Church Mice

Continuing our look ‘under the bonnet’ of what keeps our parish ticking over, this week meet Document Mouse. These mice do all paperwork, child protection, gift aid, regular giving, standing orders, the electoral role, and such like. They manage to record a large amount of necessary data, some record minutes of what is said at … More Church Mice

Church Mice

Continuing our series on “Church Mice” knitted by Maureen, these mice regularly clean the Church to keep it looking good and cared for.

He Ain’t Heavy

On Monday 19 July we heard the story of Albert and Albrecht Duerer, which was followed by a reading from the Gospel of John, in which Jesus commands us to love each other as He has loved us, and that greater love has no one than to lay down his life for his friends; and we are Jesus’ friends if we do as He commands. One of the comments in response to this was, “he ain’t heavy, he’s my brother” … More He Ain’t Heavy

Lockdown Blessings

This article first appeared in the July 2020 issue of the parish magazine. Here it is again for you to reflect on:
For many, lockdown has been an incredibly difficult time of worry, isolation, ill-health, boredom and captivity. It has been tough, and will continue to be so for many months to come.
For others it has offered opportunities and blessings. I am fortunate to be in this group … More Lockdown Blessings

Ecclesiology

The world in which the church now exists is radically different from that in which it was founded. Pope Francis went on to say, “The church’s pastoral ministry cannot be obsessed with the transmission of a disjointed multitude of doctrines to be imposed insistently” – he clearly believes that the Church must speak to the hearts of individuals, as Jesus did, not to condemn, but to support and show all the way of salvation … More Ecclesiology