Last Sunday, our Minister said, was a bit of an experiment, as when we entered church, there was a large screen up, welcoming us in. He admitted to being a 'man of faith,' faith that the technology would work, as he couldn't see what was coming up on screen! But all went well, and it was lovely to see the centre pews full, as the choir took their seats there, instead of in the choir stalls. The choir opened the service with 'His name is Wonderful' and the secretary, Graham, gave us all a welcome, especially visitors to Tenby, and gave the announcements of Craft Group on Monday and coffee morning on Wednesday. Chris's opening prayers and responses were on screen, as were the pictures illustrating his 'family' talk. It was about technology, and he reminded us about the calculator, that was once much in use. He showed us what various symbols looked like and how, they could be used. In particular, he showed how things could be multiplied or cancelled or changed by pressing a key symbol, and demonstrated how the symbol 'sin' could be obliterated. He replace it with the word 'Jesus.' We sang the hymn 'Be still and know that I am God,' either side of this demonstration and afterwards had prayers for forgiveness. Bron read the two Bible texts, Ezekiel 33 v7-11 and Romans 13 v8-14 and this was followed by the hymn 'Great is Thy faithfulness.' Chris's address asked the question 'What is religion for?' In answering this, he told us of a conversation he'd once overheard in Blackpool, where he'd gone to watch a cycling race. A man said politics and religion don't mix, and religion had 'caused wars.' In his view, Chris said, those people who allowed religion to shape their lives, in the main, worked for reconciliation, and he referred to the readings. Ezekiel was a priest and a prophet, who was speaking to the Israelites in exile, sometime around 350BC. His message, though specifically given to the Israelities, applies to everyone. The message in Romans, written by the apostle Paul around 35AD and addressed to the new Christians in Rome, previously Jews and Gentiles, is also applicable to us today. The apostles and prophets speak to everyone. In discussing the religion-politics debate, Chris said the point of religion is to change society, but not in a (party)-political way. Religion is about communities, not just individuals in isolation. Loving each other is political and religious. The hymn that followed continued that theme: 'Brother, Sister, let me serve you', a lovely modern hymn which asks that we serve each other as pilgrims on a journey and companions on the road. Our prayers for others included prayer for those poor innocents killed on flight MH17, and for the people of Israel and Gaza. Also for our housebound members, the sick and bereaved, many mentioned by name. Our final hymn 'All is well' was sung to 'Ar hyd y Nos'. We shared prayers at the end and the choir sang 'May God's blessing surround you each day', a very fitting end to a thought-provoking service, and clearly followed 'on screen.' This Sunday, Chris Tolley will again officiate, when a special part of the service will celebrate 40 years of marriage between Lew and Margaret.