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Over the last four weeks a group of children have been meeting with Damon to talk about what it means to belong to God’s Family and to share in the celebrations of the church. The course concluded with a service of thanksgiving where the young people were presented with a certificate and invited to help Damon with the preparations for the Eucharist. The photos show Matthias, Elspeth, Matthew and Tobin at the altar (Ralph is hidden behind one of the Liturgical Assistants). 

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In this world of many religions, we Christians have to work out our attitude to those of other faiths. But this attitude will differ according to the religion. A very particular case is how Christians should regard the Jewish people and modern Judaism. The words I’ve just read open Paul’s classic discussion of this question in chapters 9, 10 and 11 of his letter to the Romans. It wasn’t the first time such a discussion took place – the New Testament is full of it either directly or indirectly, and the discussion continues today. After all, Jesus was Jewish, and so too were the first Christians. Read more