Welcome
Welcome to the SEM Forum. It is hoped that visitors to this page will feel free to make comments, not only about the activities of the Seaford Ecumenical Mission, but also about matters of concern to the local Seaford Community and in the wider world.
In the life of the Church SEM represents the complexities of the interaction between different Christian denominations as the members of the partner churches seek to find ways of working together for the sake of the Gospel. At the same time they are very aware of the barriers which still remain between the different traditions.
The SEM Centre, too, is set at a crossroads in the community, situated as it is on the Town Square surrounded by Schools, Library, Recreation Centre and Shopping Complex and with Grand Boulevard, the main thoroughfare of Seaford winding around the building.
What are the concerns of the Church and Society which you would like to share with us?
The challenge for us today as we celebrate the birthday of Jesus is whether we have room in our hearts and in our lives for him or whether he must remain homeless as far as we are concerned.
There is even a question whether there is still room for Jesus in our celebration of Christmas. One of the commentators writing about John the Baptist and his call to repentance in preparation for the coming of the Messiah has even suggested that we have much to repent for in the way in which we celebrate Jesus' birth.
Certainly, if what you see in the shops and in the media is any guide there is very little mention of Jesus in the contemporary celebration of Christmas. We might also ask how far is our own celebration centred upon Jesus the Messiah.
Are we too busy to recognise who Jesus is and say “no room” or do we take him in - into our worship and into loving hearts.
