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Easter Morning on Brinscall Moor

Well before the peeling of Church bells, the opening of Easter eggs and the breaking of Lenten disciplines, 50+ of the faithful of Hillside gathered, bleary eyed, at 6:30am up on the, err hillside!

At the site of the 3 Trees, on Brinscall Moor, they congregated to celebrate the Risen Lord Jesus. There were no eggs, no fluffy bunnies, no Easter bonnets, it was simply in the gathering of the Body of Christ that Jesus made His presence known in the same way our Risen Lord has always done, in the breaking of the bread.

There is something ethereal about the pre-dawn light and the rolling mist (some would say fine rain, but in Brinscall it's mist! ) as we gathered to worship.

As with all festivals, whilst the commercial trappings may have found a place, the angels ask "Why do you look for the living among the dead, He is not here, He is Risen!"

So we met, we worshipped and we moved on - renewed in hope as Easter people we obediently await the celebration of another Comforter, the Holy Spirit at Pentecost - on that great day we celebrate the gifts He alone can give, the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit, generously poured out for us from our Heavenly Father.

Rev'd Graham Cutler

Stephen's Walk

To celebrate the District Year of Prayer our Chair of District Rev'd Stephen Poxon will be traveling and walking the district aiming to visit every church and Methodist school. Plans are being put in place to meet him on his travels and welcome him at each church. He has already started his journey in the east of the district and will be visiting the Chorley and Leyland Circuit on 1st and 2nd June followed by 13, 14, and 15th June.

Watch this space and the District website (see below) for more details soon.