2012 Pastoral Note from Ps Joshua (Curate)

Dear SJSM Family,

2011 was certainly a watershed year for SJSM! As had been repeatedly mentioned throughout last year, the biblical significance of the number 40 is that it marks a particular season of divine activity, followed by a crossing over to a new season. Hence the marking of SJSM’s 40th year was done with heightened care and spiritual sensitivity. We wanted to be alert to what God was saying to us and doing among us. We spent some months looking back and taking stock of our rich journey and heritage. And we spent some months looking forward to the new season God is bringing us into, and waiting upon Him for direction and wisdom. We closed the year with a significant and meaningful P40 Celebration Dinner and Covenant Service.

After the tremendously uplifting and inspiring week of special P40 events in September, the pastoral staff embarked on the process of preparing for 2012. Allow me to outline in brief the process of discernment that we went through to arrive at the theme & calendar (if you have not received a copy of the desk calendar, please pick one up from the Info Desk).