There's a lot of waiting and anticipating going on at church right now... we are waiting for one member's baby (currently affectionately known as 'Bump') to arrive and are also counting down the days to the first wedding blessing to be held in the new building in...

As the photos below show, the weather in October is becoming decidedly chillier, so the warmth of a hot drink goes down very well at the Saturday coffee mornings!Handing over hot chocolate to a stall holder at the market opposite the church buildingNeeding coats......

Ephesians 5 starts with an exhortation to be imitators of God, which we do by 'living a life of love'. Very practically, there are aspects of behaviour which are no longer acceptable for God's people, but more than this, our whole lives need to be surrendered to God....