Churches Together in Broadstone
Churches Together in Broadstone invites you to come along to any of the services or events we hold. You can be assured of a friendly welcome at any time.
Dear Friends and Neighbours
Some folk fi nd the weeks after Christmas to be a challenging time.
The Christmas lights and decorations are all taken down and packed away in the loft for another year.
The weather is often relentlessly cold and chills us right to the core. Our gardens look drab and bare and the trees leafl ess and stark against the grey of the sky.
Everyone seems listless and miserable and the only people that are truly happy are those who make the cold and cough remedies!
But...just wait a moment – before you close the curtains and put your head back under the duvet – wait a moment and pause.
Winter is an incredibly important time for us all. Whilst nature and much of our native wildlife appears dormant – there is much going on beneath the surface.
In fact, nature never sleeps, and throughout winter there are subtle but vital changes taking place. Under the soil, the cold is working its changes on seeds, bulbs and roots. Even the chill winds have a role to play to ensure fl owers and fruits appear later in the year. Without the cold of winter, nature would be less beautiful in the summer.
So – a period of cold weather is essential to many plants. Without it, some would struggle to grow at all, while others would not fl ower or produce crops.
Even our wildlife – some of which hibernates through the winter, is experiencing important changes in their bodies enabling them to re-appear, bursting with life in the springtime. Why even bumble bees keep busy in the winter making sure the queen bee is kept warm.
But what about us humans here in Broadstone? Well we too have to ‘hold fast’ and keep warm through the winter. Looking out for those who are particularly
BROADSTONE METHODIST CHURCH On the Broadway •
www.broadstonemethodist.org.uk 01202 600696 •
methodist.church1@
btinternet.com
BROADSTONE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Higher Blandford Road •
www.broadstoneurc.org 01202 692554 / 01202 683546
secretary@broadstoneurc.org
PARISH CHURCH of ST. JOHN the BAPTIST Enter from Macaulay Road or Dunyeats Road
www.stjohnschurchbroadstone.org.uk/ Parish administrator: 01202 697641 offi
ce@stjohnschurchbroadstone.org.uk
ST. ANTHONY of PADUA CATHOLIC CHURCH 135 York Road •
www.st-anthonys-broadstone.co.uk 01202 693336 •
poole-stanthony@prcdtr.org.uk
vulnerable at this time of year and need our help – especially our elderly friends and neighbours and those who are less well off than us.
The important thing to remember is that there is always hope. Springtime will come – it’s just around the corner. Soon winter will be a chilly memory.
For Christians, hope is profound and real. Our hope is in the love of God shown to us in Jesus – whose birth we recently celebrated at Christmas. We remember that without the birth and death of Jesus, there would be no resurrection hope of an eternity with God. So, on behalf of Churches Together in Broadstone I invite you to share our hope and join in the journey of love – why not come along to one of our services – you will be made most welcome.
Keep warm and hold fast. Spring is just around the corner. God bless you and keep you.
Rev Sue Broadstone Methodist Church
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