Christmas 2011 Update
Dear Friends,
Here are times for events this Christmas 2011:
Saturday 17/12/11 – Bring and Share Christmas Meal (Joint event with Stratford Unitarians) 2pm – 5pm
Sunday 18/12/11 – Joint Carol Service with Stratford Unitarian Church 3pm (no MCCEL Service at 5.30pm)
Sundays 25/12/11 and 01/01/12 – No Sunday Service
Sunday 08/12/12 – Normal 5.30pm Service.
Please Note: there are no services over Christmas and New Year.
The Board of MCC East London would like to wish all of you the very best of Seasonal greetings – my the light of Jesus shine more brightly this year as you reflect on his wonderful incarnation.
September 2011
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to announce that we have the following speakers at MCC East London over September:
04/09/11 – Julian Meek, Stratford Unitarian Church
11/09/11 – Malcolm Goodwin, MCC East London
18/09/11 – Revd Jenny Petersen, St Benet’s Chaplaincy, Queen Mary University of London
25/09/11 – Revd Karen Stallard, Union Chapel, Islington
Please come and join us for our celebrations and stay for coffee afterwards. We would love to meet you!
Life through a different lens
A tale of two wolves
An elder Apache was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them,
“A fight is going on inside me; it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, competition, superiority, and ego.
The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.”
They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Grandpa simply replied, “The one you feed.”
Don’t Forget…
MCC East London is now meeting in our new venue. Please come and join us and enjoy the time, space and fellowship with us. Check out the “find us” page for details of how to get to the church.
Rush hour: time for miracles
It is the rush hour and the bus is completely full. You can smell tiredness and discomfort in the air. Two buggies at the back make the small space the bus still has even more uncomfortable. No one gets off on the next stop but there are ten that want to get in, among them a woman with her baby and a lot of bags. The driver moves his head, indicating to the woman that she can’t get in. There’s no room for her and her baby. The face of the woman looks tired and desperate; maybe she has been waiting quite some time to get on with the buggy. People don’t get on the bus, they are discussing outside. A long minute passes, as long as a minute can be in the kingdom of rush hour. Suddenly the woman gets on the bus, without baby, without buggy, without bags. Behind her, a man is carrying the baby, a woman carrying a folded buggy, others some of the bags and all get on the bus. A man leaves his seat to the woman and her baby and others put her stuff in a safe place. Miracles in London are still possible! Read the rest of this entry »
Where I wander – You!
Where I wander – You!
Where I ponder – You!
Only You everywhere, You, always, You.
You, You, You.
When I am gladdened – You!
And when I am saddened – You!
Only You, everywhere You!
You, You, You.
Sky is You!
Earth is You!
You above! You below!
In every trend, at every end,
Only You, everywhere You!
by Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov,
Jewish Mystic (1740 – 1810)