully share in God’s work. The bible informs us in 2 Corinthians 8:12 “For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.”
Scripture also reminds us that nothing is impossible with God and we must take those words to heart and play our part in giving generously to the church to enable it to not only survive but to flourish in the years to come. It is true that we do nothing in our own strength; it is in Christ alone that we grow and thrive and when we align ourselves with him we are blest in all things.
As we look forward to the harvest may we remember the many who are hungry and living in difficult circumstances and do what we can to bring hope for the future.
Very soon we will all be celebrating the harvest and giving thanks to God for his amazing generosity to us. The church here in Hoylake has been blest in so many ways.
The link we share with RLNI and just knowing the work of our brave lifeboat crew is a blessing to us all. The gifts of our own volunteers and ministry team also shine the light of Christ not only in our church but also in our community. It is very important that in the months ahead we keep a strong focus on keeping the ministry of the church, and to do that we must address our planned giving.
At present we are running at a huge loss of about three thousand pounds a month! It is a lot and is a result of Covid and loss of some faithful givers over the last few years. The rise in all our bills has also played its part and I do understand it is hard for everyone to balance the books. That said, I would ask you to prayerfully consider your giving to the church, and if you can increase what you give.
Fundraising is great but it will not plug the gap, only our own sacrificial giving will. Scripture tells us to give the first fruits of our labour to God, hard teaching indeed. Yet that is the truth if we don’t give now the church is going to struggle in the future, it is for those who love the church to help fund it because no one else will.
This is the time for you to get the church finances in order as you prepare for a new ministry with all the possibilities that brings. Every new minister will want to get on with sharing the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ and working with our school and community and it’s important that they are free from the weight of financial concern so they can fully share in God’s work. The bible informs us in 2 Corinthians 8:12 “For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.”
Scripture also reminds us that nothing is impossible with God and we must take those words to heart and play our part in giving generously to the church to enable it to not only survive but to flourish in the years to come. It is true that we do nothing in our own strength; it is in Christ alone that we grow and thrive and when we align ourselves with him we are blest in all things.
As we look forward to the harvest may we remember the many who are hungry and living in difficult circumstances and do what we can to bring hope for the future.
Your Friend,
Rev Paul,
Vicar of Hoylake
Rev Paul,
Vicar of Hoylake
