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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andrews advice about the most recently posted paper
(David Burrows - reflections on Collaborative ministry)plus Penelope Fletchers
comments last week about the need to be Living Stones in our own churches and to
beware of closed cells - plus Sister Avrils thoughts on being "knocked back"
(how familiar that was!) have made me wonder if I could ask if anyone has yet
found the right balance between ministry in TSSF and "Church"/Real life out
there?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Its something I am struggling with at the moment -
the TSSF group I am in feels more like community than my church to which i
feel i can offer increasingly less in terms of ministry. Its limited to a
monthly teen worship group at the moment which the main church seldom seems to
take notice of - and I feel i cant cope with anything but the quiet of an
8am Eucharist (held in one of two sister churches on alternate weeks) As often
happens "my" church is dominated by a small group who effectively say how
everything goes and after years of battle in industry i dont feel inclined to
battle on this front too (when i did try I had Avrils experience and I still
bear the scars - though similarly to her case I found it possible to grow
in a better relationship with one of the 2 dominants!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><EM>Must</EM></STRONG> we have a ministry
in TSSF or Church - </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe for some of us our
Franciscan ministry is simply in family life or in another group??</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>i dont know.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any views welcome - Andrew has just suggested I try
AngFran so i will do that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Apologies if this is too trivial for most of you -
I hope it doesnt result in too much emailexasperation. thanks for any
thoughts</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pax et Bonum!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wendy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ps I am a novice - not sure about profession
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