After a three month wait for her Visa it has at last arrived.
Mtr Fiona Jack will be arriving at All Saints on Wednesday 20th September.
She will be leading Sung Eucharist on Sunday 24th September at 11 am and is looking forward to meeting you all.
Let us extend to her a very warm welcome.
A personal message from Mtr Fiona:
Dear friends,
After a long wait over the summer I have finally received my visa and will be arriving, with my daughter, in Tenerife on 20th September.
I’m really looking forward to joining you at All Saints on Sunday 24th and to meeting all of you in person on that day, or soon after.
Like you, I’ve experienced the frustration of having plans delayed – I thought I’d be with you in July! However, I’ve been reflecting on the theme of waiting, which is a profoundly Christian one. Blessing and waiting are often associated in Scripture. To give just a couple of examples, think of Harvest and Advent. A fruitful yield is dependent on the slow and patient process of birth, growth and maturing of crops. Advent too is a time of waiting, and the necessary season of preparation for Christmas.
Waiting slows us down, makes us reflect, gives us chance to reorientate ourselves and to rest. God has built waiting into the very nature of things. Waiting is good for us!
I do hope to see you on 24th.
Every blessing,
Mtr Fiona
