Are you up for the Bible Challenge?

As our Monday 10th January , I’m inviting  my congregations, their friends and

viewers of this website, to join me in a Bible reading challenge. To join me in

committing to reading consecutively through the Bible with one chapter of the

Old Testament and one of the New Testament scriptures daily. And so, we will

begin at Genesis 1 and Matthew 1 this coming Monday. The daily readings

could be divided into morning and evening. Some may wish to use an audio

version of the Bible which are available online. I tend to use the ESV but you

can use whatever version of the Bible you like.

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I will post the chapters to be read daily on our facebook site - www.facebook.com/Edzell-Church and will invite folks to comment ‘read’ or something similar as an incentive to continue daily. I know that some friends already daily read the Bible. Others regularly do so. However, many today do not and that includes many church members. And yet the Bible is a treasure trove of wisdom and reveals the way, the truth, and the life. It is to be a lamp for our feet and light for our path. And given the influence of the Bible on our history, culture, morality, literature, etc, I invite non-Christian friends to join in too. A small commitment on our part will be richly rewarding. Go on, join me. I challenge you.  Every Blessing Wayne. 

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Emergency response for Ukraine

UPDATE from the Church of Scotland for those wishing to donate through the Church.

Supporting churches working on the ground with Ukrainian people in Hungary and Poland. We are fortunate to have good links with the Reformed Church in Hungary and a way in which we can support the congregations in Ukraine.

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Today as I write to you it is with a heavy heart, hearing the news and speaking directly to partners in Ukraine about the dreadful situation there. It would be easy to feel powerless but there are several things we can do to help. We have been in touch with partners in the region, and with the World Communion of Reformed Churches, and others to ascertain the best way to offer help. The Rev. Balázs Ódor, Ecumenical Officer for the Reformed Church in Hungary, has been in direct contact with us and we have been able to contact the Bishop’s Office in the Reformed Church in Carpathian Ukraine, and some congregations in Ukraine. It is good to take just a little time to do this so that the right kind of help is given in a way in which it can be used on the ground where it is needed most. From these contacts, we suggest that you might share through Presbytery networks and with congregations the opportunity to give, via the Church of Scotland, to Reformed Church in Hungary Aid (RCHA), which is run by our partner, the Reformed Church of Hungary. The RCHA has access to the Reformed church in Ukraine who are using their buildings to support the people moving from east to west as they seek safety and sanctuary. They also are working in the border areas of Hungary, Slovakia and Romania using the Reformed Church contacts and buildings there. They are providing daily updates and you can see more Information here:

 

https://reformatus.hu/.../emergency-response-for-ukraine

 

Though RCHA you can support those fleeing from the east and coming to the west of Ukraine where they can be helped through the churches there; those in the west already who don’t have access to their money when the banks run out and who will need food/help; and those who cross the borders into Hungary, Slovakia or Romania.

 

Your donations can be directed to the following account:

Royal Bank of Scotland 

Church of Scotland No 1 Account

Account No: 00134859

Sort Code: 83 06 08

Reference: RCHA donation

Please use Gift Aid if possible.