Saturday, 20 February 2010

Events this year and Farmers Markets

The chaplaincy committee have a meeting this week when we run thriough plans for events this year, including

Countrytastic 8th April  - A fabulous event designed for children and the church will be there with all sorts of activities

Rogation 11th May at  7.00 Harcombe's Farm Hanley Swann Walk, sing, pray & pig roast

Three Counties Show 18-20 June  The Church will be there offering hospitality, chaplaincy and training

Biglittle Church 29th August Churches are invited to celebrate in a big way the joys of being small

County Harvest Service  Early October, date to be confirmed, celebrating 150 years of RABI

And we have Henry Wormington from Worcestershire Farmers Markets telling us about them and how the church can work with them.

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

God of suprises

One of my interests is Formula 1 racing and on a discussion site about McLaren’s chances next season there was a thread about climate change. That debate led into a discussion about god and his existence or otherwise. Over the last few weeks it’s been an interesting debate with a couple of militant atheists. It’s sharpened up my debating skills and apologetics (to use a technical term).

To my surprise the following has just been posted;

Still a slow day....

I would like to thank all of the posters who have been so unpleasant towards RuralVic
(That's me in case you wondered)(in particular, but also others who have supported a religious point of view). I was so appalled at what you were saying that for the last two weeks I have been attending church - something that I have not done for a very very long time. In addition, over the same period I have been attending a course called "Christianity Explored", so that at a minimum I will come to know what I have been rejecting, in order to be able to make an informed decision whether to continue rejecting or to change.

So thanks once again, I hope you continue to find pleasure in the "hateorade".

Another of God's surprises!!