Author: Steve

Click on the link below to see the video.

https://youtu.be/H1bgj-fABs8

It is rather a “rough cut”! I will edit it more later today or tomorrow (Monday). We are testing parts of the recording system in preparation for a full properly edited service. Or, of couse, a streamed service. So it will always be recorded “as live” thus minimising the delay in editing it.

To be published at 4pm today

Reflection from today.

From the depths of grief and waiting,
new life is already stirring. Today we
stand close to deep emotion — grief,
waiting and hope. Psalm 130 cries “out
of the depths,” reminding us that honesty
is the beginning of prayer. In Romans we
hear that life is found not in fear or
narrow thinking, but in a Spirit-filled
way of living that brings freedom. And
in the raising of Lazarus, even in tears,
new life emerges where all seemed
finished. The thread through all three
readings is clear: from the depths, life
can still rise.

I’m on the Church House Pulishing mailing list. They are the official publishers of the Church of England and have an interesting selection of Christian books which maybe we could offer for sale (or maybe loan) at the back of church. Here is the link to their website.

Love nurtures gently, stays faithfully, and grows strongest through compassion. Today’s readings hold together tenderness and truth. In Colossians we are encouraged to “clothe ourselves” with compassion, kindness and patience — qualities that nurture life in others. The psalm reminds us that even in trouble, we are not abandoned; love stays close to the broken-hearted. And in the temple, Simeon’s words to Mary show that love is beautiful but never painless. The theme is this: real love nurtures, strengthens and sometimes wounds — yet it always remains faithful.

We have an agreement with Mémora Funeral Company (crematorium in Las Palmas).
Contact Telephones 928480216/900231132.
Website – Mémora open 24 hrs
Special discounts available for funerals referred by Holy Trinity Church.
They also have a pre-paid plan (which is what I have – Ed)

I supscribe to Rupert Sheldrake, a very interesting person with lots of theories about life and spirituality, much of which goes contrary to conventional theory. But one thing about which he has a passion, is Choral Evensong!

Here is a link to an article he wrote in Substack about Patronal Festivals.

Very soon, around the end of the month, maybe in time for Holy Week, we will be recording the service in video or also streaming it at 11am Canary Time.

This is the whole service (sorry it is late). When Fr David goes to the altar, the sound is distant. Very soon (hopefully in March) we will be placing a whole service here in video, in good quality. We have purchased a kit of sound and video gear!

including the Gospel, read by Anders