StMargaret Prestwich

With thanks for your loyal support over the years, we have decided to leave X. We'll be over on Bluesky soon.

We thank you Lord Jesus, for this day; for friends and family, work and play; and for walking with us along the way. Amen

A light in the darkness stops everything falling apart. Let Jesus be that light.

We all go through troubling times, but we must never doubt God’s presence with us. Jesus said, “Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” Matthew 28: 20

Do you know anyone looking for a job with experience in housekeeping? The FCG Religious Sisters who live on Singleton Rd require a reliable part-time Housekeeper for 16-20 hrs per wk. See charityjob.co.uk/jobs/faithf… for details.

Snowdrops of hope have poked through the frost, A sign which tells us all is not lost. White, green and sprightly, Spreading cheer brightly, With bells of glory Earth is embossed.

"The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size." - Gertrude S. Wister

We should count our blessings not our burdens. – Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. Philippians 4: 8

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10

A wise person will always ask for direction and God will always give them. If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask Him, and He will gladly tell you. James 1:5

All your creatures, Lord, will praise you, and all your people will give you thanks. They will speak of the glory of your royal power, and tell of your might. Psalm 145: 10-11

Let your light shine bright, dear God, in every corner of my life. Amen

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12. With God’s Holy Spirit guiding our every step, we’ll never walk I darkness. His light always shines bright.

We will receive from Him whatever we ask because we obey Him and do the things that please Him. 1 John 3:22

God of truth, whose Wisdom set her table and invited us to eat the bread and drink the wine of the kingdom: help us to lay aside all foolishness and to live and walk in the way of insight, that we may come with your servant Thomas Aquinas to the eternal feast of heaven.

God, be merciful to us and bless us, show us the light of your countenance and come to us. Let your ways be known upon earth, your saving health among all nations. Let the peoples praise you. Psalm 67

"Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle ... a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream." - Barbara Winkler

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour. Luke 4:18-19

I will meditate about Your glory, splendour, majesty and miracles. Psalm 145:5

Moods have a way of swinging just when you need them to hold still- and there’s one word for that: PRAY.