Delayed Gratification
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
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
No one likes a wait do they, especially a long one! If your patience level is anything like mine then you’ll know what I mean! My brother was the worst, when we used to go on holiday, sometimes in the early hours and heading down to Cornwall, Devon, Wales, we’d get to the end of our road and the question would come from the back, ‘are we nearly there yet?’, then my dad would turn the air blue. At least we knew though, ok it might be 6 or 7 hours driving but we’d get there. However, what if you don’t know the end time and how do you wait well … More How to wait well
Be still and be ready for the Good News, the Good News is coming and we need to be ready for it and in advent that is what we do. We are in a time of waiting for something to come. Of course we know what we are waiting for and that is the focus of advent, it really is a time to wait for something new and renewing to come in the future. We are waiting for the birth of the Christ Child, I little bit of light in a difficult world. We’re are putting a candle in an orange today to remember that … More Be still and be ready
Blue Monday, this year January 16th, is officially the most depressing day of the year. It has been carefully calculated using a scientific formula based on the weather, credit card bills coming in, the time since New Year’s resolutions have failed and low motivation levels. It is a very complex and impressive looking formula. And is complete rubbish. There is no scientific backing whatsoever – it was part of an advertising campaign by Sky Travel … More Rev Sue’s January Letter to the Parish
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today Maggie’s Music Makers sing through a medley of classic Christmas carols. How many can you spot? This is followed by our MD’s favourite singalong carol, “Hark the Herald Angel Sing”. Please join in! … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 24
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today our singing group, Maggie’s Music Makers wish you a merry Christmas, and then Carol, Jennifer and Tom sing “As Dew in Aprille” from Benjemin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 23
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today Matt offers a short reflection for Advent, and Carol, Jennifer and Tom sing “O Holy Night” … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 22
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today Carol and Tom take us from the sublime – “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” – to the ridiculous – “Santa Baby”, exploring both the sacred and lighter side of Christmas … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 21
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today Rev Sue reads “The Villager” by Rev Rachel Mann. This is followed by Maggie’s Music Makers leading us in a singalong “Once in Royal David’s City” … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 20
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today Carol and Tom sing Bob Chilcott’s arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter, simply titled “Midwinter” … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 19