Church Secretary's Address

Dear Friends,

Dear friends So 2012 is upon us and what will it bring? Some of us may have seen the action film “2012” with its end of the world scenario. I have actually seen two such films and spotted a third on the shelves. So what is it about 2012 that brings out so much apocalyptic fever? It is based on a Mayan calender that ends on 21 December 2012 (although, of course, that was not the name they gave to that date). The Mayans were a civilisation that lived in the area of South Mexico and Central America from about 250 to 900 AD and they had various calanders of which this was the longest. Why people should think that just because a calender ends something terrible will happen rather than just resetting and starting again is probably due to our almost insatiable desire for the fantastic. The reality is the Mayans had no more idea when the end of the world would be than anybody else. Of course it is not impossible that it will end this year for our Lord Jesus spent considerable time teaching that we should always be ready because of that fact that we know not when it shall be. So the question remains are we ready? Are we ready to meet our maker? For many people that question has a very gloomy feel to it (and rightly so) but for us who claim to be Christians that is not so. Being ready means doing what he expects of us - nothing more, nothing less. So as another new year gets under way, let us resolve to labour for our Lord with all our heart, considering nothing too great nor anything too small to do in his service.

-Church Secretary.