I sing a song of the saints of God… November 1st is All Saints Day and it just happens to fall on a Sunday this year. The dictionary definition of a saint is “a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous.” For many, “saint” evokes images of stained-glass windows or paintings hanging in museums. We think of those long ago saints who worked miracles or gave their life defending the faith. The term comes from the Greek word hagiazo which means “set apart or holy.” It is used in the new testament to refer to living people who worship and serve God he is revealed in Jesus. When we look at it this way…you and I know lots of saints. So…as a way of celebrating and remembering those saints, living or not, I would like to invite you to send in photos of some of the saints in your life. You can send them by email here or drop them off at the church by October 28th. We will put together a slide show for our services on the weekend of the November 1. They lived not only in ages past, there hundreds of thousands still, the world is bright with the joyous saints who love to do Jesus' will. You can meet them in school, or in lanes, or at sea, in church, or in trains, or in shops, or at tea, for the saints of God are just folk like me, and I mean to be one too. Blessings, Matthew+ | 
