Newsletter 2nd December 2022
In 2020, during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, I wrote a version of the piece a link to which you’ll find at the end of this newsletter. But, for various reasons, I eventually decided to take it down in order to rework it. It was whilst reworking it a couple of weeks ago that I realised its opening insight, gratefully borrowed (and slightly adapted) from a piece by Thomas Sheehan, had a place in my short “Thought for the Day” of last week.
Anyway, having avoided catching COVID-19 throughout the official period of the pandemic, I have now been laid low by it along with Susanna, and there is no way I’m going to be able to conduct the service this coming Sunday. My apologies. However, everyone has rallied around splendidly and I’m pleased to say that the service of Mindful Meditation will be conducted by various members of the congregation.
As in all previous weeks, for ease of reference, here is the Zoom link should you wish to attend the Sunday Morning Service of Mindful Meditation online:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86584947084?pwd=RHdlVWIvaG5uajcxODhqT2h5djExZz09
Meeting ID: 865 8494 7084
Password: 729425
Full details of the service can be found at the following link:
The next Wednesday Evening Conversation centring on the Gospel of John (and the final one of this series) is on Wednesday 7th December starting at 7.30pm and finishing at 9pm. For full details about this and the Zoom link please click on the following link:
So, Susanna and I thank you for all the kind messages and offers of help we’ve received. We’re most grateful and we very much look forward to being back in circulation sometime next week.
Anyway, this has left me free in those moments when I have felt up to it, to finish tinkering with my (still imperfect) piece mentioned at the start. But it also strikes me that given the findings of the 2021 British Census published this week which reveal that England and Wales are now minority Christian countries, this piece seems, potentially at least, to have more public traction/relevance than it did when I first wrote it. But who knows . . . When I get my voice back I’ll record it for the podcast and post it as a Bonus Episode. But, until then, here’s the text alone, it’s called:
“Christianity is basically an epic mistake . . . and the time is right to correct it.”
<https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2018/06/what-comes-after-christianity-god-who.html>
With every best wish as always,
Andrew