War is an unpleasant thing, I think we can all agree with that. Whatever side of the debate you sit on or your views it’s not something we like or would want for anyone. The destruction, the loss of life both soldiers and civilians, the hate, the bitterness and the lasting memories that come with it … More Remembrance Sunday
Have you ever heard people talk about life being like a journey? I think that’s an image that is used in literature and songs you start in one place and you make your way along the road picking up different experiences and altering the course as you go. I like this and I can see how it works there are times when things are going well and it’s like a gentle woodland stroll, the birds are singing and the flowers are growing. However there are other times when it’s like one of the rounds on Total Wipeout … More Life is like a journey
Today we remember All Saints, those who have gone before us in the faith and shown us good how to follow Jesus. The things I love about these saints is their stories because that is what is most fascinating hearing who they were and what happened to them … More All Saints Day
You may have noticed a QR code on our weekly service sheets over the past few weeks. QR codes are clever bits of technology – a bit like bar codes – that link the real world with the online world. Those of us comfortable with using smartphones can simply point the camera at the QR code … More Give a Little
Do we think of a full day of reading the Bible and nothing else? Or do we think, what’s the use of the Bible in today’s society? does the younger generation even know what the Bible is? … More Bible Sunday
Seek the Lord and live, if we ask this as a question, “how do we seek the Lord and live?”, most people would say read the Bible more and pray. Both of which are a very good start, but I feel there’s much more to our relationship with God than that. If we really want to seek the Lord we have to look at our lives and the way we live them. Do we do what Jesus would do? an old saying that is still as relevant today as it was when it was first banded about a few years ago or do we tend to try and hide our lives from God as Adam and Eve did, or even some of the Old Testament Prophets … More Hide & Seek with God
This article was first published in the September 2021 issue of our parish magazine.
About a year ago, in the autumn of 2020 we had endured a full national lockdown, a summer of somewhat eased restrictions, and were entering a time of less-than-clear tiered restrictions. If memory serves, that meant that worshippers could attend services in person, but had to remain seated throughout, keep a mask on at all times, and absolutely no singing whatsoever … More Thou Visitest the Earth
I’ll be honest harvest is a festival that I have always struggled with especially as a child. I think it is very much a case of the festival has, at times, gotten behind what’s really happening in the world … More Harvest 2024
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 13 October 2024. Rev Steve will preach, and Rev Sue presides. We begin with the hymn “Take my life” … More Delayed Gratification
Cohen steadfastly avoided giving explanations for his lyrics, instead allowing cover singers and audiences to find their own meaning in the poetry. He did however say that “many different hallelujahs exist”, and that “there is a religious hallelujah, but there are many other ones. When one looks at the world, there’s only one thing to say, and it’s hallelujah” … More Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)
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