Prayers for our Parish please

[Anhelyna]

This has just appeared on our Parish FB Chat thread - from our Priest

Dear all, yesterday during our Liturgy our office and our flat were burgled. Two computers and some money was stolen and one of our parishioners had a bag and wallet stolen. I share this just so that we can all become more aware. This is the second incident in the last weeks that we have had something stolen. Last week our collection plate was taken from outside our church downstairs. Please let’s all be a little more careful and keep our eyes open to anything or anybody unusual.

Obviously we are going to have to do something about our security but since the premises are not ours the Protestant Church are also going to have to check things out too - access to the flat and Offices are going to have to be secured when neither Father or our Monk are actually there

 

[Yeshua HaDerekh]

This has just appeared on our Parish FB Chat thread - from our Priest

Dear all, yesterday during our Liturgy our office and our flat were burgled. Two computers and some money was stolen and one of our parishioners had a bag and wallet stolen. I share this just so that we can all become more aware. This is the second incident in the last weeks that we have had something stolen. Last week our collection plate was taken from outside our church downstairs. Please let’s all be a little more careful and keep our eyes open to anything or anybody unusual.

Obviously we are going to have to do something about our security but since the premises are not ours the Protestant Church are also going to have to check things out too - access to the flat and Offices are going to have to be secured when neither Father or our Monk are actually there

Sounds like it may be an inside job!!??

 

[pdudgeon]

Prayers for your safety.

 

[Dave G.]

Ya I'd say you have a common thief among you in some capacity. Or maybe I should say with the capacity to move about.

 

[ArmyMatt]

Lord have mercy!

 

[Anhelyna]

It is NOT a member of our Community - the problem is that access to the premises is not totally under our control - our Hosts have many small communities renting/occupying their accommodation etc for different activities etc. Saturday mornings are busy ones for them with about 6 groups present during the day.

On several occasions recently as I arrived I've been asked by someone , not belonging to our Community , for access to the main Church entrance [ a coded entry ] As a disabled person I have always had the code but on occasions I have told folk who want me to let them in that I cannot - they will need to wait for someone from their group. I feel mean doing this - but I think it's necessary for everyone's safety. Yesterday's incident has shaken us badly

Your prayers are appreciated - thank you for them

 

[All4Christ]

Lord have mercy!

 

[ArmyMatt]

It is NOT a member of our Community - the problem is that access to the premises is not totally under our control - our Hosts have many small communities renting/occupying their accommodation etc for different activities etc. Saturday mornings are busy ones for them with about 6 groups present during the day.

On several occasions recently as I arrived I've been asked by someone , not belonging to our Community , for access to the main Church entrance [ a coded entry ] As a disabled person I have always had the code but on occasions I have told folk who want me to let them in that I cannot - they will need to wait for someone from their group. I feel mean doing this - but I think it's necessary for everyone's safety. Yesterday's incident has shaken us badly

Your prayers are appreciated - thank you for them

ugh, continued prayers!

 

[Andrei D]

Lord have mercy.

Mind the temptation. We have a saying in Romania: "the thief [is left] with one sin, the victim with one hundred!"

 

[Anhelyna]

Our run of unhappy events continues

Today our Monk has tested positive for Covid - so all Services for the rest of the week are cancelled

Our priest is now self isolating and hoping he will stay unaffected and test negative, but considering he and our Monk share a flat this cannot be guaranteed.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers. This really is a trial during the Great Fast

 

[ArmyMatt]

continued prayers!

 

[Anhelyna]

I should have added earlier that though Fr and our monk share a flat - it is possible for Fr to isolate himself elsewhere - and this is what he has done.

Just heard from our monk - he's feeling a bit better but his tests are still positive. Seems Fr is not feeling great [ this can happen with him ] but Brother does not know how his tests are. I ~suspect~ we will be cancelling our Zoom Prayers tomorrow

 

[ArmyMatt]

continued prayers!

 

[Anhelyna]

It still continues

Our Monk is still testing positive - and thanks to our track and trace system Fr has been instructed that he has to isolate till this weekend. However as so many in our Parish are testing positive at present [ numbers in Scotland are horrendous - 11922 positive tests yesterday ] all our Liturgies are cancelled now until after the weekend

 

[ArmyMatt]

ugh, Lord have mercy!