Parish News Article: November 2026
Monthly Message
November 2026
Ecclesiastes 3
For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under the sun.
A time to kill and a time to break down and a time to build up time to heal
A time to weep and a time to laugh a time to mourn and a time to dance
A time for war and a time for peace.
November is a time of National Remembrance and we can feel angry, sad or anxious when remembering the sacrifices of others, thinking perhaps they died in vain. But they did not, they died so that we might have the freedom to do daft, OK sometimes stupid, things; to make mistakes and to try again if we dare. We should try to remember their sacrifices with gratitude and remember them so we can shape and improve today’s world and work towards a good future for those still to come.
Most of the folk that died during the wars were just ordinary folk, usually doing ordinary things, doing their job, going about their daily lives. But yet somehow they have managed to make a difference to our lives and in a moment of quiet might we not remember and reassure them that they are not forgotten, and do our best to ensure others are not required to make the same sacrifice in today’s world. Let’s enjoy the freedom they made so we can splash in puddles, crunch bright autumn leaves, eat tea and cake at 6.00 am (OK maybe not that). Of course, you can if you want to, it’s great fun, but you might feel a little naughty.
Jesus also made the ultimate sacrifice for us he too laid down his life for us in love so we might live. So, let’s ask ourselves this November, and as we hurtle towards Christmas, what we can do to make them as proud of us as we are of them?
Those who died during the wars, made the sacrifice in the faith that we could live and not merely exist. So let’s try not to let them down as we snuggle on our sofas or dance in the streets or do whatever we want in faith, freedom, fellowship, love and joy.
Jackie Hall, Trinity Elder