At our recent Archdeaconry Synod (see the report of our Synod representatives) we were asked to consider, together, the question of what our chaplaincies will be like in five years. For Menorca, as for a number of similar chaplaincies, this is shrouded uncertainty. Nevertheless, our faith tells us that God is capable of breathing life into seemingly dead bones (as reminded by the appositely encouraging reading from Ezekiel for the Sunday of our annual meeting!) and raising up the branches of communities of faith from seemingly improbable roots, and this is what we need to hold before ourselves in prayer and ministry. In the end, what are churches for? We certainly have a responsibility to provide a welcoming and inclusive place of worship - and for it to be safe for all comers. But the Christian gospel does not stop at worship. The church exists, to quote Archbishop William Temple, ‘for the benefit of those who are not its members.’ Our goal - well mine, at least! - is for this to be a place of blessing, in the broadest sense, for all whom we serve, whether they join us in worship or not. I have faith that ultimately, however dry or sparse our bones may be, God can always breathe life into them.