Author Archives: St Patrick's Church

I received the following from Christina, a member of our church family. I was so blessed by it that I wanted to share it with you. Who I am! I, Christina, believe in Jesus Christ my Saviour. But I also suffer from random bouts of anxiety What do I do when I panic? Well atContinue reading “Grace in Anxiety”

He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth – Psalm 76.12 From Dave Atkinson If you are like me, you desperately want to pray about the Russian invasion of Ukraine but you struggle to know what to pray. So, when we feel this way, it is a greatContinue reading “Psalms for Ukraine”

May God be gracious to us and bless us    and make his face shine on us –so that your ways may be known on earth,    your salvation among all nations. – Psalm 67.3 From David What are we to do with God’s blessing? It is good to ask for the Lord’s blessing. I remember being told that prayerContinue reading “Purposeful Blessing”

Once in a term we replace our evening service with Timeout.  It’s an opportunity to spend more time thinking about a particular topic which affects all our lives and hearing what God has to say to us. This Sunday evening at 6pm, we are going to be looking at education and schooling.  An area whichContinue reading “Timeout: Education & School”

‘The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.’ – Proverbs 17.27 From Sam Lomas: It seems logical to assume that the more knowledge you gain and the smarter you become, the more you would have to say and so the more you would speak.  But based on ProverbsContinue reading “Restrained Words”

“Some of the wise shall fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and cleansed, until the time of the end, for there is still an interval until the time appointed.” – Daniel 11 v35 From Toni Clark: Do you ever wonder if you are getting it right as a Christian? Always thinking you’re notContinue reading “Refining Grace”

While we are here on earth, we sigh because we want to live in that heavenly home. – 2 Cor 5;2 (CEV) From Martin Hayward: I enjoy watching re-runs of the TV architecture series, “Grand Designs”. Each programme starts with a family talking to the presenter, Kevin McCloud, about their dream house. Often this willContinue reading “God’s Grand Design”

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain” Philippians 1.21 From David King On Sunday, I preached the third of our series of sermons on “Life lessons from COVID” (Here’s a link to the series: https://sermons.stpats.org.uk/series/2021-07-04-1030/). As we looked at “The courageous life”, I suggested that a good practice would beContinue reading “The Courageous Life”

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ – Mark 10.47 From David King In recent years, there is a moment during Christianity Explored in which I nearly always feel like crying. It’s the story of Bartimaeus in Mark 10. I’m notContinue reading “The man who makes me want to cry”