What comes to mind when you think about February? Top of my mind is daffodils, and those lovely sunny days when the promise of spring is in the air. The days begin to lengthen more rapidly and there is a feeling of hope and energy on its way … More February Letter to the Parish
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 4 February. Rev Sue will preside and Rev Helen will preach … More Sunday Service 4 February 2024
St Anthony lived for over a hundred years from 250 to 355. These were turbulent times for Christianity. The first half of his life was during the reign of the emperor Diocletian, who put many Christians to death in an attempt to stamp out a religion that would not bow to the authority of the state … More Anthony of Egypt
I just love the whole [of the] book [of Revelation] it is so amazing and I think the thing that attracts me to it really is the imagery and everything that comes behind that and Revelation gives us some very iconic images, that I’m sure we’re all familiar with … More The Revelation of Jesus Christ
William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury during the 1630 and 1640’s, this was a very tumultuous period of English history right before the English Civil War when to two rival factions were fighting for dominance, (sorry I’m a historian and I love this period, I’ve really had to restrain myself here), I think it’s fair to say that these factions have several different names … More Being disciples of Jesus
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 24 January, the second of Epiphany. Rev Sue will preside and Rev Helen will preach. We begin with the hymn “The Summons” … More Come and See
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Epiphany, in which we celebrate the arrival of the Wise Men. Rev Sue presides, and started by reminding us that the Magi were neither local nor Jewish, the Messiah came to earth for the good of all. Children then brought those characters from around the church to join the gathering in the manger. … More Epiphany – the Arrival of the Wise Men
Today we are picking up the threads of a story which began before Christmas. We heard how the Pharisees had sent their disciples to ask John to tell them who he was. We have moved from Advent to Christmas and now the one who was expected arrives. In John’s gospel there are no stories around Jesus’ birth and this is the first time we meet him. John the Baptist announces who he is “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” That’s a startling way to introduce someone. What would have come to mind for those who had gathered to hear John’s message … More The Lamb of God
On New Years Eve we had a covenant service. A service to remember and renew our covenant with God, as our ancestors in the faith our ancestors in the faith so I wanted to think about what this covenant still means … More January 2024 letter to the parish
Today is the feast of St John the Evangelist, one of a trio that follow Christmas Day, on the 26th you have St Stephen’s day, the first martyr, on the 28th you have the remembrance of the Holy Innocents, the murder of children as depicted in Matthew’s Gospel and then you have this one in the middle, St John the Evangelist charged with telling the story (as we have heard the gospel today) and he didn’t even come to a gruesome, as it believed Jesus other disciples did, he died of old age, not that I’m disappointed you understand … More St John the Evangelist
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