FRESH PAINT & PALM LEAVES.

A Royal Visit

We remember when Prince William and Kate Middleton came to visit our church office in London. As a church community and staff team, we were supporting and volunteering with a charity of which they were ambassadors or patrons.
When we arrived at the office, we were met with the strong smell of freshly painted walls, clean carpets, and cleaning products. The whole building was filled with newness. It had been given a complete makeover and a deep clean, ready for the royal arrival.
As a staff team, we were squeezed into a side room, only able to peek through a small gap in the window as the Prince and Princess came through the door with all their security.
Later in the day, we heard a comment that whenever the Royal Family visit a place, they are often first met with the smell of freshly painted walls. Because of this association, those two things—fresh paint and royal visits—have become closely linked.

This Sunday, as you know, is Palm Sunday in the Church calendar—a day when we remember Jesus entering Jerusalem. Instead of a fresh lick of paint or a neatly vacuumed carpet, Jesus was welcomed with palm branches and the praises of people shouting, “Hosanna”—“the one who saves” or “come, save us.”
Last Sunday, as a couple, we made a vow and commitment to serve together, alongside an incredible staff team, a brilliant board, and a wonderful, servant-hearted community.Together, we step into a new chapter of church life.
We welcome Jesus and all He wants to do and accomplish in and among us. We shout “Hosanna” and lift our praises to Him, knowing that He is indeed the one who saves.
We look forward to allowing Jesus to come, have His way, and be enthroned at the centre of who we are as a community.
And we look forward to walking with Him—together, and with one another.
It's so exciting being part of all that God is doing in and among us all here at SVC. Here are a few things happening in the life of the church.

God Bless

Paul & Katy Sawrey,
Senior Pastors