Parish of Myland

 

St. Michael's Church
 

Serving the communities and enterprises of Myland

in collaboration with Mile End Methodist Church and St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church

Braiswick ● Mile End ● The Myle ● New Braiswick Park ● Northern Approaches ● Romans ● Severalls ● Turner Rise ● Turner Village

Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex CO4 5DY ● (01206) 228124 ●  office@mylandchurch.org.uk  ●  

 

 
The Front Page

Here is the letter from the Staff Team, which forms the front page of this month's Newsletter:

 

Do you recognise this photograph? It’s the Church, but not from an angle seen before by many of us. However, for anyone in the Essex Air Ambulance, it’s a daily sight!

 

Is it really our Church? Well, it’s the building - but as we know, the Church is really the people. Only the Lord has a “helicopter view” of our Church fellowship, and wouldn’t it be good to hear exactly what He thinks of us? More importantly, from His vantage point He is ideally placed to guide us to where we need to be. We’ll be here in Myland of course, as ever -  but there are many decisions we may take on the direction of our ministry. It will be good to continue to seek His views - and His guidance, knowing the joys and challenges that lay before us yet are out of sight.

 

Similarly, He has a “helicopter view” of each one of us—something we could never see for ourselves! “I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord” (Jeremiah 29:11); He watches over us (Psalm 80:14), sees us and all the circumstances which surround us, and guides us (Psalm 139:7-10) as a good shepherd should (1 Peter 2:25), and as our Good Shepherd does (Psalm 23)!

 

Holiday time, if we are whisked off to foreign climes by aeroplane, may be the only time we get to see the world from above; and holidays are an ideal time to take stock of our lives from a different angle. It may be that you have had the opportunity to do that in recent weeks, whether or not you were on a beach far away!

 

But now that September’s here, it’s likely that you’re down to earth with a bump, and have “hit the ground running” with much to do in every part of your life. If that’s the case, we do urge you to seek the will of the One who sees; His will for your life, and also for your part in the life of His body, the Church. Through your worship, your prayers, your fellowship in the Church and through your action in His name, may the Good Shepherd give you a heavenly perspective in all things!

Yours in His Name,

Ray, John, Colin, Rosie, Esther

 

 

 

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The Parish of Myland, Registered Charity No. 1130020

is part of the Church of England

in the Colchester Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Chelmsford,

and is a member of Churches Together in Myland