'‘I have done what was mine to do, may Christ now teach you what you are to do’
St Francis of Assisi said ‘I have done what was mine to do, may Christ now teach you what you are to do’ That sums up our desire for Mission Sunday. We may all be called to mission but perhaps we are not so sure what that means for each of us. We are organising the mission Sunday services to help us address that challenge. We wanted to explore the five marks of mission that define our mission strategy. We’ll do that by finding out more about each of the five marks of mission and exploring how some of our mission partners have responded. To that end we have lined up what we hope will be some engaging and stimulating presenters at our five stations, one for each of the five marks of mission which are:
1. To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom.
2. To teach, baptise and nurture new believers.
3. To respond to human need by loving service.
4. To seek to transform unjust structures of society.
5. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.
We can all get involved in our unique mission call by learning, praying, giving and above all engaging, but we cannot do everything, hence ‘what is mine to do?’. Our prayer is that our time this Sunday will, for all of us in our different ways, be inspiring and helpful to enable us to refine our understanding and engage more fully in our own call and service. That might mean connecting with one of our partners more directly or simply being refreshed to follow your own sense of call.
With love Simon Musgrave (on behalf of the Mission Support Group