overpowered the boy and dragged him away from the entrance. He blew himself up killing the guard and two others, one of whom was a pregnant woman. At St. John’s Catholic Church the suicide bomber attempted to scale the church boundary wall, but a volunteer security guide pulled him down. He blew himself up killing the guard and several others. The brave actions of the guards at both churches prevented many more deaths. The Catholic Herald reports that church leaders in Pakistan have led a day of fasting and prayer for the victims of the bombings. They also urged Pakistanis to stop violent reprisals in response to the bombings. we kneel before “Today, the Almighty in fasting and prayer for peace, forgiveness, mercy, grace, patience and tolerance.” (Monsignor Ruffin Anthony, Catholic Bishop). Please Pray For peace to be restored in Pakistan For god to give Christians the strength to forgive their attackers and not to seek revenge. For comfort for the families of those killed. For healing for those who have been injured. JD Finding a new vicar We enter April with mixed feelings, sadness at the execution of Christ on the cross, joy at His resurrection. This year we also feel sadness because our vicar and friend Daniel will be leaving us but with happiness for Daniel and his family as they move on to a new life in Devon and pride at what has been achieved in just over 4 years - and all the experience Daniel will take with him. Many are now asking, what happens next? Some are asking if we have the name of Daniel’s replacement. Well, the direct answer is not yet’.The process to ‘No, find, select and appoint new incumbents is laid down in both church and UK law with some elements reflecting a long lost era. An example is the role of which goes back to the days when most parishes had a nobleman, “Patron”, member of the aristocracy or Bishop to appoint and pay for the vicar or rector. The Patron still has an important role although generally, that does not include paying the salary; for Ecclesfield this is an interesting one as quite unusually, we are our own Patron!
overpowered the boy and dragged him away from the entrance. He blew himself up killing the guard and two others, one of whom was a pregnant woman. At St. John’s Catholic Church the suicide bomber attempted to scale the church boundary wall, but a volunteer security guide pulled him down. He blew himself up killing the guard and several others. The brave actions of the guards at both churches prevented many more deaths. The Catholic Herald reports that church leaders in Pakistan have led a day of fasting and prayer for the victims of the bombings. They also urged Pakistanis to stop violent reprisals in response to the bombings. “Today, we kneel before the Almighty in fasting and prayer for peace, forgiveness, mercy, grace, patience and tolerance.” (Monsignor Ruffin Anthony, Catholic Bishop). Please Pray For peace to be restored in Pakistan For god to give Christians the strength to forgive their attackers and not to seek revenge. For comfort for the families of those killed. For healing for those who have been injured. JD Finding a new vicar We enter April with mixed feelings, sadness at the execution of Christ on the cross, joy at His resurrection. This year we also feel sadness because our vicar and friend Daniel will be leaving us but with happiness for Daniel and his family as they move on to a new life in Devon and pride at what has been achieved in just over 4 years - and all the experience Daniel will take with him. Many are now asking, what happens next? Some are asking if we have the name of Daniel’s replacement. Well, the direct answer is ‘No, not yet’.The process to find, select and appoint new incumbents is laid down in both church and UK law with some elements reflecting a long lost era. An example is the role of “Patron”, which goes back to the days when most parishes had a nobleman, member of the aristocracy or Bishop to appoint and pay for the vicar or rector. The Patron still has an important role although generally, that does not include paying the salary; for Ecclesfield this is an interesting one as quite unusually, we are our own Patron!
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